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Noh Alam Shah Personal information Full name Mohamed Noh Alam Shah Date of birth September 3, 1980 Place of birth Singapore Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club 
AremaNumber 12 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998-2000 
Sembawang Rangers- (-) 2001 Singapore Armed Forces9 (0) 2001-2002 Sembawang Rangers47 (29) 2003-2007 Tampines Rovers118 (89) 2007-2008 
PDRM FA(Loan)1 (0) 2008-2009 Tampines Rovers28 (14) 2009- Arema49 (21) National team‡ 2001- Singapore75 (34) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 20, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 23, 2009Mohamed Noh Alam Shah (born 3 September 1980) is a professional football player from Singapore. He currently plays for the Indonesia Super League side Arema.
Widely regarded as one of the best forwards in South East Asia, Alam Shah was a member of the Singapore national football team when it won the ASEAN Football Championship (formerly known as the 'Tiger Cup') in 2005 and 2007. At the 2007 competition, he was the top individual scorer and was named the 'Most Valuable Player' of the tournament. He is overall top goalscorer in ASEAN Football Championship history, with 17 goal.
At club level, he was a member of the Tampines Rovers team which won Singapore's S.League in 2004 and 2005.
Alam Shah is also well known for his volatile temper, which got him into trouble on a number of occasions. An incident of violent conduct when he knocked another player unconscious while playing for Tampines Rovers in the 2007 Singapore Cup final led to Alam Shah being given a 12-month ban from playing club-level football. The ban was later reduced to 7 months on appeal.
On September 11, 2009 he scored a hat-trick against Sengkang Punggol FC in his last match for Tampines Rovers before joining Arema Malang.
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Club career
Tampines Rovers
After stints with Sembawang Rangers and the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club (SAFFC), Alam Shah joined Tampines Rovers in 2003. He helped the Stags win the S.League title in 2004 and 2005.
Alam Shah's good form earned him trials with Notts County in England and Skonto Riga in Latvia.[1] However neither trial led to a deal due to work permit issues and language problems respectively.
In 2007, he scored a late goal against Liaoning Guangyuan to become the first player to score 100 goals for the club. The tally came from 88 goals in the league and 12 goals in the domestic cup competitions.
In the 2007 Singapore Cup final between Tampines Rovers and SAFFC, Alam Shah was sent off in the final minutes of the games after an incident involving his fellow national teammate Daniel Bennett. Alam Shah kneed Bennett in the head during a tussle for the ball and, after being dragged away by his team-mates, he returned and kicked Bennett in the head. Bennett was knocked unconscious and had to be taken to hospital. Tampines lost the match 4-3. As a result of the incident, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Disciplinary Committee, banned Alam Shah from playing in all FAS-sanctioned domestic matches and tournaments for 12 months and fined him S$2,000.[2]
Initially, it was thought that the ban would not prevent Alam Shah from playing at club-level outside Singapore, and he made arrangements to join PDRM FA of the Super League Malaysia. However in January 2008, the Football Association of Malaysia confirmed that under FIFA rules, member associations are required to respect domestic bans imposed by other associations, and therefore Alam Shah would not be eligible to play club-level football in Malaysia until his ban was completed.[3]
On 29 April 2008, Alam Shah appealed successfully to reduce his ban from 12 months to 7 months by the FAS's Disciplinary Committee. Although his was ban was almost halved, he still missed out the remaining three games of Singapore's World Cup 2010 qualifing campaign.[4]
Alam Shah joined PDRM FA upon completion of his ban in June 2008.
Alam Shah returned to Singapore to play for Tampines Rovers on 29 August 2008 in a S.League match against Gombak United. He scored his first goal after his ban, against Balestier Khalsa, on 11 September 2008.
Arema
Alam Shah joined Arema in 2009, citing poor attendances at S.League matches that led to poor motivation, and FAS's requirement of passing the fitness test before being allowed to play in a match. One of the reasons given for leaving S.League was that he felt he was given unfair treatment by referees.[5]
On 11 May 2010, Alam Shah was sent off after an on-pitch incident with Persela Lamongan's defender F.X. Yanuar. In the 70th minute, Alam Shah grabbed Yanuar from behind, and Yanuar then spinned around and knocked Alam Shah down. Both players were sent off. While leaving the pitch, Alam Shah lunged at the Persela players and had to be restrained by teammates and stewards. Arema won the match 2-1. Alam Shah was subsequently banned for one match.[6]
International career
In a 2007 ASEAN Football Championship group stage match between Singapore and Laos, Alam Shah scored seven goals in an 11-0 win for Singapore. This was not only a record win for the Singapore national team, but also a record number of goals scored by an individual player in an 'A' international game for Singapore. Singapore went on to win the championship, and Alam Shah received the 'Most Valuable Player' award for his impressive displays in the tournament.
Alam Shah is also well remembered by Singapore fans for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Kuwait in a World Cup qualifier in 2001, and for scoring in a 2-0 victory over Iraq during the 2006 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2006.
Alam Shah wore the captain's armband in an international friendly against China PR (National Day Challenge) on 12 August 2009. Singapore drew 1-1 with China PR (losing 3-4 on penalties), with Alam Shah scoring in the 9th minute.
