Syamer Kutty Abba
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Full name | Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | → Vilaverdense (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Malaysia U17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Malaysia U20 | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Malaysia U23 | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Malaysia | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023 |
Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba (born 1 October 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. He mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder. He was known for his strength, stamina, ball control and killer pass.
Early life
He was born into a Malabari family at Kampung Dodol, George Town, Penang. He went to Penang Free School.[2]
Having made his Malaysia debut against Hong Kong (China PR) in October 2017, he has gone on to make more than 20 appearances for his country. Mohammad Syamer Kutty Abba began his career at Penang in 2014. He moved to Harimau Muda C in December 2014.
His spell at Harimau Muda C didn't last long and in December 2015 he rejoined Penang, making 25 league appearances in 2 years. In November 2017 he joined Johor Darul Ta'zim, making 30 league appearances. During this time he also spent time on loan at Vilaverdense.
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]
For the 2023 season, he changed his jersey number to 77 giving his former no. 5 to the captain, Jordi Amat.
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]
On 27 May 2022, Syamer scored his first international goal against Brunei in a friendly match held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Syamer is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and played all 3 matches against Turkmenistan, Bahrain and Bangladesh in Third Round Group E Qualification.[15][16][17] Syamer is also part of the squad that make it to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Penang | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2017 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2020 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2022 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Vilaverdense (loan) | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2022 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Career total | 71 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 1 |
- ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
- ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
- ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
International
- As of 14 June 2023.[20]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 1 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 1 |
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 May 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Brunei | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023
- Malaysia Cup: 2019, 2022
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
International
Malaysia
- AFF Championship runner-up: 2018
Malaysia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal: 2017[21]
Individual
- AFF Best XI: 2019 [22]
References
- ^ "Syamer Kutty Abba profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Penang coach Jacksen likes what he sees in young'uns". thestar.com.my. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Harimau Muda C terus melebarkan rekod tanpa kalah". FAM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar". utusan.com.my. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Syamer ikur jejak Adam ke JDT https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/352397/syamer-ikut-jejak-adam-ke-jdt
- ^ "Dominic Tan's promising 2018 start just got better after JDT announce Portugal stint". FourFourTwo. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". FOX Sports Asia. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/2017/09/25/harimau-malaya/ Vingada Panggil Enam Pemain Bawah 22
- ^ "Syamer Bukti Pemain Muda Mampu Galas Tugas". bharian.com.my. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Syamer Tekad Pikat Vingada". bharian.com.my. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ https://semuanyabola.com/rasmi-24-pemain-dipanggil-vingada-6-pemain-b-22-berjaya-masuki-slot/ Rasmi 24 Pemain dipanggil Vingada
- ^ https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/eksklusif-bersama-mohamed-syamer-kutty-harimau-muda-yang-terus-menarik-perhatian Syamer Kutty Abba
- ^ "SENARAI 23 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE PIALA SUZUKI AFF 2018". Football Association of Malaysia. 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia vs. Turkmenistan 2022-06-08". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia vs. Bahrain 2022-06-11". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia vs. Bangladesh 2022-06-14". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Syamer Kutty Abba". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Mohamed Syamer Kutty Abba". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Kutty Abba,Syamer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". 8 November 2019.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Malaysian men's footballers
- Footballers from Penang
- Malaysian people of Indian descent
- Malaysian people of Malayali descent
- Penang F.C. players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Men's association football forwards
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Malaysian expatriate men's footballers
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- Malaysia men's international footballers
- Malaysia men's youth international footballers
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players