Helmi Wafiy Ammar Naim

Muhammad Helmi Wafiy bin Muhammad Ammar Naim, previously known as Suhaimi Anak Sulau (born 3 March 1996) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ammar Naim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Helmi Wafiy.
Helmi Wafiy
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Helmi Wafiy bin Muhammad Ammar Naim
Date of birth (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996
Place of birth Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2013 Muara Vella
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Majra
2015 Tabuan Muda
2016 Wijaya
2017 Panchor Murai (3)
2017–2018 Indera (1)
2018–2020 DPMM 22 (1)
2021–2022 Hoist (4)
2023 Panchor Murai 1 (0)
International career‡
2013 Brunei U19 4 (0)
2014 Brunei U21 5 (0)
2015–2017 Brunei U23 13 (0)
2015–2019 Brunei 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022

Club career

Suhaimi played youth football with Muara Vella FC, and was in Majra FC's books in 2014 when they played only 9 games in the Brunei Super League before withdrawing from the league.[2] For the 2015 season, he played for Tabuan Muda in preparation for the 28th SEA Games held in Singapore.[3] Wijaya FC signed him at the beginning of the 2016 season.[4]

Suhaimi transferred to Panchor Murai FC of the Brunei Premier League in 2017. He scored his first goal against IKLS FC on 14 May.[5] At the conclusion of the Premier League season, he moved to Indera SC for the remaining matches of the 2017 Brunei Super League. He scored his first goal for Indera against former team Wijaya FC on 3 February 2018.[6]

In early February 2018, Brunei's professional club DPMM FC announced the signing of Suhaimi on their website, alongside Haimie Anak Nyaring, Abdul Hariz Herman and Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman. He officially signed to terms on 13 February.[7] Under Brazilian coach Rene Weber, he made his debut on 7 April at left-back in a 4–2 victory against Home United.[8] He swiftly became Weber's first-choice left-back in the team, earning plaudits for his strength in that position.[9]

Suhaimi scored his first goal for DPMM in a 2–2 draw at home against Balestier Khalsa on 7 July 2018.[10]

After leaving DPMM in 2020, Suhaimi joined Hoist FT of the Belait District League and scored on his debut.[11]

International career

Suhaimi's first involvement with the national team setup was at the 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship held in Indonesia, where Brunei spearheaded by 15-year-old Prince Faiq Bolkiah conceded 30 goals in 5 matches to finish rock bottom of their group. The following year, he was ever-present for Brunei under-21 for their unsuccessful defence of the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy that Brunei had won in 2012.

Suhaimi played for the under-23s at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification in March where they lost all three games. Furthermore, two months later, he competed in the 28th SEA Games in Singapore where he managed to play in all 5 matches that Brunei were involved in.[12] He was called up for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches held in Myanmar on July 2017 and played twice,[13] followed by the 2017 SEA Games held in Malaysia where he made three appearances.[14]

Suhaimi made his international debut for Brunei on 3 November 2015 in a friendly against Cambodia, which they lost 1–6.[15]

Suhaimi accepted a callup by the national team for the 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia in June 2019.[16] He was able to start both games due to the absence of Abdul Mu'iz Sisa who had been the regular left-back for Adrian Pennock's DPMM side.[17] A 2-1 win for the national team at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium was not enough for the Wasps to qualify to the next round of the double qualification process for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, as the round finished 2-3 on aggregate to Mongolia.[18]

Honours
DPMM FC

Personal life

Suhaimi converted to Islam in May 2022, choosing the Islamic name Helmi Wafiy.[19]

References
  1. "Suhaimi Anak Sulau (Player)".
  2. "Majra United pull out". The Brunei Times. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Tabuan Muda". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. "Wijaya set sights on podium finish". Borneo Bulletin. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  5. "15/05/2017 Brunei DST Premier League". Radio Television Brunei. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. "04/02/2018 DST Super League". Radio Televisyen Brunei. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. "DPMM FC sign new S League squad". Borneo Bulletin. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. "DPMM FC usher new era with Home win". Borneo Bulletin. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  9. "DPMM FC coach keen to work on improving physical strength". Borneo Bulletin. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  10. "DPMM FC drop points against Balestier". Borneo Bulletin. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. @liga.belait (14 June 2021). "Match 3 Full time result - HOIST FC 3 - Hawa FC 0". Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Instagram.
  12. "Vietnam test for Brunei today". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  13. "AFC U-23 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 QUALIFIERS SQUAD LIST: Brunei Darussalam". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  14. "105 athletes named to represent Brunei at 29th SEA Games". BruSports News. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. "Cambodia vs. Brunei".
  16. "Brunei football team in China for training camp". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  17. "Brunei national team set to miss nine key players". Borneo Bulletin. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  18. "Wasps win but World Cup qualifying campaign comes to an end". BruSports News. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  19. "Two brothers embrace Islam". Borneo Bulletin. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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