Abdul Azizi Ali Rahman

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ali Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Azizi.
Abdul Azizi
Abdul Azizi winning the Brunei FA Cup in 2022
Personal information
Full name Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman
Date of birth (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2018 MS ABDB
2018–2024 DPMM 53 (11)
2019 DPMM II 4 (7)
International career‡
2015–2023 Brunei 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 February 2024

Soldadu Abdul Azizi bin Ali Rahman is a Bruneian retired footballer who plays as a striker. He is the current leading goalscorer of the Brunei Super League since its establishment in 2012.

Club career

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Abdul Azizi began playing for the football team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces in 2009.[1] He has won the Brunei FA Cup with MS ABDB for 4 consecutive times, scoring in the 2015 final.[2][3][4][5] He had once scored 6 goals in one match, in an 11–1 victory over Najip FC in 2013.[6]

He became the overall top scorer in the 2016 Brunei Super League with 8 goals to his name.[7] He repeated this feat in the 2017–18 season, bagging 28 goals.[8] Altogether he has won three championships and five FA Cup winner's medals with MS ABDB before his departure in 2018.

Abdul Azizi officially joined DPMM FC on 13 February 2018, uniting him with his younger brother Azwan who has been playing there since 2013.[9] He made his Singapore Premier League debut on 24 May against Young Lions in a 1–1 draw, coming on for brother Azwan in the 70th minute. Azizi made his first start at home against Hougang United on 18 August in place of the suspended Ukrainian Volodymyr Pryyomov and duly scored a hat-trick to send DPMM to a 3–1 victory.[10] Under Renê Weber, Abdul Azizi made only two starts in 15 appearances in the 2018 season.

After the appointment of Adrian Pennock as DPMM head coach in 2019, Abdul Azizi became a regular in the starting lineup, partnering Andrey Varankow in a 3-5-2 formation.[11] He opened his account for the season in a 2–0 victory at home to Home United on 4 May.[12] He altogether bagged six goals for DPMM, including the winner in a 0–1 away victory against Young Lions FC, to help his side clinch the Singapore Premier League title.[13][14]

For the year 2022, DPMM played domestically in the 2022 Brunei FA Cup. Abdul Azizi registered seven goals for the campaign including a hat-trick against Jerudong FC on 16 October.[15] His team went all the way to the final of the tournament, and prevailed over Kasuka FC 2–1 which gave Abdul Azizi his sixth Brunei FA Cup medal.[16]

Returning to the Singapore Premier League the following year, Abdul Azizi opened his account for the season against Geylang International in a 1–3 loss on 19 March. He added another goal to his tally on 8 July against league leaders Albirex Niigata SIngapore in a commendable 1–1 draw.[17]

Azizi was announced to be leaving DPMM on 7 February 2024, along with other experienced players like Wardun Yussof, Fakharrazi Hassan, Razimie Ramlli, Hendra Azam Idris and Helmi Zambin.[18]

International career

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Abdul Azizi with Brunei in 2023

Abdul Azizi made his international debut against Chinese Taipei on 12 March 2015, coming on for his brother Azwan Ali Rahman in the 75th minute of the 2018 World Cup qualifier first leg, which ended 1–0 to the Wasps.[19] He came off the bench for an injured Fakharrazi Hassan on 22 minutes in the second leg on 17 March, the final result was a 0–2 reverse which eliminated Brunei from the 2018 World Cup.[20][21]

Abdul Azizi scored his first international goal against Cambodia in a friendly match on 3 November 2015. Despite opening the scoring, Brunei lost 1–6.[22] He played a bit-part role in Brunei's international tournament outings of 2016, namely the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification and the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.

Abdul Azizi was to play a huge role by newly appointed Brunei coach Robbie Servais for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualification matches in June 2019, but Abdul Azizi declined the callup due to unknown reasons.[23]

In March 2022, Abdul Azizi was back in the fold of the national team for a friendly match on 27 March against Laos in Vientiane.[24] He started the game in a 3–2 defeat.[25] Two months later he made a substitute appearance in a 4–0 defeat against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on 27 May.[26] On 21 September he also came off the bench on half time for the home friendly against the Maldives, which resulted in a 0–3 loss.[27] Six days later he was played from the start against Laos and this time the Wasps emerged as victors with a 1–0 win.[28]

