Asmawi Bakiri

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Bakiri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Asmawi.

Asmawi Bakiri

Asmawi in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Asmawi bin Bakiri
Date of birth	(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth	Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	Selangor President's Cup
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Selangor
1999	Penang
2000	Sabah
2001	Selangor
2002–2003	Sabah
2004	Perak
2005–2006	MPPJ
2007–2008	Shahzan Muda
International career
1993–1994	Malaysia U-23	3	(0)
1999	Malaysia	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Asmawi Bakiri (born 10 September 1974) is a former Malaysian footballer. ^[1] He is also a writer and sports commentator for Malaysia television Astro Arena.

Career

Club

In the early 90s, Asmawi made his debut in the Malaysian League with Selangor President's Cup team. His first goal for Selangor was in the 1997 FA Cup quarter final 2-2 draw against Kelantan at Kota Bahru. ^{[2] [3]} He won three Malaysia Cup with Selangor from 1995 until 1997. He move to Penang in 1999 but only stay for one season. ^[4] On the next season he move to Sabah before returning to Selangor. On 4 August 2001, he played in 2001 Sultan of Selangor Cup. ^{[5] [6]} In 2002 until 2003 he played for Sabah and help them reaching back to back Malaysia Cup final but only finished as the runners up. In 2004 he played for Perak and won the Malaysia FA Cup. ^[7]

International

In 1993 while playing for Selangor in the President's Cup, Asmawi was called up with the national under 23 team for a training stint in Sri Lanka. ^{[8] [9]} In 1994 he played all matches of the Dunhill Cup against Japan U-23, Denmark U-21 and Norway U-21. ^[10] Under Abdul Rahman Ibrahim, he made his senior international debut in a 2-1 win over New Zealand on 1 July 1999. His only international goal is against Brunei at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia won 2-0.

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 1995, 1996, 1997
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 1996
• Malaysia FA Cup: 1997

Perak

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2004

References

1. "Asmawi Bakiri | National Football Teams.com". Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
2. Sentuhan baru Asmawi Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Harian Metro (KLIK), 24 April 1997.
3. Tembok penyelamat Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Harian Metro (KLIK) - 23 April 1997
4. Asmawi the pick of the Panthers Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine - The Malay Mail (KLIK), 1 March 1999.
5. "Sultan of Selangor Cup". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
6. "SOS Cup History". fourfourtwo . Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
7. Usah diragui kesetiaan Asmawi Archived 1 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine - Harian Metro (KLIK), 24 April 2004.
8. Youngster Asmawi gets good break Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine - The Malay Mail (KLIK), 3 December 1993.
9. S. Lanka stint for back-up squad Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine - The Malay Mail (KLIK), 3 December 1993.
10. Dunhill Cup 1994 (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) Archived 7 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine - rsssf.org