Matlan Marjan is a former professional football player from the state of

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory ...

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. He is renowned for scoring 2 goals against

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for

in a friendly match on 12 June 1991, the only Malaysian to have done so. He has a younger brother,

Zainizam Marjan Zainizam Marjan (born 11 May 1980) is a Malaysian footballer who was a midfielder for Sabah FA in the Malaysia Premier League. He is a former member of Malaysia national football team and the younger brother of Sabah and Malaysia top strike ...

who also played for

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and

. Matlan is a Sabahan Bajau from

Kota Belud Kota Belud ( ms, Pekan Kota Belud; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kú-tá Mâu-lu̍t) is the capital of the Kota Belud District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 8,392 in 2010. It is roughly at the midp ...

. He started his professional career by playing in the Presidents Cup. He made his M-League debut in 1989 season by scoring 5 league goals. In 1990 season, he scored 8 (6 league and 2 FA cup goals) of

total 16 goals. In 1991, Matlan earned his first call-up for the national team for a friendly match with

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. On 12 June 1991, he made his full international debut against

as he equalled the 35-year record of

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as the latest new cap to score twice against England. In 1995, he made history by becoming the first player from Sabah to captain the national team selection in the match against Flamengo XI. In the same year, Matlan, along with five other Sabah FA players, was arrested on suspicion of match-fixing

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. Although the charges against the six were dropped he was severely punished, thus ending his football career. He was banished to another

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. "Four Sabah soccer players banished to remote areas"
''Bernama''. Accessed 21 September 2007.

Honours

Sabah

Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football (soccer), football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before bein ...

: 1995; runner-up 1994

Individual

top scorer: 1990

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marjan, Matlan 1968 births Living people Bajau people People from Sabah Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Association football forwards Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers People from Kota Belud District