Amirul Azhan bin Aznan (born 23 July 1993) is a

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n professional footballer who plays for Malaysia M3 League club Harini FT. He spent most of his career with Perak. Amirul plays mainly as a

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but can also play as a winger.

Club career

Perak

Amirul began his football career with Perak youth team before got promoted to the first team in 2014. He was part of the youth team which won the President Cup in 2012. Amirul made his Malaysia Super League debut for

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in a 1–1 draw against PKNS on 8 March 2014. He become a regular in 2015 season and played 10 matches in all competition for Perak. In 2018, he won the Malaysia Cup with Perak after defeating Terengganu in the final.

Kedah Darul Aman

Amirul signed with Kedah on 7 December 2021. He made his debut on 12 March 2022 in the Malaysia FA Cup match against SAINS FC where Kedah won 4-0.

Harini FT

Amirul left Kedah after the 2022 season ended. He later signed with Harini FT. He made his debut in a 3-3 draw against Melaka FC coming in as a substitute in the 73 minutes.

International

On 16 August 2017, Amirul received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training as a preparation for 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers Group B match against

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on 5 September 2017. Amirul made his debut for Malaysia coming off the bench against

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in a 1–0 defeat on the

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on 30 August 2017. In 2018, Amirul was named in the final squad for the

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. He started in the first leg of the final against Vietnam where Malaysia were held 2-2.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

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runner up:

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International

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runner-up:

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* * {{NFT player, id=68696 1993 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Perak F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Sportspeople from Ipoh Footballers from Perak Malaysia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders