Shahrul Saad

Shahrul bin Mohd Saad (born 8 July 1993) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysian club Perak and the Malaysia national team. Shahrul plays mainly as a centre-back but can also plays as a defensive midfielder. He has been appointed as vice-captain of Perak for the 2018 season along with Hafizul Hakim.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Saad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shahrul.
Shahrul Saad
Personal information
Full name Shahrul bin Mohd Saad
Date of birth (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993
Place of birth Perak, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Perak
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2010 Perak President's Cup
2011–2014 Harimau Muda B / Harimau Muda A
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Harimau Muda B 17 (0)
2012–2014 Harimau Muda A 19 (0)
2015 Felda United 10 (1)
2016– Perak 72 (6)
National team‡
2011–2014 Malaysia U-21 6 (0)
2015– Malaysia 40 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 25, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 19, 2019

Club career

Shahrul started his career at Perak youth team. He was then transferred to Malaysia national youth setup and has played for Harimau Muda B in the Malaysia league and Harimau Muda A in the Singapore S.League.

In 2015, he graduated from the national youth setup and was signed by Felda United. At Felda, he was converted from a defender to a defensive midfielder by head coach Irfan Bakti Abu Salim.[1] In 2016, Shahrul returned to Perak.

International career

Shahrul has played for the Malaysia national football team, making his debut in late 2015 by national coach Ong Kim Swee.[2][3]

Career Statistics

Club
As of 29 June 2019.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B 2011 Malaysia Premier League 1700000–00
Total 17000000000
Harimau Muda A 2012 S.League 1900000–00
Total 19000000000
Felda United 2015 Malaysia Super League 1011000–?1
Total 101100000?1
Perak 2016 Malaysia Super League 16250?1–03
2017 Malaysia Super League 20210102–314
2018 Malaysia Super League 1903080–300
2019 Malaysia Super League 172600020252
Total 726150183208910
Career total 0000000000

International
As of 19 November 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201540
201690
201710
2018152
2019112
Total404

International goals
As of match played 5 October 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrul Saad goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia17 Cambodia1–13–1Friendly
2 11 December 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia26 Vietnam1–22–22018 AFF Championship
3 2 June 201930   Nepal1–02–0Friendly
4 5 October 201936 Sri Lanka2–06–0

Personal life

Shahrul has two older brother who also have played professional football, Shahrizal Saad and Syamsul Saad. Like him, both brothers have played for Perak and Malaysia national team. Shahrul even played under Syamsul when his brother was the head coach of Perak in 2016.[6]

Honours

Club
Perak TBG

International

Malaysia

Individual

References
  1. Vijhay Vick (2015-10-20). "Unlikely standout Shahrul eyeing transition into holding role". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. Vijhay Vick (2016-03-28). "Possible Malaysia XI against Macau". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. "Malaysia down Laos 3-1 for first win of the year | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News". Nst.com.my. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. "Shahrul Saad Statistics". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. "Saad, Shahrul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. "Shahrul Saad: Syamsul mampu menjadi pemimpin yang berjaya – footballmalaysia". Footballmalaysia.com. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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