Azhar Sairudin

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Sairudin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azhar.

Mohammad Azhar bin Sairudin (born 30 September 1986) is a Singapore professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for S.League club Geylang International and the Singapore national football team.

Azhar Sairudin

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Azhar bin Sairudin
Date of birth	(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 37)^[1]
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Geylang International
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Home United	14	(2)
2011–2014	Hougang United	94	(6)
2015–2016	Home United	33	(6)
2017	Hougang United	13	(1)
2018–	Geylang International
International career^‡
2016–	Singapore	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 29 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

International career

On 28 May 2016, Azhar was called up to represent the Singapore national football team for the 2016 AYA Bank Cup. It was Azhar's first call-up to the national team, after former Singapore national team coach Bernd Stange was replaced by his assistant V. Sundramoorthy.^[3] On 3 June 2016, Azhar made his senior international debut against Myanmar in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup, playing 60 minutes before being substituted for Yasir Hanapi. The international cup fixture eventually ended in a 1–0 win for Singapore.

Career statistics

Club

As of 02:22, 4 June 2016 (UTC)

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total		Ref.
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	^[4]
Home United	2009	11	1	0	0	0	0	—		11	1
	2010	3	1	0	0	1	0	—		4	1
	Total	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	2
Hougang United	2011	29	1	4	0	3	0	—		36	1
	2012	21	2	3	0	3	1	—		27	3
	2013	25	4	3	0	3	0	—		31	4
	2014	19	0	1	0	4	0	—		24	0
	Total	94	6	10	0	13	1	0	0	117	7
Home United	2015	22	3	5	2	2	2	—		29	7
	2016	11	3	1	1	0	0	—		12	4
	Total	33	6	6	3	2	2	0	0	41	11
Hougang United	2017	16	2	2	0	2	0	—		20	2
	Total	16	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	20	2
Geylang International	2018	22	1	2	0	0	0	—		24	1
	Total	22	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	1
Career total		179	17	20	3	18	3	0	0	217	23

International

As of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Singapore national team
Year	Apps	Goals	Ref.
2016	2	0	^[5]^[6]

Honours

• Singapore League Cup
  • Winner: 2009
  • Runner-up: 2011
• Singapore Cup
  • Runner-up: 2015
• S.League Player of the Month (1)
  • August 2015^[7]

Personal life

Azhar is the eldest child in his family, with a total of seven other siblings. In 2015, Azhar's younger sibling, Aqil Sairudin, died in a motorcycle accident on the Seletar Expressway in Singapore. Another sibling of Azhar, Azreen Sairudin, suffered multiple injuries from the accident as well, but subsequently recovered. During that period of time, Azhar went on a hiatus from his professional footballing career, with the assistance of his football club Home United.^[8]

References

1. "Azhar Sairudin – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "Azhar Sairudin – Player Profile – Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. Leong, Kelvin (28 May 2016). "New Singapore coach Sundram calls up Home United's Azhar Sairudin". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
4. "Singapore – A. Sairudin – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
5. Tan, Gabriel (3 June 2016). "Faris Ramli fires Singapore to victory over Myanmar in AYA Bank Cup". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
6. "Vietnam vs. Singapore – Football Match Report – June 6, 2016". ESPN FC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
7. "S.League August Player of the Month: Azhar Sairudin". S.League. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
8. Ho, Kenneth (15 October 2015). . VoxSports. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links

• Azhar Sairudin at Soccerway