Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin PB[2] (born 2 September 1981) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan United. He is the all-time highest goalscorer of the Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker or a winger but mostly spent his career playing as left winger.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mahayuddin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Indra Putra.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin
Indra Putra (right) playing at the 2012 Malaysia Cup.
Personal information
Full name Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin
Date of birth (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981
Place of birth Ipoh, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kelantan United
Number 23
Youth career
1997–1998 Perak President's Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Perak 45 (10)
2004–2007 Pahang 54 (29)
2008 Selangor 23 (3)
2009–2010 Kelantan 44 (23)
2011–2012 T-Team 24 (11)
2012–2013 Kelantan 46 (13)
2014–2015 Felda United 39 (16)
2016–2017 Kelantan 38 (5)
2018–2021 Kuala Lumpur City 72 (15)
2022 Perak 9 (0)
2023– Kelantan United 16 (3)
International career‡
2001–2004 Malaysia U23
2002–2015 Malaysia 56[1] (17)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second placeSea Games 2001Football
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
Runner-upAFF Suzuki Cup 20142014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 12, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Oct 22, 2020

Club career

Beginnings with Perak, Pahang and Selangor

Indra Putra has played for the Perak youth team when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 1999 under the late Karl Heinz Weigang. He made his senior debut in the 1999 Malaysia Cup qualifying round.[4] He scored his first goal in a 2-1 home win against Penang in the 1999 Malaysia Cup.[5]

With Perak, Indra Putra mainly started playing in the left wing and occasionally as striker. He helped Perak to clinch the back to back Malaysian Premier One League title in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Pahang in a high-profile transfer. There, Indra helped Pahang to win the inaugural edition of the rebranded Malaysian Super League in his first season.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak's coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 19 league appearances. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian football player to win that accolade in the presence of foreign players.[6]

He joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.

Kelantan

During 2009 season, Indra Putra joined Kelantan and were partnered upfront by his former teammate in Perak Khalid Jamlus.[7] On 18 April 2009, he was the villain among the Negeri Sembilan supporters after stamping on Negeri's defender, Rahman Zabul. Amazingly, he escaped the red card. He was part of the Kelantan team that play in that year Malaysia FA Cup final against Selangor where Kelantan lost 3–1 on penalties his spot kick hit the bar which cost Kelantan the match. Kelantan suffered another setback when lost the 2009 Malaysia Cup final against Negeri Sembilan. Indra scored a consolation goal from the free kick. However, Indra was chosen as the most valuable player for the 2009 season. He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.

T-Team

Indra signed with Kuala Terengganu-based club, T-Team in 2011. He made 24 league appearances scoring 11 goals. He also helped T-Team reaching the Malaysia Cup semi final.

Second Stint with Kelantan

After one season with T-Team, Indra returned to Kelantan for the 2012 season. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium, he scored an extra-time winner and clinched a dramatic 3–2 victory over ATM. During the season, he also help the team win the 2012 Super League and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, completing the treble.

Felda United

Indra joined Felda United, who were just relegated to the Premier League, at the end of the 2013. He helped the club finish runners-up in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League, and the club was promoted straight back to the Malaysia Super League after only being in the second division for one season.[8]

Third Stint with Kelantan

On 30 December 2015, Indra was officially announced as Kelantan new signing during a friendly match with PKNP by Kelantan FA President, Annuar Musa.[9] He was released at the end of his contract.

Kuala Lumpur

On 3 December 2017, Indra signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur after being released by Kelantan.[10] He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang FA. He then scored his second goal against his former club, Kelantan FA in a 4–2 defeat. On 27 April 2019 he scored 100 goal in Malaysian Super League against PKNS; his first goal was 21 February 2004 against Sabah FA.

International career

Indra Putra has played for the Malaysia at youth level and senior level. He represented Malaysia U-23 for the 2001 Sea Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[11][12] After that, he joined national team in the FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 and also in the 2002 Tiger Cup in Thailand, helping Malaysia national football team to a 4th-place finish.

