According to an official statement, the Sporting Kansas City youngster failed to sort out his documentation in time for the regional tournament, which kicks off on November 25.
Except for Wan Kuzain, other overseas-based players namely Quentin Cheng, Dominic Tan and Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Radzak made the cut, while Luqman Hakim Shamsudin, who is set to join Belgian side KV Kortrijk next year, was also included for the under-22 squad.
For the two overaged player slots, Ong opted to bring defenders Adam Nor Azlin and Irfan Zakaria along to the Philippines.
The two defenders, who were part of the squad that won silver in the 2017 edition in Kuala Lumpur, were joined by five returning players from two years ago - Haziq Nadzli, Syamer Kutty Abba, Akhyar Rashid, Danial Amier Norhisham and Syahmi Safari.
Malaysia are grouped together with the host nation as well as Myanmar, Cambodia and Timor-Leste in Group A.
In Group B, defending champions Thailand have to do battles with Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Singapore and Brunei.
MALAYSIA 2019 SEA GAMES SQUAD IN FULL:
| # | NAME | AGE | POSITION | TEAM |
| 1 | Haziq Nadzli | 21 | Goalkeeper | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 2 | Damien Lim Chien Khai | 22 | Goalkeeper | PKNS |
| 3 | Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar | 17 | Defender | AMD B-17 |
| 4 | Adam Nor Azlin | 23 | Defender | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 5 | Shahrul Nizam Ros Hasni | 21 | Defender | Kelantan |
| 6 | Irfan Zakaria | 24 | Defender | Kuala Lumpur |
| 7 | Dominic Tan Jun Jin | 22 | Defender | Police Tero |
| 8 | Danial Amier Norhisham | 22 | Midfielder | Felda United |
| 9 | Syamer Kutty Abba | 22 | Midfielder | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 10 | Danial Haqim Draman | 21 | Midfielder | Kelantan |
| 11 | Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat | 20 | Midfielder | Kelantan |
| 12 | Umar Hakeem Suhar Rezwan | 17 | Winger | AMD B-17 |
| 13 | Quentin Cheng | 20 | Winger | Central Coast Mariners U-21 |
| 14 | Akhyar Abdul Rashid | 20 | Winger | Johor Darul Ta’zim |
| 15 | R. Dinesh | 21 | Winger | Pahang |
| 16 | Syahmi Safari | 21 | Winger | Selangor |
| 17 | Luqman Hakim Shamsudin | 17 | Forward | AMD B-17 |
| 18 | Hadi Fayyadh Abdul Razak | 19 | Forward | Fagiano Okayama |
| 19 | Faisal Abdul Halim | 21 | Forward | Pahang |
| 20 | M. Kogileswaran Raj | 21 | Forward | Pahang |
