Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin, P.B.[1] (born 2 September 1981) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur and also a player in the Malaysia national team. He is the all-time highest goalscorer of the Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker or a winger.[2]

Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Indra Putra (right) playing at the 2012 Malaysia Cup.
Personal information
Full name Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin
Date of birth (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981
Place of birth Ipoh, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur
Number 23
Youth career
1997–1998 Perak President's Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Perak 42 (10)
2004–2007 Pahang 51 (29)
2008 Selangor 18 (3)
2009–2010 Kelantan 47 (36)
2011–2012 T-Team 24 (11)
2012–2013 Kelantan 47 (13)
2014–2015 Felda United 39 (16)
2016–2017 Kelantan 38 (5)
2018– Kuala Lumpur 49 (15)
National team‡
2002–2006 Malaysia U23 27 (15)
2002–2015 Malaysia 53 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of Oct 22, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of Oct 22, 2020
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mahayuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Indra Putra.

Club career

Beginnings with Perak, Pahang and Selangor

Indra Putra has played in the Perak Academy when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 2002, helping Perak to clinch the Malaysian Premier One League in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Pahang in a high-profile transfer. There, Indra helped Pahang to win the inaugural edition of the rebranded Malaysian Super League in his first season.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak'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 joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.

Kelantan

During 2009 season, Indra Putra joined Kelantan and were partnered upfront by his former teammate in Perak Khalid Jamlus.[3] On 18 April 2009, he was the villain among the Negeri Sembilan supporters after stamping on Negeri's defender, Rahman Zabul. Amazingly, he escaped the red card. He was part of the Kelantan team that play in that year Malaysia FA Cup final against Selangor where Kelantan lost 3–1 on penalties his spot kick hit the bar which cost Kelantan the match. Kelantan suffered another setback when lost the 2009 Malaysia Cup final against Negeri Sembilan. Indra scored a consolation goal from the free kick. However, Indra was chosen as the most valuable player for the 2009 season. He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.

T-Team

Indra signed with Kuala Terengganu-based club, T-Team in 2011.

Second Stint with Kelantan

After one season with T-Team, Indra returned to Kelantan for the 2012 season. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium, he scored an extra-time winner and clinched a dramatic 3–2 victory over ATM. During the season, he also help the team won the 2012 Super League and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, completing the treble.

Felda United

Indra joined Felda United, who were just relegated to the Premier League, at the end of the 2013. He helped the club finished runners-up in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League, and the club was promoted straight back to the Malaysia Super League after only being in the second division for one season.[4]

Third Stint with Kelantan

On 30 December 2015, Indra was officially announced as Kelantan new signing during a friendly match with PKNP by Kelantan FA President, Annuar Musa.[5] He was released at the end of his contract.

Kuala Lumpur

On 3 December 2017, Indra signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur after being released by Kelantan.[6] He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang FA. He then scored his second goal against his former club, Kelantan FA in a 4–2 defeat. On 27 April 2019 he scored 100 goal in Malaysian Super League against PKNS; his first goal was 21 February 2004 against Sabah FA.

International career

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

He 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. In the competition, Indra Putra is the only Malaysian player to score a goal, against China, as Malaysia crashed out in the group stages having lost all group games.

Indra Putra also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2.

He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He entered the match as a substitute, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.

Career statistics

Club
As of 21 Oct 2020.[7]
Club Season League Charity Shield FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perak 1999 2——2
2000 ———
2001 2——2
2002 225—10696—4117
2003 205—1—1207
Total 421061116128
Pahang 2004 2115—44—2123
2005 2111—3642718
2005–06 93—61108—1612
2006–07 0——
Total 5129646453
Selangor 2007–08 183—4—187
Total 183—4—187
Kelantan 2009 2114—951111—4130
2010 269—21113—3913
Total 4723—1162214—8043
T-Team 2011 2411—11105—3517
Total 2411—11105—3517
Kelantan 2012 2671062103614913
2013 2161162115514415
Total 4713211242181129328
Felda United 2014 1810—62102—3414
2015 216—1091—317
Total 3916—72193—6521
Kelantan 2016 173—2050—243
2017 212—1160—283
Total 385—31110526
Kuala Lumpur 2018 196—4060—296
2019 216—4360—259
2020 93————93
Total 4915—831206318
Career total 3461352157379956177531221

International
As of 22 Oct 2020.[8]
Malaysia national team
YearAppsGoals
200275
200361
200450
200641
200771
200887
200910
2014112
201540
Total5317

International goals
As of December 2014.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 December 2002Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Cambodia5–0WinFriendly
2.18 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Singapore0–4Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
3.18 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Singapore0–4Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
4.20 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Thailand3–1Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
5.29 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Vietnam2–1Lose2002 Tiger Cup Third/Fourth place
6.22 October 2003Manama, Bahrain Bahrain3–1Lose2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7.23 August 2006Shah Alam, Malaysia Myanmar1–2Lose2006 Merdeka Tournament Group stage
8.10 July 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China PR1–5Lose2007 AFC Asian Cup Group stage
9.22 July 2008Hyderabad, India India1–1DrawFriendly
10.15 October 2008Kelana Jaya, Malaysia   Nepal4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
11.23 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
12.23 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
13.6 December 2008Phuket, Thailand Laos3–0Win2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
14.8 December 2008Phuket, Thailand Vietnam2–3Lose2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
15.8 December 2008Phuket, Thailand Vietnam2–3Lose2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
16.29 November 2014Singapore, Singapore Singapore3–1Win2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
17.20 December 2014Bukit Jalil, Malaysia Thailand3–2Win2014 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

Club

Perak

Pahang

Kelantan

International

Individual

References
  1. "9 pemain terima pingat sempena hari keputeraan Sultan Kelantan". Sinar Harian. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "Indra hoping for one last shot at glory with Kelantan". FourFourTwo. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. "Indra sah wakili pasukan Kelantan". Utusan Malaysia. 29 October 2008. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2008.(in Malay)
  4. "Pergi bukan sebab wang". Sinar Harian. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "Newly-rebranded Kelantan 'warriors' promise to give their best". Malay Mail. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. "Kelantan FA secure two more imports, Kuala Lumpur FA sign ex-Malaysia International". Goal.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. "Indra Putra Mahayuddin". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. "Mahayuddin, Indra Putra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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