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Mohd Nasril Nourdin Personal information Full name Mohd Nasril Bin Mat Nourdin Date of birth April 17, 1986 Place of birth Lumut, Perak, Malaysia Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club 
Perak FANumber 25 Youth career 2002-2004 Perak FASenior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005-2008 Perak FA2009 
Selangor FA2010 
ATM FA2011 Perak FANational team‡ 2005-Present Malaysia U-234 (0) 2007-2009 Malaysia0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2008Mohd Nasril Nourdin (born on 17 April 1986) is a Malaysian footballer who is a goalkeeper for Perak FA. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team.
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Early days
Nasril was a product of the Bukit Jalil Sports School. He participated in the 2002 Sukma Games, representing Malaysian Schools Sports Council (Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) in Malay).[1] For the 2006 Sukma Games, however, he represented the state of Perak.[2]
Nasril spent some time playing for Perak FA in their reserve squad, but an injury to first-choice keeper Mohd Hamsani Ahmad, coupled with the loss of form of usual back-up keeper Tay Sin Kiat forced coach Steve Darby to play Nasril.
Career
Nasril made his first team debut on December 4, 2005, in a Malaysia Charity Shield match against Selangor which Perak won 4-1. Nasril's performance drew the plaudits of the media and coach Darby.
Perak continued to keep faith in Nasril, even after first-choice Mohd Hamsani Ahmad returned from injury. On 24 January 2006, just slightly more than a month after his first team debut, Nasril was called up for centralized training with the national team and subsequently featured in their friendlies against New Zealand. On 2007, he played with Malaysia Under 23 side two match in 2008 Olympic Games qualifier against Syria and Japan. He also was the first choice goalkeeper in 2008 Intercontinental Cup held in Petaling Jaya as he was playing for Malaysia in the two matches against Iraq and Nigeria Olympic teams.
Nasril was nominated as one of the nation's top three goalkeepers in the inaugural Malaysian Football Awards, held in 2006. The other contenders were Terengganu's Mohd Syamsuri Mustafa and Negeri Sembilan's Azizon Abdul Kadir. Syamsuri eventually won the award.[3]
Blackburn interest
Reports surfaced in September 2006 that Blackburn Rovers were keeping tabs on Nasril. It was reported Rovers scout Mike Riggs wanted to give Nasril a trial. It could be a problem getting a work permit though as Malaysia are 154th in the FIFA rankings and a national team needs to be in the top 70 to be considered for the Premier League. However, as of April 2007, nothing has materialized and interest seems to have cooled down.[4]
References
- ^ Sukma 2002 player records
- ^ Sukma 2004 player records
- ^ Malaysian football award winners
- ^ Blackburn fan site report on Nasril interest
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Malaysian Malay people
- People from Perak
- Malaysian footballers
- Malaysia international footballers
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