Amirul Hakeem Kasim Explained

Amirul Hakeem
Fullname:Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim
Birth Date:18 March 1990
Birth Place:Brunei
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Indera
Clubnumber:4
Years1:2007–2014
Clubs1:Jerudong
Years2:2016–2017
Goals2:1
Clubs2:Najip I-Team
Years3:2017–
Goals3:3
Clubs3:Indera
Nationalyears1:2022
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam1:Brunei
Club-Update:30 August 2022
Ntupdate:30 August 2022

Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim (born 18 March 1990) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indera SC of the Brunei Super League and the Brunei national football team.[1] He is the club captain of Indera and made his international debut at the age of 32.[2]

Club career

Hakeem began his footballing career at Jerudong FC from 2007 where he played alongside future DPMM FC star Azwan Ali Rahman.[3] The club finished fourth in successive seasons with Hakeem as their first choice centre-back.[4] [5] He also helped Jerudong qualify for the inaugural 2012–13 Brunei Super League by finishing second behind QAF FC in their group at the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League.[6]

Hakeem left Jerudong in 2015 and signed for Najip I-Team a year later for the 2016 season.[7] He played a part in Najip I-Team's fourth-place finish in the league and reached the final of that year's FA Cup, losing to league champions MS ABDB in the final by a single goal courtesy of Baharin Hamidon.[8] He scored his first goal for Najip against Kota Ranger FC in a 4–2 victory on 9 April.[9]

In the middle of 2017, Hakeem transferred to Indera SC to replace the departed Hazwan Hamzah.[10] He scored his first goal for Indera against his old club Jerudong FC in a 7–0 win on 16 December of that year.[11] He reached the FA Cup final again on his second attempt and this time emerged victorious against MS PDB after a 2–0 win with goals from Asri Aspar and Zulkhairy Razali.[12] Additionally, he scored the winner in the following Brunei Super Cup match against league champions MS ABDB on 19 October 2018.[13]

Hakeem took over from Khairil Shahme Suhaimi to become captain of Indera at the start of the 2022 season.[14]

International career

Hakeem was called up to the national squad in the away friendly against Laos on 27 March 2022. He made his international debut as a substitute in the game, playing the final seven minutes in a 3–2 loss. He was recalled to the side for another friendly against Malaysia exactly two months later in Kuala Lumpur and similarly came on in the second half. He conceded a penalty for a foul on Akhyar Rashid to condemn the Wasps to a 4–0 defeat.[15]

Personal life

Hakeem works as a government employee at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Brunei.[16]

Honours

Indera SC

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FABD announces Brunei squad for Laos friendly. 24 March 2022. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Brunei lose 3–2 to Laos in international friendly. 28 March 2022. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Menuju Puncak Yang Ke Tiga... 17 July 2008. Jerudong FC. 30 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Brunei 2007/08. 14 May 2010. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Brunei 2009/10. 14 March 2013. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Teams set for Brunei's Super League. 5 June 2012. The Brunei Times. 30 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Najip advance to FA Cup semi-final after IKLS win. Borneo Bulletin. 26 November 2016. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161127133501/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/najip-advance-fa-cup-semi-final-ikls-win/. 27 November 2016. 30 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Baharin lands MS ABDB quartet of FA Cup titles. 24 December 2016. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Match Report of Kota Ranger FC v Najip I-Team - 2016-04-09 - DST Super League. Data Sports Group. 30 August 2022.
  10. Web site: INDERA SPORTS CLUB: ISC PLAYERS 2017. Indera SC. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171105081205/http://inderasportsclub.blogspot.com:80/2017/09/isc-players-2017.html. 5 November 2017. 30 August 2022.
  11. Web site: Indera SC belasah Jerudong FC 7 - 0. 16 December 2017. Pelita Brunei. 30 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Indera create history by winning DST FA Cup. 2 April 2018. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.
  13. Web site: Indera SC emerge Sumbangsih Cup winners. 20 October 2018. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.
  14. inderasc . 14 August 2022. ChOwD0PhoRN . How we line-up for today’s #bruneifacup22 opener at Tutong Sports Complex . 30 August 2022.
  15. Web site: Malayan Tigers beat Wasps in international friendly. 29 May 2022. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.
  16. Web site: MoHA book Piala Keputeraan knock-out berth. 15 October 2019. Borneo Bulletin. 30 August 2022.