Azwan Saleh

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Saleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Azwan.
Azwan Saleh
Azwan with DPMM in 2022
Personal information
Full name Azwan bin Muhamad Saleh
Date of birth (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfield, Left-back
Team information
Current team
 DPMM FC
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 QAF
2006– DPMM 182+ (11)
2010–2011 → Indera (loan)
International career‡
2007 Brunei U21 3 (0)
2008–2011 Brunei U23 4 (0)
2006–2022 Brunei 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2022

Azwan bin Muhamad Saleh (born 6 January 1988) is a Bruneian professional

midfielder or left-sided full-back.[1][2] His patronym is sometimes erroneously written as Salleh. He is currently the player with the most international appearances for the Brunei national football team
with 33 caps.

Club career

Azwan first played club football with

S.League in 2009 with his club, he was a key player for Vjeran Simunić who deployed him on the left side of DPMM's midfield.[6] Their season was ended abruptly due to FIFA's suspension of Brunei, but not before winning the League Cup.[7]

Azwan was loaned to

Tampines Rovers.[9] They replicated their League Cup success that year, with Azwan scoring a direct free-kick in the final.[10]

Due to the emergence of namesake

Geylang International on 5 August via a long-distance shot with his weaker right foot.[11]

In 2022, Azwan added the Brunei FA Cup winner's medal to his collection by winning the trophy on 4 December against Kasuka FC 2–1 in the final on 4 December.[12]

International career

Azwan was a member of the

2011 SEA Games in Indonesia.[14][15]

Azwan holds the record number of appearances for Brunei, with 33 caps to his name. His debut came in the

2012
.

Azwan was appointed captain of the national team for the two-legged

2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification held in Cambodia in October 2016. With Najib Tarif injured since the first game, he was placed at left-back in the third game against Laos which ended in a 4–3 loss.[19]

Azwan started the first match of the

Timor-Leste in Kuching, Malaysia. The match ended 4–0 to the Wasps in their biggest victory of date.[20]
He played a total of four games for the Wasps at central midfield in the tournament.

Azwan was in line for an international recall in June 2019 for the 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia, but made himself unavailable due to unspecified reasons.[21] Three years later, he made his 27th international appearance against Malaysia away in Kuala Lumpur as a substitute in a 4–0 loss on 27 May.[22] In the same year, he clocked another appearance from the bench against Laos in a 1–0 win at Bandar Seri Begawan on 27 September.[23]

On 5 November 2022, Azwan scored the fourth goal against

Timor-Leste in a 6–2 win for the Wasps at home in the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup qualifying first leg match.[24] He also made a substitute appearance at the return leg three days later, helping Brunei qualify for the tournament after last competing in 1996.[25] He made three appearances in the group stage, including one from the starting lineup against the Philippines in a 5–1 defeat in Manila on 23 December.[26]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 October 2008
National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
, Cambodia		  
East Timor
 3–0 4–1
2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
2. 9 October 2012 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Cambodia 3–1 3–2
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
3. 5 November 2022
Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
  
East Timor
 4–2 6–2 2022 AFF Championship qualification

Honours

DPMM

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Azwan, Shahrazen adjusts to life on the bench". The Brunei Times. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Team owned by Brunei Crown Prince splits Cambodia pre-season tour". Khmer Times. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "QAF FC For AFF Challenge". Borneo Bulletin. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Tricky trip for injury-plagued DPMM". The Brunei Times. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Penang force DPMM draw". The Brunei Times. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ "DPMM FC out to maul Lions". The Brunei Times. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Wardun saves the day as DPMM FC win League Cup". The Brunei Times. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Indera rely on DPMM FC connection". The Brunei Times. 2 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ^ "DPMM FC vs 'Barca'". The Brunei Times. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Azwan Salleh - Brunei's own free-kick specialist". The Brunei Times. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  11. ^ "DPMM FC top table". The Brunei Times. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Crown Prince joins group photo session with DPMM FC". Borneo Bulletin. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  13. ^ "TEAM MEMBERS". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office of Brunei. 6 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Sukma: Brunei Football Upbeat". Borneo Bulletin. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. ^ "SEA GAMES 2011: BRUNEI HOPE TO CREATE MORE THAN JUST HISTORY". ASEAN Football Federation. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  16. ^ "'Biggest game of my life'". The Brunei Times. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Brunei make history". The Brunei Times. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  18. ^ "World Cup dreams over". The Brunei Times. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Brunei put up strong fight". The Brunei Times. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Brunei beat Timor Leste". The Brunei Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Brunei national team set to miss nine key players". Borneo Bulletin. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Match Report of Malaysia vs Brunei Darussalam - 2022-05-27 - FIFA Friendlies". Data Sports Group. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Brunei beat Laos 1-0". Borneo Bulletin. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Brunei take huge step for place in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022". ASEAN Football Federation. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Brunei secure berth in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup group stage". Borneo Bulletin. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  26. ^ "Brunei lose 5-1 to Philippines in AFF meet". Borneo Bulletin. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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