Amalul Said Explained

Amalul Said
Fullname:Mohammad Amalul Ariffin Shah bin Said
Birth Date:11 July 1987
Birth Place:Brunei
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Kota Ranger
Clubnumber:28
Years1:2005–2007
Clubs1:AH United
Years2:2007–2011
Clubs2:MS ABDB
Years3:2012–2016
Caps3:5
Goals3:0
Clubs3:DPMM
Years4:2016–2020
Goals4:6
Clubs4:Kota Ranger
Years5:2022
Goals5:2
Clubs5:Ar Rawda
Years6:2023–
Caps6:4
Goals6:1
Clubs6:Kota Ranger
Nationalyears1:2005
Nationalteam1:Brunei U20
Nationalyears2:2008–2017
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam2:Brunei
Club-Update:24 July 2023
Ntupdate:30 November 2017

Mohammad Amalul Ariffin Shah bin Said (born 11 July 1987) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender for Kota Ranger FC of the Brunei Super League.[1] He has played for professional club Brunei DPMM FC (alongside brothers Shah Razen and Adi) as well as local powerhouses MS ABDB where he had won two FA Cup medals.[2]

Club career

Amalul started his career alongside his brother Shah Razen at AH United, a club that fielded established national team players such as Sallehuddin Damit and Fadlin Galawat.[3] He won his first Brunei FA Cup medal after a penalty shootout against the Armed Forces on 13 March 2006.[4]

Amalul transferred to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council in the 2007-08 season.[5] The Armymen finished runners-up to QAF FC in the league in his first season there, but won the FA Cup instead.[6] On 17 April 2010, Amalul opened the scoring against eventual league winners QAF at the 2010 DST FA Cup final which MS ABDB won 2–1, the winner scored by Rosmin Kamis.[7]

Amalul's impressive league form led to an invite to train with royalty-owned Brunei DPMM FC in preparation for the 2012 S.League, where elder brother Shahrazen was currently playing.[8] He signed full terms in February 2012, on the same day as his younger brother Adi.[9]

Although Adi progressed well at DPMM, it was the reverse for Amalul who endured a tough spell at the club, primarily unable to displace Subhi Bakir at his preferred right-back role. His first (and only) appearance in 2012 was as a late substitute against Gombak United on 31 August which finished 1–1.[10] He went through 2013 without playing a single game, but managed to register four appearances in the first half of the 2014 S.League under new head coach Steve Kean. He made the first eleven in the 6–1 win against Young Lions on 6 April, which would ultimately be his only start for DPMM.[11] Another season without any appearances followed, and Amalul was released in early 2016 after failing S.League's mandatory fitness test.[12]

Amalul joined Kota Ranger FC later that year.[13] He scored a hattrick in the league fixture against Najip-BAKES on 9 December 2018.[14] In the final of the 2018–19 Brunei FA Cup, Amalul scored the first goal of the game in the 36th minute, repeating his feat nine years earlier. Kota Ranger won 2–1 at the end, bringing Amalul his fourth FA Cup medal.[15]

International career

Amalul played for Brunei under-20s at the 2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship that was held in Indonesia.[16] Three years later, he made his senior international debut at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying. He was a second-half substitute in a 0–1 loss against the home side, the Philippines.

Amalul was left out of the Brunei squad for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying campaign, which was Brunei's first international outing in three years after enduring a FIFA suspension.[17] He was included in the 2014 edition however, and made two substitute appearances against Myanmar and Cambodia, both on the losing side.[18] [19]

After becoming a regular for his club Kota Ranger FC, Amalul was recalled to the national team after five years in December 2017 for the 2017 Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup.

Honours

AH United
MS ABDB
DPMM FC
Kota Ranger FC

Personal life

Amalul has eight brothers who are all footballers. Notable ones are Shah Razen the eldest, Adi and Hakeme Yazid the youngest, all of them are playing or have played for Amalul's former team DPMM FC.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FFT's S.League Preview: Brunei DPMM. 3 February 2016. FourFourTwo Singapore. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131021/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-preview-brunei-dpmm. 10 August 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: DPMM FC down Sabah in game of two halves . 10 June 2012. The Brunei Times. 10 August 2017.
  3. Web site: DPMM FC Off To Flying Start. Borneo Bulletin. 14 May 2005. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060321201059/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/May05/140505/nite31.htm. 21 March 2006. 12 June 2023.
  4. Web site: AH United Win FA Cup. Borneo Bulletin. 14 March 2006. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061112122451/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar06/140306/nite25.htm. 12 November 2006. 12 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Brunei 2007/08. 14 May 2010. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 10 August 2017.
  6. Web site: ABDB gun down Wijaya to clinch Cup . The Brunei Times. 31 August 2008. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415190255/http://www.bt.com.bn/sport/2008/08/31/abdb_gun_down_wijaya_to_clinch_cup. 15 April 2015. 10 August 2017.
  7. Web site: ABDB deny QAF FC history. The Brunei Times. 18 April 2010. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611032553/http://www.bt.com.bn/sport-national/2010/04/18/abdb-deny-qaf-fc-history. 11 June 2016. 10 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Simunic makes rusty DPMM FC work hard . 27 September 2011. The Brunei Times. 10 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Penandatanganan Kontrak Pemain DPMM FC dan para Penaja. 4 February 2012. Media Permata. 10 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Match Statistics for Match 0118 - Brunei DPMM FC vs Gombak United FC. S.League. 10 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Match Statistics for Match 0036 - Brunei DPMM FC vs Courts Young Lions. S.League. 10 August 2017.
  12. Web site: DPMM FC looking for first win of the season. 27 February 2016. The Brunei Times. 10 August 2017.
  13. Web site: Kota Ranger remain unbeaten with win over Jerudong FC. 5 August 2017. BruSports News. 10 August 2017.
  14. Web site: 10/12/2018 Brunei DST Super League. 10 December 2018. Radio Televisyen Brunei. 27 December 2018.
  15. Web site: KOTA RANGER CROWNED DST FA CUP CHAMPIONS. 23 April 2019. BruSports News. 23 April 2019.
  16. Web site: Indonesia Tampil Beda. Suara Merdeka. 8 August 2005. 9 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035721/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0508/08/ora04.htm. 2017-03-04. dead.
  17. Web site: No surprises in nat'l team. 2 October 2012. The Brunei Times. 10 August 2017.
  18. Web site: AFF SUZUKI CUP QUALIFIERS: Reserve power propels Myanmar past Brunei. 16 October 2014. ASEAN Football Federation. 10 August 2017.
  19. Web site: CAMBODIA VS. BRUNEI 1 - 0. Soccerway. 10 August 2017.
  20. Web site: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH SHAHRAZEN SAID. 8 January 2018. BruSports News. 19 July 2021.