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Ashari Samsudin

Ashari Samsudin
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Terengganu, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Youth career
2003–2005 Terengganu U-21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2016 Terengganu 184 (81)
2017 Pahang 16 (3)
2018–2019 Terengganu 30 (3)
2019 Terengganu II 1 (0)
International career
2008–2013 Malaysia 17 (3)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Winner 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin (born 7 June 1985) is a retired Malaysian footballer who mainly played as a right winger but could also play as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Ashari known as "The Silent Killer" by Malaysian media and fans had great dribbling skill with good vision and pace in the game. making him one of the fan's favourites.[3] He spent most of career with Terengganu where he made more than 330 appearances scoring 128 goals in all competitions.

Club career

Terengganu

Originally from Bukit Payong, Marang, Terengganu, Ashari started his career with Terengganu youth team. He promoted to Terengganu's senior team in the 2005 Malaysia Cup. In the quarter final match against Kedah, he scored his first senior goal started with a solo run and then shot 25 meter into the goal.[4][5]

He is consistently scoring for Terengganu. He was second top scorer in the 2009 season with 17 goals, one goal behind the winner Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof.[6] He goes one better in the 2010 Super League Malaysia season, winning the Golden Boot while scoring 18 goals.[7] In the 2011 league season, he scored 10 goals.

Among his achievements with Terengganu is winning the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and defeating Kelantan in the final on 11 June 2011. He also was the top scorer in the Sukma Games 2008 football tournament held at Terengganu, where he helped the Terengganu youth team win the gold medal. In the 2012 Malaysia League Cup Final, he scored the opening goal for his team in a 2-1 loss to Negeri Sembilan.[8][9]

Pahang

On 7 November 2016, it was announced that Ashari signed a one-year contract with Pahang.[10][11]

International career

Ashaari capped 17 times and scored 3 international goals for Malaysia.[12] He received his first national call up under B. Sathianathan in 2008.

He made his international senior debut for Malaysia against India on 22 July 2008. Ashari scored his first international goals in Malaysia 6–0 trashing of Afghanistan in the 2008 Pestabola Merdeka, where Ashari scored twice.[13]

In November 2010, Ashari was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Ashari scored 1 goal from outside penalty box for Malaysia against Indonesia in the first leg of the final to secure a 3–0 win, and helping Malaysia en route to win 4-2 on the aggregate the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in their history.[14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 September 2019.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Terengganu 2005 Malaysia Premier League 1 1
2005–06 Malaysia Premier League 2 0 0 2
2006–07 Malaysia Super League 4 0 0 4
2007–08 Malaysia Super League 10 4 3 17
2009 Malaysia Super League 17 0 5 22
2010 Malaysia Super League 18 1 1 20
2011 Malaysia Super League 25 10 6 3 10 6 41 19
2012 Malaysia Super League 24 7 5 1 5 0 7 2 41 10
2013 Malaysia Super League 19 4 6 5 6 3 31 12
2014 Malaysia Super League 19 2 2 0 8 4 29 6
2015 Malaysia Super League 19 4 4 0 3 0 26 4
2016 Malaysia Super League 16 3 0 0 5 0 21 3
Total 81 14 23 7 2 120
Pahang 2017 Malaysia Super League 16 3 6 0 5 0 27 3
Total 16 3 6 0 5 0 27 3
Terengganu 2018 Malaysia Super League 20 2 2 0 11 4 33 6
2019 Malaysia Super League 10 1 2 1 1 0 13 2
Total 30 3 4 0 12 4 46 8
Terengganu II 2019 Malaysia Premier League 1 0 5 2 6 2
Total 1 0 5 2 6 2
Career Total 87 15 27 12 4 133

International

As of 28 August 2017[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2008 6 2
2009 1 0
2010 5 1
2011 2 0
2012 1 0
2013 2 0
Total 17 3

International goals

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Result Competition
1 20 October 2008 National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
4
 Afghanistan
6–0[a]
2008 Pestabola Merdeka
2 26 December 2010 National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
10
 Indonesia
3–0
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
  1. ^ Ashari scored two goals

Honours

Terengganu

Malaysia

Individual

References

  1. ^ National senior team - Football Association of Malaysia http://www.fam.org.my/news/national-senior-team-matches
  2. ^ Ashari Samsudin - FIFA.com [1]
  3. ^ THE SILENT KILLER KEKAL DALAM INGATAN TERENGGANU Anok Tranung FC, 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ TERENGGANU LAYAK KE SEPARUH AKHIR TEWASKAN KEDAH - BERNAMA, 7 September 2005.
  5. ^ SYAMSURI WORKS HIS MAGIC - Malay Mail, 8 September 2005.
  6. ^ "Kosmo! Online – Sukan". Kosmo.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Kosmo! Online – Sukan". Kosmo.com.my. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  8. ^ Ashaari Shamsudin kekal di Terengganu tahun depan http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/ashaari-shamsudin-kekal-di-terengganu-tahun-depan-1.205921?localLinksEnabled=false
  9. ^ 8. Left Midfielder: Ashaari Shamsuddin http://www.goal.com/en-sg/slideshow/2372/8/title/goalcom-asia-team-of-the-month-february
  10. ^ Goal 2017 MSL team preview: Pahang to undo 2016 misssteps as a stronger side http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/goal-2017-msl-team-preview-pahang-to-undo-2016-missteps/1b3bstgi3ib7q1l5swimhuzuo7
  11. ^ Ashari sah sertai skuad Tok Gajah http://www.astroawani.com/berita-sukan/ashari-sah-sertai-skuad-tok-gajah-121773
  12. ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  13. ^ Rajagobal uji pemain http://ww1.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=1111&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_06.htm Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Harimau baham Garuda http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=1227&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ 9 pemain skuad kebangsaan cedera http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?dt=1102&pg=su_01.htm&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&y=2010 Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "mohd ashaari shamsuddin". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Samsudin, Mohd Ashari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2017.