Subhi Abdilah Bakir

Haji Muhammad Subhi Abdilah bin Haji Bakir (born 8 April 1980) is a retired Bruneian international footballer who played for most notably the Brunei M-League representative team and Brunei DPMM FC as a right-sided midfielder.[1] He also played as a right wing-back for DPMM later in his career.[2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Bakir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Subhi Abdilah.
Subhi Abdilah Bakir
Personal information
Full name Haji Muhammad Subhi Abdilah bin Haji Bakir
Date of birth (1980-04-08) 8 April 1980
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Right wing-back
Youth career
Wijaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Brunei (24)
2002–2005 Wijaya
2006–2014 DPMM 88+ (4)
2010–2011 → AM Gunners (loan)
2015 Wijaya (3)
International career‡
2001 Brunei U23 2 (0)
2003–2014 Brunei 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017

Club career

Subhi played for the Brunei representative team starting in 2000 when he was drafted in to replace several players who retired immediately after winning the 1999 Malaysia Cup.[3] When DPMM FC replaced his team in the Malaysia Premier League in 2005, he joined Wijaya FC for the 2005–06 Brunei Premier League. He moved to DPMM in 2006, gaining promotion to the Malaysia Super League in his first season and finishing third in the following season.[4] He scored the 1–1 equalizer against Korea National Police Agency during a friendly match in 2007.[5]

Subhi would next experience an eventful three years with DPMM, influenced by the deregistration of BAFA by the Registrar of Societies, prompting FIFA to suspend Brunei in 2009. Altogether, Subhi played in Malaysia in 2008,[6] Singapore in 2009 and Brunei in 2010 on loan at AM Gunners.[7][8]

Subhi was an integral player to DPMM after they returned to the S.League in 2012. He amassed 61 appearances in 3 seasons, winning the Singapore League Cup again twice in 2012 and 2014 to add to the one in 2009.[9][10][11] He left DPMM in 2015 to play one last season with his youth club Wijaya FC, alongside fellow veteran Shahrul Rizal Abdul Rahman.[12][13]

International career

Subhi was the captain of the Brunei Under-23 team that competed at the 2001 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[14] He made his international debut in March 2003 at the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Maldives and Myanmar.[15][16]

Subhi's next involvement with the Wasps came at the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying round when his then club DPMM was sent to Cambodia as the national team.[17][18] He played twice for the Wasps in 2014 also for the Suzuki Cup qualifying held in Laos.[19]

Honours
Wijaya FC
Brunei DPMM FC

References
  1. "Simunic's midfield headache". The Brunei Times. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. "Subhi tames the Jaguars". The Brunei Times. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. "M-League - Subhi new Brunei hotshot". Borneo Bulletin. 22 June 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "Terengganu boss hits out at DPMM's long-ball tactic". The Brunei Times. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. "Perlawanan Bola Sepak Persahabatan DPMM FC dan Korea National Police Agency Berkongsi Jaringan 1-1" (PDF). 31 January 2007. p. 15.
  6. "Staying alive that's the goal". The Brunei Times. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. "DPMM FC beat Albirex 1-0". The Brunei Times. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  8. "Brunei backs Germany". The Brunei Times. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  9. "Wardun saves the day as DPMM FC win League Cup". The Brunei Times. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. "DPMM FC are the champs". The Brunei Times. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  11. "Champs DPMM FC return to a hero's welcome". The Brunei Times. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  12. "DPMM FC face Harimau Muda in S-League opener". The Brunei Times. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  13. "Wijaya FC". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  14. "Football - Brunei's nightmare in KL". Borneo Bulletin. 3 September 2001. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  15. "Maldives 1 : 1 Brunei Darussalam". Pakistan Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  16. "Brunei Darussalam 0 : 5 Myanmar". Pakistan Football Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  17. "DPMM FC head to Cambodia". The Brunei Times. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  18. "Heartbreak for national team". The Brunei Times. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  19. "Tough loss for Brunei". The Brunei Times. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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