Hairol Mokhtar

Mohammad Hairol bin Mokhtar (born 24 October 1984 in Kuching, Sarawak) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kuching City.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mokhtar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohammad Hairol. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Hairol Mokhtar
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Hairol bin Mokhtar
Date of birth (1984-10-18) 18 October 1984
Place of birth Sarawak, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Kuching City
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2008 DBKU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2018 Sarawak 70 (6)
2019– Kuching City 9 (1)
International career‡
2013 Malaysia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2013

Career

Sarawak

Hairol started out playing for hometown club Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU) in Kuching Premier League (Liga Perdana Kuching) since 2006. In 2008, he helped Samarahan district to win Sarawak Cup (Piala Sarawak). He signed his first professional contract with Sarawak in 2010 and managed to get into Sarawak's first team by 2011. Hairol replaced Zamri Morshidi as Sarawak captain for the 2012 season. In 2013, he won the Liga Premier with Sarawak getting them promoted.

In September 2016 Hairol was suspended for 6 months and fined RM 2,000 by the Football Association of Malaysia for attacking a referee during a match against Kedah in the Malaysian Cup.[2]

National Team

In September 2013, Hairol received his first national called up for international 'A' match against China. He made his international debut in the 88th minute of the match replacing Amri Yahyah.[3][4]

Kuching FA

In 2019, Hairol had join Kuching that will play in League M3, which seen that followed by other teammates Joseph, Dzulazlan, Hafis Saperi, Mazwandi, Ramesh and Iqbal Suhaimi

Honours

Domestic
Sarawak

References
  1. Top-flight test for young Crocs side
  2. "Sarawak player suspended for 6 months for attacking referee". Football Channel Asia. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "China v Malaysia | International Match | Match Lineups | Football | AOL Sport | Powered by Sporting Life". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. "Coach defends Malaysia's 'play safe' strategy - Soccer - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 13 September 2013.
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