Rozaimi Abdul Rahman

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Rozaimi
Personal information
Full nameMohammad Rozaimi Bin Abdul Rahman
Date of birth (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992
Place of birthBongawan, Sabah, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionWinger, Striker
Club information
Current clubSabah
Number11
Youth career
2010–2012Sabah President's Cup
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010Sarawak1(0)
2011–Sabah18(5)
2012→ Selangor (loan)6(2)
2012–2013→ Harimau Muda A (loan)12(7)
National team‡
2012–Malaysia U-2312(15)
2012–Malaysia1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2013

Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 11 June 1992 in Bongawan, Sabah), is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Harimau Muda A as a striker. He previously play for Sarawak FA and Selangor FA.

Rozaimi is a Malaysian international and made his debut for the country against Sri Lanka in 2012. He shot to national prominence when he scored 10 goals in 5 appearances in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament while playing for the under-23 team, making him top scorer of the competition. He is considered as one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by ESPN Soccernet.[1]

Career

Club

Rozaimi began his career with Sarawak in 2010.[2][3] He return to Sabah in 2011 and made his Super League debut in 2-1 defeat against Terengganu. He scored his first Super League goal in away 1-1 draw against Perak.

Rozaimi, along with Sabah President Cup squad, as Sabah U-23 squad, also played in the 2012 Sukma Games football tournament in Pahang, where he and the team achieved gold medal when they defeat Perak 3-0 in the final after extra time. Rozaimi himself scored in the final, and also helped to create the 2 other goals.[4]

He agreed to join Selangor FA on a 3-month loan for their 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign in August 2012, as Sabah failed to qualify for that tournament.[5] On 4 September 2012, He score his first goal for Selangor against Pahang.

Rozaimi join Harimau Muda A for 2013 season.

International

Under-23

On July 2011, Rozaimi receive his first national called up from Ong Kim Swee for an exhibition match against Chelsea.[6] He received his second call up for Olympic qualification match against Syria.[7] He made appearances as a substitute.[8] Rozaimi was included in the squad for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification. He scored four goals in the 7-0 win over the Philippines on 25 June.[9] He also scored two goal against Chinese Taipei under 22. On 30 June match between Malaysia and Vietnam, amazingly he became a hatrick hero hence making him the new shining star of Young Tigers. Malaysia won the match by 3-0. In the last group G match, he scored a late consolation goal from penalty spot in the 1-2 loss to Myanmar. Malaysia failed to advance to the finals but Rozaimi ended the Qualifying round as top scorer with 10 goals, attracting scouts from BEC Tero Sasana and SC Beira Mar.

Senior team

On 28 April 2012, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Sri Lanka.[10]

Statistics

International appearances

International goals

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Top ten Asian players of 2012". ESPN Soccernet. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  2. ↑ Sarawak tambat tiga pemain baru The Borneo Post. (Malay)
  3. ↑ Sabah Teen Can Strike Hot For Sarawak
  4. ↑ "FOOTBALL: Sabah clinch gold - Soccer - New Straits Times". Nst.com.my. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-21. 
  5. ↑ Singh, Ajitpal (2012-07-13). "Rozaimi to don Selangor colours in Malaysia Cup". Nst.com.my. Retrieved 2012-07-21. 
  6. ↑ Golden opportunity for Sabah’s Rozaimi New Sabah Times.
  7. ↑ East Malaysian duo get crack at big time New Straits Times.
  8. ↑ FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY the-afc.com
  9. ↑ AFC U-22 CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 MATCH SUMMARY the-afc.com
  10. ↑ Critics silenced sportsnewsmalaysia.
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