Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Football player infobox
playername = Indra Putra Mahayuddin


fullname = Indra Putra Mahayudin
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|2
cityofbirth = Ipoh, Perak
countryofbirth = Malaysia
height = 175cm
years = 2002-2004
2005-2007
2007-2008
clubs = Perak FA
Pahang FA
Selangor FA
currentclub = Selangor FA
clubnumber = 23
position = Striker, Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Perak FA
caps(goals) =

? (2)
nationalyears = 2002 - Present | nationalteam = flagicon|Malaysia Malaysia
nationalcaps(goals) = 30 (9)
pcupdate =
ntupdate = October 10, 2008|

Indra Putra Mahayuddin (born on September 2, 1981) is a Malaysian footballer who is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker and winger. He was born in Ipoh, Perak and has been submitted to the Perak FA Academy when he was a teenager. He had then, been promoted to the senior team in 2002 helping Perak FA to clinched the Malaysian League Premier One in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Pahang FA in a high-profile transfer. He helped Pahang FA in 2004 by winning the first new edition of Malaysian Super League.

The Left-footed player represented Malaysia for the 2003 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Asia English Premier League Cup and also in the 2002 Tiger Cup in Thailand, helping Malaysia national football team to a 4th place finish.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football (soccer) player in his generation by Perak FA's coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 21 games played. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian football player to win that accolade.

He has been called up by Malaysia national football team coach Norizan Bakar for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in July, co-hosting by 4 countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. Indra Putra also represent the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0-2. However, Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praise the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.

International Goals

Honours

*Fourth Place 2002 Tiger Cup
*Bronze Medal 2003 SEA Games
*Malaysian Super League: 2002, 2003 and 2004
*Malaysian FA Cup: 2004 and 2005/06

External links

* [http://www.fam.org.my/Modules/Page/Page.aspx?Id=92 Indra Putra Mahayuddin's profile at F.A.M. official website]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=4253 Indra Putra Mahayuddin's profile at National Football Teams]