Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof

Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Personal information
Full name Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Date of birth (1979-11-10) 10 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–1998 Kuala Lumpur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Kuala Lumpur (8)
2000–2003 Selangor (9)
2004 MPPJ (4)
2005 Public Bank (5)
2005–2006 Negeri Sembilan (0)
2006–2007 UPB-MyTeam (3)
2007–2008 Perlis (9)
2008PDRM (Loan) (1)
2009 Perlis (18)
2010 KL PLUS (3)
2011 Felda United 22 (3)
2012 PKNS (2)
2013 ATM (0)
2014 MOF
2015 Penjara
International career
1999–2008 Malaysia 51 (10)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2001 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014

Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof (born 10 November 1979) is a former Malaysian footballer who operates as a striker. He last played for Penjara FC in the Malaysia FAM League. He played for Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysia Under-23 in 2001 Southeast Asian Games.[1][2] He is well known for his finishing ability.

He became an instant hit with the local fans (Selangor and MPPJ) and also the envy of other clubs in the M-League. In November 2007, he signed for Perlis. He did not play when Perlis won the Malaysia Charity Shield. He moved to PDRM in 2008 on a season long deal. After his contract with PDRM ended, he returned to Perlis in 2009. With Perlis, he won the 2009 Malaysia Super League Golden Boot award scoring 18 goals and becoming runners up with the team at the end of the 2009 season.

After a year with Perlis, Nizaruddin also played with KL PLUS and Felda United before joining PKNS in April 2012, on a free transfer.[3] In April 2013, Nizaruddin joined ATM.[4]

Nizaruddin started representing Malaysia during 1999 Dubai Tour, 2000 Merdeka Tournament and 2000 AFF Championship under Abdul Rahman Ibrahim.[5][6] Since then he was selected to be part of the Malaysia squad, making him one of the more experienced players on the Malaysian national team. Although he did not produce many goals with the national team, he was adept at producing assists for his team mates to score.

He also a sports commentator for Malaysia television Astro Arena.[7]

  1. ^ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  2. ^ South East Asian Games 2001 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Match Details - RSSSF.
  3. ^ "PKNS ikat Nizaruddin - Liga Malaysia - Sinar Harian". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. ^ "NIZAR kuatkan jentera serangan ATM, bentuk gandingan dua pemenang Kasut Emas | Pasukan Bolasepak Angkatan Tentera Malaysia". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ^ Merdeka Tournament 2000 (Malaysia) - RSSSF.
  6. ^ ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 2000 (Thailand) (Full Info) - RSSSF.
  7. ^ Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof - ICDb.tv