Amirul Hakeem
Hakeem Kasim with Indera in 2023
Personal information
Full name Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim
Date of birth (1990-03-18) 18 March 1990
Place of birth Brunei
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Indera
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Jerudong
2016–2017 Najip I-Team (1)
2017– Indera (3)
International career‡
2022 Brunei 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022

Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim (born 18 March 1990) is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indera SC of the Brunei Super League and the Brunei national football team.[1] He is the club captain of Indera and made his international debut at the age of 32.[2]

Club career

Hakeem began his footballing career at Jerudong FC from 2007 where he played alongside future DPMM FC star Azwan Ali Rahman.[3] The club finished fourth in successive seasons with Hakeem as their first choice centre-back.[4][5] He also helped Jerudong qualify for the inaugural 2012–13 Brunei Super League by finishing second behind QAF FC in their group at the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League.[6]

Hakeem left Jerudong in 2015 and signed for Najip I-Team a year later for the 2016 season.[7] He played a part in Najip I-Team's fourth place finish in the league and reached the final of that year's FA Cup, losing to league champions MS ABDB in the final by a single goal courtesy of Baharin Hamidon.[8] He scored his first goal for Najip against Kota Ranger FC in a 4–2 victory on 9 April.[9]

In the middle of 2017, Hakeem transferred to Indera SC to replace the departed Hazwan Hamzah.[10] He scored his first goal for Indera against his old club Jerudong FC in a 7–0 win on 16 December of that year.[11] He reached the FA Cup final again on his second attempt and this time emerged victorious against MS PDB after a 2–0 win with goals from Asri Aspar and Zulkhairy Razali.[12] Additionally, he scored the winner in the following Brunei Super Cup match against league champions MS ABDB on 19 October 2018.[13]

Hakeem took over from Khairil Shahme Suhaimi to become captain of Indera at the start of the 2022 season.[14]

International career

Hakeem was called up to the national squad in the away friendly against Laos on 27 March 2022.[1] He made his international debut as a substitute in the game, playing the final seven minutes in a 3–2 loss.[2] He was recalled to the side for another friendly against Malaysia exactly two months later in Kuala Lumpur and similarly came on in the second half. He conceded a penalty for a foul on Akhyar Rashid to condemn the Wasps to a 4–0 defeat.[15]

Personal life

Hakeem works as a government employee at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Brunei.[16]

Honours

Indera SC

References

  1. 1 2 "FABD announces Brunei squad for Laos friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Brunei lose 3–2 to Laos in international friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Menuju Puncak Yang Ke Tiga." Jerudong FC. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Brunei 2007/08". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brunei 2009/10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Teams set for Brunei's Super League". The Brunei Times. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Najip advance to FA Cup semi-final after IKLS win". Borneo Bulletin. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Baharin lands MS ABDB quartet of FA Cup titles". Borneo Bulletin. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Match Report of Kota Ranger FC v Najip I-Team - 2016-04-09 - DST Super League". Data Sports Group. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "INDERA SPORTS CLUB: ISC PLAYERS 2017". Indera SC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Indera SC belasah Jerudong FC 7 - 0". Pelita Brunei. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Indera create history by winning DST FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Indera SC emerge Sumbangsih Cup winners". Borneo Bulletin. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  14. ↑ @inderasc (14 August 2022). "How we line-up for today's #bruneifacup22 opener at Tutong Sports Complex 📋🟡🔴🔵". Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ "Malayan Tigers beat Wasps in international friendly". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "MoHA book Piala Keputeraan knock-out berth". Borneo Bulletin. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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