Syamer Kutty Abba

Syamer Kutty Abba (born 1 Octocber 1997) is a Malaysian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Johor Darul Takzim. He mainly plays as a box-to-box . He was known for his strength, stamina, ball control and killer pass . He is one of the Malaysian golden generation in this era along Safawi Rasid and Nor Azam Azih

Syamer Kutty Abba
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Syamer bin Kutty Abba[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997
Place of birth George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2016 Penang
2014–2015 Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Penang 25 (0)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim 14 (0)
2018 → Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Malaysia U17 – (–)
2014–2017 Malaysia U20 9 (2)
2016– Malaysia U23 30 (0)
2017– Malaysia 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2019

He was born at Kampung Dodol, George Town, Penang. He went to Penang Free School.[2]

Club career

Harimau Muda C

Syamer began his senior career playing in FAM League, representing Harimau Muda C in the 2014 Malaysia FAM League.[3]

Penang

Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C has to returned to their own state.[4] Syamer are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 18 November 2017, Syamer signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim.[5]

In late January 2018, it was announced that Syamer was loaned out to Portuguese third division club Vilaverdense on 27 January for a year-long loan stint alongside Dominic Tan, a fellow player from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[6] But it was confirmed in early May that his stay would be a lot shorter than planned. An article by FOX Sports Asia concluded that he would return to Johor in June 2018, only having been on loan for six months.[7]

International career

Syamer represented Malaysia at youth levels, playing for the under-17, -19, -20 and -23 levels.

In October 2017, Syamer received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training as a preparation for 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers Group B match against Hong Kong on 10 October 2017.[8][9][10][11][12]

Syamer made his debut for Malaysia against Hong Kong in a 2–0 defeat on the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.[13]

On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysian national team for the 2018 AFF Championship.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 February 2020.[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penang 2016 Malaysia Super League 400000–40
2017 Malaysia Super League 2102[lower-alpha 4] 000–230
Total 250200000270
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2018 Malaysia Super League 40005[lower-alpha 5] 00090
2019 Malaysia Super League 100100030140
Total 140105030230
Vilaverdense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 1000000010
Total 1000000010
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
2020 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
Total 2000000020
Career total 410305040530
  1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
  4. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
  5. Appearances in Malaysia Cup

    International
    As of 19 November 2019.[16]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Malaysia 201720
    2018100
    201970
    Total190

    Honours

    Club
    Johor Darul Ta'zim

    International

    Malaysia

    Malaysia U-23

    Silver Medal: 2017[17]

    Individual

    References
    1. "Syamer Kutty Abba profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
    2. "Penang coach Jacksen likes what he sees in young'uns". thestar.com.my. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
    3. "Harimau Muda C terus melebarkan rekod tanpa kalah". FAM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    4. "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar". utusan.com.my. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
    5. Syamer ikur jejak Adam ke JDT https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/352397/syamer-ikut-jejak-adam-ke-jdt
    6. "Dominic Tan's promising 2018 start just got better after JDT announce Portugal stint". FourFourTwo. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
    7. "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". FOX Sports Asia. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
    8. "Senarai 24 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Harimau Malaya". Football Association of Malaysia Official Website. Football Association of Malaysia. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    9. http://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/2017/09/25/harimau-malaya/ Vingada Panggil Enam Pemain Bawah 22
    10. "Syamer Bukti Pemain Muda Mampu Galas Tugas". bharian.com.my. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    11. "Syamer Tekad Pikat Vingada". bharian.com.my. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    12. https://semuanyabola.com/rasmi-24-pemain-dipanggil-vingada-6-pemain-b-22-berjaya-masuki-slot/ Rasmi 24 Pemain dipanggil Vingada
    13. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/eksklusif-bersama-mohamed-syamer-kutty-harimau-muda-yang-terus-menarik-perhatian Syamer Kutty Abba
    14. "SENARAI 23 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE PIALA SUZUKI AFF 2018". Football Association of Malaysia. 4 November 2018.
    15. "Syamer Kutty Abba". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
    16. "Kutty Abba,Syamer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
    17. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
    18. "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours".
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