Adi Said

This is a Malay name; the name Said is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Adi.
Adi Said
Personal information
Full name Adi bin Haji Mohammad Said
Date of birth (1990-10-15) 15 October 1990
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 DPMM
Number 20
Youth career
Manggis United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Majra FC
2012– DPMM 54 (6)
National team‡
2011–2014 Brunei U21 10 (11)
2011–2013 Brunei U23 10 (3)
2012– Brunei 17 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Adi bin Haji Mohammad Said (born 15 January 1990) is a Bruneian international footballer who plays as a striker for DPMM FC and the Brunei national team.

Club career

Adi began his footballing career with Manggis United, coached by former Brunei forward Majidi Ghani. He joined newly-promoted Majra FC in 2007 and played for them in the Brunei Premier League until 2012,[1] when his exploits on the international scene attracted Brunei's sole professional club DPMM FC to sign him for the 2012 S.League season.[2] He scored his first goal for DPMM against Warriors FC on 23 June that year.[3]

Adi saw much playing time as a substitute in the following season, but the squad played underwhelmingly and finished in eighth place, costing Vjeran Simunic his job.[4] Adi's new coach Steve Kean in contrast was more reluctant to utilise him, restricting Adi to only 10 appearances in the 2014 S.League. However, he made most of his chances count, scoring in the final of the League Cup,[5] and netting two braces against Hougang United and Woodlands Wellington in an August purple patch.[6][7]

After a quiet 2015, Adi was given starts in all of DPMM's domestic cup matches for the 2016 campaign. He scored with a direct free kick in a 2-1 win over Tampines Rovers in the 2016 Singapore League Cup on 21 July.[8]

International career

Like his brother Shahrazen Said, Adi became an undisputed starter in the forward position for the Brunei national team at various levels.

At the 26th SEA Games, Adi was selected for the Brunei national under-23 football team, where he scored 3 goals in 5 appearances. He captained the same side in 2013, although failing to convert in 4 outings.

Adi played a starring role in helping the Brunei under-21s win the 2012 edition of the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, a tournament for the national under-21 teams of the ASEAN Football Federation. He scored 5 goals, scoring in every game to become joint top scorer with Indonesia's Andik Vermansyah.[9] In the 2014 tournament, he was picked as one of the 5 permitted overage players and once again became the top scorer with 6 goals, despite being eliminated in the group stage.

Adi was selected for the Brunei squad at the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification,[10] where he scored his first senior international goal against Timor-Leste. He was selected again for the 2014 edition, netting twice. He scored the winning goal in Brunei's first ever victory in World Cup qualification, versus Chinese Taipei in the first leg of the 2018 World Cup qualifying first round for AFC.[11]

Despite his irregular club form, Adi was selected for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches held in Cambodia in October.[12] He scored the first goal against Timor-Leste in Brunei's first group match, which went 2-1 to the Wasps.[13] He also began the scoring in the third game against Laos but this time Brunei lost 4-3.[14]

Adi was back in the starting lineup for the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup held a fortnight later in neighbouring Sarawak, Malaysia. He scored from a direct free-kick in the 4-0 win over Timor-Leste.[15] In the semi-final against Macau, he was sacrificed when fielding the replacement goalkeeper after Wardun Yussof was sent off in the 55th minute. Brunei lost 4-3 on penalties in the end.[16]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2012 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Timor-Leste 1–0 2–1 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
2. 12 October 2014 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Timor-Leste 1–1 2–4 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
3. 16 October 2014 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Myanmar 1–2 1–3 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
4. 12 March 2015 National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
5. 15 October 2016 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Timor-Leste 1–1 2–1 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
6. 21 October 2016 RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Laos 1–0 3–4 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
7. 2 November 2016 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak  Timor-Leste 4–0 4–0 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup

Honours

Team

Majra FC
Brunei DPMM FC
Brunei national under-21 football team

Personal life

Adi has three elder brothers who have represented Brunei; Shahrazen is his current teammate at DPMM FC, while Amalul and Ahmad Hafiz are former DPMM players.[17][18][19] He has two younger brothers: former Majra FC strike partner Abdul Azim, and Brunei under-19 international Abdul Mateen.[20][21][22]

Adi's trademark goal celebration is the cartwheel backflip. He performed a synchronized celebration with brother Shahrazen against Timor-Leste in 2014.[23]

External links

References

  1. ↑ "QAF singing in the rain". The Brunei Times. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "DPMM FC get fresh legs". The Brunei Times. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "DPMM FC fall to 1st home loss". The Brunei Times. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "No fairytale ending for outgoing Simunic". The Brunei Times. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bruneian duo shine in Cup final". The Brunei Times. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kean disappointed with Hougang stalemate". The Brunei Times. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "DPMM FC run rampant". The Brunei Times. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "DPMM FC beat Tampines to top their group". The Brunei Times. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. ↑ http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2012/03/11/whats-next-hbts-star
  10. ↑ AFF Suzuki Cup.com Archived 16 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "Brunei make history". The Brunei Times. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kean remains focused". The Brunei Times. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Brunei off to winning start". The Brunei Times. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Brunei thrill in defeat, suffer painful exit". Borneo Bulletin. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Brunei beat Timor Leste". The Brunei Times. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Macau to face Nepal in AFC Solidarity Cup final". Asian Football Confederation. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "DPMM FC down Sabah in game of two halves". The Brunei Times. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "DPMM FC-powered Brunei". The Brunei Times. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "TEAMS - RIMBA STAR FC". National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Majra take League Cup". The Brunei Times. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Muara Vella Academy in hot start". The Brunei Times. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "Brunei lose to Cambodia". The Brunei Times. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  23. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUs6NSUnKw
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