Naasiruddeen Abdul Wahab

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Wahab is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Naasiruddeen.
Naasiruddeen
Personal information
Full name Naasiruddeen bin Abdul Wahab
Date of birth (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 DSP United
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 QAF FC
2011–2016 Kilanas FC (4)
2017 DSP United (2)
International career‡
2009 Brunei 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 February 2019

Naasiruddeen bin Abdul Wahab (born 3 May 1989[1]) is a Bruneian former footballer who last played as a midfielder for DSP United.[2] He is a two-time Brunei Premier League champion with QAF FC and has represented Brunei on three occasions in 2009.[3]

Club career[edit]

Naasiruddeen began his playing career with local powerhouse QAF FC, winning the Brunei Premier League on two occasions namely the 2007-08 and 2009-10 seasons.[4][5] He left to join Kilanas FC of the Brunei Premier League II in 2011 and scored a hat-trick against Muara Vella FC on 24 April.[6]

Kilanas were one of the founder clubs of the Brunei Super League but frequently finished in the lower half. They suffered back-to-back relegations in 2015 and 2016.[7][8] Naasiruddeen moved to promoted DSP United for the 2017 Brunei Premier League and finished fourth in the table.[9] He scored twice in one match against Tunas FC on 9 July.[2]

International career[edit]

Naasiruddeen debuted for the Brunei national football team (represented by QAF FC[10]) on 4 April 2009 against Sri Lanka in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying matches held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was a first-half substitute for Zulkhairi Salleh and finished the game on the losing side with a 5–1 score.[11] He was also a substitute in the next game against Pakistan two days later, which ended 0–6 against the Wasps.[12] He was finally handed a start by Ali Mustafa in the final game against Chinese Taipei, however once again Brunei were defeated 5 goals to nil.[13]

Honours[edit]

QAF FC

Personal life[edit]

Naasiruddeen is an alumnus of Institut Teknologi Brunei (currently Universiti Teknologi Brunei). He became the President of the institute's Student Representative Council for the 2014 academic year,[14] and graduated in 2016 as a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Communications Engineering. He received the Vice Chancellor's Award for his academic excellence there.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "My profile".
  2. ^ a b "DSP United tundukkan Tunas FC". Pelita Brunei. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "QAF FC Sweep Brunei Shell 3-0". Borneo Bulletin. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Brunei 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "QAF FC invincible no more". The Brunei Times. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Kilanas FC: LATEST LEAGUE FIXTURE". 26 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Al-Idrus Junior FT Defeated Menglait FC 3-2". Borneo Bulletin. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Brunei 2016: Premier League 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  9. ^ "IKLS promoted to DST Premier League with win over DSP United". Borneo Bulletin. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka too strong for QAF FC". Borneo Bulletin. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  11. ^ "MATCH SUMMARY:SRI LANKA 5 - 1 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. ^ "MATCH SUMMARY:BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0 -6 PAKISTAN" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ^ "MATCH SUMMARY:CHINESE TAIPEI 5 - 0 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  14. ^ "ITB welcomes new student council members". The Brunei Times. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  15. ^ "CELEBRATING UTB GRADUATES". Radio Televisyen Brunei. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

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