Yusof Matyassin

Lance Corporal Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Haji Matyassin (born 12 March 1985) is a Bruneian former footballer who played as a defender.[1] He had a one-year stint with Brunei's sole professional club DPMM FC in 2014.[2] He is currently the coach of MS ABDB.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Matyassin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Yusof.
Yusof Matyassin
Personal information
Full name Haji Mohammad Yusof bin Haji Matyassin
Date of birth (1985-03-12) 12 March 1985
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 MS ABDB
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 MS ABDB
2014 DPMM 0 (0)
2015–2019 MS ABDB (7)
International career‡
2008–2016 Brunei 5 (0)
Managerial career
2022– MS ABDB
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2016

Club career

A career soldier with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Yusof began playing for the army's football team in the Brunei Premier League I in 2006, scoring in the Brunei League Cup final of that year.[3] He has won the Brunei FA Cup a total of six times with the armymen, the latest one in 2016.[4]

Yusof was selected to play for Brunei DPMM FC in 2014.[2] He was released without making an appearance at the end of the season.[5] He rejoined MS ABDB in 2015 and finally won the Bruneian league championship after long last.[6][7]

International career

Yusof made his first appearance for the Brunei national football team at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification round against Philippines in a 0–1 loss on 13 May.[8] He started all three qualification games but Brunei only gained one point against Bhutan.

Yusof was included in the Brunei squad to face Chinese Taipei for the 2018 World Cup qualifying matches in March 2015, but did not take the field.[9] He appeared as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Singapore on 6 June 2015. He was selected for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification held in Cambodia in October 2016 and made one appearance, coming on as a first-half stoppage time substitute for the injured Najib Tarif in the 2–1 win against Timor-Leste.[10]

Honours
MS ABDB

References
  1. "Y. Mat Yassin". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  2. "New players under no illusions". The Brunei Times. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. "Brunei Cups 2006/07". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. "MS ABDB crowned FA Cup 2016 Champions!". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. "DPMM FC court former Celtic striker McCourt". The Brunei Times. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. "MS ABDB hand Indera first loss". The Brunei Times. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. "MS ABDB champions". The Brunei Times. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. "Brunei vs. Philippines 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. "Brunei name World Cup Qualifiers players". The Brunei Times. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. "Brunei off to winning start". The Brunei Times. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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