Malaysia men's national field hockey team

The Malaysia national field hockey team (nicknamed Speedy Tigers) is made up of the best field hockey players in Malaysia. As of 10 December 2017, the team is ranked 11th in the world, and 2nd in Asia, by the International Hockey Federation.[2] The governing body for the sports is the Malaysian Hockey Confederation.

Malaysia
NicknameMalaysian Hockey Tigers (Speedy Tigers)
AssociationMalaysian Hockey Confederation (Konfederasi Hoki Malaysia)
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
CoachArul Selvaraj
Assistant coach(es)Amin Rahim
ManagerStephen van Huizen
CaptainSukri Mutalib
Most capsKuhan Shanmuganathan (342)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 11 (1 March 2020)[1]
Highest10 (2003)
Lowest15 (2008–2010)
Olympic Games
Appearances9 (first in 1956)
Best result8th (1972)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1973)
Best result4th (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances16 (first in 1958)
Best result2nd (2010, 2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1982)
Best result2nd (2017)

Competition history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Malaysia and best results"

Summer Youth Olympics
Summer Youth Olympics
Year Round
2018

Junior team
Junior World Cup
Year Host city Position
1979 Versailles, France 4th
1982 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1985 Vancouver, Canada 10th
1989 Ipoh, Malaysia 12th
1993 Terrassa, Spain 6th
1997 Milton Keynes, England DNQ
2001 Hobart, Australia 12th
2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands 10th
2009 Johor Bahru, Malaysia & Singapore 12th
2013 New Delhi, India 4th
2016 Lucknow, India 11th

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 19 April 2019 for 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]

Head coach: Roelant Oltmans

Caps updated as of 30 March 2019, after the match against Canada.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
21 GK Hafizuddin Othman (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 58 Terengganu
29 GK Hairi Rahman (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 41 TNB Thunderbolts
11 DF Syed Cholan (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 64 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
12 DF Sukri Mutalib (1986-02-24) 24 February 1986 314 UniKL
17 DF Razie Rahim (Captain) (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 264 UniKL
18 DF Faiz Jali (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 145 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
25 DF Jazlan Najmi (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 67 UniKL
6 MF Marhan Jalil (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 242 UniKL
7 MF Fitri Saari (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 143 Terengganu
8 MF Ashran Hamsani (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 15 UniKL
20 MF Azuan Hasan (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 128 Maybank
24 MF Aiman Rozemi (1996-07-19) 19 July 1996 85 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
3 FW Norsyafiq Sumantri (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 44 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
4 FW Abu Kamal Azrai (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 6 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
10 FW Faizal Saari (1991-01-13) 13 January 1991 232 Terengganu
13 FW Firhan Ashaari (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 154 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
23 FW Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 280 Tenaga Nasional Berhad
27 FW Akhimullah Anuar (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 0 Tenaga Nasional Berhad

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Mat Deris Zaimi (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 2 Maybank 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
GK Kumar Subramiam (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 310 Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2018 World Cup
DF Luqman Ahmad Shukran (1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 7 Terengganu 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
DF Arif Ishak (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 6 Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
MF Amirol Arshad (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 50 Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
MF Joel van Huizen (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 84 NurInsafi 2018 World Cup
FW Shahril Saabah (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 120 Tenaga Nasional Berhad 2018 Asian Champions Trophy
Malaysia vs. India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Delhi.

Records
Most Caps
# Player Caps Career
1Kuhan Shanmuganathan330[4]1994–2007
2Chua Boon Huat337[5]1998–2013
3Azlan Misron3502002–
4Nor Saiful Zaini329[6]1985–2001
5Mirnawan Nawawi327[7]1989–2002

Notable former players

Coaches
  1. First foreign coach.
  2. First Malayan coach for 1956 Olympic Games but did not go to Melbourne.
  3. Served as tactical coach for 1958 Asian Games, test match against Korea in 1960 and home international against Singapore in 1961.
  4. First Malaysian coach.
  5. Coach the Malaysian team for three-month only.
  6. Coach the Malaysian team for 1966 Asian Games, return in December 1967 for 1968 Olympics.
  7. Handled the national team for a month in 1994, in charge for 1995 Southeast Asian Games.
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See also

References
  1. "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "FIH Men's World Rankings – 10 December 2012" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. Ali, Nurjannah (19 April 2019). "Fih Siri Akhir Lelaki Kuala Lumpur 2019: Keyakinan Saya Cukup Tinggi Pada Mereka — Roelant". mhc.org.my (in Malay). Malaysian Hockey Confederation. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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