Sairol Sahari

Sairol Sahari is a Bruneian footballer who plays for Kasuka FC of the Brunei Super League as a defender.

In this Malay name, the name Sahari is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sairol.
Sairol Sahari
Personal information
Full name Sairol bin Haji Sahari
Date of birth (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983
Place of birth Brunei
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Kasuka FC
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Brunei FA
2004–2006 NBT FC
2006–2016 DPMM
2010–2011 → Indera SC (loan)
2017– Kasuka FC (2)
National team‡
2001 Brunei U23 1 (0)
2002–2005 Brunei U21
2003–2019 Brunei 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2019

Club career

Sairol began his career as a young left-sided midfielder for the Brunei team which played in the Malaysian league system.[1] After leaving the country's representative side in 2004, he helped NBT FC gain promotion to the domestic top flight. He moved to DPMM FC in 2006 when the club had entered the Malaysia Premier League in Brunei FA's place. He was sent on loan to Indera SC in 2010 while DPMM was prevented from playing in the S.League due to a FIFA suspension of Brunei.[2]

On 25 April 2016, Sairol suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training and was absent for the remaining 2016 S.League season.[3]

Sairol has since joined Kasuka FC as assistant coach for the 2017 Brunei Super League, with a view to returning to action in the next year.[4] He registered as a player for Kasuka for the 2018-19 season and has impressed since, scoring against Najip-Bakes and Indera SC.[5]

International career

Still 18 years of age, Sairol was chosen to represent Brunei at the 2001 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, and made his sole appearance against the hosts and only lasting about half-an-hour.[6] Sairol then played for the under-21s at the 2002 and 2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.[7]

Sairol made his international debut for the Wasps in 2008 (he was an unused substitute in the 2004 Asian Cup qualifying matches), when his club side DPMM was sent as the nation's representatives at the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification held in Cambodia.[8] Brunei failed to qualify after one win and one draw. He was picked for the next two qualification rounds in 2012 and 2014.[9][10]

In May 2019 Sairol was recalled to the national team by Robbie Servais for the two-legged 2022 World Cup qualification games, five years since his last involvement with the Wasps.[11] He was appointed captain of the team and started at centre-back for both home and away against Mongolia.[12] Brunei were beaten 2–3 on aggregate and thus failed to qualify to the next round.[13]

Honours

Team
Brunei DPMM FC
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References
  1. "Malaysia 2003". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. "BPL under watchful eyes of DPMM FC". The Brunei Times. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. "Sairol out for the season". The Brunei Times. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. "Sairol aiming to bounce back next year". BruSports News. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. "SAIROL RETURNS STRONGER AFTER ACL INJURY". BruSports News. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. "South East Asian Games 2001 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Match Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. "ASEAN U-21 Championship 2005 (Piala Hassanal Bolkiah)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. "DPMM FC head to Cambodia". The Brunei Times. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  9. "DPMM Reinforcements For Brunei". ASEAN Football Federation. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  10. "AFF SUZUKI CUP QUALIFIERS: Reserve power propels Myanmar past Brunei". ASEAN Football Federation. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  11. "Brunei football team in China for training camp". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  12. "WCQ: Wasps upbeat ahead of Mongolia battle". BruSports News. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  13. "Brunei snatch 2-1 home win but miss out on second round of World Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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