Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team. He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a long range shoot specialist. Azam is also often compared to the legendary Italian footballer, Andrea Pirlo, during the same gameplay.
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| Full name | Muhammad 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) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 147 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Malaysia | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editClub
editNor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang an d is ahe fif, during the same gameplay.th 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. His first appearances for Pahang was against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 31 January 2015 coming on from a bench in the 85th minute.
He received his breakthrough with 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.[4] Overall he made 24 appearances in all competition for Pahang during his season debut but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.[5]
On 16 March 2023, he made his 200 appearances in all competitions for Pahang in a 3-0 away win against Perak.[6][7]
International career
editOn 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[8] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 16 December 2023[10]
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 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 | 8 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 147 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 13 | ||
| Career Total | 169 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 238 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Singapore Cup
International
edit- As of 22 September 2022[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
International goals
editMalaysia U-23
- As of 29 August 2017.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 August 2017 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia | Singapore | 2–1 | Win | 2017 Southeast Asian Games |
Honours
editClub
editSri Pahang
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2018, runner-up 2017
International
editMalaysia U-23
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nor Azam: Young Tiger keeping feet on the ground, but says best is yet to come". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Most Promising Youngster (Aged 21 years and below)". FourFourTwo. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Perak FC ‘tempang’ gagal sekat Tok Gajah - Flash Sukan, 16 March 2023.
- ^ Sri Pahang FC - 16 March 2023.
- ^ "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". The Star Online. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
External links
edit- Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
