Asnawi Syazni Abdul Aziz

Mohammad Asnawi Syazni bin Abdul Aziz (born 16 June 1996) is a Bruneian international footballer who plays as a left-sided midfielder or full-back.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Aziz is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Asnawi Syazni.
Asnawi Syazni
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Asnawi Syazni bin Abdul Aziz
Date of birth (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Unattached
Youth career
2010–2013 Muara Vella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Jerudong FC
2015–2016 Tabuan Muda (6)
2017–2018 Jerudong FC (4)
2018–2019 Wijaya FC (2)
National team‡
2014 Brunei U21 5 (0)
2015–2017 Brunei U23 11 (0)
2016 Brunei 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2017

Club career

Asnawi was a student at PDS International School (now known as Seri Mulia Sarjana School) in Jangsak.[1] He was also in the books of Muara Vella's academy which competed in Brunei's youth leagues, and played alongside future Brunei internationals such as Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir.[2] Together they were runners-up of the 2013 NFABD TelBru Youth Under-16 National Football League, losing in the final against Al-Idrus Junior.[3]

Asnawi began playing for Jerudong FC in the 2009–10 Brunei Premier League season,[4] and finished fourth with the help of wonderkid Azwan Ali Rahman.[5] Asnawi helped shoulder the burden of Azwan's departure to Brunei Youth Team in 2011, beginning to play in an advanced role and chipping in with goals despite still being 15 years of age.[6]

Already an established youth international since 2014, Asnawi was transferred to newly formed Tabuan Muda in 2015, playing for the Under-23 team in the Super League.[7] Tabuan Muda finished fifth in the league in 2015 and 2016.

Asnawi returned to Jerudong FC in 2017 after the Super League team of Tabuan Muda was allocated for the Under-18s. He scored his first goal since re-signing for the Jerudong-based team on 30 April against Wijaya FC.[8]

Asnawi joined Wijaya at the start of the 2018-19 Brunei Super League. He scored on his debut against MS ABDB on 27 October in a 1–2 loss.[9]

International career

Asnawi played for the host nation and defending champions Brunei U21 at the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.[10] He played all five matches where Brunei failed to advance from the group stage.[11]

Asnawi next played for the under-23s at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in Indonesia in March 2015, and later the 28th SEA Games in Singapore the following June.[12] Altogether he made seven appearances, all of them defeats.

Asnawi was included in the national squad for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification held in Cambodia. He made his international debut as a first-half substitute against hosts Cambodia on 18 October.[13] A fortnight later, he played three games at the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup in Malaysia where Brunei finished fourth in the new tournament.[14]

Asnawi returned to the under-23 side for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches held in Myanmar on 19–23 July 2017.[15] He was sent off in the second group game against the hosts towards the end of the first half after a high boot.[16]

References
  1. "PENILAIAN SEKOLAH RENDAH 2007". Examinations Department, Ministry of Education in Brunei. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. "Al-Idrus Jr relish underdogs status in U-16 tournament". The Brunei Times. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. "Al-Idrus Junior juara Kejohanan NFABD-TelBru" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. "Isa guns down Indera SC". The Brunei Times. 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. "Brunei 2009/10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. "Jerudong FC End On A High Note". Borneo Bulletin. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. "Convincing win for Tabuan Muda". The Brunei Times. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. "10-man Jerudong defeat Wijaya for first win of season". BruSports News. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  9. "MS ABDB begin title defence with Wijaya win". Borneo Bulletin. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  10. "Brunei bounce back to beat Indonesia 3-1". The Brunei Times. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. "Battling Brunei crash out". The Brunei Times. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  12. "Chelsea Academy's Faiq Reinforces Brunei". ASEAN Football Federation. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  13. "Brunei look to bounce back against Laos". Borneo Bulletin. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. "Brunei to 'treat each match like final'". Borneo Bulletin. 1 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  15. "AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 QUALIFIERS SQUAD LIST: Brunei Darussalam". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  16. "Brunei lose to Myanmar in AFC meet". Borneo Bulletin. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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