One of their right backs is Perth born and former Perth Glory player Matthew Davies. He is eligible for Malaysia through his mother and made his debut for the national team in 2015.
Malaysia's current captain centre-back Dion Cools grew up in Belgium and did originally play for their U18, U19, and U21 sides before choosing to play for Malaysia. He apparently was in discussions at one point about playing for China through his mother's ancestry, however nothing eventuated.
Built up a decent amount of experience while he was playing in Europe, over 100 games for Club Brugge and over 50 for Reid's first professional club FC Midtjylland.
Malaysia's current captain centre-back Dion Cools grew up in Belgium and did originally play for their U18, U19, and U21 sides before choosing to play for Malaysia. He apparently was in discussions at one point about playing for China through his mother's ancestry, however nothing eventuated.
Built up a decent amount of experience while he was playing in Europe, over 100 games for Club Brugge and over 50 for Reid's first professional club FC Midtjylland.