Muhammad Rozaimi bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a striker. He previously played for the defunct

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and Johor Darul Ta'zim II. Rozaimi is a former Malaysian international and made his debut for the country against Sri Lanka in 2012. He rose to national prominence when he scored 10 goals in five appearances in the

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tournament while playing for the under-23 team, making him top scorer of the competition. He was listed as one of the top ten Asian players of 2012 by

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Club career

Rozaimi began his career with

in 2010. He returned to Sabah in 2011 and made his

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debut in 2–1 defeat against

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. He scored his first

goal in away 1–1 draw against

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. Rozaimi along with Sabah President Cup squad, as Sabah U-23 squad, also played in the

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football tournament in Pahang, where he and the team achieved gold medal when they defeat

3–0 in the final after extra time. Rozaimi himself scored in the final, and also helped to create the two other goals. He agreed to join

on a three-month loan for their

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campaign in August 2012, as Sabah failed to qualify for that tournament. On 4 September 2012, he score his only goal for Selangor in a 4–1 away win against Pahang. Rozaimi joined

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for 2013 season on a loan. He did not play in any league in 2013 as Harimau Muda A were on a centralized training in Slovakia in a preparation for the

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. He went back for Sabah for 2014–2015 season but his playing time was limited due to injury. Rozaimi ended his contract with Sabah in the 2015 season as he failed to fully recover from his injury. He joined

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in 2016 and the club help him to recover from his injury. He played for the feeder team from 2017 until 2020. He won the

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with Johor Darul Ta'zim II. In 2021, he join Malaysian Super League club Kedah, playing only 9 league matches.

Management and amateur career

He returned to Sabah in 2022 and elected as a scout for

. He also joined an amateur team Tuaran and featured for them in the SAFA Sabah Cup. He scored the winning goal in the final against Tawau. In the same year he also play for Machan F.C, an amateur club in

. They were crowned as the champion of 2022 Sarawak League central zone. In 2023, he played for RTD FC in the Sabah SAFA Tawau League where he was crowned as the top scorer.

International career

Under-23

In July 2011, Rozaimi receive his first national called up from

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for an exhibition match against Chelsea. He received his second call up for Olympic qualification match against

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. Rozaimi was included in the squad for

and became a top-scorer in the competition with 10 goals. He scored four goals in the 7–0 win over the

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, two goal against

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, three goals against

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and one goal against

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although Malaysia failed to advance to next stage after losing two match against Myanmar and

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. His debut then attracting scouts from

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and

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, although the demands was rejected by his club of Sabah FA at the time.

Senior team

On 28 April 2012, Rozaimi made his international debut in a friendly match against

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Career statistics

Club

Statistics

International appearances

International goals

Personal life

Rozaimi was born in

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, Sabah, Malaysia. On 6 July 2015, while travelling with his cousin in the city of

Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu (; formerly known as Jesselton), colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the ...

, they were involved in a car accident which eventually affected Rozaimi's career permanently. He survived the accident but seriously injured, while his cousin was killed. Through his recovering period, Rozaimi then launched his own barber shop located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, in September 2015.

Honours

Club

;Johor Darul Ta'zim II *

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International

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Individual

* Best Young Players:

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top scorer: 10 goals * 2013

Golden Boot winner: 3 goals *

Top Ten Asian Players of 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rozaimi Rahman 1992 births Living people Malaysian people of Bruneian descent Malaysian men's footballers Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysia men's international footballers Sarawak FA State Football Team players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Selangor F.C. players Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Footballers from Sabah Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards