Sharul Nazeem

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

Sharul Nazeem

Personal information
Full name	Sharul Nazeem bin Zulpakar
Date of birth	(1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Selangor
Number	44
Youth career
2017–2018	Marcerra United
2018–2019	Selangor III
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Selangor II	11	(0)
2021–	Selangor	53	(4)
International career‡
2017–2018	Malaysia U19	0	(0)
2018–	Malaysia U23	0	(0)
2022–	Malaysia	9	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia Men's football Merdeka Cup Runner-up 2023 King's Cup Runner-up 2022 AFF Championship 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2022

Sharul Nazeem bin Zulpakar (born 16 November 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Early year

Sharul was born in Kuala Lumpur and grew up in Gombak, Selangor. He took his first steps in football to represent local club in third division league, Marcerra United in 2017. The following year, he joined Selangor youth team, and then promoted to the Selangor II, where he managed to play in the first team as a captain, and play all matches at 2020 Malaysia Premier League season, with help the team to reach the seventh-place (7th) in the league. ^[1]

Selangor

Sharul was the part of the senior's team after being called by Selangor II team head coach, Michael Feichtenbeiner, to represent for 2020 Malaysia Cup tournament. ^{[2] [3]} On 2 December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Sharul would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season. ^[4] He made his debut for the club on 6 April 2021, playing full 90-minutes with a 1–2 loss against Kedah Darul Aman in Super League matches. ^[5] On 3 August 2021, Shahrul scored his first goal for the club against UiTM in 2–0 win at Super League matches. ^[6]

International career

Youth

Sharul has represented Malaysia youth level from the under 19-side to the under-23 sides. He never makes any appearance during that time. ^{[7] [8]}

Senior

In October 2021, Sharul receives his first callup for senior team ahead of friendly against Jordan and Uzbekistan but he pulled up because of hamstring injury. On 10 March 2022, he received another callup for senior team from new appointed headcoach Kim Pan Gon ahead friendly matches against Philippines and Singapore. He however didn't make it into the finalised squad.

On 25 September 2022, Sharul made his debut for the national team in a penalty shoot-out defeat against Tajikistan in King's Cup final. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental [lower-alpha 3]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor II	2020	Malaysia Premier League	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Selangor	2020	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	14	1	0	0	5	0	—		19	1
	2022	Malaysia Super League	18	0	4	0	6	1	—		28	1
	2023	Malaysia Super League	21	3	1	0	3	0	—		25	3
	2024–25	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		53	4	5	0	14	1	0	0	72	5
Career total			64	4	5	0	14	1	0	0	83	5

International

As of 10 January 2023

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition

National Team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2022	3	0	3	0	6	0
	2023	3	0	0	0	3	0
Total		6	0	3	0	9	0

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Champions League 2

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022

References

1. "KNOW ME BETTER: Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar". Selangor FC. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
2. Suhaimi, Muhammad Ardie Putra (3 November 2020). "Shahrul Nazeem sedia beri impak". Kosmo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
3. Zainal, Zulhilmi (21 October 2020). "Selangor promote five more young players to first team for Malaysia Cup campaign". Goal. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
5. "Selangor vs Kedah Darul Aman". Soccerway. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
6. Mohamad, Nur Hadi (3 August 2021). "Liga Super: Jaringan Afro Bantu Selangor 'Sembelih' UiTM". Semuanyabola. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
7. "SENARAI 26 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT SKUAD B-19 KEBANGSAAN BERMULA 25 SEPTEMBER 2018". FAM. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
8. "SENARAI 30 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT SKUAD B-21 KEBANGSAAN MENJELANG PIALA NEWSPAPER B-21 2018 DI VIETNAM". FAM. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
9. "Malaysia – Sharul Nazeem Zulpakar – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". my.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

External links

• Sharul Nazeem at Soccerway