Baddrol Bakhtiar

Baddrol bin Bakhtiar (born 1 February 1988) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Sabah FC and former squad of Malaysia national team.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Bakhtiar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Baddrol.

Baddrol Bakhtiar
Personal information
Full name Baddrol bin Bakhtiar[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988[2]
Place of birth Sungai Petani, Kedah
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2006 Kedah U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2021 Kedah Darul Aman 209 (80)
2022– Sabah 20 (7)
International career‡
2005–2006 Malaysia U-20
2009–2018 Malaysia U-23 31 (8)
2009– Malaysia 64 (6)
Honours
Malaysia U23
Sea Games
First place2011
First place2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021

Baddrol is usually employed in the right side of the midfield role, although he has often been deployed as a left-sided midfielder.[4] He is also a former member of Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia U-20 squad. He is regarded as the best player in right position in Malaysia.

He spend most of his club career with Kedah Darul Aman (formerly known as Kedah FA) starting from 2005 until end of 2021, before signing for Sabah FC in 1 December 2021 as a free transfer.[5]

Club career

Kedah

Baddrol began his football career with the Kedah youth team. He also was part of the Kedah's 2006 Sukma Games team which won the silver medalist. He became the regular during the tournament. His performances during Sukma Games have attracted the interest of Kedah Football Association management. Baddrol signed his first professional contract with Kedah in 2005/06 season and has made his debut in the 2006 Malaysia Cup away match against Penang.[6] Baddrol has established himself in Kedah's first team competed for his spot along with K. Soley as right winger and Khyril Muhymeen on the left side.

Nevertheless, after K. Soley left Kedah to join their local rivals, Perlis, Baddrol proved himself as one of the best young talents of the Kedah's youth system. Starting from the 2007-08 season, Baddrol became a first-team regular for Azraai Khor's squad and performed well in each match with his ability to terrorize defenders and his pace and trickery with the ball.

Baddrol have played more than 300 matches and scored 123 goals in all competitions for Kedah, the records made him as the club all-time top scorer.[7][8]

Trials

On 6 April 2008, Gifted Group chairman Jonathan Price fulfilled his promise to let Baddrol and his former Kedah teammate Mohd Bunyamin Umar train for two weeks with Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge alongside their youngsters and their more senior players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Tal Ben Haim, Steve Sidwell and Nicolas Anelka.

In August 2011, rumors circulated that the English Premier League club, Wigan Athletic FC has offered Baddrol a trial, but this was neither denied nor confirmed by Wigan officials.[9][10] The rumor would later eventually be dismissed as false.

Sabah FC

After playing his trade with Kedah for almost 16 years, Baddrol signed for Sabah on a free transfer at the age of 33. He made his home debut on 4th April 2022 against Negeri Sembilan.

In 10th April 2022, he scored his first goal against Sarawak United of the 2022 Super League game at the Sarawak State Stadium, Sarawak.

International career

Baddrol, alongside his teammates Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid, Mohd Sabre Mat Abu and Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, Muhammad Shafiq Jamal and Mohd Bunyamin Umar earned their first call-up in 2005 to the Malaysia U-20. He made his youth international match debut in AFC Youth Championship 2006 qualifying round on 12 December 2005 against Myanmar at Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia beat Myanmar 4–2. After qualifying to the final round in Bangalore, Baddrol however scored an own goal and Malaysia went down to Vietnam 1–2 in their opening match on 30 October 2006.

Baddrol was also a part of Malaysia U-19 squad for the 2007 Champions Youth Cup. His action in a match against Chelsea wooed the Chelsea coaching staff who gave him a chance to train at Stamford Bridge.

He made his full international debut against Kenya on 12 August 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team in the match against Uzbekistan on 18 November 2009. He also part of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning squad and managed to score a total 3 goals, 1 against Timor Leste U-23 and 2 goals in the semi-final against Laos U-23

Baddrol captained the Malaysia U-23 team and led them into winning the gold medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He also scored three goals and scored the last kick of penalty shoot out against Indonesia U-23 to contribute to the second consecutive triumph. In 2018 Asian Games, he was selected as one of the overage players for the Malaysia U-23 team. He captained the team throughout the tournament and create an upset in a 2-1 win over South Korea U-23.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 November 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kedah 2005-06Malaysia Premier League––0–0
2006-07Malaysia Super League322–7
2007-088227[lower-alpha 1]315
20098126[lower-alpha 2]112
2010846–18
201124101051–3011
201223360612[lower-alpha 3]1375
2013Malaysia Premier League1932060–273
201416441104–309
201520520100–325
2016Malaysia Super League19351102–346
201716972101–3312
20182042120–245
201921570112–397
2020100–102[lower-alpha 4]0130
2021217–61–278
Total801424175123
Sabah 2022Malaysia Super League2062052–278
Total206205200278
Career Total861426175131
  1. Appearances in 2008 AFC Cup.
  2. Appearances in 2009 AFC Cup.
  3. Appearances in 2012 Malaysia Super League play-offs.
  4. Appearances in 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

International
As of 19 December 2021[13][14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 200971
201021
201131
201280
2014111
201561
2016140
201760
201910
202161
Total646

International goals
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[14]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 November 2009Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Uzbekistan
1–2
1–32011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.27 February 2010Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Yemen
1–0
1–0Friendly
3.18 June 2011Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Malaysia Myanmar
2–0
2–0Friendly
4.20 September 2014Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Cambodia
4–1
4–1Friendly
5.17 November 2015Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia United Arab Emirates
1–2
1–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.9 October 2021Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Uzbekistan
1–3
1–5Friendly

U23 International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 December 2009New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Timor-Leste
2–0
11–0 (W)2009 SEA Games
2.19 December 2009New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Laos
1–0
3–1 (W)2009 SEA Games
3.21 December 2009New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Laos
2–1
3–1 (W)2009 SEA Games
4.21 October 2011My Dinh Stadium Myanmar
2–1
2–1 (W)2011 VFF CUP
5.23 October 2011My Dinh Stadium Vietnam
1–1
1–1 (D)2011 VFF CUP
6.9 November 2011Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Thailand
2–1
2–1 (W)2011 SEA Games
7.13 November 2011Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Cambodia
2–0
4–1 (W)2011 SEA Games
8.13 November 2011Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Cambodia
3–0
4–1 (W)2011 SEA Games

Personal life

Baddrol was born in Sarawak and currently living in Ambangan Heights, Sungai Petani, Kedah. Baddrol's parents are from Negeri Sembilan, his father being a soldier in the Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM).

Honours

Kedah FA

International

Individual

References
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  3. "Baddrol Bakhtiar Stats, News, Bio".
  4. "Siapa Inspirasi Baddrol Bakhtiar?". mStar. 20 March 2017.
  5. Abdullah, Meor (1 December 2021). "RASMI: Baddrol Bakhtiar Diumumkan Pemain Baharu Sabah". VOCKET FC (in Malay). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. Tribute to BB7 - Kedah Darul Aman FC, 5 December 2021.
  7. Sayang Kedah Sangat-Sangat, Biar Saya Jer Tahu Kenapa Saya Keluar – Baddrol Bakhtiar - La Bola Malaya, 3 December 2021.
  8. Di Mana Penghargaan Kedah Yang Lebih Istimewa Untuk Baddrol Bakhtiar? - Semuanya Bola, 2 December 2021.
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  14. "Bakhtiar, Baddrol". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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