Thursday, March 05, 2026
Chrigor's Goals Galore
Something very strange happened in Selangor's last Malaysian Super League game against Melaka last week. It was a 0-0 draw, which meant not only did the Red Giants draw a blank, but their prolific Brazilian striker Chrigor continued his recent barren run.
Since hitting four away to DPMM in early January, the 25-year-old striker has hit just one goal in his last four games.
Not that his teammates will be unduly concerned. In his first season in Malaysia, Chrigor has hit 17 goals in 18 league games. He also has five goals in five FA Cup ties, four goals in four Malaysia Cup ties and four in six AFC Champions League 2 ties. Oh, and a rather mediocre one in five ASEAN Club Championship ties.
With those kinds of numbers, can we expect to see him in the red and blue of Johor Darul Ta'zim in the near future?!
In only his second season in South East Asia, Chrigor has found goals much easier to come by than his earlier stats suggest, if we can trust his Wikipedia entry. He started last season with Buriram United, where he averaged a goal every two games before going on loan to PT Prachuap where he continued rippling the old onion bag with 10 in 13.
Unlike Ronnie Fernandes who had a decent season in Selangor in 24/25, Chrigor still has a good few years ahead of him, not turning 26 until November
In a league dominated by a single behemoth, will Chrigor's goals be the difference that will help the Red Giants lift a trophy this season?
They sit second in the Super League, 18 points behind the southern Leviathan. They were knocked out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage by Sabah. They do however, have a semi-final against Kuching City in the Malaysia Cup to look forward to and are also in the semi-final of the ASEAN Club Championship, where they face Nam Dinh over two legs in May.
If we exclude the MFL Challenge Cup last season, Selangor haven't tasted glory since they lifted the Malaysia Cup in 2015, a positive drought for one of the big names in the country.
With Chrigor in such fine form, this season will be their best chance to lift some silverware and give their long suffering fans a chance to celebrate, no matter how briefly!
