Hanif Hamir
{{short description|Bruneian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Malay name|Hanif|Hamir}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hanif Hamir
| fullname = Muhammad Hanif @ Abdul Hadi bin Hamir
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Brunei
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = DPMM FC
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Sports School
| youthyears2 = 2015
| youthclubs2 = DPMM U19
| years1 = 2014
| caps1 =
| goals1 = 0
| clubs1 = Najip
| years2 = 2015
| caps2 =
| goals2 = 0
| clubs2 = Tabuan U18
| years3 = 2015–2016
| caps3 =
| goals3 = 1
| clubs3 = Tabuan Muda
| years4 = 2017–2019
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 0
| clubs4 = DPMM
| years5 = 2021–
| caps5 = 39
| goals5 = 1
| clubs5 = DPMM
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Brunei U21
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2019
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Brunei U23
| nationalyears3 = 2015
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Brunei U19
| nationalyears4 = 2015–
| nationalcaps4 = 22
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam4 = Brunei
| club-update = 26 May 2025
| ntupdate = 11 June 2025
| image = Hanif Hamir - 53689785032.jpg
| caption = Hanif with DPMM in 2024
}}
Muhammad Hanif @ Abdul Hadi bin Hamir (born 22 February 1997) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender for DPMM FC and the Brunei national team.{{cite web |title=Nat'l team on right track|url=http://www.bruneiolympic.org/?t=news/index&p=news/2016/20160202a|date=2 February 2015|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}}
Club career
Hanif is a graduate of Brunei's Sports School, the institution that also produced Bruneian internationals such as Azwan Ali Rahman and Shafie Effendy.{{cite web |title=Sports School opening enrollment|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/147018841@N07/31544551081/in/album-72157673926094104/|date=20 January 2016|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}} He began his league football career with Najip FC in 2014, a team that lost every game in their previous season.{{cite web |title=Najip FC looking to start afresh this season|url=http://www.nfabd.org/news/2014012102.htm|date=21 January 2014|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}} Coached by the late Johari Bungsu, Hanif achieved a third-place finish with Najip FC in the 2014 Brunei Super League and also reached the final of the FA Cup that season, scoring the winner in the semi-final along the way.{{cite web |title=Najip FC march into final|url=https://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2014/12/najip-fc-march-into-final.html|date=25 December 2014|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=7 May 2025}}
Brunei's football association NFABD created Tabuan Muda in 2015, a league team that serves to prepare for international tournaments, mirroring Singapore's Young Lions and Malaysia's Harimau Muda teams.{{cite web |title=Season starts next week |url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2015/03/season-starts-next-week.html|date=25 March 2015|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}} Hanif was assigned to the Under-18s playing in the Brunei Premier League at the start of the season,{{cite web |title=Najip start season with a win|url=http://www.nfabd.org/news/2015040402.htm|date=4 April 2015|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}} however he was promoted to the Brunei Super League team in the second half of the season.{{cite web|title=Tabuan Muda|url=http://nfabd.org/schedules/dst-superleague-2015-teams-06.htm|date=|publisher=National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam|accessdate=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328125052/http://nfabd.org/schedules/dst-superleague-2015-teams-06.htm|archive-date=28 March 2016|url-status=dead}} Tabuan Muda finished fifth in the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the BSL.
Hanif trialled out for and joined Brunei DPMM FC's Under-19 team in early 2015.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC Under-19 team thrash BSSSA 11-0|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/147018841@N07/31672658006/in/album-72157677869971436/|date=7 September 2015|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}} Although he was overlooked for promotion in 2016, he was handed a professional contract by Steve Kean to play for DPMM in the S.League in 2017. He signed full terms on 15 January.{{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-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216223008/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-finalise-squad-new-s-league-season/|url-status=dead}} He made his debut in the 4–0 loss against Albirex Niigata FC (S) on 16 June.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC lose to Albirex as slump continues|url=https://www.brusports.com/2017/06/17/dpmm-fc-lose-to-albirex-as-slump-continues/|date=17 June 2017|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=20 June 2017}}
Hanif made eight league appearances for DPMM in the 2019 season en route to the championship, his first with the professional club.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC CELEBRATE SINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE AFTER EDGING CHEETAHS|url=https://www.brusports.com/2019/09/30/dpmm-fc-celebrate-singapore-premier-league-title-after-edging-cheetahs/|date=30 September 2019|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=30 September 2019}} He left DPMM at the end of the season.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC INK NEW DEALS WITH PLAYERS AND SPONSORS|url=https://www.brusports.com/2020/02/11/dpmm-fc-ink-new-deals-with-players-and-sponsors/|date=11 February 2020|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=12 February 2020}}
Hanif re-signed for DPMM before the 2021 Brunei Super League began on 11 June 2021.{{cite web|title=DPMM FC aim for Brunei Super League|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-aim-for-brunei-super-league-title/|date=11 June 2021|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=11 June 2021|archive-date=11 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611082630/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-aim-for-brunei-super-league-title/|url-status=dead}} A year later, he won the Brunei FA Cup after beating Kasuka FC in the final on 4 December 2022.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-sink-kasuka-fc-to-win-brunei-fa-cup-2/|date=5 December 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=6 December 2022}}
After DPMM returned to the Singapore Premier League in 2023, Hanif scored the winner against Tanjong Pagar United on 15 March at Jalan Besar Stadium in a 2–1 victory.{{cite web |title=DPMM FC earn first win in Singapore Premier League|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-earn-first-win-in-singapore-premier-league/|date=15 March 2023|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=15 March 2023}}
International career
Hanif has been playing for the national team and its various youth teams since 2014. His youth tournaments include the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy for Under-21, the 28th SEA Games for Under-23, the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification with the Under-19s.
