Amirul Hakeem Kasim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Kasim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amirul Hakeem.
Amirul Hakeem
Hakeem with Indera in 2023
Personal information
Full name Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim
Date of birth (1990-03-18) 18 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Indera
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Jerudong
2016–2017 Najip I-Team (1)
2017– Indera (3)
International career‡
2022 Brunei 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022

Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim (born 18 March 1990) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indera SC of the Brunei Super League and the Brunei national football team.[1] He is the club captain of Indera and made his international debut at the age of 32.[2]

Club career

Hakeem began his footballing career at Jerudong FC from 2007 where he played alongside future DPMM FC star Azwan Ali Rahman.[3] The club finished fourth in successive seasons with Hakeem as their first choice centre-back.[4][5] He also helped Jerudong qualify for the inaugural 2012–13 Brunei Super League by finishing second behind QAF FC in their group at the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League.[6]

Hakeem left Jerudong in 2015 and signed for Najip I-Team a year later for the 2016 season.[7] He played a part in Najip I-Team's fourth-place finish in the league and reached the final of that year's FA Cup, losing to league champions MS ABDB in the final by a single goal courtesy of Baharin Hamidon.[8] He scored his first goal for Najip against Kota Ranger FC in a 4–2 victory on 9 April.[9]

In the middle of 2017, Hakeem transferred to Indera SC to replace the departed Hazwan Hamzah.[10] He scored his first goal for Indera against his old club Jerudong FC in a 7–0 win on 16 December of that year.[11] He reached the FA Cup final again on his second attempt and this time emerged victorious against MS PDB after a 2–0 win with goals from Asri Aspar and Zulkhairy Razali.[12] Additionally, he scored the winner in the following Brunei Super Cup match against league champions MS ABDB on 19 October 2018.[13]

Hakeem took over from Khairil Shahme Suhaimi to become captain of Indera at the start of the 2022 season.[14]

International career

Hakeem was called up to the national squad in the away friendly against Laos on 27 March 2022.[1] He made his international debut as a substitute in the game, playing the final seven minutes in a 3–2 loss.[2] He was recalled to the side for another friendly against Malaysia exactly two months later in Kuala Lumpur and similarly came on in the second half. He conceded a penalty for a foul on Akhyar Rashid to condemn the Wasps to a 4–0 defeat.[15]

Personal life

Hakeem works as a government employee at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Brunei.[16]

Honours

Indera SC

References

  1. ^ a b "FABD announces Brunei squad for Laos friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Brunei lose 3–2 to Laos in international friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Menuju Puncak Yang Ke Tiga." Jerudong FC. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Brunei 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Brunei 2009/10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Teams set for Brunei's Super League". The Brunei Times. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Najip advance to FA Cup semi-final after IKLS win". Borneo Bulletin. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Baharin lands MS ABDB quartet of FA Cup titles". Borneo Bulletin. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Match Report of Kota Ranger FC v Najip I-Team - 2016-04-09 - DST Super League". Data Sports Group. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ^ "INDERA SPORTS CLUB: ISC PLAYERS 2017". Indera SC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Indera SC belasah Jerudong FC 7 - 0". Pelita Brunei. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Indera create history by winning DST FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Indera SC emerge Sumbangsih Cup winners". Borneo Bulletin. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  14. ^ @inderasc (14 August 2022). "How we line-up for today's #bruneifacup22 opener at Tutong Sports Complex 📋🟡🔴🔵". Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "Malayan Tigers beat Wasps in international friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. ^ "MoHA book Piala Keputeraan knock-out berth". Borneo Bulletin. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.