Shukor Adan

Muhammad Shukor bin Adan (born 24 September 1979 in Malacca) is a Malaysian professional footballer who last plays for Melaka United. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre back.

In this Malay name, the name Adan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shukor.

Shukor Adan

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Shukor bin Adan
Date of birth	(1979-09-24) 24 September 1979
Place of birth	Malacca, Malaysia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Club information
Current team	Kuala Lumpur
Youth career
1995–1997	Malacca
1998–1999	Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Negeri Sembilan	21	(2)
2002–2008	Selangor	123	(17)
2009–2012	Negeri Sembilan	85	(15)
2013	ATM	22	(3)
2014–2018	Felda United	100	(7)
2019	Melaka United	20	(2)
2020	Kuala Lumpur	0	(0)
National team^‡
2001–2014	Malaysia	51	(4)
Honours Malaysia Asean Football Championship Runner-up AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2017

Shukor is the former captain of the Selangor team. He is a former member and former captain of the Malaysian national team of 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. He has been described as one of the top Malaysia midfielders in history.

Club career

Shukor started his football career with Malacca President Cup team in 1995. Three years later, he joined Negeri Sembilan President Cup team. He got his big break when Negeri Sembilan called him up for the first team in 2000. Two years later, he signed a contract with Selangor and remained there until 2008. His contract was terminated by Selangor after spending six years with the team.

After his contract with Selangor expired, he became a free agent for four months. In November 2008, he agreed to join a team based in Brunei DPMM Brunei for 2009 Malaysia League season, after finishing his duty with the national team.[1] However, he made a decision to return to his former team, Negeri Sembilan. Shukor helped them to win the Malaysia Cup 2009 and was named as the Man of the Match.[2]

After his contract with Negeri Sembilan expired, he then joined army team, ATM for the 2013 league season.

After spending a season with ATM, he signed a contract with Felda United and was appointed as the captain. He helped them secure promotion to the Malaysian Super League in 2015. At Felda, he was converted to a central defender from his usual position as central midfielder.

In the 2019 season, then legendary captain of FELDA United F.C. and even the national team, Shukor Adan transferred to Melaka United alongside many other ex-captains of other clubs like Razman Roslan from Selangor FA and Safiq Rahim from Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C..[3]

International career

Shukor was a part of the Malaysian squad that lost 6–0 to Manchester United during the English champions tour of Asia. He represented the Malaysia XI squad as captain against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2.[4] However, Chelsea's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised 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.[5] He started the match, which ends in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.[6]

Dollah Salleh called him up again for 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup tournament. He replaced Safiq Rahim as national team captain just before the tournament. He retired after the tournament.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 August 2019.[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Negeri Sembilan	2009	Malaysia Super League	0	5	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2010	Malaysia Super League	0	4	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2011	Malaysia Super League	25	2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2012	Malaysia Super League	6	4	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	15	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
ATM	2013	Malaysia Super League	22	3	0	0	0	1	–		0	4
	Total		22	3	0	0	0	1	–		0	4
Felda United	2014	Malaysia Premier League	20	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2015	Malaysia Super League	20	2	0	0	0	0	–		0	2
	2016	Malaysia Super League	20	1	2	0	0	1	–		0	2
	2017	Malaysia Super League	20	1	1	0	9	1	4	0	34	2
	2018	Malaysia Premier League	20	3	4	1	7	1	–		31	5
	Total		100	7	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Melaka United	2019	Malaysia Super League	20	2	1	1	1	0	–		23	3
	Total		20	2	1	1	1	0	–		23	3
Kuala Lumpur	2020	Malaysia Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0

International

As of 20 December 2014[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2001	2	0
	2002	2	0
	2003	6	1
	2004	10	1
	2005	3	0
	2007	9	0
	2008	9	1
	2014	10	1
Total		51	4

International goals

Shukor Adan International Goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 October 2003	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bahrain	2–2	Draw	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.	12 July 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Singapore	2–0	Win	Friendly
3.	6 June 2008	Surabaya, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–1	Draw	Friendly
4.	11 December 2014	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	4–2	Win	2014 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Selangor

• Malaysian Charity Shield: 2002
• Malaysian Premier League: 2005
• Malaysia Cup: 2002 and 2005
• Malaysian FA Cup:2005

Negeri Sembilan

• Malaysia Cup: 2009, 2011
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2010

Felda United

• Malaysian Premier League: 2018, 2014 Runner-up
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2014 Runner-up
• Malaysian Super League: 2016 Runner-up, 2017 3rd place

International

• 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup: Runner Up

References

1. "Shukor Adan Sah Wakili DPMM Brunei Musim Depan" (in Malay). bernama.com.
2. Shukor's return a boost to Deers
3. Abu Bakar, Nazri (17 November 2018). "Shukor Mampu Perkasa Melaka United". Retrieved 12 January 2019.
4. AFP (29 July 2008). "Chelsea beat Malaysian XI". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
5. "Experience players can help Harimau Malayan against Indonesia, said Piya. - Goal.com". goal.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
6. "Indonesia 2 - 0 Malaysia Match report - 9/14/14 Friendlies - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
7. "Shukor makes way for younger generation". AFF Suzuki Cup. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
8. "Shukor Adan". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
9. "Adan, Mohd Shukor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

External links

• Shukor Adan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Muhammad Shukor Adan's Profile at F.A.M. website
• Muhammad Shukor Adan's Profile at Selangorfc.com website
• Shukor Adan at Soccerway

Sporting positions
Preceded by Khairul Fahmi Che Mat	Melaka United captain 2019 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Safiq Rahim	Malaysia national football team captain 2014	Succeeded by Safiq Rahim
Preceded by unknown	Felda United captain 2014 – 2018	Succeeded by Hadin Azman
Preceded by unknown	Selangor captain 2007 – 2008	Succeeded by Mohd Amri Yahyah