Ashari Samsudin
Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin (born 7 June 1985) is a retired Malaysian footballer who mainly plays as a right winger but can also play as a forward and an attacking midfielder. Ashari has a great dribbling skill with a good vision and pace in the game making him one of the fan's favourite in the team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2016 | Terengganu | 200 | (78) |
| 2017 | Pahang | 16 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Terengganu | 22 | (3) |
| Total | 238 | (8) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2013 | Malaysia | 15 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 may 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2017 | |||
Club career
Terengganu
Originally from Bukit Payong, Marang, Terengganu, Ashari started his career with Terengganu youth team. He was promoted to Terengganu's senior team during the 2007-08 Super League Malaysia. He showed impressive playing style as he netted 9 goals in his debut season.[3]
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.[4] He goes one better in the 2010 Super League Malaysia season, winning the Golden Boot while scoring 18 goals.[5] In the 2011 league season, he scored 10 goals.
Among his achievements with Terengganu is winning the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and defeating Kelantan FA 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.[6][7]
International career
His performance in the national league in 2008 attracted the national coach at that time, B. Sathianathan, to take him into Malaysia national squad.
Ashari 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 Merdeka Tournament, where Ashari scored twice.[10]
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.[11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 May 2019.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Terengganu | 2006–07 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Malaysia Super League | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | 19 | ||
| 2012 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 23 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 28 August 2017[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2008 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 October 2008 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur |  Afghanistan | 2008 Merdeka Tournament | ||
| 2 | 26 December 2010 | National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur |  Indonesia | 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup |
- Ashari scored two goals
References
- National senior team - Football Association of Malaysia http://www.fam.org.my/news/national-senior-team-matches
- Ashari Samsudin - FIFA.com https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=345382/index.html
- "malaysiafootball: Liga Malaysia 2007/08 – Liga Super". Malaysiafootball-dimos.blogspot.com. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- "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
- 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-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 November 2017.