Rozaimi Rahman

Mohammad Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992 in Bongawan, Papar, Malaysia), is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim II as a striker. He previously played for Sarawak, Selangor and Sabah.

In this Malay name, the name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohammad Rozaimi. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Rozaimi Rahman
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Rozaimi Abdul Rahman
Date of birth (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992
Place of birth Bongawan, Papar, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger, Striker
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim FC
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2012 Sabah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Sarawak 2 (0)
2011– 2015 Sabah 48 (22)
2012 → Selangor (loan) 8 (6)
2013 → Harimau Muda A (loan) 15 (7)
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)
2017– Johor Darul Ta'zim II 21 (6)
National team‡
2012–2015 Malaysia U23 15 (15)
2012– Malaysia 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2017

Rozaimi is a Malaysian international and made his debut for the country against Sri Lanka in 2012. He rose to national prominence when he scored 10 goals in 5 appearances in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament while playing for the under-23 team, making him top scorer of the competition. He is considered as one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by ESPN Soccernet.[1]

Club career

Rozaimi began his career with Sarawak in 2010.[2] He returned to Sabah in 2011 and made his Super League debut in 2–1 defeat against Terengganu. He scored his first Super League goal in away 1–1 draw against Perak.

Rozaimi along with Sabah President Cup squad, as Sabah U-23 squad, also played in the 2012 Sukma Games football tournament in Pahang, where he and the team achieved gold medal when they defeat Perak 3–0 in the final after extra time. Rozaimi himself scored in the final, and also helped to create the 2 other goals.[3]

He agreed to join Selangor FA on a 3-month loan for their 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign in August 2012, as Sabah failed to qualify for that tournament.[4] On 4 September 2012, he score his first goal for Selangor against Pahang.

Rozaimi joined Harimau Muda A for 2013 season for a loan and went back for Sabah FA for 2014–2015 season. Rozaimi ended his contract with Sabah FA after the 2015 season and was in search for a new team to play with. The search of team for Rozaimi to play was handled by his manager for the next season.

Rozaimi have joined Pahang FA for MSL 2020 season, in chase his dream to get called for National Squad next WCQ match. He have been missing in national squad for so long. Pahang FA contract him for 2 years. Rozaimi will wear his favourite jersey No.11, Pahang FA have confirm that he will be in main squad next MSL.

International career

Under-23

On July 2011, Rozaimi receive his first national called up from Ong Kim Swee for an exhibition match against Chelsea.[5] He received his second call up for Olympic qualification match against Syria.[6] Rozaimi was included in the squad for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification and became a top-scorer in the competition with 10 goals.[7] He scored four goals in the 7–0 win over the Philippines, two goal against Chinese Taipei, three goals against Vietnam and one goal against Myanmar although Malaysia failed to advance to next stage after losing two match against Myanmar and South Korea. His debut then attracting scouts from BEC-Tero Sasana and S.C. Beira-Mar,[8][9] although the demands was rejected by his club of Sabah FA at the time.[10]

Senior team

On 28 April 2012, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Sri Lanka.[9]

Statistics

International appearances

International goals

Personal life

Rozaimi was born in Bongawan, Sabah. On 6 July 2015, while travelling with his nephew in the city of Kota Kinabalu, they was involved in a car accident.[11] He survived the accident but seriously injured, while his nephew were killed in the mishap.[9] Through his recovering period, he then launched his own barber shop located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu in September 2015 which is one of their dream to operate barber shop together with the deceased nephew. Rozaimi married with Nurul Adila Junaidi on 2014 and together thay have 3 kids which is Muhammad Rayyan (b. 2015), Muhammad Riyyan (b. 2017) and Ayura Latisha (b. 2019).[12]

Honours

Club
Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.

International
  • Merdeka Tournament: 2013

Individual

References
  1. John Duerden (27 December 2012). "Top ten Asian players of 2012". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. "Sarawak tambat tiga pemain baru" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. "FOOTBALL: Sabah clinch gold". New Straits Times. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. Ajitpal Singh (13 July 2012). "Rozaimi to don Selangor colours in Malaysia Cup". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. "Golden opportunity for Sabah's Rozaimi". New Sabah Times. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. Devinder Singh (12 March 2012). "East Malaysian duo get crack at big time". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. "Fallen star Rozaimi Rahman on the verge of renaissance". FourthOfficial.com. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. Prem Kumar (3 March 2012). "BEC Tero Sasana are eager to add Malaysia's Rozaimi Rahman to their playing roster". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. Nicolas Anil (7 July 2015). "Ex-national footballer survives crash, cousin killed". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  10. Prem Kumar (4 August 2012). "Sabah rejects BEC Tero Sasana's advances for Rozaimi Rahman". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. Stephanie Lee (6 July 2015). "Sabah footballer critically injured in car crash". The Star. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  12. Willie Jude Junaidi (20 September 2015). "'Hilang kaki', Rozaimi mengulit gunting cari rezeki" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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