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Norshahrul Idlan

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Talaha is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Norshahrul Idlan.

Norshahrul Idlan
Personal information
Full name Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha
Date of birth (1986-06-08) 8 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Besut, Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2002 Perak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Perak ? (0)
2006–2007 Negeri Sembilan ? (0)
2007–2009 UPB-MyTeam ? (14)
2010–2012 Kelantan 69 (36)
2013–2014 Johor Darul Ta'zim 39 (8)
2015 ATM 5 (1)
2015–2016 Terengganu 30 (2)
2017 Felda United 19 (4)
2018–2019 Pahang 36 (5)
2020 BG Pathum United 6 (0)
2021 Sarawak United 16 (4)
2022 Melaka United 12 (0)
2023 Harini FT 22 (7)
International career‡
2003–2004 Malaysia U-21 10 (2)
2006–2007 Malaysia U-23 14 (5)
2007–2021 Malaysia 81[1] (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Winner 2010
Runner-up 2014
Runner-up 2018
Southeast Asian Games
First place 2009
Merdeka Tournament
Winner 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha (born 8 June 1986) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward and Malaysian football pundit. From 2007 to 2021, he represented the Malaysia national team. He popularly known as Mat Yo by Malaysian football fans.

Career

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Perak

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Norshahrul was born in Besut, Terengganu. He moved to Perak when he was 1 months old. He attended a local school and started playing for the Perak at the age of 12. Then, he promoted to play for the Perak senior team in 2003. He was mostly a substitute for Perak and sometimes play for the reserve team.

UPB-MyTeam

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He later signed by the newly created club, UPB-MyTeam FC. He was one of the team's key players and score 16 goals in all competition for the club.

Kelantan

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Norshahrul join Kelatan in late 2009. He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team. Norshahrul won two awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM as the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player.[2]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

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After spending three years in Kota Bharu, Norshahrul left the Kelantanese outfit to join Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) for an undisclosed fee. On 8 January 2013, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 defeat to Pahang. In the same season, JDT qualify for the final of the Malaysia Cup where he missed a penalty.[3]

Armed Forces

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Norshahrul joined ATM FA for the 2015 season, after leaving Johor Darul Takzim FC at the conclusion of his contract at the end of 2014. He was reunited with his former coach back when he was in Kelantan, B. Sathianathan.[4]

Terengganu

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After only 3 months with ATM FA, he signed with Terengganu for the remaining of 2015 Malaysia Super League season.[5]

Felda United

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Norshahrul signed with Felda United after spending two years with Terengganu. He scored his first goal a 1-0 victory against PKNS. He then went on to score his second goal against league leaders and former club Johor Darul Ta'zim in a 3-1 defeat.

Pahang

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After a disappointing spell with Felda United, he went on to sign with Malaysian Super League runners up Pahang.[6]

BG Pathum United

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After released by Pahang, he signed a one-year contract with BG Pathum United for 2020 Thai League 1 season.[7] With BG Pathum, he created history by becoming the first Malaysian professional footballer to won a first division league title in Thailand.[8]

Melaka United

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In 2022 Norshahrul joined Melaka United on a 1-year deal.[9] Melaka United also fail to settle salary for 6 months.

Harini FT

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In 2023 at the age of 37,Norshahrul made a sensational move to second tier side Malaysia M3 League Harini FT as one of the ex Malaysia national team players to join a semi-pro league.[10] In a 2023 Malaysia Cup Round of 16 fixtures against Sri Pahang on 4 August 2023, Norshahrul scored the equaliser that level the game at 2–2 but unfortunately felt to a last minute goal where it would ended up in a 3–2 defeat.

International career

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Norshahrul has played for the Malaysia national youth team for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He scored against Nepal during the tournament as Malaysia made it to the quarter finals. He is also one of the Malaysia under 23 players that won the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. He made his full international debut against Bahrain on 28 October 2007 after coming in for Sumardi Hajalan.[citation needed]

On 12 July 2009, Norshahrul scored his first senior international goals in an unofficial match against Uganda. He later score his first full international goal against Lesotho on 11 September 2009.[citation needed]

In November 2010, Norshahrul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Norshahrul scored 2 goals for Malaysia that time, one was a 5–1 loss against Indonesia and a 5–1 victory against Laos. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.[citation needed]

On 9 December 2012, he scored a goal for Malaysia against Thailand in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, as Malaysia failed to retain the title having lost to Thailand on aggregate in the semi-finals.[citation needed]

