Zulkhairy Razali Explained

Zulkhairy Razali
Fullname:Mohamed Zulkhairy Hady bin Razali
Birth Date:16 May 1996
Birth Place:Kuala Belait, Brunei
Position:Striker
Currentclub:PBDB FT
Clubnumber:12
Youthclubs1:Sports School
Years1:2014–2022
Goals1:15
Clubs1:Indera
Years2:2024–
Caps2:1
Goals2:1
Clubs2:PBDB
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Brunei U18
Nationalyears2:2013–2017
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalteam2:Brunei U23
Nationalyears3:2014
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalteam3:Brunei U21
Nationalyears4:2015–2018
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalteam4:Brunei
Club-Update:4 August 2017
Ntupdate:3 September 2018

Mohamed Zulkhairy Hady bin Razali (born 16 May 1996) is a Bruneian footballer who plays for PBDB FT of the Belait DIstrict League.[1] Aged just 18, he was the 2014 Brunei Super League top scorer with 11 goals (widely misreported as 16 goals).

Club career

Zulkhairy is a product of Brunei's Sports School which alumni includes other Brunei internationals such as Afi Aminuddin, Azwan Ali Rahman and Shafie Effendy.[2] Already a seasoned national youth player by 2014, he joined powerhouses Indera SC and helped them to winning the championship with two games to spare.[3]

Zulkhairy was largely anonymous in 2016 as Indera's season was disrupted by the Indera-Kasuka scuffle that made the club spend five months without playing a league match. He finally found his scoring touch in the following season, netting the opener in a 6–0 win against Najip I-Team on 10 July 2017.[4]

On 1 April 2018, Zulkhairy scored the first goal in the final of the 2017-18 DST FA Cup in which Indera SC won 2–0.[5]

International career

Zulkhairy has been with the national team setup since 2012, when he was chosen to represent Brunei at the 40th Asian Schools Football Championship for Under-18s that year.[6] His first appearance for Brunei under-23s came at a friendly against Indonesia at Maguwoharjo Stadium on 15 August 2013.[7] He competed at the 27th SEA Games, appearing once as a substitute against Laos in a 3–2 loss.[8]

Zulkhairy played for the under-21s at the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy. Brunei narrowly missed out on advancing to the knockout stage by virtue of goal difference. Zulkhairy made his appearances in the first two games, after which his place was taken by Abdul Azim Abdul Rasid.[9] [10]

Zulkhairy made his senior international debut as a substitute against Singapore in a June 2015 friendly.[11] In mid-2017, he was selected to play for Brunei's under-23 selection for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification games in Myanmar and also the following 29th SEA Games currently held in Malaysia.[12] On 14 August, he scored Brunei's solitary goal against hosts Malaysia in the first group game of the SEA Games.[13]

Zulkhairy was selected for the national team's AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying matches against Timor-Leste in early September 2018.[14] He was a second-half substitute in the first leg which finished 3–1 to Timor-Leste.[15] Brunei failed to advance to the competition proper, losing 2–3 on aggregate.[16]

Honours

Team

Indera SC

Individual

2014

Notes

Goal Date Opponent Score Result Ref
1. ! rowspan="2"8 March ! rowspan="2"1–0 ! rowspan="2"4–1 ! rowspan="2"http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/03/indera-ms-pdb-kutip-3-mata-penuh.html
2. 3–1
3. ! rowspan="2"17 March ! rowspan="2"2–0 ! rowspan="2"3–0 ! rowspan="2"http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/03/indera-sc-continue-unbeaten-run-in-dst.html
4. 3–0
5. 1 April 2–0 2–0 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/04/indera-sc-tundukkan-ms-pdb.html
6. 5 April 1–0 5–0 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/04/indera-sc-berpesta-gol.html
7. 12 April 2–0 2–0 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/04/indera-stay-perfect.html
8. 12 May 2–0 2–0 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/04/indera-stay-perfect.html
9. 1 June 4–0 6–0 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/06/indera-stay-unbeaten-in-dst-super-league.html
10. 4 June 4–2 4–2 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/06/indera-stay-unbeaten-in-dst-super-league.html
11. 20 June 1–0 1–0 http://msabdbft.blogspot.com/2014/06/indera-sc-one-win-away-from-crown.html

Notes and References

  1. News: Battered but still standing. 29 November 2013. The Brunei Times. 4 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Sekolah Sukan Jinakkan JIS. 25 October 2010. Media Permata. 4 August 2017.
  3. News: Indera SC repeat as champs. 3 September 2014. The Brunei Times. 4 August 2017.
  4. Web site: 11/07/2017 DST Super League Football. 11 July 2017. Radio Televisyen Brunei. 4 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Indera create history by winning DST FA Cup. 2 April 2018. Borneo Bulletin. 17 July 2018.
  6. News: Inexperience proves costly for MSSSBD FOOTBALL/Brunei Games . 5 September 2012. The Brunei Times. 4 August 2017.
  7. News: Susunan Pemain Indonesia Vs Brunei. 15 August 2013. Kompas. 4 August 2017.
  8. News: Adi scores but Laos grab 3-2 win. 18 December 2013. The Brunei Times. 4 August 2017.
  9. News: Defending champs Brunei go down to Cambodia. 10 August 2014. The Brunei Times. 4 August 2017.
  10. News: Brunei bounce back to beat Indonesia 3-1. 12 August 2014. The Brunei Times. 4 August 2017.
  11. Web site: Singapore 5 Brunei 1: Resounding win for Lions ahead of World Cup qualifiers. 6 June 2015. FourFourTwo Singapore. 4 August 2017.
  12. Web site: 105 athletes named to represent Brunei at 29th SEA Games. 29 July 2017. BruSports News. 4 August 2017.
  13. News: Malaysia edge Brunei 2-1 in Sea Games opening match. 14 August 2017. New Straits Times. 15 August 2017.
  14. Web site: Minister urges national team to make impact at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier. 30 August 2018. Borneo Bulletin. 4 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Timor Leste a step closer to reaching AFF Suzuki Cup. Fox Sports Asia. 2 September 2018. 4 September 2018.
  16. Web site: Brunei win 1-0 against Timor Leste but miss out on AFF final round. 9 September 2018. Borneo Bulletin. 11 September 2018.