Nor Azam Azih
Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Muhamad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 January 1995 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Maran, Pahang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Sri Pahang | ||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2013 | Pahang U-19 | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2014 | Harimau Muda B | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||
2015– | Sri Pahang | 105 | (5) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Malaysia U-23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
2017– | Malaysia | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021 |
Muhamad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team as a deep-lying playmaker. He also can operate as box-to-box player. He known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He also a free kick specialist.
Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang and is the fifth of six siblings.[2] He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League.[3]
Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. He made 12 league appearances during his season debut and would offered his teammate Matthew Davies genuine competition, but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.[4] Nor Azam received his breakthrough in Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered.[5]
International career[]
On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[6] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 12 September 2021[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Harimau Muda B | 2014 | S.League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
Sri Pahang | 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
2016 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2017 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
2018 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2020 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2021 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
Total | 105 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 8 | ||
Career Total | 127 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 9 |
- ^ Appearance in Singapore Cup
International[]
- As of 15 June 2021[9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 |
International goals[]
Malaysia U-23
- As of 29 August 2017.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 August 2017 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia | Singapore | 2–1 | Win | 2017 Southeast Asian Games |
Honours[]
Sri Pahang
International[]
Malaysia U-23
References[]
- ^ "Athlete profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Azam tidak gentar lagi". Sinar Harian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Terima Kasih Kerana Bagi Peluang - Nor Azam". mstar.com.my. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Most Promising Youngster (Aged 21 years and below)". FourFourTwo. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Nor Azam: Young Tiger keeping feet on the ground, but says best is yet to come". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Azam teruja dapat panggilan negara". Harian Metro. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "KL2017: Nor Azam sedia balas kepercayaan Kim Swee". Berita Harian. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
- ^ "Azih, Nor Azam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
External links[]
- Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Pahang FA players
- Malaysian footballers
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- People from Pahang
- Malaysia Super League players
- Association football midfielders
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
- Malaysia international footballers
- Malaysian football biography stubs