Nazirul Naim bin Che Hashim (born 6 April 1993) is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n professional

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who plays for

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club

Kuala Lumpur City Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a signific ...

as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. Born in

Kuala Kangsar The Kuala Kangsar ( Perak Malay: ''Kole Kangso'') is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately northwest of Ipoh, Perak's capital, and southeast of ...

, Nazirul has earned an early education at Clifford Secondary School in Kuala Kangsar before he furthered his study in

Bukit Jalil Sports School The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) ( ms, Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil, SSBJ) is the first sports school in Malaysia. The school is located at the National Sports Complex compound in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil was ope ...

and began his football career there. Nazirul later progressed through the national youth set-up in

Harimau Muda B Harimau Muda B was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-21 National Football Team and was managed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team played as a club under the name Harimau Muda B which took part in Malaysia Premi ...

and

Harimau Muda A Harimau Muda A was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international ...

Club career

Harimau Muda

Born and raised in Kampung Sayong Lembah,

, Nazirul was absorbed into the

programme squad when he was 17 years old. They were competing in the

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier Leagu ...

. Earlier he was part of the

team who has won the President Cup in 2010. The following year Nazirul started playing for

. They were competing in the

as he made 14 league appearances during his season debut. In 2012, the team joined Singaporean

S.League The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), which ...

. Nazirul made 17 appearances in the

2012 S.League The 2012 S.League was the 17th season of the S-League, the top professional football league in Singapore. It is known as the Great Eastern-Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons. Tampines Rovers won their fourth title, finishing top of a 13-tea ...

season.

F.C. Ryūkyū

On 25 March 2013, Nazirul signed a one-year contract with

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club

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after a 2-week trial. Nazirul's contract with the club was, however, terminated prematurely due to him being plagued by injuries, and without playing in any official matches, he returned to

Perak

On 2 December 2015, it has been announced that Nazirul signed a contract with

side

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

from

Harimau Muda Harimau Muda is a former Malaysia national under-22 football team. The squad is the feeder team for senior national football team. The club is managed by the Football Association of Malaysia. After winning the Premier League in 2009, the cl ...

after the program was disbanded by

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on November. On 13 February 2016, Nazirul started in his first match for Perak in a 0-0 home draw against

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in the ...

International career

Youth

Nazirul has represented the Malaysia national team in many levels. At youth level, he was part of the Malaysia U-17 squad and Malaysia U-23 team.

Senior

Nazirul made his senior Malaysia national team debut coming on as a substitute for

Zubir Azmi Muhammad Zubir bin Mohd Azmi (born 14 November 1991) is a Malaysian football player who plays for Malaysia Premier League club Kelantan as a left-back. Club career Pahang In January 2017, Zubir signed a contract with Malaysia Super League si ...

in a scoreless friendly against

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on 29 August 2015 at

Shah Alam Stadium The Shah Alam Stadium (Malay: ''Stadium Shah Alam'') is a multi-purpose stadium located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is used mostly for football matches but also has facilities for athletics. The stadium is the officially home of Red Gi ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Personal life

Nazirul was married to a part-time model, Nor Wahila Ali Tarmizi on 18 September 2016.Nazirul Naim akhiri zaman bujang http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/nazirul-naim-akhiri-zaman-bujang-1.384463

Honours

Club

Perak *

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 ...

runner-up:

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International

Malaysia *

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runner-up:

References

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* {{Kuala Lumpur City F.C. squad 1993 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Footballers from Perak Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysian expatriate men's footballers Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan FC Ryukyu players Malaysia Super League players Perak F.C. players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia