Mohammad Hardi Jaafar

Mohammad Hardi Jaafar

Personal information
Date of birth	May 30, 1979 (1979-05-30) (age 32)
Place of birth	Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FREE AGENT
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999-2003	Melaka Telekom		(9)
2004	Selangor FA		(3)
2005-2007	Melaka Telekom		(10)
2007-2008	Perak FA		(2)
2009-2011	Selangor FA	8	(0)
National team‡
2006	Malaysia U-23	3	(2)
2008	Malaysia[1]	5	(1)
2006–2009	Malaysia	29	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 28, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 21, 2009

Mohammad Hardi Jaafar (born on May 30, 1979) is a Malaysian footballer who is a midfielder for Selangor. Hardi Jaafar is known for his shooting techiques, contributing many long shot goals and being a set piece taker. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team.

Career

He was the captain of the Melaka Telekom team prior to their withdrawal from the Malaysia Super League competition. He then agreed to join his home team Perak FA for the 2007/08 season. He help Perak to reach the quarter final of AFC Cup.

With Malaysia, Hardi was given his first ever international caps against New Zealand on February 19, 2006. His impressive playing style and creative performances take him as one of 3 senior players by Norizan Bakar for the 2006 Doha Asian Games.

Hardi made his first appearance in Asian Games by scoring a goal against Oman under-23. He then scored an amazing goal against China under-23 in the second match. However Malaysia finished bottom of the group after losing all three matches, 1-3 against Oman under-23, 1-3 against China under-23, and then thrashed by the silver medalist Iraq under-23 4-0.

After the duty at the Asian Games, Hardi was selected in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. He played all the matches in the tournament as a starting eleven. He made his first international goal in the semi-final against Singapore. However Malaysia eventually lost to Singapore in the penalty shootout after drawing the second game in Singapore.

He also chosen to be in the national team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He played all Malaysia's matches in 2007 AFC Asian Cup. In this tournament, Malaysia were beaten by China in the opening game 1-5, 5-0 against Uzbekistan, then to quarterfinalist Iran 0-2.

Hardi also represented the Malaysia XI (Malaysia B) squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0-2. However, Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari praised the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.

For 2009 Malaysia League, Hardi left Perak FA and return to his former team Selangor FA.^[2] He made his second debut with Selangor in the match against Kedah which Selangor won 4-1.

Achievement

• Winner 2009 Malaysian Charity Shield
• Winner Malaysia FA Cup
• Runners-up 2008 Merdeka Tournament
• Runners-up Malaysia Super League 2005-06

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 23, 2007	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Singapore	1-1	Draw	2007 ASEAN Football Championship
2.	March 24, 2007	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	1-4	Won	Friendly
3.	March 26, 2007	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2-1	Lost	Friendly
4.	November 29, 2008	Kelana Jaya, Malaysia	Singapore	2-2	Draw	Friendly

References

1. ^ Appearances and goals for non FIFA 'A' matches.
2. ^ Penampilan sulung Hardi (Malay)

External links

• 2007 ASEAN Football Championship
• Player profile - doha-2006.com
• Player profile - national-football-teams.com

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Name	Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
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Date of birth	May 30, 1979
Place of birth	Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
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