Tarmizi Johari Explained

Tarmizi Johari
Fullname:Mohammad Tarmizi bin Haji Mat Johari
Birth Date:26 December 1983
Birth Place:Brunei
Height:1.66m (05.45feet)
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2003–2006
Clubs1:QAF FC
Years2:2007–2013
Clubs2:MS ABDB
Years3:2014
Clubs3:DPMM
Years4:2015–2021
Caps4:55
Goals4:0
Clubs4:MS ABDB
Nationalyears1:2015–2018
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam1:Brunei
Club-Update:5 July 2022
Ntupdate:30 November 2016

Soldadu Mohammad Tarmizi bin Haji Mat Johari (born 26 December 1983) is a Bruneian footballer who last played for MS ABDB and the Brunei national team as a goalkeeper.[1] He had a brief spell with professional club Brunei DPMM FC in 2014. He is tied with Paraguay's Pedro Benítez as the shortest goalkeeper to have ever appeared for an international football match.[2]

Club career

Tarmizi began playing league football with QAF FC,[3] then transferred to the football team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, MS ABDB from the 2007-08 season onwards.[4] He has won four league titles and six FA Cups with the Armymen to date.

Tarmizi moved to Brunei DPMM FC in early 2014 to serve as third-choice goalkeeper behind Wardun Yussof and Azman Ilham Noor. He was released and promptly rejoined MS ABDB after the season ended.[5]

International career

Tarmizi was first selected for the Brunei national football team at the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches against Chinese Taipei in early 2015.[6] He became a regular squad member for the Wasps but was finally handed his first appearance at the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup held in Malaysia. At the semi-final against Macau on 12 November, first-choice goalkeeper Wardun Yussof was sent off for a foul outside the box, Tarmizi conceded the resulting free-kick after a deflection.[7] He held on between the goalposts until the game went to penalties, where Brunei missed twice to lose the shootout 4–3. He started the ensuing third place match which Brunei was defeated 3–2.[8]

Tarmizi was selected for the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches against Timor-Leste in September.[9]

Honours

MS ABDB
Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laos claim AFC Solidarity Cup third place. 14 November 2016. Asian Football Confederation. 30 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Do Soccer Goalies Need To Be Tall? [Explained!]]. 25 January 2023. Gameday Culture. 21 April 2023.
  3. Web site: QAF Beats Sengkurong FC In Shell Helix B-League . Borneo Bulletin. 27 July 2004. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041217150033/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/July04/270704/nite34.htm. 17 December 2004. 30 November 2016.
  4. Web site: ABDB Hit Three Goals Past QAF FC. Borneo Bulletin. 3 January 2008. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080929162320/http://brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Jan08/030108/nite20.htm. 29 September 2008. 30 November 2016.
  5. Web site: ‘Shahrazen signs for Perak’. The Brunei Times. 20 November 2014. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402221203/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2014/11/20/%E2%80%98shahrazen-signs-perak%E2%80%99dpmm-fc-shahrazen-signs-perak. 2 April 2015. 30 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Brunei name World Cup Qualifiers players . The Brunei Times. 6 March 2015. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623221056/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/03/06/brunei-name-world-cup-qualifiers-players. 23 June 2016. 30 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Macau to face Nepal in AFC Solidarity Cup final. 12 November 2016. Asian Football Confederation. 30 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Brunei crash again to miss podium finish. 15 November 2016. Borneo Bulletin. 30 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Minister urges national team to make impact at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier. 30 August 2018. Borneo Bulletin. 31 August 2018.
  10. Web site: MS ABDB crowned DST Super League champs. Borneo Bulletin. 1 October 2016. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082419/http://BorneoBulletin.com.bn/ms-abdb-crowned-dst-super-league-champs/. 11 February 2017. 5 July 2024.