Nor Azam Azih

Muhamad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team as a deep-lying playmaker. He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a free kick specialist.

Azam Azih
Personal information
Full name Muhamad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995
Place of birth Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sri Pahang
Number 20
Youth career
2013 Pahang U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Harimau Muda B 22 (1)
2015– Sri Pahang 105 (5)
National team
2017–2018 Malaysia U-23 9 (1)
2017– Malaysia 16 (0)
Honours
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Sea Games 2017Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang and is the fifth of six siblings.[2] He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League.[3]

Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. He made 12 league appearances during his season debut and would offered his teammate Matthew Davies genuine competition, but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.[4] Nor Azam received his breakthrough in Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered.[5]

International career

On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[6] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 September 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B2014S.League221001[lower-alpha 1]0231
Total2210010231
Sri Pahang2015Malaysia Super League1013000131
2016Malaysia Super League900040130
2017Malaysia Super League2007171342
2018Malaysia Super League2016170332
2019Malaysia Super League1615020231
2020Malaysia Super League1100010120
2021Malaysia Super League1920000192
Total1055212211001478
Career Total1276212221001709
  1. Appearance in Singapore Cup

International

As of 15 June 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201720
201810
2019100
202130
Total160

International goals

Malaysia U-23

As of 29 August 2017.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Singapore2–1Win2017 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Sri Pahang

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[10]

References

  1. "Athlete profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "Azam tidak gentar lagi". Sinar Harian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Terima Kasih Kerana Bagi Peluang - Nor Azam". mstar.com.my. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Most Promising Youngster (Aged 21 years and below)". FourFourTwo. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. "Nor Azam: Young Tiger keeping feet on the ground, but says best is yet to come". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Azam teruja dapat panggilan negara". Harian Metro. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. "KL2017: Nor Azam sedia balas kepercayaan Kim Swee". Berita Harian. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
  9. "Azih, Nor Azam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. "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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