Muhammad Wafi bin Aminuddin (born 20 September 2000) is a Bruneian

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who plays as a defender for

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side

Brunei DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (English language, English: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club; Abbreviation, abbrev: DPMM or Brunei DPMM) is a professional association football, football club based in Bandar S ...

and the Brunei national team.

Club career

Born to a footballing family, Wafi began training with youth scheme Projek Ikan Pusu ever since he was five years old. He attended Maktab Sains as a schoolboy. He was already a youth international by the age of 14, and was even invited to a football camp in

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courtesy of

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two years later. Wafi began his league career with the

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national youth setup, captaining the under-17 club side in the

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followed by the 'A' team that played in the 2017-18 Brunei Super League. After a training stint at the

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in late 2018, Wafi joined

DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (English language, English: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club; Abbreviation, abbrev: DPMM or Brunei DPMM) is a professional association football, football club based in Bandar S ...

initially as a youth player to compete in the

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. After the academy side comfortably claimed the league title, Wafi's performances as captain impressed new head coach

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enough to place him in the first team. Wafi made his

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debut in the 1–7 victory against

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on 13 April 2019. Playing domestically in the Brunei leagues since 2020, Wafi played at the

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and won the competition on December 4 of that year. On 19 March 2023 in a 1–3 defeat against

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, Wafi was stretchered off in the second half after an awkward landing, which was later revealed to be an

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injury alongside a

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tear on his right knee which ruled him out for the rest of the season. He was released by DPMM at the start of the 2024–25 season. In the middle of 2024, Wafi signed for Kasuka, where his brothers Afi and Bazli are already playing. He made his competitive debut in the first leg of the 2024–25 Shopee Cup qualifying matches on 17 July against Shan United of

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, which ended in a 1–1 draw. He also made the starting lineup in the second leg a week later, this time suffering a 3–1 defeat which eliminated Kasuka from the Shopee Cup. After spending a half-season with Kasuka at the

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, Wafi returned to DPMM FC in December 2024. He made his first DPMM appearance since re-signing in a 0–1 loss to

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on 23 February 2025.

Career statistics

Club

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Honours

;DPMM FC *

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: 2018–19 *

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;Kasuka FC *

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: 2024–25

International goals

Personal life

Wafi's brothers are all footballers.

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is an established Brunei international and plays for

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. Ulfi appeared for Brunei youth teams and currently plays futsal with Street United. The youngest brother Bazli is a Brunei under-23 international.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wafi Aminuddin 2000 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Men's association football defenders Bruneian men's footballers Brunei men's international footballers DPMM FC players Kasuka FC players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Brunei Brunei Super League players Singapore Premier League players