Zairo Anuar bin Zalani (born 18 June 1982) is a Malaysian

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player currently plays for Hanelang in the

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. Zairo plays mainly as

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but can also play as an

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. He is known for having a powerful shot and has turned that into valuable goals for his teams.

Club career

Terengganu FA

He started his professional career at

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in 2001, playing for the team for 9 seasons. After that, he moved to T-Team which also based in Terengganu, in 2010.

T-Team FC

He was a captain for his time while playing for T-Team. Zairo was top local goal scorer in 2012. He scored 13 goals in

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Kelantan FA

During

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season, Zairo has signed a contract with Malaysia top club,

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. On 5 January, he made his debut with the team during

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. Unfortunately, Kelantan lose to ATM during that match. During

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4th match against

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the absence of

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and Shakir Shaari in the middle of the park slightly effects the team performance. Despite missing the key players, credit should be given to Zairo who did slot through a superb pass to

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before the

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slot home to give the 1–0 lead to the team in the 73rd minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Kelantan

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: Runner-up

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: Runner-up 2013 ; Malaysia *

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: Bronze

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Style of play

Zairo is a free kick specialist. He also able to make the right pass to his teammate and create chances to score a goal.

International career

Zairo was part of the Malaysia U-23 team who participated in the

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that win the bronze medal. He then made his international senior debut against New Zealand national team on 19 February 2006. In 2008, he appeared for the Malaysia selection in an exhibition match against Chelsea, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hardi Jaafar.

References

External links

Profile
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Zairo Anuar Zalani profile at F.A.M. official website

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at Goal.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zairo Anuar Zalani 1982 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Terengganu FC players Terengganu F.C. II players Kelantan F.C. players Footballers from Terengganu Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Malaysian people of Malay descent