Adib Zainudin

Muhammad Adib bin Zainudin (born 15 February 1995) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim II and captains the Malaysia U-23 national team. Adib plays mainly as a centre-back.[4][5][6][7][8] Adib was promoted as the captain of the Malaysia U-23 national team in 2016 after the former captain Faris Shah Rosli got a long-term injury. He was part of the national team that qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship that will take place in China.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Zainuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhamad Adib.

Adib Zainudin
Personal information
Full name Muhamad Adib bin Zainudin[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995[2]
Place of birth Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Number 4
Youth career
2013 Johor U-21
2014 Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 UiTM FC 41 (0)
2017 → Felcra FC (loan) 17 (2)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim II 29 (0)
National team‡
2016–2018 Malaysia U-23 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 August 2018

Born and raised in Mersing,[9] Johor, Adib started his football career when he went to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Johor. In 2013, he played for Johor U-21 team before moved to Harimau Muda C on the following year.[10][11]

In December 2014, Adib signed a contract with Shah Alam based club, UiTM FC.[12] It was a good move as UiTM allowed him to pursue his degree in Sports science, although with a below-market salary offer.[13] He spent two seasons with the club before he was loaned out to Felcra FC at the start of 2017 season.[14] He wanted the loan move as the club offered him a better salary.[15]

Adib made 6 appearances and 1 goal during 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. The goal made during 4th match of the group stage against Laos which ended Malaysia won by 3–1.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 October 2017.[17]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Malaysia League Piala FA Piala Malaysia Asia Total
2015UiTM FCLiga Premier21010––220
201618010––190
Total 390200000410
2017Felcra FCLiga FAM15220––172
Total 152200000172
Career total 542400000582

International goals

Malaysia U-23

As of October 2017.
#DateVenueOpponentResultGoalCompetition
1.23 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Laos3–11Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Honours

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[18]

References
  1. "Athlete profile". www.kualalumpur2017.com.my. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. Adib Zainudin Archived 17 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  3. "Felcra 2017". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. Aziman Rosdi (10 August 2017). "Kami tak besar kepala - Adib Zainuddin" [We are not big heads - Adib Zainuddin] (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. "Semangat juang bantu kami layak ke China - Adib" [Our fighting spirit is worthy of China - Adib] (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. "Frank wants more matches to prepare for SEA Games". 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "Kim Swee Buru Kemenangan" (in Malay). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "19 pemain baharu sandaran UiTM FC" [19 new UiTM FC backup players] (in Malay). 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "Adib bermula dari bawah" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. "Adib buktikan pelajar IPT mampu bersaing" [Adib proves IPT students can compete] (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. "Bekas Kapten Harimau Muda C Antara 31 Pemain Disenarai Bernhardt - Bola Sepak" (in Malay). mStar. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. Firdaus Hashim (26 February 2016). "UiTM terus momentum" [UiTM continues its momentum] (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. Vijhay Vick (27 July 2017). "SEA Games captain Adib Zainuddin: A student angling for a big move". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  14. "Watch this space – Eight lower-league Malaysians destined for stardom". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  15. "19 pemain baharu sandaran UiTM FC". Utusan Malaysia. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  16. "Daring to dream: Malaysia enters football semis with 3-1 win over Laos". New Straits Times. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  17. "N. Thanabalan". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  18. "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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