Nurridzuan Abu Hassan
Muhammad Nurridzuan bin Abu Hassan Saari is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Selangor. He is known for his free-kick ability.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Nurridzuan bin Abu Hassan Saari[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melaka United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Perak U-21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Perak | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Harimau Muda A | 25 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Perak | 23 | (4) |
| 2017 | Pahang | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | PKNS FC | 3 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Selangor | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Melaka United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Malaysia U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Malaysia U-23 | 8 | (1) |
| 2015– | Malaysia | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2017 | |||
Club career
Nurridzuan began his career at Perak President Cup team setup in 2010. In the following year, he has been promoted into Perak first team and made 15 appearances during his season debut.[3]
In 2012, Nurridzuan was not listed in the Perak's first team and only played for Perak President Cup team. As captain of the youth team, he led the team to the 2012 President Cup championship, scoring 7 goals in the competition including the winning goal in the final against Betaria FC.[4] As a result, Nurridzuan once again were drafted into the first team for the rest of the season.[5]
In 2012, Perak President Cup team played in the 2012 Sukma Games football tournament in Pahang, where Nurridzuan and the team achieved silver medal when they were defeated 3–0 in the final by Sabah after extra time.[6]
In November 2012, Nurridzuan was offered to join Harimau Muda A team, the Malaysian national under-21 team at the time playing in S.League, along with his Perak teammate D. Kenny Pallraj starting 2013 season and the Perak Football Association agreed to release both players to Harimau Muda A. After spent 2 years playing for Harimau Muda side, Nurridzuan returned to Perak for the 2015 season.
In December 2016, Nurridzuan left Perak and signed a contract with Pahang. It was announced by Sports representative agency MVP Sports Agency on their social media.[7] He spent only a season with Pahang, before joining PKNS FC on December 2017, for the 2018 season.[8]
Nurridzuan left PKNS after his contract expired in November 2018. In December, he signed a deal with Selangor, which had the option of being extended depending on his performance for the club.[9]
International career
Due to his good performances in the President Cup team, Nurridzuan, along with his Perak teammate D. Kenny Pallraj was called by Harimau Muda A head coach Ong Kim Swee to join the Harimau Muda A squad for the 2012 VFF Cup friendly tournament.[10] He made his debut for the national under-21 squad in the tournament and was instrumental in helping the team win the tournament, supplying the assist for the winning goal by Hazwan Bakri in the final in a 1–0 win over Vietnam U-21.[11][12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 July 2018[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perak | 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| PKNS | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Selangor | 2019 | 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 | ||
1 Includes AFC Cup and AFC Champions League.
References
- Pemain 2017 Archived 2018-06-22 at the Wayback Machine; Pahang FA Official, Retrieved 25 September 2017
- Player Profile; Eurosport, Retrieved 25 September
- Shahrulnizam kembali ke Perak; Kosmo! Online, Retrieved 26 September 2017
- Skipper Nurridzuan nets winner for Perak; The Star Malaysia, 22 June 2012
- Tiga pemain Piala Presiden diserapkan ke skuad Liga Super; Perak News
- Sabah clinch gold; New Straits Times
- TRANSFER ROUND-UP: Zaharulnizam and Nurri join Pahang, Nazrin Nawi leaves JDT; Goal, 10 December 2016
- http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/pkns-signs-4-rajagopal-kickstarts-preparations-for-2018/1hnz8q05t6p2418svew0b8but6
- "Nurridzuan Abu Hassan Sah Menjadi Pemain Seterusnya Sertai Selangor". faselangor. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- Newspaper Cup: Pemain SUKMA Perak ankara 20 galas cabana negara; Sinar Harian, 9 October 2012
- Skuad Kim Swee Juara; Berita Harian
- Triumph proves juniors resilience; New Straits Times
- Malaysia B21 bermula baik; espnstar.my
- "Nurridzuan Abu Hassan". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
External links
- Nurridzuan Abu Hassan at Soccerway