Matlan Marjan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matlan bin Marjan | ||
| Date of birth | October 18, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Sabah Presidents Cup Team's | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1995 | Sabah FA | ||
| National team | |||
| 1991–1995 | Malaysia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Matlan Marjan is a former professional football player from the state of Sabah, Malaysia. He is celebrated as the person who scored 2 goals against England for Malaysia on 12 June 1991 as well as being one of the top strikers in the local league in the early 1990s.[1] He has a younger brother, Zainizam Marjan who also played for Sabah FA and Malaysia.
Matlan is a Sabahan Bajau from Kota Belud, Sabah. He started his professional career by playing in the Presidents Cup. He made his M-League debut in 1989 season by scoring 5 league goals. In 1990 he scored 8 of Sabah FA 16 goals.
In 1991, Matlan earned his first call-up for the national team for a friendly match with Aston Villa. On 12 June 1991, he made his full international debut against England as he equalled the 35-year record of Toni Fritsch as the latest new cap to score twice against England.[2]
In 1995, he made history by becoming the first player from Sabah to captain the national team in the match against Flamengo XI.
In the same year, Matlan, along with five other Sabah FA players, was arrested on suspicion of match-fixing. Although the charges against the six were dropped[3] he was severely punished, thus ending his football career. He was banished to another district.[4]
References
- ↑ Results: 1990–1995, England F. C.. Accessed September 21, 2007.
- ↑ The FA Match Statistics
- ↑ "No charges against Sabah six", Bernama. Accessed September 21, 2007.
- ↑ "Four Sabah soccer players banished to remote areas", Bernama. Accessed September 21, 2007.