Alizanda Sitom

{{short description|Bruneian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alizanda Sitom

| fullname = Alizanda bin Sitom

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|07|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Brunei

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1997–2005

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| clubs1 = Brunei

| years2 = 2002–2005

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| clubs2 = ABDB

| years3 = 2002

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| clubs3 = → DPMM (loan)

| years4 = 2005–2009

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| clubs4 = DPMM

| years5 = 2016–2017

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| clubs5 = DPMM

| years6 = 2023

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 0

| clubs6 = Lun Bawang

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| club-update = 14 March 2025

| image = Jerudong-Lun Bawang 27 May 2023 (Players) 13.jpg

| caption = Alizanda with Lun Bawang in 2023.

}}

Alizanda bin Sitom (born 29 July 1970) is a Bruneian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{cite web |title=RHB Singapore Cup - Know your foreign teams |url=http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2016/january/amri-takes-on-big-brother-role-at-young-lions/-rhb-singapore-cup---know-your-foreign-teams|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216224523/http://www.sleague.com/news-features/news/2016/january/amri-takes-on-big-brother-role-at-young-lions/-rhb-singapore-cup---know-your-foreign-teams|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 16, 2017|date=27 April 2007|publisher=S.League|accessdate=16 February 2017}} Having played for the Brunei national representative team in Malaysia's M-League System at the turn of the century,{{cite web|title=Penang Rout KL, Terengganu Beat Brunei|url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=0726&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Sports&pg=so_04.htm|date=26 July 2000|work=Utusan Malaysia|accessdate=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216215835/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=0726&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Sports&pg=so_04.htm|archive-date=16 February 2017|url-status=dead}} he is notable for returning to DPMM for a third spell at the age of 46.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC finalise squad for new S League season|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-finalise-squad-new-s-league-season/|date=16 February 2017|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216223008/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-finalise-squad-new-s-league-season/|archive-date=16 February 2017|url-status=dead}}

In the year 2000, Alizanda was brought into the national representative team to replace Yunos Yusof who had retired after winning the Malaysia Cup the previous year.{{cite web|url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/fumiki/games/mal_ml00.html|title=2000年 Ｍリーグ DUNHILL PREMIRE [sic] 1|publisher=ASIAN FOOTBALL SHOW|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050830201638/http://homepage1.nifty.com/fumiki/games/mal_ml00.html|archivedate=30 August 2005|accessdate=16 February 2017}} He was rotated with Jefry Mohammad and Ibrahim Abu Bakar as Brunei suffered relegation, and in the following season competed with a young Wardun Yussof for the goalkeeper position as Brunei began life in Malaysia's Premier Two.{{cite web |title=M-League - Crunch time for Brunei|url=http://www.e-borneo.com/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=996814585|date=3 August 2001|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=16 February 2017}} Domestically, he played for the football team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, MS ABDB. He made appearances for his future club DPMM FC in the AFC Champions League against Geylang FC in 2002.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/ |title=DPMM Fc |access-date=2017-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121163506/http://www.eteamz.com/dpmmfc/ |archive-date=2018-11-21 |url-status=dead }} Later in the year, he would meet face to face with Wardun in the final of the first Brunei FA Cup competition, but conceded to a Norsillmy Taha strike in the 30th minute to yield the victory to Wijaya FC.{{cite web|url=http://www.brunet.bn:80/news/pelita/06nov/sukan.htm|title=WIJAYA F.C. juara Proton Piala F.A.|publisher=Pelita Brunei|date=6 November 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218045854/http://www.brunet.bn/news/pelita/06nov/sukan.htm|archivedate=18 February 2005|accessdate=26 July 2019|url-status=dead}}

When DPMM replaced Brunei in the Malaysia Premier League at the start of the 2005–06 season, Alizanda transferred immediately to the royally-owned club, to compete for the goalkeeping position with Wardun Yussof and Hamzah Abdul Rahman.{{cite web|title=UPBFC Perak And Kuala Lumpur Win Big|url=http://web6.bernama.com/bernama/v3/printable.php?id=170369|date=11 December 2005|publisher=Bernama|accessdate=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217062534/http://web6.bernama.com/bernama/v3/printable.php?id=170369|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=dead}} He gained promotion to the Malaysia Super League with DPMM but was largely second fiddle to Wardun. He was released in early 2009 following DPMM's signing of Azman Ilham Noor from NBT FC.

In the 2016 close season, DPMM announced that Alizanda had signed a contract after the release of Azman.{{cite web|title=Ex-Hammer trainee set for DPMM FC move|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/ex-hammer-trainee-set-dpmm-fc-move/|date=22 October 2016|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216222606/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/ex-hammer-trainee-set-dpmm-fc-move/|archive-date=16 February 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Due to his age, he was assumed to be holding a coaching role but his head coach Steve Kean has confirmed that Alizanda will compete for the goalkeeping position with Wardun, rekindling a rivalry last occurred eight years ago.{{cite web |title=Kean satisfied with tour of Bangkok|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/kean-satisfied-tour-bangkok/|date=8 February 2017|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=16 February 2017}}

On 2 April 2017, Alizanda started the match against Hougang United and kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory. It was his first competitive match in 8 years and made him the oldest player to play in the S.League aged 46 years, 8 months and 4 days.{{cite web |title=Wasps Secure First Victory Of The Season Against Cheetahs|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2017/April/2017-04-02/brunei-dpmm-fc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403112738/http://www.sleague.com/match-report/s-league/2017/April/2017-04-02/brunei-dpmm-fc|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 3, 2017|date=2 April 2017|publisher=S.League|accessdate=3 April 2017}} He made four league appearances in total, the last being a 9–3 drubbing by Home United.{{cite web|title=Faris tears DPMM to shreds in Home United's extraordinary 9-3 mauling|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/faris-tears-dpmm-shreds-home-uniteds-extraordinary-9-3-mauling|date=25 May 2017|publisher=FourFourTwo Singapore|accessdate=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140641/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/faris-tears-dpmm-shreds-home-uniteds-extraordinary-9-3-mauling|archive-date=29 January 2018|url-status=dead}} His age was 46 years, 9 months and 26 days on that date.

In 2023, Alizanda come out from retirement and signed for Brunei Super League club, Lun Bawang and was named the club captain ahead of the 2023 Brunei Super League season.