Norshahrul Idlan

Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha (born 8 June 1986), also known as Mat Yo, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Sabah. From 2007 to 2021, he represented the Malaysia national team. He popularly known as Mat Yo by Malaysian football fans.

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

Norshahrul Idlan
Personal information
Full name Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha
Date of birth (1986-06-08) 8 June 1986
Place of birth Besut, Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Youth career
1998–2002 Perak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Perak ? (0)
2006–2007 Negeri Sembilan ? (0)
2007–2009 UPB-MyTeam ? (14)
2010–2012 Kelantan 69 (36)
2013–2014 Johor Darul Ta'zim 39 (8)
2015 ATM 5 (1)
2015–2016 Terengganu 30 (2)
2017 Felda United 19 (4)
2018–2019 Sri Pahang 36 (5)
2020 BG Pathum United 6 (0)
2021 Sarawak United 16 (4)
2022 Melaka United 11 (0)
2023- Harini F.C. 0 (0)
International career‡
2003–2004 Malaysia U-21 10 (2)
2006–2007 Malaysia U-23 14 (5)
2007–2021 Malaysia 81[1] (14)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Winner2010
Runner-up2014
Runner-up2018
Southeast Asian Games
First place2009
Merdeka Tournament
Winner2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Career

Perak

Norshahrul was born in Besut, Terengganu. He moved to Perak when he was 1 months old. He attended a local school and started playing for the Perak at the age of 12. Then, he promoted to play for the Perak senior team in 2003. He was mostly a substitute for Perak and sometimes play for the reserve team.

UPB-MyTeam

He later signed by the newly created club, UPB-MyTeam FC. He was one of the team's key players and score 16 goals in all competition for the club.

Kelantan

Norshahrul join Kelatan in late 2009. He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team. Norshahrul won two awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM as the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player.[2]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

After spending three years in Kota Bharu, Norshahrul left the Kelantanese outfit to join Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) for an undisclosed fee. On 8 January 2013, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat to Pahang. In the same season, JDT qualify for the final of the Malaysia Cup where he missed a penalty.[3]

Armed Forces

Norshahrul joined ATM FA for the 2015 season, after leaving Johor Darul Takzim FC at the conclusion of his contract at the end of 2014. He was reunited with his former coach back when he was in Kelantan, B. Sathianathan.[4]

Terengganu

After only 3 months with ATM FA, he signed with Terengganu for the remaining of 2015 Malaysia Super League season.[5]

Felda United

Norshahrul signed with Felda United after spending two years with Terengganu. He scored his first goal a 1-0 victory against PKNS. He then went on to score his second goal against league leaders and former club Johor Darul Ta'zim in a 3-1 defeat.

Pahang

After a disappointing spell with Felda United, he went on to sign with Malaysian Super League runners up Pahang.[6]

BG Pathum United

After released by Pahang, he signed a one-year contract with BG Pathum United for 2020 Thai League 1 season.[7] With BG Pathum, he created history by becoming the first Malaysian professional footballer to won a first division league title in Thailand.[8]

International career

Norshahrul has played for the Malaysia national youth team for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He scored in a 3-0 win against Nepal during the tournament as Malaysia made it to the quarter-finals.[9] He is also one of the Malaysia under 23 players that won the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. He made his full international debut against Bahrain on 28 October 2007 after coming in for Sumardi Hajalan.

On 12 July 2009, Norshahrul scored his first senior international goals in an unofficial match against Zimbabwe. He later score his first full international goal against Lesotho on 11 September 2009.

In November 2010, Norshahrul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Norshahrul scored 2 goals for Malaysia that time, one was a 5–1 loss against Indonesia and a 5–1 victory against Laos. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.

On 9 December 2012, he scored a goal for Malaysia against Thailand in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, as Malaysia failed to retain the title having lost to Thailand on aggregate in the semi-finals.