In 2002, Indra was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of the first eleven to play against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho.[13][14][15]

He also been called up by Malaysia national football team coach Norizan Bakar for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in July, co-hosting by 4 countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. In the competition, Indra Putra is the only Malaysian player to score a goal, against China, as Malaysia crashed out in the group stages having lost all group games.

Indra Putra also represented the Malaysia Selection against Premier League clubs. He played against Manchester United twice in 2001 and 2009, and Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008.

He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He entered the match as a substitute, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia. At the 2014 AFF Championship, he score Malaysia's third goal in a 3-1 win against host Singapore. The goal became a viral meme after the Malaysia-Singapore match.[16] In the second leg of the 2014 AFF Championship final match, Indra Putra scored the second goal before half time to level Malaysia on aggregate.[17] Malaysia won 3-2 but lose 4-3 on aggregate.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 5 August 2023[18]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Others Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perak 1999 00—624[lower-alpha 1]0102
2000 100050—60
2001 1003082—212
2002 2258695—3916
2003 12510713[lower-alpha 2]1237
Total 45101263510719927
Pahang 2004 19156494—3423
2005 18111073643218
2005–06 1537721—2411
2006–07 200000—20
Total 54291411188649252
Selangor 2007–08 23380144—457
Total 23380144—457
Kelantan 2009 191484911—3629
2010 25921113—3813
Total 44231052014—7442
T-Team 2011 24111195—3417
Total 24111195—3417
Kelantan 2012 257721037[lower-alpha 3]14913
2013 216621157[lower-alpha 4]24515
Total 46131342181439428
Felda United 2014 18106292—3314
2015 2161091—317
Total 391672183—6421
Kelantan 2016 1732071—264
2017 2121160—283
Total 38531131—547
Kuala Lumpur 2018 2064060—306
2019 21643—5[lower-alpha 5]0309
2020 113———113
2021 2000070—270
Total 721583130509818
Perak 2022 90———90
Total 90———90
Kelantan United 2023 1631010—183
Total 1631010—183
Career total 410128773316253328681222
  1. Appearances at the 1999 Malaysia Cup qualifying round.
  2. Appearances at the 2003 ASEAN Club Championship.
  3. Appearances at the 2012 AFC Cup and 2012 Malaysia Charity Shield
  4. Appearances at the 2013 AFC Cup and 2013 Malaysia Charity Shield
  5. Appearances at the 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup

International
As of 22 Oct 2020.[1][19]
Malaysia national team
YearAppsGoals
200285
200361
200450
200641
200771
2008107
200910
2014112
201540
Total5617

International goals
As of December 2014.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 December 2002Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Cambodia5–0WinFriendly
2.18 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Singapore0–4Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
3.18 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Singapore0–4Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
4.20 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Thailand3–1Win2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
5.29 December 2002Singapore, Singapore Vietnam2–1Lose2002 Tiger Cup Third/Fourth place
6.22 October 2003Manama, Bahrain Bahrain3–1Lose2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7.23 August 2006Shah Alam, Malaysia Myanmar1–2Lose2006 Merdeka Tournament Group stage
8.10 July 2007Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China1–5Lose2007 AFC Asian Cup Group stage
9.22 July 2008Hyderabad, India India1–1DrawFriendly
10.15 October 2008Kelana Jaya, Malaysia   Nepal4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
11.23 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
12.23 October 2008Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar4–0Win2008 Merdeka Tournament
13.6 December 2008Phuket, Thailand Laos3–0Win2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
14.8 December 2008Phuket, Thailand Vietnam2–3Lose2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
15.8 December 2008Phuket, Thailand Vietnam2–3Lose2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
16.29 November 2014Singapore, Singapore Singapore3–1Win2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
17.20 December 2014Bukit Jalil, Malaysia Thailand3–2Win2014 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

Club

Perak

Pahang

Kelantan

Kuala Lumpur City

International

Individual

Records

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