Ahmad Paijan
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1988 | Tiong Bahru | ||
1989–1996 | Terengganu | ||
International career | |||
Singapore | |||
Malaysia | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmad Paijan is a former Singaporean football midfielder who played for Tiong Bahru and Terengganu.[1][2][3]
Career
He had successful career with Singaporean sided, Tiong Bahru went he won 5 titles with them. After joined Malaysian sided, Terengganu, he helped the team won Malaysia Division 2 league in 1990. In the 1992 season, he carried the team to recorded their highest ever finish in the Division 1 league when they finished as runner-up to Pahang.
In late 1995, he became the second Malaysian naturalised player after Razali Alias when he received his Malaysian citizenship after 13 years of playing for Terengganu.[4] Thus, Terengganu registered him as a local player in 1996 but he couldn't represent Malaysia because he had played for Singapore national team.
Honours
Club
- Tiong Bahru
- National Football League Division One: 1983, 1987
- President's Cup: 1982, 1985, 1987
- Terengganu
- Malaysia Division 2: 1990
References
- ^ "Terengganu renew interest in Sundram". Today. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Kembali Ke Padang Demi Lagenda Terengganu" (in Malay). Penyusukan. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ National Library of Singapore.
- ^ "Young and daring". New Straits Times. 9 March 1996. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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