Naasiruddeen Abdul Wahab

Naasiruddeen bin Abdul Wahab (born 3 May 1989[1]) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a midfielder for DSP United.[2] He is a two-time Brunei Premier League champion with QAF FC and has represented Brunei on three occasions in 2009.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Wahab is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Naasiruddeen.
Naasiruddeen
Personal information
Full name Naasiruddeen bin Abdul Wahab
Date of birth (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 DSP United
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 QAF FC
2011–2016 Kilanas FC (4)
2017– DSP United (2)
National team‡
2009 Brunei 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 February 2019

Club career

Naasiruddeen began his playing career with local powerhouse QAF FC, winning the Brunei Premier League on two occasions namely the 2007-08 and 2009-10 seasons.[4][5] He left to join Kilanas FC of the Brunei Premier League II in 2011 and scored a hat-trick against Muara Vella FC on 24 April.[6]

Kilanas were one of the founder clubs of the Brunei Super League but frequently finished in the lower half. They suffered back-to-back relegations in 2015 and 2016.[7][8] Naasiruddeen moved to promoted DSP United for the 2017 Brunei Premier League and finished fourth in the table.[9] He scored twice in one match against Tunas FC on 9 July.[2]

International career

Naasiruddeen debuted for the Brunei national football team (represented by QAF FC[10]) on 4 April 2009 against Sri Lanka in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying matches held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was a first-half substitute for Zulkhairi Salleh and finished the game on the losing side with a 5–1 score.[11] He was also a substitute in the next game against Pakistan two days later, which ended 0–6 against the Wasps.[12] He was finally handed a start by Ali Mustafa in the final game against Chinese Taipei, however once again Brunei were defeated 5 goals to nil.[13]

Honours
QAF FC

Personal life

Naasiruddeen is an alumnus of Institut Teknologi Brunei (currently Universiti Teknologi Brunei). He became the President of the institute's Student Representative Council for the 2014 academic year,[14] and graduated in 2016 as a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Communications Engineering. He received the Vice Chancellor's Award for his academic excellence there.[15]

References
  1. https://naasir35.weebly.com/my-profile.html
  2. "DSP United tundukkan Tunas FC". Pelita Brunei. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. "QAF FC Sweep Brunei Shell 3-0". Borneo Bulletin. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. "Brunei 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. "QAF FC invincible no more". The Brunei Times. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. http://kilanas-fc.blogspot.com/2011/04/latest-league-fixture.html
  7. "Al-Idrus Junior FT Defeated Menglait FC 3-2". Borneo Bulletin. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  8. "Brunei 2016: Premier League 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  9. "IKLS promoted to DST Premier League with win over DSP United". Borneo Bulletin. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  10. "Sri Lanka too strong for QAF FC". Borneo Bulletin. 5 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  11. "MATCH SUMMARY:SRI LANKA 5 - 1 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 4 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. "MATCH SUMMARY:BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0 -6 PAKISTAN" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 6 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. "MATCH SUMMARY:CHINESE TAIPEI 5 - 0 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  14. "ITB welcomes new student council members". The Brunei Times. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  15. "CELEBRATING UTB GRADUATES". Radio Televisyen Brunei. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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