Norshahrul was again included by new coach Dollah Salleh for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup squad, and played in all of Malaysia games as Malaysia advanced into the finals, only to be denied of the title by Thailand.[10] Norshahrul scored one goal in the tournament, against Vietnam in the semi-final second leg.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 10 September 2021
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2003PerakMalaysia Premier League 1000–0
2004Malaysia Super League000–0
2005000–0
2005–06000–0
Total 000–0
2006–07Negeri SembilanMalaysia Super League00060
Total 000600
2007–08UPB-MyTeamMalaysia Super League400–4
20091002–12
Total 1402–16
2010KelantanMalaysia Super League23112093–3414
201125197284–4025
201221631113303810
Total 693612328103011249
2013Johor Darul Takzim FCMalaysia Super League2177084–3611
20141814180–302
Total 398111164–6613
2015ATMMalaysia Super League5110––61
Total 5110––61
2015TerengganuMalaysia Super League1313130–192
20161711051–232
Total 3024181–424
2017Felda UnitedMalaysia Super League194108051335
Total 194108051335
2018PahangMalaysia Super League1526282–296
20191132060–193
Total 26582142–489
2020BG Pathum UnitedThai League 1600000–60
Total 600000–60
2021Sarawak UnitedMalaysia Premier League164–10–174
Total 164–10–174
2022Melaka UnitedMalaysia Super League11032–142
Total 11032–142

International
As of 28 May 2021[1][12]</ref>
Malaysia national team
YearAppsGoals
200710
200971
201092
201140
2012131
201361
2014111
201510
201650
201700
2018116
2019122
202110
Total8114

Appearances in major competitions
Competition App. Goals Team Result
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2010 AFF Suzuki Cup72Winner's
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup51Semi-final's

International goals
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 July 2009Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Zimbabwe14–04–0Friendly
1.11 September 2009Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Lesotho2–05–0Friendly
2.1 December 2010Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–01–52010 AFF Championship
3.7 December 2010Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia Laos4–15–1
4.9 December 2012Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thailand1–01–12012 AFF Championship
5.15 October 2013Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Bahrain1–11–12015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.11 December 2014Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam2–04–22014 AFF Championship
7.12 October 2018Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka1–14–1Friendly
8.8 November 2018Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia1–01–02018 AFF Championship
9.12 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos2–13–1
10.3–1
11.24 November 2018 Myanmar1–03–0
12.5 December 2018Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand2–22–2
13.7 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Timor-Leste3–07–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.5 October 2019 Sri Lanka3–06–0Friendly

1 FIFA revoked the ‘A’ international classification for the matches once it was discovered that a Zimbabwean club team, Monomotapa United impersonated as the Zimbabwe national team and were not approved by the Zimbabwe Football Association.[13][14]

Appearances in major competitions
Competition App. Goals Team Result
2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament10Second round
2007 SEA Games30Group stage
2009 SEA Games63Winners
2010 Asian Games42Round of 16

Honours

Club
Kelantan FA
Johor Darul Takzim
Pahang FA
BG Pathum United

International

Individual

References
  1. Norshahrul Idlan Talaha - International Appearances - RSSSF.
  2. Norsharul Dinobatkan Pemain Terbaik Kebangsaan - MStar, 2 November 2010.
  3. Mat Yo: ‘Maafkan saya’ - Perak Today, 5 November 2014.
  4. "Coach Sathia believes Mat Yo will come good with Forces - Football - The Star Online". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. Mat Yo sah milik Penyu - Harian Metro (KLIK), 10 April 2015.
  6. Mat Yo sah sertai Tok Gajah - Harian Metro, 19 November 2017.
  7. RASMI: Matyo sertai BG Pathum United - Football Tribe, 16 January 2020.
  8. Kejayaan Bersama BG Pathum Cipta Sejarah Tersendiri Bagi Matyo - Vocket FC, 21 March 2021.
  9. Asian U-20 Championship 2004 - RSSSF.
  10. "Man of the Match: Malaysia 3-2 Thailand - Goal.com". 22 December 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  11. "Zubir, Norshahrul in good form". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  12. "Talaha, Norshahrul Idlan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. Asiagate: Zimbabwe's match-fixing scandal - Tendai Marima, 29 July 2011, aljazeera.com
  14. Bribery and corruption behind Football match fixing in Malaysia, 13 September 2016.
  15. "Goal.com's Asian Best XI for January - Shinji Kagawa, Javad Nekounam & many more get the nod". Goal.com. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012.
  16. "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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