Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim (born 18 March 1990) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender for

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of the Brunei Super League and the Brunei national football team. He is the club captain of Indera and made his international debut at the age of 32.

Club career

Hakeem began his footballing career at

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from

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where he played alongside future DPMM FC star Azwan Ali Rahman. The club finished fourth in successive seasons with Hakeem as their first choice centre-back. He also helped Jerudong qualify for the inaugural

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by finishing second behind

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in their group at the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League. Hakeem left Jerudong in 2015 and signed for Najip I-Team a year later for the 2016 season. He played a part in Najip I-Team's fourth-place finish in the league and reached the final of that year's FA Cup, losing to league champions

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in the final by a single goal courtesy of

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. He scored his first goal for Najip against Kota Ranger FC in a 4–2 victory on 9 April. In the middle of 2017, Hakeem transferred to

to replace the departed Hazwan Hamzah. He scored his first goal for Indera against his old club Jerudong FC in a 7–0 win on 16 December of that year. He reached the FA Cup final again on his second attempt and this time emerged victorious against

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after a 2–0 win with goals from

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and

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. Additionally, he scored the winner in the following Brunei Super Cup match against league champions

on 19 October 2018. Hakeem took over from Khairil Shahme Suhaimi to become captain of Indera at the start of the 2022 season.

International career

Hakeem was called up to the national squad in the away friendly against

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on 27 March 2022. He made his international debut as a substitute in the game, playing the final seven minutes in a 3–2 loss. He was recalled to the side for another friendly against Malaysia exactly two months later in Kuala Lumpur and similarly came on in the second half. He conceded a penalty for a foul on

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to condemn the Wasps to a 4–0 defeat.

Personal life

Hakeem works as a government employee at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Brunei.

Honours

;Indera SC * Brunei FA Cup: 2017–18 * Sumbangsih Cup: 2018

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amirul Hakeem Kasim 1990 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Men's association football defenders Bruneian men's footballers Brunei men's international footballers Indera SC players Brunei Super League players