Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal

Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal

Personal information
Full name	Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal
Date of birth	May 27, 1986 (1986-05-27) (age 25)
Place of birth	Malacca, Malaysia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Selangor
Number	20
Youth career
2002-2003	Selangor FA Football Academy
2004-2006	Selangor FA President's Cup Team
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006-	Selangor
National team‡
2007-2009	Malaysia U-23	27	(4)
2007-	Malaysia	29	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 14, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 28, 2011

Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal (born on May 27, 1986 in Malacca but raised up in Selangor ) is a Malaysian footballer who is currently an Attacking Midfielder for Selangor FA. He is the son of former top Selangor FA player in 90's, Zainal Nordin. He is a member of the Malaysian national team.

Career

Amirul has represented the Malaysian under 23 side for the 2008 Olympic Games qualifier. He scored a brilliant solo goal against the Hong Kong under 23 team in the qualifier.

Amirul made his senior debut against Bahrain in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4-1 before drawing 0-0 at Shah Alam. Amirul also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29th July 2008. He was one of Malaysia's more impressive player in the match after getting three attempts on goal but failed to score. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0-2.^[1] However, Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.

Amirul scored his first international senior goal against Myanmar in 2008 Merdeka Tournament. He was also part of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning squad.

In November 2010, Amirul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Amirul scored at the final group game against Laos in a 5-1 victory. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.

International goals

Under-23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 March 2007	Mongkok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	0–1	0–1 (W)	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
2.	3 December 2007	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Laos	1–0	4–0 (W)	2007 SEA Games
3.	8 December 2007	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Singapore	1–0	1–1 (D)	2007 SEA Games
4.	2 December 2009	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Timor-Leste	10–0	11–0 (W)	2009 SEA Games

Senior team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 23, 2008	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil	Myanmar	4-0	4-0 (W)	2008 Merdeka Tournament
2.	November 11, 2008	Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar	Myanmar	2-1	4-1 (L)	2008 Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup
3.	November 29, 2008	MBPJ Stadium	Singapore	2-2	2-2 (D)	Friendly Match
4.	September 11, 2009	MBPJ Stadium	Lesotho	4-0	5-0 (W)	Friendly Match
5.	December 7, 2010	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium	Laos	3-1	5-1 (W)	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup
6.	February 9, 2011	Shah Alam Stadium	Hong Kong	2-0	2-0 (W)	Friendly Match
7.	June 18, 2011	Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium	Myanmar	1-0	2-0 (W)	Friendly Match

Honours

International

• 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup :Winner

References

1. ^ Chelsea beat Malaysian XI

External links

• Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal's Profile at National Football Teams website
• Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal's Profile at F.A.M. website
• Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal's Profile at Selangorfc.com website

Persondata
Name	Zainal, Mohd Amirul Hadi
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Date of birth	1986-05-27
Place of birth	Malacca, Malaysia
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