Venice Elphi

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Venice Elphi
Personal information
Full name Venice Elphi anak Danny Kaya
Date of birth (1984-09-10) 10 September 1984 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 ATM
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008– ATM FA 164 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Venice Elphi anak Danny Kaya (born 10 September 1984) is a Malaysian footballer plays for Angkatan Tentera Malaysia F.A in Malaysia M3 League. [2] Venice plays as a winger. As of 2022, he is the longest serving player in the current ATM FA squad.

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Career

ATM FA

Venice football career started when his talent was spotted in 2007, two years after he joined the Malaysian Armed Forces in 2005. He was selected in the armed forces football team starting in 2008, when ATM FA was in the second-tier Malaysia Premier League. [3] Venice turned full-time professional with ATM FA in 2011, having played before that as a semi-professional player, combining soccer with his army duties.

Venice has won the 2012 Malaysia Premier League with ATM FA, and were in the team that finished runners-up to Kelantan FA in the 2012 Malaysia Cup final, the first time ATM FA qualified for the Malaysia Cup final since 1966.

International career

Venice received his first call-up to the Malaysia national football team in early 2012 under K. Rajagopal. [4]

Personal

Venice was a Corporal in the Malaysian Armed Forces, before being promoted to Sergeant in 2012. [5] He is of Iban-Bidayuh native. [6] On 30 April 2018, he were promoted to Staff Sergeant. [7]

Venice lost his first daughter, 6, on July 2018 in an accidental fall from the family's apartment. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Beijing 2022 Olympics - News, Schedule & Videos". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Let's salute Venice today - Soccer - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 6 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "VENICE mahu nama terus disebut di pentas bola sepak negara | Pasukan Bolasepak Angkatan Tentera Malaysia". www.atmfa.my. Archived from the original on 8 April 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.atmfa.my/news/daripada-ultra-ke-harimau-malaya-pembabitan-lewat-tidak-halang-venice-cipta-nama-dalam-skuad-malaysia/ [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Football: Promotions for soldiers | SPORTS247.MY". www.sports247.my. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Koperal Venice Elphi idam juara". www.utusan.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  7. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/atmfanclub/posts/1677477512367585 [ user-generated source ]
  8. ↑ "Daughter of ATM FA midfielder dies as parents seek help for second child".


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