Safawi Rasid

Youth career

By 2011, T-Team had established a football academy all over six Terengganu cities, Dungun, Marang, Besut, Kemaman, Setiu and Kuala Terengganu by their 2011 head coach, Jibang Marzuki. All the football academy players must be below 18 years old, and Jibang Marzuki managed to hold a game for each team every week to ensure the best performance before going to T-Team Football Club pre-selection at the end of the year. Safawi, who was only 15 years old when he joined the Dungun T-Team Football Club Academy, always made the first-eleven for his team every game. He used to play as a central midfielder and loved scoring long-range shots with his left foot. His manager at the time recalled going to his house and forcing him to attend training, as he believed that Safawi had a bright future ahead. Since then, Safawi represented Terengganu's football team each year for the MSSM tournament. When he was 16 years old, he moved to Sekolah Sukan Bukit Nenas to improve his football skills, 66 kilometres away from home. Due to his fantastic talent at the Sports School League, T-Team coach, Rahmad Darmawan selected him to attend training with the first team. Safawi quickly impressed Rahmad and soon became an integral part of the first team.

T-Team

At the age of 17, Safawi made his professional debut in the 2014 Malaysia Cup against Selangor on 13 August 2014.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In December 2016, it was announced that Safawi had agreed to sign with…

Junior

Safawi made his debut for the Malaysia under-22 team in the 2016 Nations Cup.

Senior

In August 2016, Safawi was called up to the Malaysian national team for the match against Indonesia. He made his debut for the senior team in the match as a starter, as Malaysia lost 0–3. He was then called up again for the 2016 Causeway Challenge against rivals, Singapore, which ended 0–0. Before the start of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup, Safawi was omitted from the final 23-man squad. The omission of Safawi from Ong Kim Swee was heavily criticized by Malaysian football fans despite veteran striker, Safee Sali managing to be in the squad despite having a poor season earlier with Johor Darul Ta'zim. During the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Safawi was selected for the 20-man squad by Ong Kim Swee. He scored the first goal of the tournament with a stunning volley from a cross by his fellow countryman Matthew Davies in a 2–1 victory against Brunei. Safawi scored his second goal of the tournament during the 3–1 victory against Myanmar. Despite receiving the silver medal after losing 1–0 during the final against Thailand, Safawi was one of the best players of the tournament and showed consistent performances throughout the tournament. On 10 November 2017 Safawi scored his first international goal in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against North Korea. During the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia. Safawi was also selected for the 20-man squad by Ong Kim Swee.…

Club

As of match played 22 September 2025

International

As of 11 June 2024

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Safawi Rasid goal.

Safawi lives in Kampung Bukit Chatak, Dungun and attended school at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Dungun, Dungun, Terengganu in 2010 before moving to Sekolah Sukan Bukit Nenas, Setiu, Terengganu to improve his football talent until 2014. He had played football for his school team since his first year of being a secondary school. Safawi has 13 siblings, and most of them are involved with sports such as sepak takraw, football, and hockey. His two younger brothers, Syakir, played for Terengganu III, and Alfi, played for Kedah. He is the ninth sibling and the pride of the Dungun people.