Nor Azam Azih

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Azih is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Nor Azam. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Azam Azih

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih [1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-03) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sri Pahang
Number	20
Youth career
2013	Pahang U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Harimau Muda B	22	(1)
2015–	Sri Pahang	147	(9)
International career‡
2017–2018	Malaysia U23	9	(1)
2017–	Malaysia	23	(0)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football Men's football Representing   Malaysia Men's football King's Cup Runner-up 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team. He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a long range shoot specialist. Azam is also often compared to the legendary Italian footballer, Andrea Pirlo , during the same gameplay.

Career

Club

Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang an d is ahe fif , during the same gameplay.th of six siblings. ^[2] He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League. ^[3]

Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. His first appearances for Pahang was against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 31 January 2015 coming on from a bench in the 85th minute.

He received his breakthrough with Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered. ^[4] Overall he made 24 appearances in all competition for Pahang during his season debut but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season. ^[5]

On 16 March 2023, he made his 200 appearances in all competitions for Pahang in a 3-0 away win against Perak. ^{[6] [7]}

International career

On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification. ^[8] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2023 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Harimau Muda B	2014	S.League	22	1	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		23	1
	Total		22	1	0	0	1	0	—		23	1
Sri Pahang	2015	Malaysia Super League	12	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	24	0
	2016	Malaysia Super League	9	0	0	0	4	0	—		13	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	20	0	7	1	7	1	—		34	2
	2018	Malaysia Super League	20	1	6	1	7	0	—		33	2
	2019	Malaysia Super League	16	1	5	0	8	1	—		29	2
	2020	Malaysia Super League	11	0	0	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	19	2	—		6	0	—		25	2
	2022	Malaysia Super League	20	3	2	0	2	0	—		24	3
	2023	Malaysia Super League	20	2	1	0			—		21	2
	Total		147	9	27	2	35	2	6	0	215	13
Career Total			169	10	27	2	36	2	6	0	238	14

1. Appearance in Singapore Cup

International

As of 22 September 2022 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2017	2	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	10	0
	2021	3	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	1	0
Total		22	0

International goals

Malaysia U-23

As of 29 August 2017.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 August 2017	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Singapore	2–1	Win	2017 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Club

Sri Pahang

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2018, runner-up 2017

International

Malaysia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017 ^[12]

References

1. "Athlete profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
2. "Azam tidak gentar lagi". Sinar Harian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
3. "Terima Kasih Kerana Bagi Peluang - Nor Azam". mstar.com.my. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
4. "Nor Azam: Young Tiger keeping feet on the ground, but says best is yet to come". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
5. "Most Promising Youngster (Aged 21 years and below)". FourFourTwo. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
6. Perak FC ‘tempang’ gagal sekat Tok Gajah - Flash Sukan, 16 March 2023.
7. Sri Pahang FC - 16 March 2023.
8. "Azam teruja dapat panggilan negara". Harian Metro. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
9. "KL2017: Nor Azam sedia balas kepercayaan Kim Swee". Berita Harian. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
10. Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
11. "Azih, Nor Azam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
12. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

External links

• Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway