Mohd Nasril Nourdin

Mohd Nasril Nourdin
Personal information
Full name Mohd Nasril Bin Mat Nourdin
Date of birth April 17, 1986 (1986-04-17) (age 25)
Place of birth Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Perak FA
Number 25
Youth career
2002–2004 Perak FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Perak FA
2009 Selangor FA
2010 ATM FA
2011 Perak FA
National team
2005– Malaysia U-23 4 (0)
2007–2009 Malaysia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2008

Mohd Nasril Nourdin (born on 17 April 1986) is a Malaysian footballer who is a goalkeeper for Perak FA. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team.

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Early days

Nasril was a product of the Bukit Jalil Sports School. He participated in the 2002 Sukma Games, representing Malaysian Schools Sports Council (Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) in Malay).[1] For the 2006 Sukma Games, however, he represented the state of Perak.[2]

Nasril spent some time playing for Perak FA in their reserve squad, but an injury to first-choice keeper Mohd Hamsani Ahmad, coupled with the loss of form of usual back-up keeper Tay Sin Kiat forced coach Steve Darby to play Nasril.

Career

Nasril made his first team debut on December 4, 2005, in a Malaysia Charity Shield match against Selangor which Perak won 4–1. Nasril's performance drew the plaudits of the media and coach Darby.

Perak continued to keep faith in Nasril, even after first-choice Mohd Hamsani Ahmad returned from injury. On 24 January 2006, just slightly more than a month after his first team debut, Nasril was called up for centralized training with the national team and subsequently featured in their friendlies against New Zealand. On 2007, he played with Malaysia Under 23 side two match in 2008 Olympic Games qualifier against Syria and Japan. He also was the first choice goalkeeper in 2008 Intercontinental Cup held in Petaling Jaya as he was playing for Malaysia in the two matches against Iraq and Nigeria Olympic teams.

Nasril was nominated as one of the nation's top three goalkeepers in the inaugural Malaysian Football Awards, held in 2006. The other contenders were Terengganu's Mohd Syamsuri Mustafa and Negeri Sembilan's Azizon Abdul Kadir. Syamsuri eventually won the award.[3]

Blackburn interest

Reports surfaced in September 2006 that Blackburn Rovers were keeping tabs on Nasril. It was reported Rovers scout Mike Riggs wanted to give Nasril a trial. It could be a problem getting a work permit though as Malaysia are 154th in the FIFA rankings and a national team needs to be in the top 70 to be considered for the Premier League. However, as of April 2007, nothing has materialized and interest seems to have cooled down.[4]

Departure from Perak

He moved to Selangor FA for the 2009 season, alongside Hamsani.[5] After just one season, which he failed to dislodge Hamsani for first-choice goalkeeper spot, he moved to ATM FA for the 2010 season.[6]

Return to Perak

He returned to Perak for the 2011 season, where he was chosen as the first-choice goalkeeper by Perak new head coach Norizan Bakar.

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