Asraruddin Putra Omar
Asraruddin Putra Omar (26 March 1988) is a Malaysian footballer who is a former defender for Johor Darul Takzim FC, last played Penang FA for the 2017 season. He also a member of Malaysia national, Malaysia U-23 and former Malaysia U-20 squad. He was the team captain of Selangor FA for the 2013 season.
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| Full name | Asraruddin Putra Omar | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kelana United | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Selangor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Selangor FA | 115 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Johor Darul Takzim FC | 36 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Penang FA | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Malaysia U19 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Malaysia U20 | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Malaysia U23 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Malaysia | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Asraruddin, a leftback in the Malaysia U-19 for 2007 Champions Youth Cup, is the team’s vice-skipper and took over the captain’s armband from the injured Mohd Bunyamin Umar in the match against PSV.
In November 2007, Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar were given a trials with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven which lasted for a week. PSV Eindhoven were impressed with the duo after watching them in action in the Champions Youth Cup, hosted by Malaysia in August 2007.[1] Capable of playing in either the leftback or centreback positions, the former student at the Bukit Jalil Sports School helped Malaysia qualify for the AFC Under-20 Championship for the first time in over 20 years.
Asraruddin made his under 23 debut against Republic of Ireland on 15 May 2008 and his international senior debut against India on 22 July 2008 as a substitute. He 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.
Outside Football
Asra has his own barbershop, Piratas Barber Shop, located in Puncak Alam.[2][3] Asra cited that he not think about to hanging up his boot, for now he focused on to recover from knee injury whilst make end meets at his barbershop.[4]
Honours
Club
Selangor
- Malaysian Charity Shield (2) : 2009, 2010
- Malaysia Super League (2) : 2009, 2010
- Malaysia FA Cup (1) : 2009
Johor Darul Takzim
- Malaysian Charity Shield: 2015
- Malaysia Super League (3) : 2014, 2015,2016
- Malaysia Cup :2014
- AFC Cup : 2015
References
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Mohd Amri Yahyah |
Selangor FA captain 2013 |
Succeeded by Mohd Bunyamin Umar |