Zainizam Marjan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zainizam Bin Marjan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sabah | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sabah | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2014 | Sabah | 400+ | (62) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Malaysia U-23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002 | Malaysia | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zainizam Marjan (born on 11 May 1980) is a Malaysian footballer who was a midfielder for Sabah FA at Malaysia Premier League. He is the former member of Malaysia national football team. He is the younger brother of Sabah and Malaysia top striker during the '90s, Matlan Marjan.
Career
Zainizam start his football career with Sabah during 2002 season. He scored 11 goals in 24 matches during 2002 season to help Sabah clinch third place in Malaysia Premier I League. He also help Sabah to reach the final of the 2002 Malaysia Cup scoring six goals in the road to the final.[1]
Allan Harris the national team coach at that time took him into the national senior team. He then made his international debut against Myanmar on 17 May 2002. He also feature in the match against Brazil and part of Malaysia under-23 2002 Asian Games squad. He also part of 2002 Tiger Cup squad.
During 2003, he help Sabah to fnish fourth in Malaysia Premier I League scoring only four goals. He then again help Sabah qualify into the final of Malaysia Cup for the second time but failed to win after losing to Selangor MPPJ by 3–0 scoreline.[2]
After that, Zainizam was called up by Allan Harris to represent the Malaysia under-23 side for 2003 SEA Games. He manage to score 1 goals in Malaysia 4–3 defeat to host Vietnam. The SEA Games was his last appearances for the national team.
Since joining Sabah in 2000, Zainizam already net 62 goals for Sabah. This making him as the second overall top scorer behind Scott Ollerenshaw.[3]
On 2014, Sabah FA officially released him from current squad. Now he is a free agent.
International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-23 | ||||||
| 1. | 9 December 2003 | Hanoi, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 3–2 | 4-3 | 2003 SEA Games |
| Senior | ||||||
| 1. | 11 December 2002 | Kelana Jaya, Malaysia |  Cambodia | 4–0 | 5-0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5–0 | |||||
Achievement
- Bronze Medal 2003 SEA Games
- Runners-up Malaysia Cup (2002, 2003)