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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Jaini is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nazif Safwan.
Nazif Safwan
Nazif with Kasuka in 2024
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Nazif Safwan bin Jaini
Date of birth (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
2015–2018 Tabuan Muda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Tabuan Muda (1)
2018–2019 Kasuka
2019–2020 DPMM II
2021–2023 Kota Ranger (3)
2024– Kasuka 3 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Brunei U16 9 (0)
2015–2018 Brunei U19 11 (0)
2020–2022 Brunei U23 7 (0)
2022– Brunei 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2024

Muhammad Nazif Safwan bin Jaini (born 18 August 2000) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Kasuka of the Brunei Super League.

Club career

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As a youngster, Nazif was a prospect under Tabuan Muda, the league team of youth international players set up by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) and had represented Brunei in various age categories since 2015.[1] He scored his first league goal on 28 January 2018 against Lun Bawang FC in a 3–3 draw.[2] He then signed for the second team of DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League which established a youthful squad to challenge the domestic league in 2019.[3] The team comfortably won the league in February 2019.[4]

Nazif moved to Kota Ranger FC at the start of the 2021 Brunei Super League.[5] He scored on his debut in a 4–0 win against Setia Perdana on 20 June.[6] The team were head-to-head with DPMM FC in the league after six games when it was cancelled for the second year running due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The following year, Nazif aided his club to the semi-finals of the 2022 Brunei FA Cup where they were beaten 0–3 on aggregate to the eventual winners, DPMM FC.[8]

In the 2023 Brunei Super League, Nazif scored against both Kuala Belait and Rimba Star before leaving the club midway through the season to join the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.[9][10][11] A year later, he signed for domestic powerhouses Kasuka FC and made his debut in a 9–0 win against Lun Bawang FC on 1 September 2024.

International career

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Youth

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Nazif regularly partnered Wafi Aminuddin in central defence throughout the various Brunei youth teams that they played together. Their first assignment was the 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship held in Cambodia where they drew 2–2 with Timor-Leste in the first game on 26 July.[12][13] Although they suffered four defeats at the rest of the tournament, the players that impressed including Nazif were drafted into the under-19s for the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches in Myanmar the following September.[14] Nazif took the field in three games, all ending in defeats.[15]

A return to Cambodia for the 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship the following year was in the books for Nazif, who was ever-present for the Young Wasps. The team failed to gain a single point from encounters with Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos.[16]

In September 2017, Nazif laced up with the under-19s for the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship held in Myanmar.[17] Despite a 3–2 win over the Young Azkals in the first match, Brunei suffered heavy defeats against Vietnam, Myanmar and Indonesia.[18] Nazif subsequently did not travel with the squad for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification phase in South Korea a month later.

Nazif travelled with the Brunei under-19 squad for the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Indonesia that July.[19] He was ever-present partnering Wafi for all four matches as Brunei left East Java without gaining any points.[20]

In March 2019, Nazif was selected for the Brunei under-23 team to compete at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification matches hosted by Vietnam. In the first match against the hosts, the Young Wasps suffered a 6–0 drubbing,[21] followed by a crushing 8–0 defeat to Thailand.[22] These two matches were Nazif's only involvement of the tournament. Later in the year, he made four appearances at the 2019 SEA Games football tournament in a largely forgettable campaign where Brunei failed to even score a goal.[23][24]

Nazif was announced to be joining the under-23 squad for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship hosted by Cambodia in February.[25] He only made one appearance in the tournament which was a second-half substitute for Abdul Hariz Herman in a 1–3 defeat to Timor-Leste.[26]

Senior

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Nazif's first involvement with the full national team was at a training camp in June 2023.[27] He was then selected for the first ever FIFA Series in March 2024 hosted by Saudi Arabia.[28] He made his first full appearance for the Wasps on 22 March against Bermuda, replacing Nurikhwan Othman in the second half in a 0–2 defeat.[29] The following match against Vanuatu four days later, Nazif was also brought on by Mario Rivera in the second half when Hakeme Yazid Said smashed home an injury time freekick for a 3–2 victory against their first-ever OFC opponents.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "NATIONAL YOUTH UNDER-17". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Tabuan Muda in the hunt for a top 6 finish". Borneo Bulletin. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "24 DPMM FC youth players to compete in Brunei DST Premier League". Borneo Bulletin. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "DPMM FC crowned Premier League champs". Borneo Bulletin. 27 February 2019. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ @kota.rangerfc (25 August 2022). "⭐️ PLAYERS PROFILE ⭐️". Retrieved 12 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ "BSL: Kasuka demolish Panchor Murai". BruSports News. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Brunei Super League 2021 called off". Borneo Bulletin. 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ @kota.rangerfc (27 November 2022). "Not a result we wanted, but welldone boys! You've done a great job!". Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @kota.rangerfc (3 June 2023). "FULLTIME! WELLDONE BOYS!". Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "09/07/2023 Brunei Super League 2023". Radio Television Brunei. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ @kota.rangerfc (23 August 2023). "We would like to inform that Nazif Safwan @_nazifsafwan will be joining the Military (R.B.A.F) next month". Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ "AFF BIDC U16: Win for Malaysia and Laos; Brunei hold fancied Timor". ASEAN Football Federation. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  13. ^ "AFF BIDC U16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 TIMOR-LESTE 2-2 BRUNEI DS" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Under-19s set for AFC meet". The Brunei Times. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  15. ^ "National Under-19 team finish AFC qualifiers winless". The Brunei Times. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Brunei end AFF U-16 Championship campaign with 4-0 defeat to Laos". The Brunei Times. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  17. ^ "AFF U18 CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 YANGON, MYANMAR 4 – 17 SEPTEMBER 2017" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Brunei end AFF campaign with big loss to Indonesia". BruSports News. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Brunei to compete at AFF U-19 Championship in Indonesia". BruSports News. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  20. ^ "AFF U19: Three teams must battle for two semis slots". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Vietnam beat Brunei 6-0 in AFC U23 Championship qualifier". VnExpress. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Brunei suffer second heavy defeat in AFC qualifiers against Thailand". Borneo Bulletin. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Brunei SEA Games football team ease past DPMM FC U-19 in friendly". BruSports News. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  24. ^ "SEA GAMES 2019 FOOTBALL MENS". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Brunei Under-23 national squad announced". Borneo Bulletin. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  26. ^ "ASEAN Football Federation AFF U23 Championship 2022 - Group A Match Summary: Brunei DS U23 1-3 Timor Leste U23" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  27. ^ @fa.bruneidarussalam (12 June 2023). "Calling players! Here is the newly updated twenty-seven players that have been called up for the June FIFA Days". Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  28. ^ @fa.bruneidarussalam (22 March 2024). "Introducing our twenty-three players representing Brunei Darussalam for the FIFA Series in Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via Instagram.
  29. ^ "Brunei Darussalam v Bermuda, 22 March 2024". 11v11. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  30. ^ "Brunei Darussalam v Vanuatu, 26 March 2024". 11v11. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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