Muhammad Danial Amier bin Norhisham (born 27 March 1997) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Kuching City, on loan from

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Club career

Youth

Danial was born on 27 March 1997 and was raised in

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. He entered Victoria Institution School in 2010 before transfer to Sport School Wilayah Persekutuan SMK Seri Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur in 2012. Danial began his football career in 2014 with a professional football club Frenz United where he was the captain of the club. In 2016, Frenz United has ceased to operate due to some problems. Danial stood low and did not play for 8 months after Frenz United ceased the club's operation at the end of 2016. Danial has contacted his former coach,

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who is a former Everton,

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and

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player, to help him find a new team. Danial also received an offer to play in

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with

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club, Dunbar Rovers but due to visa constraints, he was not able to play in Australia.

Felda United

In the

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season, Danial signed with Felda United U21 team. Later throughout the season, Felda United 's former head coach, B. Sathianathan, promoted Danial to the first team he was registered with the number 32 jersey, alongside Ali Imran Alimi. Danial made his competitive debut for Felda United against

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on 26 April 2017 in the

, coming on as a 53rd-minute substitute for Azriddin Rosli in a 1–1 away draw.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 22 December 2020, Danial signed for

champions,

upon the expiration of his contract with Felda United. He makes his debut for the team in 3–0 league win against

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on 2 April 2021.

Loan to Kuching City

On 2 April 2024, Danial was loaned out to Kuching City citing for more playing time. Danial was than named in the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League Team of the Season.

International career

Youth

Danial began his international stage for Malaysia U19 and made 2 appearances in the

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. On 21 July 2017, Danial made his debut for Malaysia U23 against Indonesia U23 in 3–0 win in the

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that was held in National Stadium, Bangkok,

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. Danial also was selected to play in

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Senior

On 30 August 2019, Danial made his senior debut for

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in a friendly match against

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at the

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. He would then go on to make another cap against

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on 5 October 2019.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Felda United *

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Johor Darul Ta'zim

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Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup () is an annual association football, football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP, Malaysian ...

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Malaysia Charity Shield The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah () or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pittin ...

International

Malaysia U-23 *

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Silver Medal:

Individual

* Malaysia Super League Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amier, Danial 1997 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian men's footballers Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Malaysia men's youth international footballers Malaysia men's international footballers