Shahrul Saad

Mohd Shahrul bin Mohd Saad (born 8 July 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Saad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Shahrul. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Shahrul Saad
Personal information
Full name Mohd Shahrul bin Mohd Saad
Date of birth (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993
Place of birth Perak, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2010 Perak President's Cup
2011–2014 Harimau Muda B / Harimau Muda A
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Harimau Muda B 17 (0)
2012–2014 Harimau Muda A 41 (0)
2015 Felda United 17 (1)
2016–2021 Perak 94 (9)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 29 (0)
International career‡
2012–2015 Malaysia U23 27 (0)
2015– Malaysia 58 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Runner-up2018
King's Cup
Runner-up2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Shahrul has individually won 3 FAM Football Awards 'Best Defender Award' in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Club career

Youth

Shahrul started his career at Perak youth team. He was then transferred to Malaysia national youth setup and has played for Harimau Muda B in the 2011 Malaysia league and Harimau Muda A in the 2012 Singapore S.League. In 2014, he played 22 matches for Harimau Muda in the Australian National Premier Leagues.[2]

Felda United

In 2015, Shahrul graduated from the national youth setup and was signed by Felda United. At Felda, he was converted from a defender to a defensive midfielder by head coach Irfan Bakti Abu Salim.[3] He made his debut in the second match of 2015 Malaysia Super League against Sime Darby coming on from a bench in the 81st minute. He made his first start against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 3 May 2015 and become a regular until the end of the season. His only league goal for Felda was in the final league match against Johor Darul Ta'zim, where Felda won 2–1.

Perak

In 2016, Shahrul returned to his hometown club Perak where he won the 2018 Malaysia Cup with the club and finished as Malaysia Super League runners up in 2018, hence qualified to the AFC Champions League play-off round.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 8 May 2021, Shahrul joined Johor Darul Ta'zim. He was given the number 32 shirt. He made his debut against Sabah in the 2021 Malaysia Cup. He also scored his first goal for Johor Darul Ta'zim in the same competition against Kelantan.

In 2024, Shahrul changed his jersey number from no.32 to no.3 after Adam Nor Azlin left the club. He debuted in the no.3 jersey during a friendly match against Singapore side, Lion City Sailors on 4 April 2023 at Bishan Stadium.

International career

Youth

In 2012, Shahrul made his debut for the Malaysia U23 team in the final match of 2012 Olympic qualifiers against Syria. He featured in two Southeast Asian Games (2013 and 2015) and 2014 Asian Games for the Malaysia national under-23 team. He was also a part of the 2013 Merdeka Tournament winning team and played for the 2013 Malaysia Universiade team.

Senior

Shahrul made his debut for Malaysia on 8 October 2015 in a 3–1 win against Laos.[4][5]

On 10 September 2018, he scored his first international goal against Cambodia in a friendly.

He achieved his 50th cap against the Solomon Islands on 14 June 2023.[6] On 20 June 2023 which was also his 51st cap, he was chosen as the captain for the Malaysia national team against Papua New Guinea.[7][8]

Shahrul was also a member of the Malaysia squad at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup held in Qatar.

Personal life

Shahrul has two older brother who also have played professional football, Shahrizal Saad and Syamsul Saad. Like him, both brothers have played for Perak and Malaysia national team. Shahrul even played under Syamsul when his brother was the head coach of Perak in 2016.[9]

From May to December 2023, Shahrul, along with Goh Sze Fei and Nur Dhabitah Sabri were appointed as the brand ambassadors for Nutrilite Malaysia.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 December 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B 2011 Malaysia Premier League 1702[lower-alpha 1]0––190
Total 17020––190
Harimau Muda A 2012 S.League 190–––190
2014 National Premier Leagues 220–––220
Total 410–––410
Felda United 2015 Malaysia Super League 17110100–281
Total 17110100–281
Perak 2016 Malaysia Super League 1625061–273
2017 Malaysia Super League 20210102–314
2018 Malaysia Super League 1903080–300
2019 Malaysia Super League 213708020383
2020 Malaysia Super League 1020010–112
2021 Malaysia Super League 80–––80
Total 9491603332014512
Perak II 2021 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
Total 10–10
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 00–31–31
2022 Malaysia Super League 2005[lower-alpha 2]06160371
2023 Malaysia Super League 90101100110
Total 290609260502
Career total 199102505258028415
  1. 1 appearances against Selangor in 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and 1 appearances against Hougang United in 2011 Singapore Cup.
  2. 1 appearances in 2022 Piala Sumbangsih and 4 appearances in 2022 Malaysia FA Cup.

International
As of 26 March 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201540
201690
201710
2018152
2019112
202131
202250
202330
202470
Total585

International goals
As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrul Saad goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia17 Cambodia1–13–1Friendly
2 11 December 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia26 Vietnam1–22–22018 AFF Championship
3 2 June 201930   Nepal1–02–0Friendly
4 5 October 201936 Sri Lanka2–06–0
5 9 December 2021Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore38 Laos3–04–02020 AFF Championship

Honours

Club
Perak
Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

Malaysia U23

Malaysia

Individual
  • Malaysia Super League 'Best Defender Award': 2018, 2019,2022

References
  1. "Shahrul Saad - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.
  2. Player Profile - National Premier Leagues.
  3. Vijhay Vick (2015-10-20). "Unlikely standout Shahrul eyeing transition into holding role". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. Vijhay Vick (2016-03-28). "Possible Malaysia XI against Macau". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  5. "Malaysia down Laos 3-1 for first win of the year | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News". Nst.com.my. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  6. HarimauMYstats - Twitter, 14 June 2023.
  7. HarimauMYstats - Twitter, 20 June 2023.
  8. Persahabatan: Harimau Malaya Belasah Papua New Guinea 10-0 - BERNAMA, 20 June 2023.
  9. "Shahrul Saad: Syamsul mampu menjadi pemimpin yang berjaya – footballmalaysia". Footballmalaysia.com. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  10. "LIVE YOUR BEST with Nutrilite's Nationwide Branding Campaign | AmwayNow". amwaynow.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  11. "Shahrul Saad Statistics". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. "Shahrul Mohd Saad". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  13. "Saad, Shahrul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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