Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian

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Ahmad Shahrul Azhar
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian
Date of birth (1974-10-24) 24 October 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth Perak, Malaysia
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Perak President's Cup Manager
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Perak (3)
1998–1999 Negeri Sembilan (3)
2000–2008 Perak (21)
2009 Proton
International career
2002 Malaysia U-23 [1] 3 (0)
1999–2001 Malaysia [2] 6 (1)
1999–2002 Malaysia 40 [3] (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian (born 24 October 1974) is a Malaysian former footballer best known for his time with Perak, where he was team captain and wore the number 7 jersey. He was a central midfielder.

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Career

Shahrul spent almost his entire career with Perak FA. He made his debut in 1996 and remained with Perak FA until 2008 except in 1998 and 1999, where he joined Negeri Sembilan FA. He is a highly-influential player for Perak FA, but is perhaps more known for his fiery temperament than his footballing abilities. [4] He was once banned 12 months for his antics against the fourth official after receiving a red card against Selangor MPPJ.

Shahrul made his international senior debut at the 1999 Dunhill Cup in Vietnam. He also played in the 1999 Southeast Asian Games where he scored a hat-trick against Cambodia. In 2000, Ahmad Shahrul was selected as the captain of the national team. On 25 May 2002, he was called up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of the first eleven to play against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho. [5] [6] [7] His last appearance with the national team is at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.

He was also sent off in the 2007 Malaysia Cup final for a second-bookable offence. Perak went on to lose that match 3-0.

He played for Proton FC in the 2009 Malaysia Premier League, and retired at the end of the season.

Previously Shahrul works as Assistant Coach of U20 Negeri Sembilan FA.

Currently he works as Manager of Perak FA.

International goals

Goals for Senior National Team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 August 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 7-3Won 1999 Southeast Asian Games
2.4 August 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 7-3Won 1999 Southeast Asian Games
3.4 August 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 7-3Won 1999 Southeast Asian Games
4.7 November 2000 Songkhla, Thailand Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 5-0Won 2000 Tiger Cup
5.7 November 2000 Songkhla, Thailand Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3-2Won 2000 Tiger Cup
6.9 February 2001 Ba Town, Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2-1WonFriendly
7.25 June 2001 Shah Alam, Malaysia Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2Draw 2001 Merdeka Tournament

Personal life

His grandfather, Ahmad Nazari was also a football player and a part of the Malaya national football team when it finished third in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta. [8] [9]

Honours

Perak

Awards

Shahrul was honoured by the Perak state in 2005 along with his teammates Chan Wing Hoong, K. Nanthakumar, Mohd Hamsani Ahmad and Syamsul Saad for their contributions to state football. [10]

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  2. ↑ Appearances for non FIFA international matches.
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