Norshahrul Idlan Talaha

Norshahrul Idlan

Personal information
Full name	Norshahrul Idlan Talaha
Date of birth	June 8, 1986 (1986-06-08) (age 25)
Place of birth	Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current club	Perak FA
Number	9
Youth career
	Perak FA President's Cup Team
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003-2006	Perak FA	?	(0)
2006-2007	Negeri Sembilan FA	?	(0)
2007-2009	UPB-MyTeam	?	(14)
2009-2011	Kelantan FA	53	(41)
National team‡
2003-2004	Malaysia U-21	10	(2)
2006-2010	Malaysia U-23	14	(5)
2007-present	Malaysia	21	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 7, 2011

Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (born on June 8, 1986 in Besut, Terengganu) is a Malaysian footballer who is currently plays as a striker for Kelantan FA and the Malaysia national football team. With his great pace, dribbling skill and offensive-solo effort, many considered him as the best striker in Malaysia for this era. A great worker in the pitch, he may serve as one of the savior for the Malaysian football for many years to come.

Career

Norshahrul was born in Besut, Terengganu. He moved to Perak when he was 3 years old. He attended a local school and started playing for the Perak FA President's Cup Team at the age of 14. He was later promoted to play for the Perak senior team at the age of 17 in 2003. He was mostly a substitute for Perak and sometimes play for the reserve team. After he was invited to play for the Malaysia national under-20 football team at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship that was held in Malaysia. He executed a perfect long range shot and scored one goal for Malaysia. Malaysia later only made it to the quarter finals. After the tournament, he became a regular striker for Perak.

Norshahrul joined Negeri Sembilan FA in 2006 only to play for one year. He later was invited to join the newly created club, UPB-MyTeam FC. He was the one of the team key player and the top scorer with 14 goals.

After UPB-MyTeam FC became defunct, he joined Kelantan FA.

International Career

Norshahrul has played for the Malaysia national youth team for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He is also one of the Malaysia under 23 players that won the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. He made his full international debut against Bahrain on October 28, 2007 after coming in for Sumardi Hajalan.

On 12 July 2009, Norshahrul scored his first senior international goals in an unofficial match against Zimbabwe. He later score his first full international goal against Lesotho on 11 September 2009.

He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team. Norshahrul won two awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM as the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player.

In November 2010, Norshahrul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Norshahrul scored 2 goals for Malaysia that time, one was a 5-1 loss against Indonesia and a 5-1 victory against Laos. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.

National team statistics

Senior team

Malaysia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	1	0
2009	7	1
2010	9	2
2011	4	0
Total	21	3

Appearances in major competitions

Competition	App.	Goals	Team Result
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	1	0	First Round
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	3	0	3/3
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup	7	2	Winner's

Full international goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 September 2009	MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	Lesotho	5–0	Win	Friendly match
2.	1 December 2010	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1-5	Lost	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
3.	7 December 2010	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium	Laos	5-1	Win	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

U-23 team

Appearances in major competitions

Competition	App.	Goals	Team Result
2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament	1	0	Second Round
2007 SEA Games	3	0	Group Stage
2009 SEA Games	6	3	Winner's
2010 Asian Games	4	2	Round of 16

Honours

Kelantan FA

• Malaysia Cup: Winners(2010),Runners-up (3): 2009
• Division 1/Premier 1/Super League: Runners-up (1): 2010, Winners (1): 2011
• Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup (Charity Shield Malaysia): Winners (1): 2011

International

• 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup:Winner

Individual

• 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player

References

External links

• Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's Profile at National Football Teams website
• Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's Profile at F.A.M. website

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Name	Talaha, Norshahrul Idlan
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Date of birth	1986-06-08
Place of birth	Terengganu, Malaysia
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