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Azhar Sairudin

Azhar Sairudin
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Azhar bin Sairudin
Date of birth (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Geylang International
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Home United 14 (2)
2011–2014 Hougang United 94 (6)
2015–2016 Home United 33 (6)
2017 Hougang United 13 (1)
2018– Geylang International
International career
2016– Singapore 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Mohammad Azhar bin Sairudin (born 30 September 1986) is a Singapore professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for S.League club Geylang International and the Singapore national football team.

International career

On 28 May 2016, Azhar was called up to represent the Singapore national football team for the 2016 AYA Bank Cup. It was Azhar's first call-up to the national team, after former Singapore national team coach Bernd Stange was replaced by his assistant V. Sundramoorthy.[3] On 3 June 2016, Azhar made his senior international debut against Myanmar in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup, playing 60 minutes before being substituted for Yasir Hanapi. The international cup fixture eventually ended in a 1–0 win for Singapore.

Career statistics

Club

As of 02:22, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total Ref.
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals [4]
Home United 2009 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
2010 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1
Total 14 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 2
Hougang United 2011 29 1 4 0 3 0 36 1
2012 21 2 3 0 3 1 27 3
2013 25 4 3 0 3 0 31 4
2014 19 0 1 0 4 0 24 0
Total 94 6 10 0 13 1 0 0 117 7
Home United 2015 22 3 5 2 2 2 29 7
2016 11 3 1 1 0 0 12 4
Total 33 6 6 3 2 2 0 0 41 11
Hougang United 2017 16 2 2 0 2 0 20 2
Total 16 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 2
Geylang International 2018 22 1 2 0 0 0 24 1
Total 22 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
Career total 179 17 20 3 18 3 0 0 217 23

International

As of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Singapore national team
Year Apps Goals Ref.
2016 2 0 [5][6]

Honours

Personal life

Azhar is the eldest child in his family, with a total of seven other siblings. In 2015, Azhar's younger sibling, Aqil Sairudin, died in a motorcycle accident on the Seletar Expressway in Singapore. Another sibling of Azhar, Azreen Sairudin, suffered multiple injuries from the accident as well, but subsequently recovered. Home United.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Azhar Sairudin – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Azhar Sairudin – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ Leong, Kelvin (28 May 2016). "New Singapore coach Sundram calls up Home United's Azhar Sairudin". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Singapore – A. Sairudin – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ Tan, Gabriel (3 June 2016). "Faris Ramli fires Singapore to victory over Myanmar in AYA Bank Cup". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Vietnam vs. Singapore – Football Match Report – June 6, 2016". ESPN FC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  7. ^ "S.League August Player of the Month: Azhar Sairudin". S.League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Ho, Kenneth (15 October 2015). "Braving on for Home". VoxSports. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.