Sharul Nazeem
{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Malay name|Sharul Nazeem|Zulpakar| note = on}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sharul Nazeem
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Sharul Nazeem bin Zulpakar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|16}}
| birth_place = Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
| height = 1.79 m
| currentclub = Selangor
| clubnumber = 44
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs1 = Marcerra United
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs2 = Selangor III
| years1 = 2020
| clubs1 = Selangor II
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–
| clubs2 = Selangor
| caps2 = 72
| goals2 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U19
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–
| nationalteam2 = Malaysia U23
| nationalcaps2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Malaysia
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 19 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 9 September 2023
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Competition|Merdeka Cup}}
{{medal|Runner-up|2023|}}
{{Medal|Competition|King's Cup}}
{{medal|Runner-up|2022|}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFF Championship}}
{{Medal|3rd|2022|}}
}}
Sharul Nazeem bin Zulpakar (born 16 November 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.
Club career
=Early year=
Sharul was born in Gombak, Selangor. He took his first steps in football to represent local club in third division league, Marcerra United in 2017. The following year, he joined Selangor youth team, and then promoted to the Selangor II, where he managed to play in the first team as a captain, and play all matches at 2020 Malaysia Premier League season, with help the team to reach the seventh-place (7th) in the league.{{cite news|url=https://selangorfc.com/en/news/3011/KNOW%20ME%20BETTER%20%20Sharul%20Nazeem%20Zulpakar|title=KNOW ME BETTER: Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar|publisher=Selangor FC|date=29 April 2021|access-date=29 April 2021}}
=Selangor=
Sharul was the part of the senior's team after being called by Selangor II team head coach, Michael Feichtenbeiner, to represent for 2020 Malaysia Cup tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.kosmo.com.my/2020/11/03/shahrul-nazeem-sedia-beri-impak/|title=Shahrul Nazeem sedia beri impak|publisher=Kosmo|date=3 November 2020|access-date=3 November 2020|first=Muhammad Ardie Putra|last=Suhaimi}}{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/fa-selangor-promote-five-more-young-players-first-team/1vnzc6ke3fmm3z2wvp2nx6owg|title=Selangor promote five more young players to first team for Malaysia Cup campaign|publisher=Goal|date=21 October 2020|access-date=21 October 2020|first=Zulhilmi|last=Zainal}} On 2 December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Sharul would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/arena/bola-sepak/2020/12/648681/ubi-muda-selangor-ii-naik-pangkat|title='Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat|publisher=MyMetro|date=2 December 2020|access-date=2 December 2020|first=Firdaus|last=Hashim}} He made his debut for the club on 6 April 2021, playing full 90-minutes with a 1–2 loss against Kedah Darul Aman in Super League matches.{{cite news|url=https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2021/04/06/malaysia/super-league/selangor-fc/kedah/3462060/|title=Selangor vs Kedah Darul Aman|publisher=Soccerway|date=6 April 2021|access-date=7 April 2021}} On 3 August 2021, Shahrul scored his first goal for the club against UiTM in 2–0 win at Super League matches.{{cite news|url=https://www.semuanyabola.com/liga-super-jaringan-afro-bantu-selangor-sembelih-uitm/|title=Liga Super: Jaringan Afro Bantu Selangor 'Sembelih' UiTM|publisher=Semuanyabola|date=3 August 2021|access-date=3 August 2021|first=Nur Hadi|last=Mohamad}}
International career
=Youth=
Sharul has represented Malaysia youth level from the under 19-side to the under-23 sides. He never makes any appearance during that time. {{cite news|url=https://fam.org.my/news/senarai-26-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-skuad-b-19-kebangsaan-bermula-25-september-2018|title=SENARAI 26 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT SKUAD B-19 KEBANGSAAN BERMULA 25 SEPTEMBER 2018|publisher=FAM|date=19 September 2018|access-date=19 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://fam.org.my/news/senarai-30-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-skuad-b-21-kebangsaan-menjelang-piala-newspaper-b-21|title=SENARAI 30 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT SKUAD B-21 KEBANGSAAN MENJELANG PIALA NEWSPAPER B-21 2018 DI VIETNAM|publisher=FAM|date=15 November 2018|access-date=15 November 2018}}
=Senior=
In October 2021, Sharul receives his first callup for senior team ahead of friendly against Jordan and Uzbekistan but he pulled up because of hamstring injury. On 10 March 2022, he received another callup for senior team from new appointed headcoach Kim Pan Gon ahead friendly matches against Philippines and Singapore. He however didn't make it into the finalised squad.
On 25 September 2022, Sharul made his debut for the national team in a penalty shoot-out defeat against Tajikistan in King's Cup final.{{Cite web |title=Malaysia – Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |url=https://my.soccerway.com/players/sharul-nazeem-zulpakar/692246/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=my.soccerway.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|19 April 2025}}{{Soccerway |id=692246 |access-date=4 January 2021}}
| 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"|Cup{{Efn|Includes Malaysia FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{Efn|Includes Malaysia Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Selangor II
|2020 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=6|— | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| colspan="2" | Total
!11||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||0 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="6" valign="center"|Selangor
|2020 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=4|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021
|Malaysia Super League |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=4|— | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2022
|Malaysia Super League |18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan=4|— | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2023
|Malaysia Super League |21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=4|— | 25 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25
|Malaysia Super League |19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=ACL Two|Appearances in AFC Champions League Two}} | 0 | 5{{efn|name=MFL|Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup}} | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" | Total
!72||4||11||0||14||1||3||0||5||1||105||6 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="3" | Career total
!83 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 116 | 6 |
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= International =
As of 9 September 2023
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition ! rowspan="2" |National Team ! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Competitive ! colspan="2" |Friendly ! colspan="2" |Total |
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |Malaysia
|2022 |3 |0 |3 |0 |6 |0 |
| 2023
|3 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!6 !0 !4 !0 !10 !0 |
Honours
- Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022
- Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2023
- MFL Challenge Cup: 2024-25{{Cite web |last=BERNAMA |date=2025-02-23 |title=Selangor End 10-Year Wait By Lifting Challenge Cup After Gunning Down PDRM FC 7-0 |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2395404 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{soccerway|692246}}
{{Selangor F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharul Nazeem}}
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Selangor F.C. players
Category:Malaysia Premier League players
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent
Category:Footballers from Selangor