Hanif was called up to the national team for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Chinese Taipei in March 2015.{{cite web|title=Brunei team to meet Chinese Taipei named|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-team-meet-chinese-taipei-named/|date=6 March 2015|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217224215/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-team-meet-chinese-taipei-named/|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=dead}} He started both games at centre-back in a 1-2 aggregate loss which eliminated Brunei from the 2018 World Cup.
Hanif played in a 6-1 drubbing by Cambodia in a friendly on 3 November 2015.{{cite web|title=Cambodia put six goals past Brunei in friendly|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/cambodia-put-six-goals-past-brunei-in-friendly/|date=4 November 2015|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019005621/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/cambodia-put-six-goals-past-brunei-in-friendly/|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}} His next callup was at the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches held in Cambodia in October, and started all three matches. He missed out on the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup squad a fortnight later due to injury.{{cite web |title=Kwon positive despite defensive woe|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/147018841@N07/31667158486/in/album-72157676332530221/|date=30 October 2016|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=17 February 2017}}
In 2017, Hanif was announced as one of Brunei's athletes for the year's SEA Games football tournament held in Malaysia in August, playing with the under-23s.{{cite web |title=105 athletes named to represent Brunei at 29th SEA Games|url=https://www.brusports.com/2017/07/29/105-athletes-named-to-represent-brunei-at-29th-sea-games/|date=29 July 2017|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=14 August 2017}} However he was replaced by Nadzri Erwan on the eve of the biennial sporting event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kualalumpur2017.com.my/seagames-athlete.cshtml?cid=1|title = Portal Semakan}}
Hanif was appointed captain of the Brunei Under-23 squad for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches that was held in Vietnam in late March 2019.{{cite web |title=Pelatih Brunei Sebut Timnas U-23 Indonesia Selevel dengan Timnya|url=https://sport.tempo.co/read/1189530/pelatih-brunei-sebut-timnas-u-23-indonesia-selevel-dengan-timnya|date=27 March 2019|publisher=Tempo.co|accessdate=27 March 2019}} They finished with three losses in three games.{{cite web|title=Brunei miss late penalty in dramatic end to AFC U-23 meet|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-miss-late-penalty-in-dramatic-end-to-afc-u-23-meet/|date=27 March 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=27 March 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327050946/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-miss-late-penalty-in-dramatic-end-to-afc-u-23-meet/|url-status=dead}}
File:Indonesia-Brunei 17 October 2023 44.jpg during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
Yet to register an appearance in the 2019 Singapore Premier League, Hanif accepted a callup to the senior national team for the two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia in June of that year.{{cite web|title=Brunei football team in China for training camp|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-football-team-in-china-for-training-camp-2/|date=29 May 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=13 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616105447/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-football-team-in-china-for-training-camp-2/|url-status=dead}} He was deployed by Robbie Servais as a starter in both games alongside captain Sairol Sahari at centre-back. In the first leg, he was at the short end of a weak backpass by Helmi Zambin for the crucial second Mongolia goal.{{cite web |title=2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Brunei outclassed by Mongolia in first leg
|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/fifa-wc-asian-qualifiers/1113191/2022-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-brunei-outclassed-by-mongolia-in-first-leg/|date=6 June 2019|publisher=Fox Sports Asia|accessdate=14 June 2019}} The second match was also eventful for Hanif as he was the one who felled Narmandakh Artag inside the penalty box that led to a Mongolia penalty scored by Tsedenbal Norjmoo.{{cite web |title=Wasps win but World Cup qualifying campaign comes to an end
|url=https://www.brusports.com/2019/06/12/wasps-win-but-world-cup-campaign-comes-to-an-end/|date=12 June 2019|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=14 June 2019}} Brunei were beaten 2–3 on aggregate and failed to progress to Round 2 of the qualification process.{{cite web|title=Brunei snatch 2-1 home win but miss out on second round of World Cup|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-snatch-2-1-home-win-but-miss-out-on-second-round-of-world-cup/|date=12 June 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=13 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616103523/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-snatch-2-1-home-win-but-miss-out-on-second-round-of-world-cup/|url-status=dead}}
