Baddrol Bakhtiar

Baddrol Bakhtiar

Baddrol Bakhtiaar (left) with Mohd Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (right)
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988
Place of birth Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kedah FA
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2006 Kedah FA President's Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005 – Kedah 287 (91)
National team‡
2005–2007 Malaysia U-20 12 (12)
2008–2011 Malaysia U-23 21 (8)
2009– Malaysia 41 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 26, 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 26, 2016

Baddrol Bakhtiar (born 1 February 1988 in Kedah) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Kedah FA in the Malaysia Super League. He is usually employed in the right side of the midfield role, although he has often been deployed as a left-sided midfielder. He is also a member of Malaysia national football team, Malaysia U-23 and former Malaysia U-20 squad.

Career

Baddrol started out playing for the Kedah FA President Cup squad. He was noticed by Kedah's scouts and joined the Canaries' SUKMA 2006 silver medalists starting eleven. After his performance in SUKMA, Baddrol signed his first professional contract with Kedah in November 2006.

Baddrol has been promoted to the senior team starting from the 2006/07 M.League season and established himself in Kedah's first team squad, competing with K. Soley as a right winger and Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri in the left side.

Nevertheless, after K. Soley left Kedah to join their local rivals, Perlis FA, he proved himself as one of the best young talent of the Kedah youth system. Starting from the 2007–08 season, Baddrol became a first team regular for Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah's squad and performed well with his ability to terrorise defenders in the Super League with his pace and trickery with the ball.

In the 2007–08 season, he scored 14 goals throughout the season – eight goals in the Malaysian Super League, two goals in the Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup and AFC Cup.

For the 2011 season, Baddrol became the team top scorer with 10 goals. Baddrol also scored a powerful long range goal against Terengganu FA.

Trials

On 6 April 2008, Gifted Group chairman Jonathan Price fulfilled his promise to let Baddrol and his former Kedah teammate Mohd Bunyamin Umar train for two weeks with Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge alongside their youngsters and their more senior players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Tal Ben Haim, Steve Sidwell and Nicolas Anelka.

In August 2011, There was a rumours that the English Premier League club, Wigan Athletic FC has offered Baddrol a trial, but the trial is yet to be confirm by Wigan Official's.[1][2] It was later confirmed that the trial was not true and only rumours.

National team

Baddrol, alongside his teammates Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid, Mohd Sabre Mat Abu and Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, Muhammad Shafiq Jamal and Mohd Bunyamin Umar earned their first call-up in 2005 to the Malaysia U-20. He made his youth international match debut in AFC Youth Championship 2006 qualifying round on 12 December 2005 against Myanmar at Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia beat Myanmar 4–2. After qualifying to the final round in Bangalore, Baddrol however scored an own goal and Malaysia went down to Vietnam 1–2 in their opening match on 30 October 2006.

Baddrol was also a part of Malaysia U-19 squad for the 2007 Champions Youth Cup. His action in a match against Chelsea wooed the Chelsea coaching staff who gave him a chance to train at Stamford Bridge.

He made his full international debut against Kenya on 12 August 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team in the match against Uzbekistan on 18 November 2009. He also part of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning squad and managed to score three goals, including a brace against Laos

Baddrol captained the Malaysia Olympic team and led them into winning the gold medal at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. He also scored three goals to contribute in the second consecutive triumph.

Statistics

Club Season Malaysia Super League Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Malaysia FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kedah FA 2006/20070300000003
2007/200808020202014
200908020000010
201007030004014
2011010010000011
20120300000003

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2009 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil  Uzbekistan
1–2
 1–3 (L) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 27 February 2010 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil  Yemen
1–0
 1–0 (W) Friendly Match
3. 18 June 2011 Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium  Myanmar
2–0
 2–0 (W) Friendly Match
4. 20 September 2014 Shah Alam Stadium  Cambodia
4–1
 4–1 (W) Friendly Match
5. 17 November 2015 Shah Alam Stadium  United Arab Emirates
1–2
 1–2 (L) 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Under-23 International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 December 2009 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  Timor-Leste
2–0
 11–0 (W) 2009 SEA Games
2. 19 December 2009 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  Laos
1–0
 3–1 (W) 2009 SEA Games
3. 21 December 2009 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  Laos
2–1
 3–1 (W) 2009 SEA Games
4. 21 October 2011 My Dinh Stadium  Myanmar
2–1
 2–1 (W) 2011 VFF CUP
5. 23 October 2011 My Dinh Stadium  Vietnam
1–1
 1–1 (D) 2011 VFF CUP
6. 9 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium  Thailand
2–1
 2–1 (W) 2011 SEA Games
7. 13 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium  Cambodia
2–0
 4–1 (W) 2011 SEA Games
8. 13 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium  Cambodia
3–0
 4–1 (W) 2011 SEA Games

Personal life

His parent from Negeri Sembilan, his father worked in Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM), Baddrol was born in Kedah.

Honours

Kedah FA
International

References

  1. ↑ "Badrol Bakhtiar Sertai Wigan Athletic? (MALAY)". kakiGOL. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Baddrol bin Bakhtiar Set For Wigan Athletic Trial". Vital Wigan Athletic. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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