Syamer Kutty Abba

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Kutty Abba is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohammad Syamer.

Syamer Kutty Abba
شامير كوتتي اببا
മുഹമ്മദ് ഷമീർ കുട്ടി അബ്ബാ

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	37	(2)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia AFF Championship Runner-up 2018 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 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.

Early life

He was born into a Malayali 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

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
Penang	2016	Malaysia Super League	4	0	0	0	–				4	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	21	0	2	0	–				23	0
	Total		25	0	2	0	–				27	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2018	Malaysia Super League	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	9	0
	2019	Malaysia Super League	10	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	20	0
	2020	Malaysia Super League	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	15	1	–		3	0	4	0	22	1
	2022	Malaysia Super League	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2023	Malaysia Super League	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Total			43	1	3	0	14	0	9	0	69	1
Vilaverdense (loan)	2017–18	Campeonato de Portugal	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2018	Malaysia Premier League	1	0	–						1	0
	2020	Malaysia Premier League	1	0	–						1	0
	2022	Malaysia Premier League	1	0	–						1	0
	Total		3	0	–						3	0
Career total			72	1	5	0	14	0	9	0	100	1

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

International

As of 4 September 2024. ^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2017	2	0
	2018	10	0
	2019	7	0
	2021	4	0
	2022	7	1
	2023	3	0
	2024	4	1
Total		37	2

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 2022	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Brunei	2–0	4–0	Friendly
2.	4 September 2024	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Philippines	1–1	2–1	2024 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023
• Malaysia Cup: 2019, 2022
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

International

Malaysia

• AFF Championship  : 2018 runner up
• Pestabola Merdeka: 2024 ^[21]

Malaysia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal: 2017 ^[22]

Individual

• AFF Best XI : 2019 ^[23]

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