Syamer Kutty Abba

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Syamer Kutty Abba
شامير كوتتي اببا
മുഹമ്മദ് സയാമർ കുട്ടി അബ്ബാ
Syamer Kutty Abba.jpg
Syamir with Malaysia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Penang
(on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Number 14
Youth career
2013–2016 Penang
2014–2015 Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Penang 25 (0)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim 43 (1)
2018 → Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
2024– → Penang (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Malaysia U17
2014–2017 Malaysia U20 9 (2)
2016–2019 Malaysia U23 30 (0)
2017– Malaysia 35 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Silver medal icon.svg 2018 AFF Championship
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba (born 1 October 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Penang, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. He mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder. He was known for his stamina, ball control and precise passing.

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Early life

He was born into a Malabari family at Kampung Dodol, George Town, Penang. He went to Penang Free School. [2]

Having made his Malaysia debut against Hong Kong (China PR) in October 2017, he has gone on to make more than 20 appearances for his country. Mohammad Syamer Kutty Abba began his career at Penang in 2014. He moved to Harimau Muda C in December 2014.

His spell at Harimau Muda C didn't last long and in December 2015 he rejoined Penang, making 25 league appearances in 2 years. In November 2017 he joined Johor Darul Ta'zim, making 30 league appearances. During this time he also spent time on loan at Vilaverdense.

Club career

Harimau Muda C

Syamer began his senior career playing in FAM League, representing Harimau Muda C in the 2014 Malaysia FAM League. [3]

Penang

Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C had to return to their own state. [4] Syamer are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 18 November 2017, Syamer signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim. [5]

In late January 2018, it was announced that Syamer was loaned out to Portuguese third division club Vilaverdense on 27 January for a year-long loan stint alongside Dominic Tan, a fellow player from Johor Darul Ta'zim. [6] But it was confirmed in early May that his stay would be a lot shorter than planned. An article by FOX Sports Asia concluded that he would return to Johor in June 2018, only having been on loan for six months. [7]

For the 2023 season, he changed his jersey number to 77 giving his former no. 5 to the captain, Jordi Amat.

International career

Syamer represented Malaysia at youth levels, playing for the under-17, -19, -20 and -23 levels.

In October 2017, Syamer received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training as a preparation for 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers Group B match against Hong Kong on 10 October 2017. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Syamer made his debut for Malaysia against Hong Kong in a 2–0 defeat on the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. [13]

On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysian national team for the 2018 AFF Championship. [14]

On 27 May 2022, Syamer scored his first international goal against Brunei in a friendly match held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

Syamer is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and played all 3 matches against Turkmenistan, Bahrain and Bangladesh in Third Round Group E Qualification. [15] [16] [17] Syamer is also part of the squad that make it to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 July 2023 [18] [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penang 2016 Malaysia Super League 4000–40
2017 Malaysia Super League21020–230
Total25020–270
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2018 Malaysia Super League4000500090
2019 Malaysia Super League100106030200
2020 Malaysia Super League6000001070
2021 Malaysia Super League151–3040221
2022 Malaysia Super League1010001030
2023 Malaysia Super League80300000110
Total4313014090691
Vilaverdense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 100000–10
Total100000–10
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
2020 Malaysia Premier League10–10
2022 Malaysia Premier League10–10
Total30–30
Career total72150140901001

    International

    As of 26 March 2024. [20]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Malaysia 201720
    2018100
    201970
    202130
    202271
    202330
    202430
    Total351

    International goals

    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.27 May 2022 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 2–04–0 Friendly

    Honours

    Club

    Johor Darul Ta'zim

    International

    Malaysia

    Malaysia U-23

    Individual

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