Indra Putra Mahayuddin

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Indra Putra Mahayuddin
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Indra Putra (right) playing at the 2012 Malaysia Cup.
Personal information
Full name Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin
Date of birth (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Ipoh, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
Number 23
Youth career
1997–1998 Perak President's Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Perak 42 (10)
2004–2007 Pahang 51 (29)
2008 Selangor 18 (3)
2009–2010 Kelantan 47 (36)
2011–2012 T-Team 24 (11)
2012–2013 Kelantan 47 (13)
2014–2015 Felda United 39 (16)
2016–2017 Kelantan 38 (5)
2018– Kuala Lumpur City 71 (15)
National team‡
2002–2006 Malaysia U23 27 (15)
2002–2015 Malaysia 53 (17)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 12, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of Oct 22, 2020
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mahayuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Indra Putra.

Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin, P.B.[1] (born 2 September 1981) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Malaysia national team. He is the all-time highest goalscorer of the Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker or a winger.[2]

Club career[]

Beginnings with Perak, Pahang and Selangor[]

Indra Putra has played in the Perak Academy when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 2002, helping Perak to clinch the Malaysian Premier One League in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Pahang in a high-profile transfer. There, Indra helped Pahang to win the inaugural edition of the rebranded Malaysian Super League in his first season.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak's coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 21 games played. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian football player to win that accolade.

He joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.

Kelantan[]

During 2009 season, Indra Putra joined Kelantan and were partnered upfront by his former teammate in Perak Khalid Jamlus.[3] On 18 April 2009, he was the villain among the Negeri Sembilan supporters after stamping on Negeri's defender, Rahman Zabul. Amazingly, he escaped the red card. He was part of the Kelantan team that play in that year Malaysia FA Cup final against Selangor where Kelantan lost 3–1 on penalties his spot kick hit the bar which cost Kelantan the match. Kelantan suffered another setback when lost the 2009 Malaysia Cup final against Negeri Sembilan. Indra scored a consolation goal from the free kick. However, Indra was chosen as the most valuable player for the 2009 season. He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.

T-Team[]

Indra signed with Kuala Terengganu-based club, T-Team in 2011.

Second Stint with Kelantan[]

After one season with T-Team, Indra returned to Kelantan for the 2012 season. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium, he scored an extra-time winner and clinched a dramatic 3–2 victory over ATM. During the season, he also help the team won the 2012 Super League and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, completing the treble.

Felda United[]

Indra joined Felda United, who were just relegated to the Premier League, at the end of the 2013. He helped the club finished runners-up in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League, and the club was promoted straight back to the Malaysia Super League after only being in the second division for one season.[4]

Third Stint with Kelantan[]

On 30 December 2015, Indra was officially announced as Kelantan new signing during a friendly match with PKNP by Kelantan FA President, Annuar Musa.[5] He was released at the end of his contract.

Kuala Lumpur[]

On 3 December 2017, Indra signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur after being released by Kelantan.[6] He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang FA. He then scored his second goal against his former club, Kelantan FA in a 4–2 defeat. On 27 April 2019 he scored 100 goal in Malaysian Super League against PKNS; his first goal was 21 February 2004 against Sabah FA.

International career[]

The right-footed player started represented Malaysia for the 2001 Sea Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7][8] After that, he joined national team in the FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 and also in the 2002 Tiger Cup in Thailand, helping Malaysia national football team to a 4th-place finish.

In 2002, Indra was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of first eleven to played against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho.[9][10][11]

He also been called up by Malaysia national football team coach Norizan Bakar for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in July, co-hosting by 4 countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. In the competition, Indra Putra is the only Malaysian player to score a goal, against China, as Malaysia crashed out in the group stages having lost all group games.

Indra Putra also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2.

He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He entered the match as a substitute, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 12 September 2021[12]
Club Season League Charity Shield FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Perak 1999 2 — — 2
2000 — — —
2001 2 — — 2
2002 22 5 — 10 6 9 6 — 41 17
2003 20 5 — 1 — 1 20 7
Total 42 10 6 11 1 61 28
Pahang 2004 21 15 — 4 4 — 21 23
2005 21 11 — 3 6 4 27 18
2005–06 9 3 — 6 1 10 8 — 16 12
2006–07 0 — —
Total 51 29 6 4 64 53
Selangor 2007–08 18 3 — 4 — 18 7
Total 18 3 — 4 — 18 7
Kelantan 2009 21 14 — 9 5 11 11 — 41 30
2010 26 9 — 2 1 11 3 — 39 13
Total 47 23 — 11 6 22 14 — 80 43
T-Team 2011 24 11 — 1 1 10 5 — 35 17
Total 24 11 — 1 1 10 5 — 35 17
Kelantan 2012 26 7 1 0 6 2 10 3 6 1 49 13
2013 21 6 1 1 6 2 11 5 5 1 44 15
Total 47 13 2 1 12 4 21 8 11 2 93 28
Felda United 2014 18 10 — 6 2 10 2 — 34 14
2015 21 6 — 1 0 9 1 — 31 7
Total 39 16 — 7 2 19 3 — 65 21
Kelantan 2016 17 3 — 2 0 5 0 — 24 3
2017 21 2 — 1 1 6 0 — 28 3
Total 38 5 — 3 1 11 0 52 6
Kuala Lumpur 2018 19 6 — 4 0 6 0 — 29 6
2019 21 6 — 4 3 6 0 — 25 9
2020 11 3 — — — — 11 3
2021 20 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 20 0
Total 71 15 — 8 3 12 0 84 18
Career total 368 135 2 1 57 37 99 56 17 7 552 221

International[]

As of 22 Oct 2020.[13]
Malaysia national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 7 5
2003 6 1
2004 5 0
2006 4 1
2007 7 1
2008 8 7
2009 1 0
2014 11 2
2015 4 0
Total 53 17

International goals[]

As of December 2014.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 December 2002 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia  Cambodia 5–0 Win Friendly
2. 18 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 0–4 Win 2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
3. 18 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 0–4 Win 2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
4. 20 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Thailand 3–1 Win 2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
5. 29 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Vietnam 2–1 Lose 2002 Tiger Cup Third/Fourth place
6. 22 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 3–1 Lose 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7. 23 August 2006 Shah Alam, Malaysia  Myanmar 1–2 Lose 2006 Merdeka Tournament Group stage
8. 10 July 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  China PR 1–5 Lose 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group stage
9. 22 July 2008 Hyderabad, India  India 1–1 Draw Friendly
10. 15 October 2008 Kelana Jaya, Malaysia    Nepal 4–0 Win 2008 Merdeka Tournament
11. 23 October 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar 4–0 Win 2008 Merdeka Tournament
12. 23 October 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar 4–0 Win 2008 Merdeka Tournament
13. 6 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Laos 3–0 Win 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
14. 8 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Vietnam 2–3 Lose 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
15. 8 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Vietnam 2–3 Lose 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
16. 29 November 2014 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 3–1 Win 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
17. 20 December 2014 Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Thailand 3–2 Win 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours[]

Club[]

Perak

Pahang

Kelantan

International[]

Individual[]

Records[]

References[]

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