Hanif Hamir

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Hanif Hamir
Hanif with DPMM FC in 2022
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Hanif @ Abdul Hadi bin Hamir
Date of birth (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
DPMM FC
Number 13
Youth career
Sports School
2015 DPMM U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Najip (0)
2015 Tabuan U18 (0)
2015–2016 Tabuan Muda (1)
2017–2019 DPMM 20 (0)
2021– DPMM 23 (1)
International career
2014 Brunei U21 1 (0)
2015–2019 Brunei U23 8 (0)
2015 Brunei U19 5 (0)
2015– Brunei 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023

Muhammad Hanif

@ Abdul Hadi bin Hamir (born 22 February 1997) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender for DPMM FC.[1]

Club career

Hanif is a graduate of Brunei's

lost every game in their previous season.[3] Coached by the late Johari Bungsu, Hanif achieved a third-place finish with Najip FC in the 2014 Brunei Super League and also reached the final of the FA Cup that season, scoring the winner in the semi-final along the way.[4]

Brunei's football association

NFABD created Tabuan Muda in 2015, a league team that serves to prepare for international tournaments, mirroring Singapore's Young Lions and Malaysia's Harimau Muda teams.[5] Hanif was assigned to the Under-18s playing in the Brunei Premier League at the start of the season,[6] however he was promoted to the Brunei Super League team in the second half of the season.[7] Tabuan Muda finished fifth in the 2015 and 2016
seasons of the BSL.

Hanif trialled out for and joined

S.League in 2017. He signed full terms on 15 January.[9] He made his debut in the 4–0 loss against Albirex Niigata FC (S) on 16 June.[10]

Hanif made eight league appearances for DPMM in the 2019 season en route to the championship, his first with the professional club.[11] He left DPMM at the end of the season.[12]

Hanif re-signed for DPMM before the 2021 Brunei Super League began on 11 June 2021.[13] A year later, he won the Brunei FA Cup after beating Kasuka FC in the final on 4 December 2022.[14]

After DPMM returned to the Singapore Premier League in 2023, Hanif scored the winner against Tanjong Pagar United on 15 March at Jalan Besar Stadium in a 2–1 victory.[15]

International career

Hanif has been playing for the

.

Hanif was called up to the national team for the

2018 World Cup
.

Hanif played in a 6-1 drubbing by

2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches held in Cambodia in October, and started all three matches. He missed out on the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup squad a fortnight later due to injury.[18]

In 2017, Hanif was announced as one of Brunei's athletes for the year's

SEA Games football tournament held in Malaysia in August, playing with the under-23s.[19] However he was replaced by Nadzri Erwan on the eve of the biennial sporting event.[20]

Hanif was appointed captain of the Brunei Under-23 squad for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches that was held in Vietnam in late March 2019.[21] They finished with three losses in three games.[22]

Hanif playing against Indonesia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Yet to register an appearance in the 2019 Singapore Premier League, Hanif accepted a callup to the senior national team for the two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia in June of that year.[23] He was deployed by Robbie Servais as a starter in both games alongside captain Sairol Sahari at centre-back. In the first leg, he was at the short end of a weak backpass by Helmi Zambin for the crucial second Mongolia goal.[24] The second match was also eventful for Hanif as he was the one who felled Narmandakh Artag inside the penalty box that led to a Mongolia penalty scored by Tsedenbal Norjmoo.[25] Brunei were beaten 2-3 on aggregate and failed to progress to Round 2 of the qualification process.[26]

Hanif was selected and started the friendly match away against Laos on 27 March 2022 which ended in a 3–2 loss.[27][28] Later in the year, he was retained for a tri-nation tournament in late September involving the Maldives and Laos and played in both fixtures.[29] That December, he was selected for the Brunei squad for the 2022 AFF MItsubishi Electric Cup in their second ever appearance at the level since 1996.[30] He was brought in as an early substitute against Thailand in a 0–5 defeat in the first group game. He then started the third game against Indonesia where he suffered an injury early in the game and was taken off.[31]

Hanif was selected for the Brunei national team at the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Indonesia held in October 2023 over two legs.[32] He played the full 180 minutes in a 0–12 aggregate loss to their Southeast Asian compatriots.[33]

Honours

DPMM FC

References

  1. ^ "Nat'l team on right track". The Brunei Times. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Sports School opening enrollment". The Brunei Times. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Najip FC looking to start afresh this season". The Brunei Times. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Najip FC enters the DST FA 2014 Finals". Radio Televisyen Brunei. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Season starts next week". The Brunei Times. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Najip start season with a win". The Brunei Times. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Tabuan Muda". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. ^ "DPMM FC Under-19 team thrash BSSSA 11-0". The Brunei Times. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ "DPMM FC finalise squad for new S League season". Borneo Bulletin. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  10. ^ "DPMM FC lose to Albirex as slump continues". BruSports News. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  11. ^ "DPMM FC CELEBRATE SINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE AFTER EDGING CHEETAHS". BruSports News. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  12. ^ "DPMM FC INK NEW DEALS WITH PLAYERS AND SPONSORS". BruSports News. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  13. ^ "DPMM FC aim for Brunei Super League". Borneo Bulletin. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  14. ^ "DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  15. ^ "DPMM FC earn first win in Singapore Premier League". Borneo Bulletin. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Brunei team to meet Chinese Taipei named". Borneo Bulletin. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Cambodia put six goals past Brunei in friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Kwon positive despite defensive woe". The Brunei Times. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  19. ^ "105 athletes named to represent Brunei at 29th SEA Games". BruSports News. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Portal Semakan".
  21. ^ "Pelatih Brunei Sebut Timnas U-23 Indonesia Selevel dengan Timnya". Tempo.co. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Brunei miss late penalty in dramatic end to AFC U-23 meet". Borneo Bulletin. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  23. ^ "Brunei football team in China for training camp". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  24. ^ "2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Brunei outclassed by Mongolia in first leg". Fox Sports Asia. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Wasps win but World Cup qualifying campaign comes to an end". BruSports News. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Brunei snatch 2-1 home win but miss out on second round of World Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  27. ^ "FABD announces Brunei squad for Laos friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  28. ^ "Brunei lose 3-2 to Laos in international friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  29. ^ @bruneifootball (20 September 2022). "The Brunei Darussalam squad list for the upcoming international friendly games". Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Instagram.
  30. ^ "National team in Malaysia for AFF preparations". Borneo Bulletin. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  31. ^ "REPORT: BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0-7 INDONESIA". AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  32. ^ @fa.bruneidarussalam (9 October 2023). "Here's the 25 players that will be representing Brunei Darussalam in the World Cup Qualifiers". Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Instagram.
  33. ^ "NO HOME COMFORT FOR WASPS". BruSports News. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

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