Nur Ikhwan Othman

Mohammad Nurikhwan bin Othman (born 15 January 1993) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for DPMM and the Brunei national team.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Othman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nur Ikhwan.
Nur Ikhwan
Nur Ikhwan with DPMM in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Nurikhwan bin Othman
Date of birth (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 DPMM
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2012 Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Brunei Youth Team
2012–2015 Indera (16)
2016– DPMM 60 (1)
International career‡
2012–2014 Brunei U21 11 (1)
2012–2013 Brunei U23 5 (0)
2012– Brunei 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2022

Club career

Nurikhwan attended Brunei's Sports School as a youngster and progressed enough to be a regular in the national youth team side that played in the Brunei Premier League II in 2010 and 2011.[1] After the creation of the Brunei National Football League (precursor to the Brunei Super League) by the newly formed NFABD,[2] the young prodigy chose Indera SC as his club, becoming league champions in 2012-13 and 2014.[3]

Nurikhwan signed for professional side DPMM FC of the S.League in 2016 and made his debut in a 3–2 loss to Albirex Niigata (S) on 13 February.[4][5]

Nurikhwan was converted into a defender by new head coach Adrian Pennock in the 2019 season, mirroring his teammate Yura Indera Putera in doing so. On 6 July of that season, in the away game against Warriors FC, he was shown a straight red for felling Sahil Suhaimi in the penalty box and was adjudged by the referee to have denied the Singaporean a goal-scoring opportunity. This turned the tide to the home side's advantage and the game finished in a 3–3 draw.[6]

Nurikhwan became a Singapore Premier League champion in September 2019 in his first season operating as a centre-back, his club also registering the joint-best defense in the league.[7]

Nurikhwan scored his first DPMM FC goal in the first DPMM FC fixture of the 2021 Brunei Super League against BAKES FC on 28 June 2021.[8] With his team playing domestically for the third year in a row in 2022, he performed solidly against local opposition at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup, managing to be awarded the Player of the Tournament after the final where his team won 2–1 against Kasuka FC on 4 December.[9]

International career

Nurikhwan played with the Brunei Under-21s in the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy when the home side emerged as victors. He played every game and scored in the semi-final against Myanmar. He was made captain for the 2014 edition although his side failed to defend the title.

Nurikhwan's full international career began when he played the first half in a friendly against Indonesia on 26 September 2012.[10] He played for the Wasps in the 2012, 2014 and 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying rounds. He was also poised to join the national team for the 2022 World Cup first-round qualifying but declared himself unavailable.[11]

Nurikhwan returned to the national team in September 2022 for the friendly matches against the Maldives and Laos.[12] He started the match against the island nation on 21 September which ended in a 0–3 loss.[13] Later that November, he played at centre-back for both legs of the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup qualifying against Timor-Leste held in Brunei.[14] The Wasps qualified for the Cup by winning 6–3 on aggregate.[15] The following month, he made three starts against Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia and managed to score against Cambodia in a 5–1 defeat.[16]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 December 2022Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia1–01–52022 AFF Championship

Honours

Team
Indera SC
DPMM FC

International
Brunei national under-21 football team

Individual
See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei

References
  1. "PIP dip into fountain of youth". The Brunei Times. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. "Let football league begin!". The Brunei Times. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. "Indera SC repeat as champs". The Brunei Times. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. "DPMM FC start season". The Brunei Times. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. "S.League.com - Match Details". S.League. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. "Pennock pleased with crucial point against Warriors". Borneo Bulletin. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. "DPMM SPL champions as Hougang stumble". The Straits Times. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  8. "DPMM FC stage grand return to action". Borneo Bulletin. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. "Crown Prince joins group photo session with DPMM FC". Borneo Bulletin. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  10. "Hat-Trick Irfan Bachdim Hantam Brunei Darussalam". Goal.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. "Brunei national team set to miss nine key players". Borneo Bulletin. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  12. @bruneifootball (20 September 2022). "The Brunei Darussalam squad list for the upcoming international friendly games". Retrieved 20 September 2022 – via Instagram.
  13. "Brunei lose to Maldives 3-0". Borneo Bulletin. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  14. "WASPS ON VERGE OF AFF CUP DREAM". BruSports News. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  15. "Brunei DS edge Timor Leste for place in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  16. "REPORT: CAMBODIA 5-1 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM". AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  17. "Sultan sees HBT stars as nucleus of national team". Borneo Bulletin. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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