Aziz Ahmad (footballer) explained

Aziz Ahmad
Birth Date:1930
Birth Place:Penang, British Malaya
Position:Striker
Years1:1950–1964
Clubs1:Penang

Aziz Ahmad was a Malaysian footballer who played for Penang as a striker.[1] [2]

Career Overview

He had successful career with Penang sided, went he won 6 titles with them.[3] [4] [5] [6] He scored the winning goal when Penang defeated Singapore 3–2 in the 1953 Malaya Cup final in Ipoh.[7] For a second year in a row, Penang defeated Singapore, this time with a scored of 3–0 in the final and Aziz scored the second goals.[8] On 23 August 1958, Penang meet again singapore in the final and aziz scored an early lead.[9] In replay match, Penang lifted the 1958 Malaya cup after defeated Singapore 2–0.[10]

He also a part of the Malaya national team that play in the first ever edition, inaugural Pestabola Merdeka 1957.[11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Namat and Shaharuddin, both his nephews, were also footballers.[14]

Honours

Club

Penang

Winners: 1953, 1954, 1958

Winners: 1955, 1956, 1957

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAP History. FAP. 13 August 2015. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220104025146/https://fapenang.my/fap-history/. 4 January 2022. dead.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528014240/https://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/penang-was-once-a-feared-football-force-1.88019 Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. Web site: The 27th HMS Malaya Cup Final 1953. Malaysia Football Museum. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127162020/http://malaysiafootballmuseum.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-27th-hms-malaya-cup-final-1953.html?m=1. 27 January 2022. dead.
  4. Web site: Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1954 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura. Malay. Legasi Lagenda. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911033025/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/09/11/piala-malaya-1954-pulau-pinang-v-singapura/. 11 September 2021. dead.
  5. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19570709-1.2.117?ST=1&AT=search&k=Aziz%20Ahmad%20FAM&QT=aziz,ahmad,fam&oref=article Penang enter Cup final. The Straits Times, 9 July 1957, Page 13 - National Library of Singapore
  6. Web site: Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1958 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura. Malay. Legasi Lagenda. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924144120/https://legasilagenda.com/2021/09/24/piala-malaya-1958-pulau-pinang-v-singapura/. 24 September 2021. dead.
  7. Web site: Malaysia 1953. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Malaysia 1954. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 January 2022.
  9. Web site: Malaysia 1958. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Malaysia - List of Cup Winners. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 27 January 2022.
  11. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19570812-1.2.143?ST=1&AT=search&k=F.A.%20of%20MALAYA%20NAMES%2020%20FOR%20MERDEKA%20GAMES%20SOCCER&QT=fa,of,malaya,names,20,for,merdeka,games,soccer&oref=article FAM NAMES 20 FOR MERDEKA GAMES SOCCER . The Straits Times. 12 August 1957, Page 12 - National Library of Singapore
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20220201161000/https://malaysiafootball-dimos.blogspot.com/2019/12/pestabola-merdeka-1957-1962.html?m=1 Pestabola Merdeka 1957-1962. Malaysia football-dimos. (In Malay). Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. Web site: Merdeka Tournament 1957 (Malaya). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 February 2022.
  14. Web site: Former football ace defender Namat succumbs to cancer. Buletin Mutiara. 27 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127152300/https://www.buletinmutiara.com/former-football-ace-defender-namat-succumbs-to-cancer/. 27 January 2022. dead.

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