Shukor Adan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Adan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Shukor. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Shukor Adan
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Shukor bin Adan
Date of birth (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Malacca, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Youth career
1995–1997 Malacca
1998–1999 Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Negeri Sembilan ? (2)
2002–2008 Selangor ? (13)
2009–2012 Negeri Sembilan ? (15)
2013 ATM 19 (4)
2014–2018 Felda United 98 (7)
2019 Melaka United 20 (2)
2020–2021 Kuala Lumpur City 15 (1)
International career‡
2001–2014 Malaysia 56[1] (5)
Managerial career
2022 Kuala Lumpur City (Analysis team)
2023– Malaysia U-23 (Assistant coach)
Medal record
Malaysia U-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2001 Football
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
Runner-up AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2021

Muhammad Shukor bin Adan (born 24 September 1979 in Malacca) is a former Malaysian professional footballer. He played for many teams in Malaysian Football League such as Selangor and also Negeri Sembilan FA. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre back if he successfully arches.On Oktober 10 2023 he was rummour appointed as Assistant Local Coach for U23 Malaysia squad.

Shukor is the former captain of the Selangor team. He is a former member and former captain of the Malaysian national team of 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. He has been described as one of the top Malaysia midfielders in history.

Club career

Malacca

Shukor started his football career with Malacca President Cup team in 1995.

Negeri Sembilan

Three years later, he joined Negeri Sembilan President Cup team. He got his big break when Negeri Sembilan called him up for the first team in 2000.

Selangor

Two years later, he signed a contract with Selangor and remained there until 2008. His contract was terminated by Selangor after spending six years with the team.After his contract with Selangor expired, he became a free agent for four months.

Return to Negeri Sembilan

In November 2008, he agreed to join a team based in Brunei DPMM for the 2009 Malaysia Super League season, after finishing his duty with the national team.[2] However, he made a decision to return to his former team, Negeri Sembilan. Shukor helped them to win the 2009 Malaysia Cup and was named as the Man of the Match.[3]

ATM

After his contract with Negeri Sembilan expired, he then joined the army team, ATM for the 2013 Malaysia Super League season.

Felda United

After spending a season with ATM, he signed a contract with Felda United and was appointed as the captain. He helped them secure promotion to the Malaysian Super League in 2015. At Felda, he was converted to a central defender from his usual position as central midfielder.

Melaka United

In the 2019 season, Shukor Adan transferred to Melaka United alongside many other ex-captains of other clubs like Razman Roslan from Selangor FA and Safiq Rahim from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[4]

Kuala Lumpur City

In 2021, Shukor announced his retirement from football in 2021 Malaysia Cup Final. He hung up his boots happily after winning the 2021 Malaysia Cup against Johor Darul Ta'zim[5]

International career

Shukor made his international debut in the World Cup qualifier with the senior national team in 2001 under Allan Harris. In 2002, Shukor was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He came as substitute to replace Tengku Hazman against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho.[6][7][8] After that, he played for the national team in 2002 Tiger Cup, 2004 Tiger Cup, 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, 2007 AFF Championship, 2007 AFC Asian Cup, 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup and 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup.

He played for the Malaysia Selection that lost 6–0 to Manchester United during the English champions tour of Asia. He also represented the Malaysia Selection as a captain against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia Selection eventually lost 0–2.[9] However, Chelsea's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.

He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh.[10] He started the match, which ends in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.[11]

