Nurrul Aleshahnezan Metali

Pengiran Nurrul Aleshahnezan bin Pengiran Metali (born 21 January 1989) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Almerez FA of the Brunei-Muara District Football League.[1] He appeared twice for the Brunei national football team in 2008.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Metali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nurrul Aleshahnezan.
Nurrul Aleshanezan
Personal information
Full name Pengiran Nurrul Aleshahnezan bin Pengiran Metali
Date of birth (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Almerez FA
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 NBT
2011–2013 Majra
2014–2016 Indera (2)
2019 LG FT
2022 Almerez
International career‡
2005 Brunei U16
2005 Brunei U20
2007 Brunei U21 3 (0)
2008 Brunei 2 (0)
2011 Brunei U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2017

Club career

Aleshahnezan first played league football for NBT FC in the Brunei Premier League from 2007 to 2010.[2] Afterwards he moved to Majra FC after the conclusion of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.[3] He switched clubs to Indera SC for the 2014 Brunei Super League season,[4] and stayed there for three years, winning the championship in his first year.[5]

International career

Aleshahnezan played for Brunei under-16s at the 2005 Lion City Cup, then the 2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship held in Singapore and Indonesia respectively.[6][7] He then played three games for the under-21s at the 2007 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.[8] He made his international debut for the national team at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification matches held in the Philippines. He played twice in that tournament, against the home side and also Bhutan.[9][10]

Three years later, Aleshahnezan travelled with the national under-23 team to Indonesia for the 26th SEA Games, at a time when Brunei was just recovering from a two-year exile from international football.[11] He started in the only victory for the Young Wasps, a 2–1 win over the Philippines.[12]

Honours
Indera SC

Personal life

Aleshahnezan's brothers are also footballers. Elder brother Aleshahfezan is a former player for Jerudong FC,[13] while younger brothers Jumatatul Aleshahrezan and Iddzaham Aleshahmezan have represented Brunei football youth teams, and currently play for the Brunei national futsal team.[14][15]

References
  1. "LUCKY WIN FOR INDERA SC". The Brunei Times. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. "Brunei 2009/10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. "Majra FC move to second in DST Super League". The Brunei Times. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "PLAYER PROFILE (2014)". Indera SC. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. "Indera SC repeat as champs". The Brunei Times. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. "20th Lion City Cup (2005)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  7. "Indonesia Tampil Beda". Suara Merdeka. 8 August 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. "Brunei Darussalam". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office of Brunei. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. "MATCH SUMMARY: BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 0 - 1 PHILIPPINES" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  10. "MATCH SUMMARY: BHUTAN 1 - 1 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 15 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  11. "INFORMASI LENGKAP DARI SKUAD SUKAN SEA". Jabar Isnin. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  12. "Brunei playing for pride". The Brunei Times. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  13. "BIG WIN FOR AH UNITED AND WIJAYA FC". ASEAN Football Federation. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. "Tabuan U-17 menang besar". Borneo Bulletin. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  15. "Tabuan keep top spot after thrilling DPMM FC draw". Borneo Bulletin. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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