Nor Azam Azih

Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team. He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a long range shoot specialist. Azam is also often compared to the legendary Italian footballer, Andrea Pirlo , during the same gameplay.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Azih is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Nor Azam. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Azam Azih
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995
Place of birth Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sri Pahang
Number 20
Youth career
2013 Pahang U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Harimau Muda B 22 (1)
2015– Sri Pahang 139 (9)
International career‡
2017–2018 Malaysia U23 9 (1)
2017– Malaysia 23 (0)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second placeSea Games 2017Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Career

Club

Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang an d is ahe fif , during the same gameplay.th of six siblings.[2] He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League.[3]

Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. His first appearances for Pahang was against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 31 January 2015 coming on from a bench in the 85th minute.

He received his breakthrough with Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered.[4] Overall he made 24 appearances in all competition for Pahang during his season debut but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.[5]

On 16 March 2023, he made his 200 appearances in all competitions for Pahang in a 3-0 away win against Perak.[6][7]

International career

On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[8] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B2014S.League221001[lower-alpha 1]0—231
Total2210010—231
Sri Pahang 2015Malaysia Super League120600060240
2016Malaysia Super League900040—130
2017Malaysia Super League2007171—342
2018Malaysia Super League2016170—332
2019Malaysia Super League1615081—292
2020Malaysia Super League1100010—120
2021Malaysia Super League192—60—252
2022Malaysia Super League2032020—243
2023Malaysia Super League12210—132
Total13992723526020713
Career Total161102723626023014
  1. Appearance in Singapore Cup

International
As of 22 September 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201720
201810
2019100
202130
202250
202310
Total220

International goals

Malaysia U-23

As of 29 August 2017.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Singapore2–1Win2017 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Sri Pahang

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Silver Medal: 2017[12]

References
  1. "Athlete profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "Azam tidak gentar lagi". Sinar Harian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Terima Kasih Kerana Bagi Peluang - Nor Azam". mstar.com.my. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Nor Azam: Young Tiger keeping feet on the ground, but says best is yet to come". FourFourTwo. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. "Most Promising Youngster (Aged 21 years and below)". FourFourTwo. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. Perak FC ‘tempang’ gagal sekat Tok Gajah - Flash Sukan, 16 March 2023.
  7. Sri Pahang FC - 16 March 2023.
  8. "Azam teruja dapat panggilan negara". Harian Metro. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. "KL2017: Nor Azam sedia balas kepercayaan Kim Swee". Berita Harian. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  10. Nor Azam Azih at Soccerway
  11. "Azih, Nor Azam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.


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