Hanif was selected and started the friendly match away against Laos on 27 March 2022 which ended in a 3–2 loss.{{cite web |title=FABD announces Brunei squad for Laos friendly|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/fabd-announces-brunei-squad-for-laos-friendly/|date=24 March 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=5 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=Brunei lose 3-2 to Laos in international friendly|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-lose-3-2-to-laos-in-international-friendly-2/|date=28 March 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=5 April 2022}} Later in the year, he was retained for a tri-nation tournament in late September involving the Maldives and Laos and played in both fixtures.{{Cite instagram |user=bruneifootball |date=20 September 2022|postid=Ciuut9yJy0W |title=The Brunei Darussalam squad list for the upcoming international friendly games.|access-date=20 September 2022}} That December, he was selected for the Brunei squad for the 2022 AFF MItsubishi Electric Cup in their second ever appearance at the level since 1996.{{cite web |title=National team in Malaysia for AFF preparations|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/national-team-in-malaysia-for-aff-preparations/|date=13 December 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=29 December 2022}} He was brought in as an early substitute against Thailand in a 0–5 defeat in the first group game. He then started the third game against Indonesia where he suffered an injury early in the game and was taken off.{{cite web |title=REPORT: BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0-7 INDONESIA|url=https://www.affmitsubishielectriccup.com/2022/news/brunei/1997-report-brunei-darussalam-0-7-indonesia|date=26 December 2022|publisher=AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup|accessdate=28 December 2022}}
Hanif was selected for the Brunei national team at the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Indonesia held in October 2023 over two legs.{{Cite instagram|user=fa.bruneidarussalam|date=9 October 2023|postid=CyLmRFKBmAI|title=Here’s the 25 players that will be representing Brunei Darussalam in the World Cup Qualifiers|access-date=19 October 2023}} He played the full 180 minutes in a 0–12 aggregate loss to their Southeast Asian compatriots.{{cite web |title=NO HOME COMFORT FOR WASPS|url=https://www.brusports.com/2023/10/18/no-home-comfort-for-wasps/|date=18 October 2023|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=19 October 2023}}
Hanif was fielded by caretaker head coach Rui Capela for two friendlies against Sri Lanka in June 2024.{{Cite instagram |user=fa.bruneidarussalam |date=8 June 2024|postid=C77w0DCS9vk |title=Official Announcement: June FIFA Days International Friendly Match Tier 1|access-date=16 October 2024}} That following October, he was selected for the 2024 ASEAN Championship qualification two-legged affair against Timor-Leste,{{Cite instagram |user=fa.bruneidarussalam |date=8 October 2024|postid=DA1-tzthD6x |title=Here are the 23 players called up to represent Brunei Darussalam match against Timor Leste.|access-date=16 October 2024}} and made a second-half appearance in the second leg that finished 0–0.{{cite web |title=East Timor vs Brunei Darussalam live score, H2H and lineups Sofascore|url=https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/east-timor-brunei-darussalam/QujsXuj#id:12960577|date=15 October 2024|publisher=Sofascore|accessdate=16 October 2024}}
On 25 March 2025, Hanif was deployed by new national team tactician Fabio Maciel to start the first group game of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Lebanon in Qatar.{{Cite instagram |user=fa.bruneidarussalam |date=25 March 2025|postid=DHoYusuSFZu |title=Here’s the Brunei starting XI for tonight’s clash against Lebanon! Kick-off is at 2:30 AM Brunei time.|access-date=26 March 2025}} The Wasps were defeated 5–0.{{cite web |title=Group B: Lebanon 5-0 Brunei Darussalam|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup.html/news/group-b-lebanon-5-0-brunei-darussalam|date=26 March 2025|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|accessdate=26 March 2025}} After a 1–0 friendly defeat on 5 June to Sri Lanka away in Bangkok where he was utilised as a substitute, Maciel reinstated him in central defence and gave him the armband for the second Asian Cup qualifying group game at home against Bhutan and this time the Wasps came out as 2–1 victors.{{cite web |title=Match Report of Brunei Darussalam vs Bhutan - 2025-06-10 - AFC Asian Cup Qualification - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2025-06-10/brunei-darussalam-vs-bhutan/3587565/|date=|publisher=Data Sports Group|accessdate=11 June 2025}}{{cite web |title=Qualifiers - Group B: Brunei Darussalam 2-1 Bhutan|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup.html/news/qualifiers-group-b-brunei-darussalam-2-1-bhutan|date=10 June 2025|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|accessdate=11 June 2025}}
Honours
;DPMM FC
References
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External links
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