Zainizam Marjan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zainizam Marjan

| image = Zainizam Marjan - 53715256764.jpg

| fullname = Zainizam Bin Marjan{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/zainizam-bin-marjan/177843/ |title=Zainizam-bin-Marjan |website=Soccerway |date=2016-03-07 |access-date=2016-03-07}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|5|11}}

| birth_place = Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia

| height = {{height|meter=1.65}}

| currentclub = Sabah

| clubnumber = 20

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs1 = Sabah

| years1 = 2002–2014

| clubs1 = Sabah

| caps1 = 400+

| goals1 = 62

| years2 = 2015–

| clubs2 = DYS F.C.

| caps2 = 78

| goals2 = 17

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003

| nationalyears2 = 2002

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U-23

| nationalteam2 = Malaysia

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 27 March 2014

| nationalteam-update = 27 March 2014

| caption = Zainizam in 2024

}}

Zainizam Marjan (born 11 May 1980) is a Malaysian footballer who was a midfielder for Sabah FA in the Malaysia Premier League. He is a former member of Malaysia national football team and the younger brother of Sabah and Malaysia top striker during the 1990s, Matlan Marjan.

Career

Zainizam started his football career with Sabah during the 2002 season. He scored 11 goals in 24 matches during the 2002 season to help Sabah clinch third place in the Malaysia Premier I League. He also helped Sabah to reach the finals of the 2002 Malaysia Cup scoring six goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay02.html |title=Malaysia 2002 |publisher=RSSSF |date=2003-02-05 |access-date=2016-03-07}}

Allan Harris, the national team coach at that time, took him into the national senior team. He then made his international debut against Myanmar on 17 May 2002. He was also featured in the match against Brazil and was part of the Malaysia under-23 2002 Asian Games squad.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200203.htm|work=Dennis David Woods RSSSF |publisher=RSSSF Brasil|title=Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003|date=20 August 2020|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711072637/https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200203.htm|archive-date=11 July 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/95-vs-brazil/teams/27166|title=Malaysia vs Brazil.|publisher=Sky Sports at Wayback Machine|year=2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713110943/https://www.skysports.com/football/95-vs-brazil/teams/27166|accessdate=13 July 2021|archive-date=13 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://chedinsphere.blogspot.com/2013/01/brazil-lawan-malaysia-stadium-bukit.html?m=1|title=Brazil lawan Malaysia, Stadium Bukit Jalil (2002).|publisher=Chedinsphere at Wayback Machine|year=2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714011432/http://chedinsphere.blogspot.com/2013/01/brazil-lawan-malaysia-stadium-bukit.html?m=1|accessdate=13 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021}} He was also part of the 2002 Tiger Cup squad.

During 2003, he helped Sabah to finish fourth in the Malaysia Premier I League scoring four goals. He then helped Sabah qualify to the final of Malaysia Cup for the second time, eventually losing to Selangor MPPJ by 3–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malay03.html |title=Malaysia 2003 |publisher=RSSSF |date=2004-02-17 |access-date=2016-03-07}}

After that, Zainizam was called up by Allan Harris to represent the Malaysia under-23 side for the 2003 SEA Games. He managed to score 1 goal in the Malaysia 3–4 defeat to host Vietnam. The SEA Games was his last appearances for the national team.

Since joining Sabah in 2000, Zainizam has 62 goals for Sabah. This makes him the second overall top scorer behind Scott Ollerenshaw.{{cite web|url=http://sabahfa.blogspot.com/2008/07/overall-scorers-top10.html |title=Info Bola Sabah: All Time Top Goalscorers (20 Goals & Above) |website=Sabahfa.blogspot.com |date=2014-05-10 |access-date=2016-03-07}}

In 2014, Sabah FA officially released him from the current squad.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="7"\| Under-23
1.	9 December 2003	Hanoi, Vietnam	{{fb\|VIE}}	3–2	4–3	2003 SEA Games
colspan="7"\| Senior
1.	rowspan="2"\| 11 December 2002	rowspan="2"\| Kelana Jaya, Malaysia	rowspan="2"\| {{fb\|CAM}}	4–0	rowspan="2"\| 5–0	rowspan="2"\| Friendly
2.	5–0