Norshahrul was again included by new coach Dollah Salleh for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup squad, and played in all of Malaysia games as Malaysia advanced into the finals, only to be denied of the title by Thailand.[11] Norshahrul scored one goal in the tournament, against Vietnam in the semi-final second leg.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 October 2023[13]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Others Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2003 Perak Malaysia Premier League 1 0 0 0 – 0
2004 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 – 0
2005 0 0 0 – 0
2005–06 0 0 0 – 0
Total 0 0 0 – 0
2006–07 Negeri Sembilan Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 6 0
Total 0 0 0 6 0 0
2007–08 UPB-MyTeam Malaysia Super League 4 0 0 – 4
2009 10 0 2 – 12
Total 14 0 2 – 16
2010 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 23 11 2 0 9 3 – 34 14
2011 25 19 7 2 8 4 – 40 25
2012 21 6 3 1 11 3 3 0 38 10
Total 69 36 12 3 28 10 3 0 112 49
2013 Johor Darul Takzim FC Malaysia Super League 21 7 7 0 8 4 – 36 11
2014 18 1 4 1 8 0 – 30 2
Total 39 8 11 1 16 4 – 66 13
2015 ATM Malaysia Super League 5 1 1 0 – – 6 1
Total 5 1 1 0 – – 6 1
2015 Terengganu Malaysia Super League 13 1 3 1 3 0 – 19 2
2016 17 1 1 0 5 1 – 23 2
Total 30 2 4 1 8 1 – 42 4
2017 Felda United Malaysia Super League 19 4 1 0 8 0 5 1 33 5
Total 19 4 1 0 8 0 5 1 33 5
2018 Pahang Malaysia Super League 15 2 6 2 8 2 – 29 6
2019 11 3 2 0 6 0 – 19 3
Total 26 5 8 2 14 2 – 48 9
2020 BG Pathum United Thai League 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
2021 Sarawak United Malaysia Premier League 16 4 – 1 0 – 17 4
Total 16 4 – 1 0 – 17 4
2022 Melaka United Malaysia Super League 12 0 3 2 – 15 2
Total 12 0 3 2 – – 15 2
2023 Harini FT Malaysia M3 League 22 7 – 2 1 2 0 26 8
Total 22 7 – 2 1 2 0 26 8

International

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As of 28 May 2021[1][14]
Malaysia national team
Year Apps Goals
2007 1 0
2009 7 1
2010 9 2
2011 4 0
2012 13 1
2013 6 1
2014 11 1
2015 1 0
2016 5 0
2017 0 0
2018 11 6
2019 12 2
2021 1 0
Total 81 14

International goals

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Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[14]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 July 2009 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Zimbabwe1 4–0 4–0 Friendly
1. 11 September 2009 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia  Lesotho 2–0 5–0 Friendly
2. 1 December 2010 Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–0 1–5 2010 AFF Championship
3. 7 December 2010 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Laos 4–1 5–1
4. 9 December 2012 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Thailand 1–0 1–1 2012 AFF Championship
5. 15 October 2013 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Bahrain 1–1 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6. 11 December 2014 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 2–0 4–2 2014 AFF Championship
7. 12 October 2018 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka 1–1 4–1 Friendly
8. 8 November 2018 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–0 1–0 2018 AFF Championship
9. 12 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Laos 2–1 3–1
10. 3–1
11. 24 November 2018  Myanmar 1–0 3–0
12. 5 December 2018 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 2–2 2–2
13. 7 June 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  East Timor 3–0 7–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 5 October 2019  Sri Lanka 3–0 6–0 Friendly

1 FIFA revoked the ‘A’ international classification for the matches once it was discovered that a Zimbabwean club team, Monomotapa United impersonated as the Zimbabwe national team and were not approved by the Zimbabwe Football Association.[15][16]

U-23 team

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Appearances in major competitions

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Competition App. Goals Team Result
2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament 1 0 Second round
2007 SEA Games 3 0 Group stage
2009 SEA Games 6 3 Winners
2010 Asian Games 4 2 Round of 16

Honours

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Club

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Kelantan FA
Johor Darul Takzim
Pahang FA
BG Pathum United

International

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Malaysia U-19

Malaysia

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Norshahrul Idlan Talaha - International Appearances - RSSSF.
  2. ^ Norsharul Dinobatkan Pemain Terbaik Kebangsaan - MStar, 2 November 2010.
  3. ^ Mat Yo: ‘Maafkan saya’ - Perak Today, 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Coach Sathia believes Mat Yo will come good with Forces - Football - The Star Online". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. ^ Mat Yo sah milik Penyu - Harian Metro (KLIK), 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ Mat Yo sah sertai Tok Gajah - Harian Metro, 19 November 2017.
  7. ^ RASMI: Matyo sertai BG Pathum United - Football Tribe, 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ Kejayaan Bersama BG Pathum Cipta Sejarah Tersendiri Bagi Matyo - Vocket FC, 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ Mat Yo sertai Melaka United
  10. ^ Norshahrul Idlan Talaha sertai kelab liga M3, Harini FT
  11. ^ "Man of the Match: Malaysia 3-2 Thailand - Goal.com". 22 December 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Zubir, Norshahrul in good form". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  13. ^ NORSHAHRUL IDLAN TALAHA - Malaysian Football League.
  14. ^ a b "Talaha, Norshahrul Idlan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  15. ^ Asiagate: Zimbabwe's match-fixing scandal - Tendai Marima, 29 July 2011, aljazeera.com
  16. ^ Bribery and corruption behind Football match fixing in Malaysia, 13 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Goal.com's Asian Best XI for January - Shinji Kagawa, Javad Nekounam & many more get the nod". Goal.com. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012.
  18. ^ "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". ASEAN Football Federation. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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