Matlan Marjan
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Matlan Marjan is a former professional football player from the state of
Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
,
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. He is renowned for scoring 2 goals against
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for
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
in a friendly match on 12 June 1991, the only Malaysian to have done so. He has a younger brother, Zainizam Marjan who also played for Sabah FA and
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. Matlan is a Sabahan Bajau from
Kota Belud Kota Belud ( ms, Pekan Kota Belud; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kú-tá Mâu-lu̍t) is the capital of the Kota Belud District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 8,392 in 2010. It is roughly at the mi ...
,
Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
. He started his professional career by playing in the Presidents Cup. He made his M-League debut in 1989 season by scoring 5 league goals. In 1990 season, he scored 8 (6 league and 2 FA cup goals) of Sabah FA total 16 goals. In 1991, Matlan earned his first call-up for the national team for a friendly match with Aston Villa. On 12 June 1991, he made his full international debut against
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as he equalled the 35-year record of
Toni Fritsch Anton K. "Toni" Fritsch (10 July 1945 – 14 September 2005) was an Austrian footballer who later started a successful career in American football in the United States. He is distinguished as being the first Austrian to play in the National Footb ...
as the latest new cap to score twice against England. In 1995, he made history by becoming the first player from Sabah to captain the national team selection in the match against Flamengo XI. In the same year, Matlan, along with five other Sabah FA players, was arrested on suspicion of match-fixing
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. Although the charges against the six were dropped he was severely punished, thus ending his football career. He was banished to another
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. "Four Sabah soccer players banished to remote areas"
''Bernama''. Accessed 21 September 2007.


Honours


Sabah

* Malaysia FA Cup: 1995; runner-up 1994


Individual

* Sabah FA top scorer: 1990


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marjan, Matlan 1968 births Living people Bajau people People from Sabah Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Association football forwards Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers People from Kota Belud District