Shahrul Saad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Saad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Shahrul. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Shahrul Saad

Shahrul in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mohd Shahrul bin Mohd Saad
Date of birth	(1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	3
Youth career
2008–2010	Perak President's Cup
2011–2014	Harimau Muda B / Harimau Muda A
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Harimau Muda B	17	(0)
2012–2014	Harimau Muda A	41	(0)
2015	Felda United	17	(1)
2016–2021	Perak	94	(9)
2021–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	34	(0)
International career‡
2012–2015	Malaysia U23	27	(0)
2015–	Malaysia	58	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia AFF Championship Runner-up 2018 King's Cup Runner-up 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Mohd Shahrul bin Mohd Saad (born 8 July 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Shahrul has individually won 3 FAM Football Awards 'Best Defender Award' in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Club career

Youth

Shahrul started his career at Perak youth team. He was then transferred to Malaysia national youth setup and has played for Harimau Muda B in the 2011 Malaysia league and Harimau Muda A in the 2012 Singapore S.League. In 2014, he played 22 matches for Harimau Muda in the Australian National Premier Leagues. ^[2]

Felda United

In 2015, Shahrul graduated from the national youth setup and was signed by Felda United. At Felda, he was converted from a defender to a defensive midfielder by head coach Irfan Bakti Abu Salim. ^[3] He made his debut in the second match of 2015 Malaysia Super League against Sime Darby coming on from a bench in the 81st minute. He made his first start against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 3 May 2015 and become a regular until the end of the season. His only league goal for Felda was in the final league match against Johor Darul Ta'zim, where Felda won 2–1.

Perak

In 2016, Shahrul returned to his hometown club Perak where he won the 2018 Malaysia Cup with the club and finished as Malaysia Super League runners up in 2018, hence qualified to the AFC Champions League play-off round.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 8 May 2021, Shahrul joined Johor Darul Ta'zim. He was given the number 32 shirt. He made his debut against Sabah in the 2021 Malaysia Cup. He also scored his first goal for Johor Darul Ta'zim in the same competition against Kelantan.

In 2024, Shahrul changed his jersey number from no.32 to no.3 after Adam Nor Azlin left the club. He debuted in the no.3 jersey during a friendly match against Singapore side, Lion City Sailors on 4 April 2023 at Bishan Stadium. During the 2024 Malaysia FA Cup first leg match on 29 June 2024 against Malaysian University, Shahrul scored Johor Darul Ta'zim 1000th goal since being rebranded in 2013 scoring the fourth goal in 5–0 win.

International career

Youth

In 2012, Shahrul made his debut for the Malaysia U23 team in the final match of 2012 Olympic qualifiers against Syria. He featured in two Southeast Asian Games (2013 and 2015) and 2014 Asian Games for the Malaysia national under-23 team. He was also a part of the 2013 Merdeka Tournament winning team and played for the 2013 Malaysia Universiade team.

Senior

Shahrul made his debut for Malaysia on 8 October 2015 in a 3–1 win against Laos. ^{[4] [5]}

On 10 September 2018, he scored his first international goal against Cambodia in a friendly.

He achieved his 50th cap against the Solomon Islands on 14 June 2023. ^[6] On 20 June 2023 which was also his 51st cap, he was chosen as the captain for the Malaysia national team against Papua New Guinea. ^{[7] [8]}

Shahrul was also a member of the Malaysia squad at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar.

Personal life

Shahrul has two older brother who also have played professional football, Shahrizal Saad and Syamsul Saad. Like him, both brothers have played for Perak and Malaysia national team. Shahrul even played under Syamsul when his brother was the head coach of Perak in 2016. ^[9]

From May to December 2023, Shahrul, along with Goh Sze Fei and Nur Dhabitah Sabri were appointed as the brand ambassadors for Nutrilite Malaysia. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023 ^{[11] [12]}

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	2011	Malaysia Premier League	17	0	2 [a]	0	–		–		19	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	–		–		19	0
Harimau Muda A	2012	S.League	19	0	–		–		–		19	0
	2014	National Premier Leagues	22	0	–		–		–		22	0
	Total		41	0	–		–		–		41	0
Felda United	2015	Malaysia Super League	17	1	1	0	10	0	–		28	1
	Total		17	1	1	0	10	0	–		28	1
Perak	2016	Malaysia Super League	16	2	5	0	6	1	–		27	3
	2017	Malaysia Super League	20	2	1	0	10	2	–		31	4
	2018	Malaysia Super League	19	0	3	0	8	0	–		30	0
	2019	Malaysia Super League	21	3	7	0	8	0	2	0	38	3
	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	2	0	0	1	0	–		11	2
	2021	Malaysia Super League	8	0	–		–		–		8	0
	Total		94	9	16	0	33	3	2	0	145	12
Perak II	2021	Malaysia Premier League	1	0	–						1	0
	Total		1	0	–						1	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2021	Malaysia Super League	0	0	–		3	1	–		3	1
	2022	Malaysia Super League	20	0	5 [b]	0	6	1	6	0	37	1
	2023	Malaysia Super League	9	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	11	0
	Total		29	0	6	0	9	2	6	0	50	2
Career total			199	10	25	0	52	5	8	0	284	15

1. 1 appearances against Selangor in 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and 1 appearances against Hougang United in 2011 Singapore Cup.
2. 1 appearances in 2022 Piala Sumbangsih and 4 appearances in 2022 Malaysia FA Cup.

International

As of 26 March 2024 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2015	4	0
	2016	9	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	15	2
	2019	11	2
	2021	3	1
	2022	5	0
	2023	3	0
2024	7	0
Total		58	5

International goals

As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrul Saad goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2018	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	17	Cambodia	1–1	3–1	Friendly
2	11 December 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	26	Vietnam	1–2	2–2	2018 AFF Championship
3	2 June 2019		30	Nepal	1–0	2–0	Friendly
4	5 October 2019		36	Sri Lanka	2–0	6–0
5	9 December 2021	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	38	Laos	3–0	4–0	2020 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Perak

• Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2018
• Malaysia Cup: 2018
• Malaysia FA Cup runner-up: 2019
• Malaysia Charity Shield Runner-up: 2019

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2021, 2022, 2023
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Malaysia Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2022, 2023

International

Malaysia U23

• Merdeka Tournament: 2013

Malaysia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2018

Individual

• Malaysia Super League 'Best Defender Award': 2018, 2019,2022

References

1. "Shahrul Saad - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.
2. Player Profile - National Premier Leagues.
3. Vijhay Vick (20 October 2015). "Unlikely standout Shahrul eyeing transition into holding role". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
4. Vijhay Vick (28 March 2016). "Possible Malaysia XI against Macau". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
5. "Malaysia down Laos 3-1 for first win of the year | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News". Nst.com.my. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
6. HarimauMYstats - Twitter, 14 June 2023.
7. HarimauMYstats - Twitter, 20 June 2023.
8. Persahabatan: Harimau Malaya Belasah Papua New Guinea 10-0 - BERNAMA, 20 June 2023.
9. "Shahrul Saad: Syamsul mampu menjadi pemimpin yang berjaya – footballmalaysia". Footballmalaysia.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
10. "LIVE YOUR BEST with Nutrilite's Nationwide Branding Campaign | AmwayNow". amwaynow.my. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
11. "Shahrul Saad Statistics". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
12. "Shahrul Mohd Saad". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
13. "Saad, Shahrul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

External links

• Shahrul Saad at National-Football-Teams.com