Azhar Sairudin

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Azhar Sairudin
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Azhar bin Sairudin
Date of birth (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Singapore
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Geylang International
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Home United 14 (2)
2011–2014 Hougang United 94 (6)
2015–2016 Home United 33 (6)
2017 Hougang United 13 (1)
2018– Geylang International
International career
2016– Singapore 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Mohammad Azhar bin Sairudin (born 30 September 1986) is a Singapore professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for S.League club Geylang International and the Singapore national football team.

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International career

On 28 May 2016, Azhar was called up to represent the Singapore national football team for the 2016 AYA Bank Cup. It was Azhar's first call-up to the national team, after former Singapore national team coach Bernd Stange was replaced by his assistant V. Sundramoorthy. [3] On 3 June 2016, Azhar made his senior international debut against Myanmar in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup, playing 60 minutes before being substituted for Yasir Hanapi. The international cup fixture eventually ended in a 1–0 win for Singapore.

Career statistics

Club

As of 02:22, 4 June 2016 (UTC)
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia TotalRef.
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals [4]
Home United 2009 1110000111
2010 31001041
Total142001000152
Hougang United 2011 2914030361
2012 2123031273
2013 2543030314
2014 1901040240
Total946100131001177
Home United 2015 2235222297
2016 1131100124
Total3366322004111
Hougang United 2017 1622020202
Total162202000202
Geylang International 2018 2212000241
Total221200000241
Career total179172031830021723

International

As of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoalsRef.
201620 [5] [6]

Honours

Personal life

Azhar is the eldest child in his family, with a total of seven other siblings. In 2015, Azhar's younger sibling, Aqil Sairudin, died in a motorcycle accident on the Seletar Expressway in Singapore. Another sibling of Azhar, Azreen Sairudin, suffered multiple injuries from the accident as well, but subsequently recovered. During that period of time, Azhar went on a hiatus from his professional footballing career, with the assistance of his football club. He was also found cheated on his wife that has 2 sons with him. Home United. [8]

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