Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Indra Putra (right) playing at the 2012 Malaysia Cup.
Personal information
Full name Indra Putra bin Mahayuddin
Date of birth (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981
Place of birth Ipoh, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
Number 23
Youth career
1997 Perak FA President's Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Perak 10 (4)
2004–2007 Pahang 38 (21)
2008 Selangor 18 (5)
2009–2010 Kelantan 40 (23)
2011–2012 T-Team 24 (11)
2012–2013 Kelantan 46 (13)
2014–2015 Felda United F.C. 78 (29)
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 17 (3)
National team‡
2002–2006 Malaysia U-23 27 (5)
2002–2015 Malaysia 54 (17)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 22, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 05, 2016
This is a Malay name; the name Mahayuddin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Indra Putra.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin (born 2 September 1981) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League side Kelantan and also a player in the Malaysia national team. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker and winger.[1]

Club career

Beginnings with Perak, Pahang and Selangor

Indra Putra has played in the Perak Academy when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 2002, helping Perak to clinch the Malaysian Premier One League in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin moved to Pahang in a high-profile transfer. There, Indra helped Pahang to win the inaugural edition of the rebranded Malaysian Super League in his first season.

Indra Putra Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak's coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 21 games played. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian football player to win that accolade.

He joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.

Kelantan

For 2009 season, Indra Putra join Kelantan and were partnered upfront by his former teammate in Perak Muhamad Khalid Jamlus.[2] On 18 April 2009, he was the villain among the Negeri Sembilan supporters after stamping on Negeri's defender, Mohd Rahman Zabul. Amazingly, he escaped the red card. He was part of the Kelantan team that play in that year Malaysia FA Cup 2009 final against Selangor where Kelantan lost 3–1 on penalties his spot kick hit the bar which cost Kelantan the match. Kelantan suffered another setback when lost the 2009 Malaysia Cup final against Negeri Sembilan. Indra scored a consolation goal from the free kick. However, Indra was chosen as the most valuable player for the 2009 season.

He was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.

T-Team, and return to Kelantan

For the 2011 season, Indra played for Terengganu club side PBDKT T-Team FC.[3]

Indra returned to Kelantan in 2012. In the 2012 season, his extra-time winner clinched a pulsating 3–2 win over ATM FA in the 2012 Malaysia Cup final at Shah Alam Stadium. During the season he also help the team won the 2012 Super League and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, completing a treble.

Felda United

Indra joined Felda United FC, who were just been relegated to the Premier League, at the end of 2013. Here he helped the club side finished second in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League, and promoted straight back to Super League after only one season in the second-tier league.[4]

Kelantan FA

On 30 December 2015, Indra was officially announced as Kelantan FA new signing during a friendly match with PKNP FC by Kelantan FA President, Tan Sri Annuar Musa.[5]

International career

The right-footed player represented Malaysia for the 2003 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 and also in the 2002 Tiger Cup in Thailand, helping Malaysia national football team to a 4th-place finish.

He been called up by Malaysia national football team coach Norizan Bakar for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 in July, co-hosting by 4 countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. In the competition, Indra Putra is the only Malaysian player to score a goal, against China, as Malaysia crashed out in the group stages having lost all group games.

Indra Putra also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. However, Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praise the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.

He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He entered the match as a substitute, which ends in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 October 2016.[6]
Club Season League Charity Shield FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Perak 1999 2 -------2
2000 ---------
2001 2 ------2
2002 5 106 96----1917-
2003 5 -1-------
Total
Pahang 2004 2115- 4 -4----2123
2005 2111- 3-64-2718-
2005–06 3- 61-108- 1612-
2006–07 -
Total --------
Selangor 2007–08 3 4 7
Total 3 7
Kelantan 2009 2114- 1011-94- 4029-
2010 9 3 1 13
Total
T-Team 2011 2611-------11----2712-
Total 2611- 11- 2712-
Kelantan 2012 267- -62-103-61-4813-
2013 206-11-62-115-51-4315-
Total 4613-11-124-218-112-9128-
FELDA United 2014
2015 6
Total 6
Kelantan 2016 173----20-50----243-
Total 173- 20 50- 243-
Career total

International goals

As of December 2014.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 December 2002 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia  Cambodia 5–0 Win Friendly
2. 18 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 0–4 Win 2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
3. 18 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 0–4 Win 2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
4. 20 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Thailand 3–1 Win 2002 Tiger Cup Group stage
5. 29 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore  Vietnam 2–1 Lose 2002 Tiger Cup Third/Fourth place
6. 22 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 3–1 Lose 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7. 23 August 2006 Shah Alam, Malaysia  Myanmar 1–2 Lose 2006 Merdeka Tournament Group stage
8. 10 July 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  China PR 1–5 Lose 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group stage
9. 22 July 2008 Hyderabad, India  India 1–1 Draw Friendly
10. 15 October 2008 Kelana Jaya, Malaysia    Nepal 4–0 Win 2008 Merdeka Tournament
11. 23 October 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar 4–0 Win 2008 Merdeka Tournament
12. 23 October 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar 4–0 Win 2008 Merdeka Tournament
13. 6 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Laos 3–0 Win 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
14. 8 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Vietnam 2–3 Lose 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
15. 8 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand  Vietnam 2–3 Lose 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup
16. 29 November 2014 Singapore, Singapore  Singapore 3–1 Win 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
17. 20 December 2014 Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Thailand 3–2 Win 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

International

Club

References

  1. ↑ "Indra hoping for one last shot at glory with Kelantan". FourFourTwo. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Indra sah wakili pasukan Kelantan". Utusan Malaysia. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.(Malay)
  3. ↑ "Indra Putra mungkin akan sertai T-Team musim depan". Kosmo!. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pergi bukan sebab wang". Sinar Harian. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Newly-rebranded Kelantan 'warriors' promise to give their best". Malay Mail. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Indra Putra Mahayuddin". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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