Amirul Azhan
{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Malay name|Amirul Azhan|Aznan}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amirul Azhan
| image =
| image_size =
| fullname = Amirul Azhan bin Aznan{{cite news
|url=http://www.pakfootball.org/people.php?p=108674
|title=Amirul Azhan Aznan - Player Profile
|publisher= Pakistan Football Federation
|website=www.pakfootball.org
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010845/http://www.pakfootball.org/people.php?p=108674
|archive-date=2017-09-09
|date=29 February 2016
|url=http://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-24-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-skuad-kebangsaan-harimau-malaya-14-ogos-hingga-6
|title=Senarai 24 pemain ke kem latihan pusat skuad kebangsaan, Harimau Malaya (14 Ogos hingga 6 September 2017)
|publisher= Football Association of Malaysia
|website=www.fam.org.my
|date=14 August 2017
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|23}}{{cite news
|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/amirul-azahan-aznan_prs443774/person.shtml
|title=Amirul Azhan Aznan - Player Profile
|publisher= Eurosport
|website=www.eurosport.com
|date=29 February 2016
}}
| birth_place = Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meters=1.68}}
| position = Right-back, winger
| currentclub = Harini FT
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Bukit Jalil Sports School
| youthyears2 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs2 = Perak U21
| years1 = 2014–2021
| clubs1 = Perak
| caps1 = 100
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = Kedah Darul Aman
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Harini FT
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 11 March 2023
| nationalteam-update = 11 December 2018
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MAS}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|AFF Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2018|}}
}}
Amirul Azhan bin Aznan (born 23 July 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia M3 League club Harini FT. He spent most of his career with Perak.{{cite news
|url=http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/player/amirul-azhan-aznan
|title=Player Profile
|publisher=Football Malaysia
|website=footballmalaysia.com
|access-date=15 July 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214075238/http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/player/amirul-azhan-aznan/
|archive-date=14 December 2017
|url-status=dead
}} Amirul plays mainly as a right-back but can also play as a winger.{{cite news
|url=https://www.thesukan.com/perak-umum-22-pemain-liga-super-2016
|title=Perak Umum 22 Pemain Liga Super 2016
|publisher= The Sukan
|website=www.thesukan.com
|access-date=15 July 2017
}}
Club career
=Perak=
Amirul began his football career with Perak youth team before got promoted to the first team in 2014. He was part of the youth team which won the President Cup in 2012.{{cite news
|url=http://www.sinarharian.com.my/perak-juara-piala-presiden-1.58948
|title=Perak juara Piala Presiden
|publisher=Sinar Harian
|website=www.sinarharian.com.my
|access-date=21 June 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911204421/http://www.sinarharian.com.my/perak-juara-piala-presiden-1.58948
|archive-date=11 September 2017
|url-status=dead
}} Amirul made his Malaysia Super League debut for Perak in a 1–1 draw against PKNS on 8 March 2014.{{cite news
|url=http://www.stadiumastro.com/Arena/Liga-Super-Malaysia/Statistik-Perlawanan/id/354/seasonid/6
|title=Perak 1-1 PKNS
|publisher=Stadium Astro
|website=www.stadiumastro.com
|access-date=11 March 2014
|archive-date=11 March 2014
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311155249/http://www.stadiumastro.com/Arena/Liga-Super-Malaysia/Statistik-Perlawanan/id/354/seasonid/6
|url-status=bot: unknown
}} He become a regular in 2015 season and played 10 matches in all competition for Perak.[https://web.archive.org/web/20171214075238/http://footballmalaysia.com/portal/index.php/player/amirul-azhan-aznan/ Amirul Azhan Aznan - TOTAL M-LEAGUE STATS (2015)] - Football Malaysia. In 2018, he won the Malaysia Cup with Perak after defeating Terengganu in the final.
=Kedah Darul Aman=
Amirul signed with Kedah on 7 December 2021.[https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2021/12/896388/kedah-sambar-amirul-azhan Kedah sambar Amirul Azhan] - Berita Harian, 7 December 2021. He made his debut on 12 March 2022 in the Malaysia FA Cup match against SAINS FC where Kedah won 4-0.
=Harini FT=
Amirul left Kedah after the 2022 season ended. He later signed with Harini FT.[https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/teamdetail/czo2OiJoYXJpbmkiOw%3D%3D/H2023HM3 Harini Selangor FT] - CMS FAM. He made his debut in a 3-3 draw against Melaka FC coming in as a substitute in the 73 minutes.[https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/resultdetail/czo0OiI0MjE0Ijs%3D/H2023HM3 Harini Selangor FT 3-3 Melaka FC] - CMS FAM.
International
On 16 August 2017, Amirul received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training as a preparation for 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers Group B match against Hong Kong on 5 September 2017.{{cite news
|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2017/08/16/amirul-gets-callup-to-replace-injured-azif
|title=Amirul gets call-up to replace injured Azif
|publisher= The Star Malaysia
|website=www.thestar.com.my
|access-date=16 August 2017
}} Amirul made his debut for Malaysia coming off the bench against Myanmar in a 1–0 defeat on the friendly game on 30 August 2017.{{cite news
|url=http://www.fam.org.my/news/persahabatan-myanmar-1-0-malaysia
|title=Persahabatan: Myanmar 1-0 Malaysia
|publisher= Football Association of Malaysia
|website=www.fam.org.my
|access-date=30 August 2017
}}
In 2018, Amirul was named in the final squad for the 2018 AFF Championship.[https://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-23-pemain-skuad-harimau-malaya-ke-piala-suzuki-aff-2018 SENARAI 23 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE PIALA SUZUKI AFF 2018] - Football Association of Malaysia, 4 November 2018. He started in the first leg of the final against Vietnam where Malaysia were held 2-2.[https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/aff-suzuki-cup-malaysia-2-vietnam-2-final-first-leg/1bn6d2z6e44dr1wel5gw8mjxcp Draw in KL sees Vietnam gain two away goals advantage] - Goal, 11 December 2018.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 11 March 2023}}{{cite news
|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/amirul-azahan-aznan/409514/
|title=Amirul Azhan Aznan
|website= Soccerway.com
|date=9 September 2017
|access-date=9 September 2017
}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|Malaysia Cup !colspan=2|Asia !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9"|Perak
|2014 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|Malaysia Super League |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|Malaysia Super League |12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|Malaysia Super League |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|Malaysia Super League |17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|Malaysia Super League |16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League}} | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2020
|Malaysia Super League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|Malaysia Super League |16 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2 |Total
!100 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 0||2||0||149||0 | |||||
| rowspan="2"|Kedah Darul Aman
|2022 |Malaysia Super League |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0||8||0 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Harini FT
|2023 |1 | 0 | colspan="4"|– | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| colspan=2 |Total
!1 | 0 | colspan="4"|–||1||0 | ||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!108||0||15||0||33||0||2||0||158||0 |
{{Notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 11 December 2018}}{{NFT player |id=68696 |name=Aznan, Amirul Azhan |accessdate=11 September 2017}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Malaysia | |||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
=Club=
;Perak
- Malaysia Cup: 2018
- Malaysia FA Cup runner up: 2019
=International=
;Malaysia
- AFF Championship runner-up: 2018
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|amirul-azahan-aznan/409514}}
- {{NFT player|id=68696}}
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Ipoh