Noh Alam Shah's goals in 2010 came in two matches in the AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualification group stages. He scored in the 1-3 defeat to Iran at the National Stadium in Singapore and in the final group game against Jordan, which Singapore lost 1-2, at the King Abdullah Stadium in Amman.
Following the retirement of national skipper Indra Sahdan in 2010, Alam Shah's name has been going around as one of the favourites to take over Indra's reign as Singapore's captain, mainly due to his influential status within the Singapore camp, along with the passionate displays he has shown on international games.[citation needed]
Honours
Individual
- Asean Football Championship Most Valuable Player : 2007
- Asean Football Championship top scorer : 2007
- Asean Football Championship overall top scorer with 17 goal
- Ranked fourth in World’s Top Goal Scorer by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics : 2007 [7]
Club
International
Commercial endorsements
Alam Shah is under sponsorship with German sports-brand Adidas, after previously being the face of Nike for South East Asia.
National team career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. September 4, 2004 Singapore, Singapore Indonesia2-0 Won Friendly 2. November 27, 2004 Singapore, Singapore 
Myanmar1-0 Won Friendly 3. December 29, 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar4-3 Won 2004 Tiger Cup 4. January 2, 2005 Singapore, Singapore Myanmar4-2 Won 2004 Tiger Cup 7. June 4, 2004 Singapore, Singapore Malaysia2-0 Won Friendly 9. June 8, 2005 Penang, Malaysia Malaysia2-1 Won Friendly 10. February 15, 2006 Hong Kong, China 
Hong Kong1-1 Draw Friendly 11. February 22, 2006 Singapore, Singapore 
Iraq2-0 Won 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification 12. August 12, 2006 Hong Kong, China Hong Kong2-1 Won Friendly 13. January 15, 2007 Singapore, Singapore 
Laos11-0 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship 20. January 17, 2007 Singapore, Singapore Indonesia2-2 Draw 2007 ASEAN Football Championship 21. January 23, 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia1-1 Draw 2007 ASEAN Football Championship 22. January 31, 2007 Singapore, Singapore 
Thailand2-1 Won 2007 ASEAN Football Championship 23. October 8, 2007 Doha, Qatar 
Palestine4-0 Won 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 24. November 18, 2007 Dushanbe, Tajikistan 
Tajikistan1-1 Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 25. December 5, 2008 Jakarta, Indonesia 
Cambodia5-0 Won 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup 26. December 7, 2008 Jakarta, Indonesia Myanmar3-1 Won 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup 27. January 28, 2009 Singapore, Singapore 
Jordan2-1 Win 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 28. August 12, 2009 Singapore, Singapore 
China PR1-1 Draw Friendly 29. November 3, 2009 Singapore Indonesia3-1 Win Friendly 30. January 6. 2010 Singapore 
Iran1-3 Lost 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 31. March 3. 2010 Amman, Jordan Jordan1-2 Lost 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 32. November 26. 2010 Jurong, Singapore Laos4-0 Win Friendly Personal and family life
Alam Shah is married and is the father of 3 children.
Videos
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaBLngnCzI0&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyHQHF5nzLg&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfOpb4HunmA&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhtYLT9Wyk&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H92eZgmomiQ&feature=PlayList&p=03F648391BD4CE56&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txArfVIMOg0&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvRkisg7TSg&feature=related
External links
- Profile at Football Association of Singapore website
- Noh Alam Shah
- Closer With Noh Alam Shah: Unique Figure Captain Arema on Ongisnade.co.id
- Noh Alam Shah: Untold Stories Wonderwall And Model Toothpaste on Ongisnade.co.id
References
- ^ "Senior Team Players - Noh Alam Shah". Football Association of Singapore. http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1299.
- ^ "FAS bans Tampines Rovers' Noh Alam Shah for 12 months". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/316630/1/.html.
- ^ "Singapore's Noh Alam not eligible to play for Police". TheStar Online. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/1/26/sports/20122029.
- ^ "Striker's ban cut due to 'personal problems'". Brunei Times. http://www.bruneitimes.com.bn/international_sport/2008/05/01/strikers_ban_cut_due_to_personal_problems.
- ^ "National captain Noh Alam Shah slams Singapore football". Channel NewsAsia. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1004160/1/.html.
- ^ "Alam Shah suspended for one game". sportsguide.sg. http://www.sportingsingapore.com/Singlenews.aspx?DirID=107&rec_code=584400.
- ^ "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2007". IFFHS. http://www.iffhs.de/?388d85ff0e003c4f05e91a55685fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb8a105.
Preceded by
Indra Sahdan DaudSingapore Captain
2010Succeeded by
Shahril IshakAwards 1996: Netipong Srithong-in | 1998: Myo Hlaing Win | 2000: Gendut Donny Christiawan & Worrawoot Srimaka | 2002: Bambang Pamungkas | 2004: Ilham Jaya Kesuma | 2007: Noh Alam Shah | 2008: Budi Sudarsono & Agu Casmir & Teerasil Dangda | 2010: Mohd Safee Mohd SaliCategories:- Singaporean footballers
- Singapore international footballers
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Tampines Rovers FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
- Gombak United players
- Indonesian Super League players
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