Muhammad Azim Al Amin Bin Kamaruddin (born 20 September 2001) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Kuala Lumpur City

Azim began his youth career at

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before joining FA Kuala Lumpur youth team. Azim passed from the youth and signed his first professional contract with Kuala Lumpur City in 2021. Throughout the 2021 and 2022 season, Azim becoming the third choice goalkeeper and appeared in the substitute bench for several matches. In the 2023 season, Azim made his debut for the club on 14 April 2023 against

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in the second round of the

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, which Kuala Lumpur City won 2–0. Azim made his

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debut on 4 June 2023, in a 2–1 victory over

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Selangor

On 5 February 2024, Azim joined Super League club

on a permanent deal. He made his competitive debut as a substitute on 24 August, in a 6–1 defeat to

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for the

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International career

Youth

Azim played youth international football for Malaysia at under-23 levels. He represented the squad at the

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tournament. He playing the last game of the group stage against

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despite the squad being eliminated early from the tournament. In middle-August 2023, Azim was called up by the Malaysia under-23 team for the

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tournament. He made two appearance against

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and

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. He also included in Malaysia's 23-man squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City *

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runner-up:

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Malaysia U23 * ASEAN U-23 Championship 4th Place:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azim Al-Amin Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian men's footballers 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysia Super League players Selangor F.C. players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Living people 2001 births Men's association football goalkeepers Malaysian people of Malay descent