Shahrul Saad

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Saad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shahrul.
Shahrul Saad
Personal information
Full name Shahrul bin Mohd Saad
Date of birth (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Perak, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 32
Youth career
2008–2010 Perak President's Cup
2011–2014 Harimau Muda B / Harimau Muda A
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Harimau Muda B 17 (0)
2012–2014 Harimau Muda A 19 (0)
2015 Felda United 10 (1)
2016–2021 Perak 94 (9)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 (1)
National team‡
2011–2014 Malaysia U-21 6 (0)
2015– Malaysia 43 (5)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Second place 2018 AFF Championship
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 25, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2019

Shahrul bin Mohd Saad (born 8 July 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. Shahrul plays mainly as a centre-back but can also plays as a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Shahrul started his career at Perak youth team. He was then transferred to Malaysia national youth setup and has played for Harimau Muda B in the Malaysia league and Harimau Muda A in the Singapore S.League.

In 2015, he graduated from the national youth setup and was signed by Felda United. At Felda, he was converted from a defender to a defensive midfielder by head coach Irfan Bakti Abu Salim.[1] In 2016, Shahrul returned to Perak FC.


Johor Darul Ta'zim FC

On 8 May 2021, Shahrul joined Johor Darul Ta'zim. He was given the number 32 shirt.

International career[]

Shahrul has played for the Malaysia national football team, making his debut in late 2015 by national coach Ong Kim Swee.[2][3]

Career Statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 8 September 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Harimau Muda B 2011 Malaysia Premier League 17 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harimau Muda A 2012 S.League 19 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Felda United 2015 Malaysia Super League 10 1 1 0 0 0 – ? 1
Total 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 ? 1
Perak 2016 Malaysia Super League 16 2 5 0 ? 1 – 0 3
2017 Malaysia Super League 20 2 1 0 10 2 – 31 4
2018 Malaysia Super League 19 0 3 0 8 0 – 30 0
2019 Malaysia Super League 21 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 31 3
2020 Malaysia Super League 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2021 Malaysia Super League 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 94 9 16 0 19 3 2 0 131 12
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International[]

As of 19 November 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2015 4 0
2016 9 0
2017 1 0
2018 15 2
2019 11 2
Total 40 4

International goals[]

As of match played 9 December 2021. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrul Saad goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2018 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 17  Cambodia 1–1 3–1 Friendly
2 11 December 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia 26  Vietnam 1–2 2–2 2018 AFF Championship
3 2 June 2019 30    Nepal 1–0 2–0 Friendly
4 5 October 2019 36  Sri Lanka 2–0 6–0
5 9 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore 38  Laos 3–0 4–0 2020 AFF Championship

Personal life[]

Shahrul has two older brother who also have played professional football, Shahrizal Saad and Syamsul Saad. Like him, both brothers have played for Perak and Malaysia national team. Shahrul even played under Syamsul when his brother was the head coach of Perak in 2016.[6]

Honours[]

Club[]

Perak TBG
Johor Darul Ta'zim

Champion 2021

International[]

Malaysia

Individual[]

  • Malaysia Football League Best Defender: 2018, 2019

References[]

  1. ^ Vijhay Vick (2015-10-20). "Unlikely standout Shahrul eyeing transition into holding role". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ^ Vijhay Vick (2016-03-28). "Possible Malaysia XI against Macau". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. ^ "Malaysia down Laos 3-1 for first win of the year | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News". Nst.com.my. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. ^ "Shahrul Saad Statistics". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Saad, Shahrul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Shahrul Saad: Syamsul mampu menjadi pemimpin yang berjaya – footballmalaysia". Footballmalaysia.com. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

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