Eddy Helmi Bin Abdul Manan (born 8 December 1979 in

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) is a former

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n international

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who played as an

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. Eddy is one of longest serving player in the

Johor FC Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club, or simply JDT, is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, that competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. Founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC, the club was ...

. On 18 December 2014, he signed a contract with

Sime Darby Sime Darby Berhad, referred to as Sime, is a Malaysian trading conglomerate. Its core businesses operate and serve in the industrial equipment and automotive sectors. Background The modern Sime Darby Berhad corporation was created in 2007 t ...

.2015 Malaysia Super League Preview: Sime Darby
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International career

Eddy started representing the team in 2001. In 2002, Eddy received his first call-up for the Malaysia national team. He made his full international debut against

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. He played in the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tour ...

with Malaysia U-23. He also played two

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with Malaysia in 2002 and 2007. He was also included in the 2007 Asian Cup squad, playing only one match, against

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Honours

Club

Johor FC *

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Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan Statistics
1979 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Johor Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FC players Sime Darby F.C. players Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Malaysia {{Malaysia-footy-midfielder-stub