Syarafuddin Hamdi Talip

Mohamad Syarafuddin Hamdi bin Haji Talip (born 8 October 1987) is a Bruneian former footballer who played as a defender.[1] He is currently with the futsal team of Kota Ranger FC.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Talip is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Syarafuddin Hamdi.
Syarafuddin Hamdi
Syarafuddin with Kasuka in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Syarafuddin Hamdi bin Haji Talip
Date of birth (1987-10-08) 8 October 1987
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 MS PDB (9)
2017 Tutong Hotspurs
2017–2021 Kota Ranger (1)
International career‡
2007 Brunei U21 2 (0)
2015–2017 Brunei 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Kota Ranger
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2021

Club career

A career police officer in the Royal Brunei Police Force, Syarafuddin started playing league football when his employers entered a soccer team to compete in the Brunei football leagues in 2011, namely MS PDB.[2] Having helped secure his team's participation in the inaugural 2012–13 Brunei Super League,[3] Syarafuddin also managed to score in the semi-final of the Brunei Darussalam National Games' football tournament on 12 September as team captain.[4] The policemen ultimately lost to the Armed Forces in the final.[5] Later in December of that year, MS PDB managed to get to the semi-finals of the 2012 Brunei FA Cup but lost in penalties to Indera FC,[6] even though Syarafuddin greatly contributed en route by scoring in the two previous rounds.[7][8]

Syarafuddin played in the first ever fixture of the Brunei Super League on 14 December 2012, which was eventually won by MS ABDB.[9] MS PDB finished fifth in the 10-team league that season, with Syarafuddin occasionally playing as a target striker.[10][11] MS PDB would perform modestly in the next two seasons, finishing in the lower half of the Super League table.[12]

Syarafuddin transferred to Kota Ranger FC in 2017, after a brief stop at Tutong Hotspurs where he won the Tutong District League.[13] The Brunei international scored his first goal for Kota Ranger on 8 July against Wijaya FC in a 3–2 win.[14] He helped Kota Ranger to finish second behind MS ABDB at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season. In the following year, he managed to collect his first Brunei FA Cup medal by beating his old club MS PDB in the final.[15]

International career

Syarafuddin was a Bruneian youth international who was selected for the 2007 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy held in his home country.[16] He played in two group games against the Philippines and Cambodia.[17] He was dropped to the bench for Abdul Aziz Tamit in the final group game against Myanmar in which the team lost 3–1, eliminating the hosts from the knockout phase via number of goals scored.[18]

Syarafuddin made his senior international debut as a substitute in a 5–1 loss against Singapore on 6 June 2015.[19] Two years later, he was bound for the island of Sumatra for the 2017 Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup held in Banda Aceh in early December.[1] He took the field in a 4–0 defeat to Indonesia in the first game.[20]

His most recent involvement with the national team was as assistant coach to Robbie Servais for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia in 2019.[21]

Coaching career

While still registered as a player, Syarafuddin coached the team starting from the 2021 Brunei Super League. He became head coach full time the next year, competing for the 2022 Brunei FA Cup.[22]

Honours

Team
Tutong Hotspurs FT
  • Tutong District League: 2017
Kota Ranger FC

References
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  2. "MD AQMAL SEES INDERA SC HOME". The Brunei Times. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "Brunei 2011/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. "Police Take On Soldiers In Football Final". Borneo Bulletin. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "Armymen clinch gold". The Brunei Times. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. "Indera FC set up title showdown with MS ABDB". The Brunei Times. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. "MS PDB shoot into FA Cup 2nd round". The Brunei Times. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. "Late goals shoot MS PBD into semis". The Brunei Times. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Fitness key to MS ABDB's victory against MS PDB". The Brunei Times. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. "No top three finish but MS PDB go home smiling". The Brunei Times. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. "MS PDB play tough QAF FC today". The Brunei Times. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  12. "MS PDB set sights on top 3 finish". The Brunei Times. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  13. "Tutong Hotspurs FT juara Liga TDAFA". Pelita Brunei. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. "KOTA RANGER EXTEND PERFECT START". BruSports News. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  15. "KOTA RANGER CROWNED DST FA CUP CHAMPIONS". BruSports News. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. "Team Members". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office of Brunei. 6 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  17. "First Round Match Result". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office of Brunei. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  18. "Brunei Knocked Out Of Tournament". Borneo Bulletin. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  19. "Singapore's senior side ease SEA Games football gloom against Brunei". ESPN. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  20. "Timnas Indonesia Gulung Brunei 4 Gol Tanpa Balas". Bola.com. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  21. "PRELIMINARY JOINT QUALIFICATION 2022 Preliminary Round 1: BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 2 -1 MONGOLIA". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  22. @bruneiansoccer (25 August 2022). "Introducing the current Head Coach of Kota Ranger FC for Brunei FA Cup 2022". Retrieved 29 August 2022 – via Instagram.
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