Azwan Ali Rahman

This is a Malay name; the name Ali Rahman is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azwan.
Azwan Ali
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Azwan bin Ali Rahman
Date of birth (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brunei DPMM FC
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2010[1] Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Jerudong FC
2011 Brunei Youth
2012–2013 Indera SC
2013– DPMM 86 (15)
National team‡
2012 Brunei U21 5 (1)
2012– Brunei 11 (3)
2013 Brunei U23 10 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Muhammad Azwan bin Ali Rahman is a Bruneian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brunei DPMM FC and the Brunei national team.

Club career

A product of Brunei's Sports School,[2] Azwan first represented Jerudong FC in the Brunei Premier League at the tender age of 15.[3] He was transferred to a national youth team (formerly the under-16s) playing in the Brunei Premier League II in 2011 and became their captain.[4]

Azwan moved to Indera SC in 2012 and in the following year won the inaugural Brunei Super League, scoring 17 goals (including seven in one match) to finish as top scorer.[5][6][7]

Azwan immediately linked up with Brunei's sole professional team Brunei DPMM FC and made 16 appearances in his first season with the club.[8] The following year, he flourished in the first team with 6 goals in 26 games, receiving plaudits from his new manager Steve Kean who claimed that he would not look out of place in any top league.[9][10]

Azwan started the first half of the 2015 season in the same vein, until he was sent off for unsportsmanlike behavior in the game against Tampines Rovers FC on 10 May.[11][12] He began the second half of the season in hot form, getting on the scoresheet in 3 consecutive home matches.[13] However, he again saw red for violent conduct in the game against Young Lions on 23 August.[14] The league concluded on 21 November with DPMM lifting the title.[15]

International career

Azwan was in the Brunei under-21 team that won the 2012 edition of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, a tournament for the national under-21 teams of ASEAN countries. He played for the Brunei under-23s at the 2013 SEA Games held in Myanmar, scoring against Laos in their penultimate game. He repeated the same feat at the 2015 SEA Games in a 1–2 loss.

Azwan made his senior debut for Brunei against Indonesia on 26 September 2012. He was included in the squad for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification and scored his first senior international goal in the tournament against East Timor in a 2–1 win.

Azwan missed the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification games in October 2016 due to an ankle injury.[16] He recovered just in time to be included in the Brunei squad for the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in Malaysia a fortnight later.[17] Azwan came on as a second-half substitute in the first game against Timor-Leste and made an immediate impact as he broke the deadlock four minutes into his introduction, and further adding a second goal 6 minutes later. The match ended 4-0 to the Wasps, their biggest victory to date.[18] He lasted 70 minutes in the semi-final against Macau before succumbing to his longstanding injury.

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Timor-Leste 2–0 2–1 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
2. 2 November 2016 Kuching, Malaysia  Timor-Leste 1–0 4–0 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
3. 2 November 2016 Kuching, Malaysia  Timor-Leste 2–0 4–0 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

Honours

Team

Indera SC
Brunei DPMM FC

International

Brunei U21

Individual

Personal life

Azwan's brother Abdul Azizi is also a Bruneian international footballer who plays with MS ABDB of the Brunei Super League.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Sports School students for HBT challenge". Borneo Bulletin. 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sports School gold run on". The Brunei Times. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "QAF singing in the rain". The Brunei Times. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brunei Youth Team move to BPL II summit". The Brunei Times. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Isa guns down Indera SC". The Brunei Times. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Indera humiliate Najip in 20-goal debacle". The Brunei Times. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Indera SC capture title". The Brunei Times. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Azwan 'ready' to leave Indera for DPMM FC". The Brunei Times. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kean Impressed With Azwan's Performance". S.League.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Coach Kean: Azwan can play in any of the top leagues". The Brunei Times. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Stags go down as DPMM return to winning ways". S.League.com. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "'Azwan Ali made a big mistake'". The Brunei Times. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "DPMM FC a step closer to Singapore Cup semis". Borneo Bulletin. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "DPMM FC top table with victory". The Brunei Times. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Sergio Stars To Help Wasps Clinch First-Ever Title". S.League. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Faiq reports for training". The Brunei Times. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Helmi, Azwan join team for AFC Solidarity Cup". The Brunei Times. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Brunei beat Timor Leste". The Brunei Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Brunei edge Chinese Taipei for historic win". Borneo Bulletin. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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