Affendy Akup

Affendy Akup
Personal information
Full name	Affendy bin Haji Akup
Date of birth	16 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Brunei
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	MS ABDB
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	MS ABDB
2005–2007	DPMM
2007–2020	MS ABDB
International career‡
2008–2015	Brunei
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2022

Soldadu Affendy bin Haji Akup (born 16 February 1985) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender.^[1]^[2]

Affendy was the team captain of MS ABDB, the football team of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.^[3]^[4] In 2005, he had a two-year stint with DPMM FC, at that time playing in the Malaysia Premier League, but was released along with Zulkefly Duraman and Rosmini Kahar to make way for four Malaysian players.^[5] He has lifted the domestic FA Cup with MS ABDB for six consecutive times.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Affendy made his debut for the national team in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, losing 0–1 to the Philippines on 13 May. He was ever-present in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying, as well as substitute appearances in both legs of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Chinese Taipei in March 2015.

Honours

^ "MS ABDB view Indera as title threat". The Brunei Times. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "TEAMS - MS ABDB". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "MS ABDB grab top spot". The Brunei Times. 15 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "MS ABDB eye maximum points from QAF FC clash". The Brunei Times. 22 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "DPMM FC players return to serious training for MSL". The Brunei Times. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "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.
^ "ABDB deny QAF FC history". The Brunei Times. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "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.
^ "MS ABDB champions". The Brunei Times. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

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