On 5 November 2022 Azizi scored two goals in the first half of a 6–2 win against Timor-Leste in the first leg of the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup qualifying fixture held in Bandar Seri Begawan.[29] He was a substitute in the second leg which was a 1–0 defeat, but Brunei went through to the group stage of the Cup with a 6–3 aggregate win.[30] At the tournament held the next month, Azizi made three appearances and failed to score against the likes of Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia whereby Brunei were consigned to defeats in all of them.[31]

On 11 September 2023, Azizi came on in the second half for Abdul Mu'iz Sisa at the away friendly defeat against Hong Kong that finished 10–0.[32] Nevertheless, he was selected for the Wasps the following month coming against Indonesia over two legs at the 2026 World Cup qualification first round for AFC.[33] He was handed a starting berth for the second leg at home at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium on 17 October, and lasted for 60 minutes before coming off for Hariz Danial Khallidden, the resulting score was 0–6 to the Indonesians.[34]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 November 2015 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–0 1–6 Friendly
2. 5 November 2022 Track & Field Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei  East Timor 1–0 6–2 2022 AFF Championship qualification
3. 2–0

Honours

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Team

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MS ABDB
DPMM FC

Individual

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Personal life

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Abdul Azizi's younger brother Azwan is also a Bruneian international who plays for DPMM FC.[35] Their cousin is fellow Brunei international Hendra Azam Idris.[36]

References

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  1. ^ "Five-star MS ABDB gun down Wijaya". The Brunei Times. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. ^ "ABDB gun down Wijaya to clinch Cup". The Brunei Times. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. ^ "ABDB deny QAF FC history". The Brunei Times. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL MS ABDB win DST FA Cup". The Brunei Times. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  5. ^ "MS ABDB champions". The Brunei Times. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ "MS ABDB back on top after Najip thrashing". The Brunei Times. 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ "MS ABDB crowned DST Super League champions". The Brunei Times. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ^ "MS ABDB juara Liga Super DST". Media Permata. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ "High hopes for DPMM FC's latest line-up". New Brunei Daily. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Abdul Azizi Rahman stars in DPMM FC win over Hougang". Borneo Bulletin. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  11. ^ "DPMM FC off to a winning start". Borneo Bulletin. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "DPMM FC move eight points clear in Singapore league". Borneo Bulletin. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  13. ^ "DPMM cruise past Young Lions; Albirex fall at home". ASEAN Football Federation. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  14. ^ "DPMM FC CELEBRATE SINGAPORE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE AFTER EDGING CHEETAHS". BruSports News. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  15. ^ @bruneibula (16 October 2022). "Keputusan penuh perlawanan kedua pusingan 16 akhir Piala FA Brunei 2022 yang berlangsung tadi patang. #bruneiyakin #bruneibula". Retrieved 6 December 2022 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "Crown Prince joins group photo session with DPMM FC". Borneo Bulletin. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  17. ^ "08/07/2023 Singapore Premier League 2023". Radio Television Brunei. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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  19. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Chinese Taipei-Brunei Darussalam". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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  21. ^ "World Cup dreams over". The Brunei Times. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  22. ^ "Still plenty to do for nat'l football team". The Brunei Times. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Brunei national team set to miss nine key players". Borneo Bulletin. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  24. ^ "FABD announces Brunei squad for Laos friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Brunei lose 3-2 to Laos in international friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Malaysia beat Brunei 4-0 in football friendly". New Straits Times. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Brunei lose to Maldives 3-0". Borneo Bulletin. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  28. ^ "Brunei beat Laos 1-0". Borneo Bulletin. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Brunei take huge step for place in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022". ASEAN Football Federation. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  30. ^ "BRUNEI QUALIFY FOR AFF CUP". BruSports News. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Brunei lose 7-0 to Indonesia". Borneo Bulletin. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  32. ^ "Result: Hong Kong, China 10 - 0 Brunei". HKFA. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  33. ^ @fa.bruneidarussalam (9 October 2023). "Here's the 25 players that will be representing Brunei Darussalam in the World Cup Qualifiers". Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via Instagram.
  34. ^ "NO HOME COMFORT FOR WASPS". BruSports News. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  35. ^ "Brunei edge Chinese Taipei for historic win". Borneo Bulletin. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  36. ^ "HBT Alumni shares experience in winning the 2012 edition". New Brunei Daily. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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