Suni Mat Jerah

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mat Jerah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suni.
Suni Mat Jerah
Personal information
Full name Suni bin Mat Jerah
Date of birth (1968-05-04) 4 May 1968 (age 53)
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Brunei
2001–2008 Wijaya FC
2012
National team‡
1995–2001 Brunei 7+ (1+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 April 2021

Suni bin Mat Jerah (born 4 May 1968) is a retired Bruneian footballer. He played as a striker for the Brunei national team and most notably the Bruneian representative team that joined the Malaysian leagues in the late nineties, and was part of the 1999 Malaysia Cup-winning squad.

Club career[]

Suni first played with Brunei in the Liga Semi-Pro Malaysia in 1995, forming a lethal strike partnership with experienced striker Rosanan Samak.[1] His M-League career came to a climax in 1999 when Brunei beat Sarawak FA 2–1 in the final of the Malaysia Cup, although he did not take the field.[2] After Brunei were relegated from Premier 1 the next season, he chose to leave the team for Wijaya FC in the domestic league.[3]

Now revered as a legend, Suni brought success to Wijaya with the Brunei FA Cup in 2002 and the B-League championship in 2003.[4][5] In his last season as a Wijaya player, he scored a last-minute winner against Majra FC to put his team into the final of the 2008 Brunei FA Cup.[6] He would be let down in his last game by a solitary MS ABDB goal in the final.[7]

Suni came out of retirement to captain for the 2012 Brunei National Football League (precursor to the Brunei Super League), but his side finished seventh in the 8-team group stage.[8][9]

International career[]

Suni debuted at the 1995 SEA Games held in Thailand, scoring a goal against Singapore on 4 December.[10] Brunei would lose all of their matches after this valiant 2–2 draw.

Suni played for Brunei at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round, a disastrous campaign which included a heavy 9–0 defeat by Japan.[11][12] His last outings for the national team were at the 2002 World Cup qualifying first round for AFC, playing the full ninety minutes in Brunei's record heaviest defeat, a 0–12 drubbing by the United Arab Emirates.[13][14]

Honours[]

Brunei M-League Team
Wijaya FC

References[]

  1. ^ "Malaysia Club Info 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 July 1999. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Piala Malaysia 1999: Brunei FA lawan Sarawak FA". Che Din. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ "M-League - Operation 'Promotion' kicks off". Borneo Bulletin. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Lady Luck on Wijaya's side?". The Brunei Times. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Classy MS ABDB win big". The Brunei Times. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Wijaya beat Majra to reach FA Cup final". The Brunei Times. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ "ABDB gun down Wijaya to clinch Cup". The Brunei Times. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Rimba Star, Perda settle for draw". The Brunei Times. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Brunei 2011/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Nightmare start for lions". The Straits Times. 5 December 1995. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  11. ^ "2000年　第12回アジアカップ　レバノン". ASIAN FOOTBALL SHOW. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  12. ^ "2000 MATCHES". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Football - Brunei soccer teams unveiled". Borneo Bulletin. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Brunei vs. UAE 0 - 12". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

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