Malaysian starlet Wan Zaharulnizam delighted with Japan offer

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Malaysian starlet Wan Zaharulnizam has revealed his delight at being offered to chance to ply his trade in Japan with third division side FC Ryukyu.

Zaharulnizam, who is currently part of Ong Kim Swee's Malaysia Under-23 side preparing to defend their gold medal at the year-end Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, had a two-week trial with the club last year along with team-mate Wan Zack Haikal.

Although the duo were said to have impressed members of Ryukyu's coaching staff, there was initially no word on whether they would be given a chance to play in Japan but that was put to bed on Friday when it emerged that both had been offered contracts.

Ryukyu are currently playing in the Japan Football League (JFL), which is the third tier of the country's league system and only behind the highly-regarded J.League Division 1 and 2, and Zaharulnizam is understandably excited at the prospect of furthering his career in one of Asia's strongest footballing nations.

"I am very happy with the news," he told FOXSportsAsia.com. "I have waited for it [the offer] for so long - since Zack and I had our trial there in July 2012.

"I believe this is a very good chance for me to gain more experience and further my career as a football player. The quality of football and the league there is very impressive."