Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin (born 7 June 1985) is a retired Malaysian footballer who mainly played as a right winger but could also play as a forward and attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 June 1985[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Terengganu, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Terengganu U-21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2016 | Terengganu | 184 | (81) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Pahang | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Terengganu | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Terengganu II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Malaysia | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Ashari known as "The Silent Killer" by Malaysian media and fans had great dribbling skill with good vision and pace in the game. making him one of the fan's favourites.[3] He spent most of career with Terengganu where he made more than 330 appearances scoring 128 goals in all competitions.
Club career
editTerengganu
editOriginally from Bukit Payong, Marang, Terengganu, Ashari started his career with Terengganu youth team. He promoted to Terengganu's senior team in the 2005 Malaysia Cup. In the quarter final match against Kedah, he scored his first senior goal started with a solo run and then shot 25 meter into the goal.[4][5]
He is consistently scoring for Terengganu. He was second top scorer in the 2009 season with 17 goals, one goal behind the winner Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof.[6] He goes one better in the 2010 Super League Malaysia season, winning the Golden Boot while scoring 18 goals.[7] In the 2011 league season, he scored 10 goals.
Among his achievements with Terengganu is winning the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and defeating Kelantan in the final on 11 June 2011. He also was the top scorer in the Sukma Games 2008 football tournament held at Terengganu, where he helped the Terengganu youth team win the gold medal. In the 2012 Malaysia League Cup Final, he scored the opening goal for his team in a 2-1 loss to Negeri Sembilan.[8][9]
Pahang
editOn 7 November 2016, it was announced that Ashari signed a one-year contract with Pahang.[10][11]
International career
editAshaari capped 17 times and scored 3 international goals for Malaysia.[12] He received his first national call up under B. Sathianathan in 2008.
He made his international senior debut for Malaysia against India on 22 July 2008. Ashari scored his first international goals in Malaysia 6–0 trashing of Afghanistan in the 2008 Pestabola Merdeka, where Ashari scored twice.[13]
In November 2010, Ashari was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Ashari scored 1 goal from outside penalty box for Malaysia against Indonesia in the first leg of the final to secure a 3–0 win, and helping Malaysia en route to win 4-2 on the aggregate the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in their history.[14][15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 September 2019.[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Terengganu | 2005 | Malaysia Premier League | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |||||
| 2005–06 | Malaysia Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 4 | 3 | – | 17 | ||||||
| 2009 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | 5 | – | 22 | ||||||
| 2010 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | 20 | ||||||
| 2011 | Malaysia Super League | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | – | 41 | 19 | ||
| 2012 | Malaysia Super League | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 10 | |
| 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | – | 31 | 12 | ||
| 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 81 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 120 | ||||||
| Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| Terengganu | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | – | 33 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | – | 46 | 8 | |||
| Terengganu II | 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Career Total | 87 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 133 | ||||||
International
edit- As of 28 August 2017[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2008 | 6 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 October 2008 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | 4 |
 Afghanistan |
6–0[a] |
2008 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 2 | 26 December 2010 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur | 10 |
 Indonesia |
3–0 |
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
- ^ Ashari scored two goals
Honours
editTerengganu
- Malaysia FA Cup : 2011
- Sukma Games : 2006, 2008
Malaysia
- AFF Championship : 2010 winner
- Pestabola Merdeka : 2008 runner up
Individual
- Malaysia Super League Golden Boot : 2010 (18 goals)
- Sukma Games Top Scorer : 2008
References
edit- ^ National senior team - Football Association of Malaysia http://www.fam.org.my/news/national-senior-team-matches
- ^ Ashari Samsudin - FIFA.com [1]
- ^ THE SILENT KILLER KEKAL DALAM INGATAN TERENGGANU Anok Tranung FC, 29 January 2020.
- ^ TERENGGANU LAYAK KE SEPARUH AKHIR TEWASKAN KEDAH - BERNAMA, 7 September 2005.
- ^ SYAMSURI WORKS HIS MAGIC - Malay Mail, 8 September 2005.
- ^ "Kosmo! Online – Sukan". Kosmo.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Kosmo! Online – Sukan". Kosmo.com.my. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Ashaari Shamsudin kekal di Terengganu tahun depan http://www.sinarharian.com.my/sukan/ashaari-shamsudin-kekal-di-terengganu-tahun-depan-1.205921?localLinksEnabled=false
- ^ 8. Left Midfielder: Ashaari Shamsuddin http://www.goal.com/en-sg/slideshow/2372/8/title/goalcom-asia-team-of-the-month-february
- ^ Goal 2017 MSL team preview: Pahang to undo 2016 misssteps as a stronger side http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/goal-2017-msl-team-preview-pahang-to-undo-2016-missteps/1b3bstgi3ib7q1l5swimhuzuo7
- ^ Ashari sah sertai skuad Tok Gajah http://www.astroawani.com/berita-sukan/ashari-sah-sertai-skuad-tok-gajah-121773
- ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
- ^ Rajagobal uji pemain http://ww1.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=1111&pub=Kosmo&sec=Sukan&pg=su_06.htm Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harimau baham Garuda http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=1227&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&pg=su_01.htm Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 9 pemain skuad kebangsaan cedera http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?dt=1102&pg=su_01.htm&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Sukan&y=2010 Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "mohd ashaari shamsuddin". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Samsudin, Mohd Ashari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
External links
edit- Ashari Samsudin at Soccerway
- Ashari Samsudin at National-Football-Teams.com