Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | ||
Date of birth | June 8, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder, Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Takzim | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002 | Perak FA President's Cup | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | Perak | 7 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Negeri Sembilan | 28 | (14) |
2007–2009 | UPB-MyTeam | 75 | (41) |
2010–2012 | Kelantan | 70 | (36) |
2012– | Johor Darul Takzim | 7 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2004 | Malaysia U-21 | 10 | (2) |
2006–2010 | Malaysia U-23 | 14 | (5) |
2007– | Malaysia | 36 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 28, 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 22, 2013 |
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha is a Malaysian footballer currently plays as a striker for Johor Darul Takzim FC and the Malaysia national football team. With his great pace, dribbling skill and offensive-solo effort, many considered him as the best striker in Malaysia for this era. A great worker in the pitch, he may serve as one of the saviour for the Malaysian football for many years to come. He was also known as Matyo in Kelantan FA but turned up to be Wak lan in Johor Darul Takzim FC.
Career
Perak FA
Norshahrul was born in Besut, Terengganu. He moved to Perak when he was 3 years old. He attended a local school and started playing for the Perak FA President's Cup Team at the age of 14. Then, he promoted to play for the Perak senior team in 2003. He was mostly a substitute for Perak and sometimes play for the reserve team. After that, he was invited to play for the Malaysia national under-20 football team at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship that was held in Malaysia. He executed a perfect long range shot and scored one goal for Malaysia. Malaysia later only made it to the quarter finals. After the tournament, he became a regular striker for Perak.
Negeri Sembilan FA
Norshahrul joined Negeri Sembilan FA in 2006 only to play for one year.
UPB-MyTeam FC
He later was invited to join the newly created club, UPB-MyTeam FC. He was the one of the team key player and the top scorer with 14 goals.
Kelantan FA
After UPB-MyTeam FC became defunct, he joined Kelantan FA. He was the top scorer in his first season at Kelantan FA . During the three seasons with Kelantan FA , he achieved a lot of success with the team especially on season 2012 after helping his team completed the treble by winning the Malaysia Cup 2012. He also won many individual awards such as Anugerah Bolasepak Kebangsaan asthe Best Forward and Most Valuable Player.
Johor Darul Takzim FC
After three seasons played with top Malaysian club, Norshahrul left Kelantan FA to joins Johor Darul Takzim FC for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around RM1 million (Not yet confirm because still in negotiation).On 8 January 2013,he score his first goal for the club in 3-2 defeat to Pahang FA
International career
Norshahrul has played for the Malaysia national youth team for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He is also one of the Malaysia under 23 players that won the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. He made his full international debut against Bahrain on October 28, 2007 after coming in for Sumardi Hajalan.
On 12 July 2009, Norshahrul scored his first senior international goals in an unofficial match against Zimbabwe. He later score his first full international goal against Lesotho on 11 September 2009.
He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team. Norshahrul won two awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM as the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player.
In November 2010, Norshahrul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Norshahrul scored 2 goals for Malaysia that time, one was a 5-1 loss against Indonesia and a 5-1 victory against Laos. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.
In December 9 2012, he scored goal for Malaysia against Thailand in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Career stats
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Malaysia | League | FAM Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2000 | Johor | Malaysia Super League | - | |||||||||
2001 | - | - | ||||||||||
2002 | - | - | ||||||||||
2003 | Perak | Malaysia Premier League 1 | - | |||||||||
2004 | Malaysia Super League | - | - | |||||||||
2005 | - | |||||||||||
2005-06 | - | |||||||||||
2006-07 | Negeri Sembilan | - | - | |||||||||
2007-08 | UPB-MyTeam | - | ||||||||||
2009 | - | |||||||||||
2010 | Kelantan | 23 | 11 | - | 23 | 11 | ||||||
2011 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | - | 34 | 23 | |||||
2012 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
Total | Malaysia | 70 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 44 | |
Career total | 70 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 44 |
International statistics
Senior team
Malaysia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2007 | 1 | 0 |
2009 | 7 | 1 |
2010 | 9 | 2 |
2011 | 4 | 0 |
2012 | 13 | 1 |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 36 | 4 |
Appearances in major competitions
Competition | App. | Goals | Team Result |
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2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | First Round |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | 1st Round Winner's |
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | 3 | 0 | 3/3 |
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup | 7 | 2 | Winner's |
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup | 5 | 1 | Semi Final's |
Full international goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 September 2009 | MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Lesotho | 5–0 | Win | Friendly match |
2. | 1 December 2010 | Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–5 | Lost | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
3. | 7 December 2010 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | Laos | 5–1 | Win | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
4. | 9 December 2012 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Thailand | 1–1 | Draw | 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup |
U-23 team
Appearances in major competitions
Competition | App. | Goals | Team Result |
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2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1 | 0 | Second Round |
2007 SEA Games | 3 | 0 | Group Stage |
2009 SEA Games | 6 | 3 | Winner's |
2010 Asian Games | 4 | 2 | Round of 16 |
Honours
- Kelantan FA
- Malaysia Cup (2): 2010, 2012
- Division 1/Premier 1/Super League (2) : 2011, 2012
- Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup (Charity Shield Malaysia): Winners (1): 2011
International
- 2009 SEA Games : Gold
- 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup: Winner
Individual
- 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player
- 2011 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player
- 2012 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player
References
External links
- Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's Profile at National Football Teams website
- Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's Profile at F.A.M. website
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