Muhammad Aminuddin Zakwan bin Muhammad Tahir (born 24 October 1994) is a

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who last played for

Indera SC Indera Sports Club (; abbrev: ISC), formerly Kilat FC and Indera Football Association, is a multi-sports club based in Brunei, mostly known for its association football team. History Early years Kilat FC was founded in 1970 by nobleman Pen ...

as a

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Club career

Since 2007, Aminuddin had represented Muara Vella for club and youth level. He ended his association with the Muara side in 2014 when he joined Najip FC. Aminuddin was added to the local contingent of the

DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (English language, English: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club; Abbreviation, abbrev: DPMM or Brunei DPMM) is a professional association football, football club based in Bandar S ...

squad for the

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season in February 2015 along with Reduan Petara, Yura Indera Putera and Khairul Anwar Abdul Rahim. He was the only one out of the four to give a significant contribution to his team's title-winning season, appearing 22 times mostly at right-back. After managing only a single league appearance in 2017 (which was a 9–3 drubbing by

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on 25 May), Aminuddin was released in the close season. Aminuddin joined

shortly after and scored in the semi-final of the

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against

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in March 2018. He won an FA Cup medal by beating MS PDB in the final by 2 goals to nil. Aminuddin scored his first goal for Indera on 23 November 2018 in a 3–3 draw against MS PDB. He scored a 95th-minute equaliser against the Policemen to deny them the two points.

International career

Aminuddin was a regular for various youth levels before his senior national team debut against

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on 26 September 2012. He was included in the squad for the

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and scored his first international goal against

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in a 3–2 win, making him one of the youngest goalscorers for Brunei's senior national team. Aminuddin also helped the Under-21s win the 2012 edition of the

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with a 3-goal haul in the tournament. He also made 4 appearances in the 2014 HBT, although failing to defend the title. Aminuddin was originally named for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers in

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but pulled out at the last minute. He finally made his Under-23 bow at the

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, where his team lost 0–6 to

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in the first group game. After five years away from the full national team, Aminuddin made the selection for AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying matches against

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in early September 2018. He played the first half of the away leg in

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which finished in a 3–1 loss.

Personal life

Aminuddin's older brother Amir Ajmal Tahir is also a former Bruneian footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2022, he has been residing in

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as part of the diplomatic mission of Brunei to the country.

Honours

Brunei DPMM * S.League:

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Indera *

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: 2017–18 * Sumbangsih Cup: 2018 Brunei U21 *

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Individual * Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 2012)

International goals

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aminuddin Zakwan Tahir 1994 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Bruneian diplomats Men's association football midfielders Bruneian men's footballers DPMM FC players Indera SC players Brunei men's international footballers Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Brunei Brunei Super League players