Syamer Kutty Abba
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| Full name | Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Penang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kuala Lumpur City (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Penang | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Harimau Muda C | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Penang | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 43 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Vilaverdense (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Penang (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Kuala Lumpur City (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Malaysia U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Malaysia U20 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Malaysia U23 | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Malaysia | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba (Jawi: محمد شامير بن كوتتي اببا, IPA: [mohammad syamer bɪn kutty ab-ba]; born 1 October 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim and Malaysia national team, which he captains. He mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, and can also play as defensive midfielder.
Early life
[edit | edit source]He was born into a Malayali family at Kampung Dodol, George Town, Penang.[2]He is the older brother of Malaysia international midfielder Haziq Kutty Abba.[3]
Having made his Malaysia debut against Hong Kong in October 2017, he has gone on to make more than 20 appearances for his country. Mohammad Syamer Kutty Abba began his career at Penang in 2014. He moved to Harimau Muda C in December 2014.
His spell at Harimau Muda C didn't last long and in December 2015 he rejoined Penang, making 25 league appearances in 2 years. In November 2017 he joined Johor Darul Ta'zim, making 30 league appearances. During this time he also spent time on loan at Vilaverdense.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Harimau Muda C
[edit | edit source]Syamer began his senior career playing in FAM League, representing Harimau Muda C in the 2014 Malaysia FAM League.[4]
Penang
[edit | edit source]Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C had to return to their own state.[5] Syamer are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
[edit | edit source]On 18 November 2017, Syamer signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim.[6]
In late January 2018, it was announced that Syamer was loaned out to Portuguese third division club Vilaverdense on 27 January for a year-long loan stint alongside Dominic Tan, a fellow player from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[7] But it was confirmed in early May that his stay would be a lot shorter than planned. An article by FOX Sports Asia concluded that he would return to Johor in June 2018, only having been on loan for six months.[8]
For the 2023 season, he changed his jersey number to 77 giving his former no. 5 to the captain, Jordi Amat.
International career
[edit | edit source]Youth
[edit | edit source]Syamer represented Malaysia at youth levels, playing for the under-17, -19, -20 and -23 levels.
In October 2017, Syamer received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training as a preparation for 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers Group B match against Hong Kong on 10 October 2017.[9][10][11][12][13]
Senior
[edit | edit source]Syamer made his debut for Malaysia on 10 October 2017 against Hong Kong in a 2–0 defeat in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the Hong Kong Stadium.[14]
On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysian national team squad for the 2018 AFF Championship.[15]
On 27 May 2022, Syamer scored his first international goal against Brunei in a friendly match held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Syamer is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and played all 3 matches against Turkmenistan, Bahrain and Bangladesh in Third Round Group E Qualification.[16][17][18] Syamer is also part of the squad that make it to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup making two appearances in the tournament against Bahrain and South Korea.
In the 2024 ASEAN Championship, Syamer was named as the captain of Malaysia for the tournament.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Penang | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Vilaverdense (loan) | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Career total | 72 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
- ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
- ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
International
[edit | edit source]- As of 4 September 2024.[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Malaysia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | |
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 27 May 2022 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 September 2024 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2024 Merdeka Tournament |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023
- Malaysia Cup: 2019, 2022
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
International
[edit | edit source]Malaysia
- AFF Championship : 2018 runner up
- Pestabola Merdeka: 2024[22]
Malaysia U-23
- Southeast Asian Games Silver Silver Medal: 2017[23]
Individual
[edit | edit source]- AFF Best XI: 2019 [24]
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Malaysian men's footballers
- Footballers from Penang
- Malaysian people of Indian descent
- Sportspeople of Indian descent
- Malaysian people of Malayali descent
- Penang F.C. players
- Malaysia Super League players
- 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in football
- Malaysian expatriate men's footballers
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- Malaysia men's international footballers
- Malaysia men's youth international footballers
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Vilaverdense F.C. players