Malaysian footballer Faisal Halim, who was victim of acid attack in wave of assaults on players, leaves intensive care
- The 26-year-old national team player suffered burns on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest two weeks ago
- The attack came days after another player was injured in a robbery while a third was unharmed in another incident
A Malaysian national team footballer who was the victim of an acid attack has left intensive care following several surgeries, a football official said on Tuesday.
Faisal Halim suffered burns on the neck, shoulder, hands and chest in Petaling Jaya district outside the capital, Kuala Lumpur, two weeks ago.
Nicknamed “Mickey”, the 26-year-old plays on the right wing for Selangor Football Club and Malaysia.
“Today, Faisal has been moved to a normal ward from ICU,” Shahril Mokhtar, deputy president of the Selangor Football Association, said in a video shared on social media platform X by local media.
Mokhtar said in the video, posted by Astro Arena, that the footballer was in “stable” condition.
The popular Malaysian footballer scored an equaliser against South Korea that was voted best goal of the 2023 Asian Cup.