Dollah Salleh called him up again for 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup tournament. He replaced Safiq Rahim as national team captain just before the tournament. He retired after the tournament.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Negeri Sembilan 2000 Liga Perdana 1 0 3 3 – 6
2001 Liga Perdana 1 2 1 3 – 6
Total 2 4 6 – 12
Selangor 2002 Liga Perdana 1 3 0 0 – 3
2003 Liga Perdana 1 0 0 0 – 0
2004 Malaysia Premier League 1 0 0 – 1
2005 Malaysia Premier League 4 1 2 1[a] 0 7
2006 Malaysia Super League 2 0 2 8[b] 1 5
2007 Malaysia Super League 1 0 3 – 4
2008 Malaysia Super League 2 1 2 – 5
Total 13 2 9 9 1 25
Negeri Sembilan 2009 Malaysia Super League 5 0 2 – 7
2010 Malaysia Super League 4 2 4 – 10
2011 Malaysia Super League 25 2 1 0 11 2 – 37 4
2012 Malaysia Super League 20 4 1 0 8 0 – 29 4
Total 15 2 8 – 25
ATM 2013 Malaysia Super League 19 4 1 0 10 1 1[c] 0 31 5
Total 20 4 1 0 10 1 1 0 31 5
Felda United 2014 Malaysia Premier League 18 0 6 1 9 1 – 33 2
2015 Malaysia Super League 20 2 1 0 10 0 – 31 2
2016 Malaysia Super League 20 1 2 0 8 1 – 30 2
2017 Malaysia Super League 20 1 1 0 9 1 4[d] 0 34 2
2018 Malaysia Premier League 20 3 4 1 7 1 – 31 5
Total 98 7 14 2 43 4 4 0 159 13
Melaka United 2019 Malaysia Super League 20 2 1 1 6 0 – 27 3
Total 20 2 1 1 1 0 – 23 3
Kuala Lumpur City 2020 Malaysia Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 – 8 0
2021 Malaysia Super League 7 1 0 0 1 0 – 8 1
Total 15 1 0 0 1 0 – 16 1
Career total 44 11 28 14 1 84
  1. ^ Appearances in 2005 Malaysia Premier League Final.
  2. ^ Appearances in 2006 AFC Cup.
  3. ^ Appearances in 2013 Piala Sumbangsih.
  4. ^ Appearances in 2017 AFC Cup.

International

As of 20 December 2014[1][14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2001 3 0
2002 3 0
2003 6 1
2004 11 2
2005 3 0
2007 10 0
2008 10 1
2014 10 1
Total 56 5

International goals

Shukor Adan International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Bahrain 1–2 2–2 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 12 July 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Singapore 1–0 2−0 Friendly
3. 8 December 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Timor-Leste 5–0 5−0 2004 AFF Championship
4. 6 June 2008 Surabaya, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–1 1−1 Friendly
5. 11 December 2014 Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 4–1 4–2 2014 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Selangor

Negeri Sembilan

ATM

Felda United

Kuala Lumpur

International

Malaysia U-23
Malaysia

Individual

Records

References

  1. ^ a b Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Shukor Adan Sah Wakili DPMM Brunei Musim Depan" (in Malay). bernama.com.
  3. ^ Shukor's return a boost to Deers[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Abu Bakar, Nazri (17 November 2018). "Shukor Mampu Perkasa Melaka United". Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ ZULKIFLI, ROZAIDI (30 November 2021). "Kejayaan ini cukup manis – Shukor". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003". Dennis David Woods RSSSF. RSSSF Brasil. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Malaysia vs Brazil". Sky Sports at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Brazil lawan Malaysia, Stadium Bukit Jalil (2002)". Chedinsphere at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ AFP (29 July 2008). "Chelsea beat Malaysian XI". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Experience players can help Harimau Malayan against Indonesia, said Piya. - Goal.com". goal.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Indonesia 2 - 0 Malaysia Match report - 9/14/14 Friendlies - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Shukor makes way for younger generation". AFF Suzuki Cup. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Shukor Adan". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Adan, Mohd Shukor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Gol 'tangan tuhan' bawa nama Shukor Adan ke dalam buku sejarah" (in Malay). La Bola Malaya. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Diego Maradona pernah buat tak salah Shukor Adan pun buat" (in Malay). La Bola Malaya. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Let's do it for Shukor". Sportimes. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  18. ^ "TMJ gembira pencapaian Shukor Adan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Melaka United captain
2019 – present 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Malaysia national football team captain
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
unknown
 Felda United captain
2014 – 2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
unknown
 Selangor captain
2007 – 2008 		Succeeded by