Nor Azam Azih

Nor Azam Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Pahang and Malaysia national team as a deep-lying playmaker. He also can operate as box-to-box player. He was compared to Italian legend, Andrea Pirlo due his similar gameplay. He known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He also a free kick specialist.

Nor Azam Azih
Personal information
Full name Muhamad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995
Place of birth Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pahang
Number 20
Youth career
2013 Pahang U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Harimau Muda B 22 (1)
2015– Pahang 73 (3)
National team‡
2017–2018 Malaysia U-23 9 (1)
2017– Malaysia 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 10, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2019

Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang and is the fifth of six siblings.[2] He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League.[3]

Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. He made 12 league appearances during his season debut and would offered his teammate Matthew Davies genuine competition, but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.[4] Nor Azam received his breakthrough in Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered.[5]

International career

On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[6] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 June 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B2014S.League221001[lower-alpha 1]0—231
Total2210010—231
Pahang2015Malaysia Super League1013000—131
2016Malaysia Super League900040—130
2017Malaysia Super League2007171—342
2018Malaysia Super League2016170—332
2019Malaysia Super League903000—120
Total682192181001165
Career Total903192191001326
  1. Appearance in Singapore Cup

International
As of 19 November 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201720
201810
2019100
Total130

International goals

Malaysia U-23

As of 29 August 2017.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Singapore2–1Win2017 Southeast Asian Games

Honours
Pahang FA

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[10]

References
  1. "Athlete profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "Azam tidak gentar lagi". Sinar Harian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Terima Kasih Kerana Bagi Peluang - Nor Azam". mstar.com.my. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Most Promising Youngster (Aged 21 years and below)". FourFourTwo. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. "Nor Azam: Young Tiger keeping feet on the ground, but says best is yet to come". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Azam teruja dapat panggilan negara". Harian Metro. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. "KL2017: Nor Azam sedia balas kepercayaan Kim Swee". Berita Harian. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
  9. "Azih, Nor Azam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.


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