Suni Mat Jerah

Suni bin Mat Jerah (born 4 May 1968) is a retired Bruneian footballer. He played as a striker for the Brunei national team and most notably the Bruneian representative team that joined the Malaysian leagues in the late nineties, and was part of the 1999 Malaysia Cup-winning squad.

In this Malay name, the name Mat Jerah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suni.
Suni Mat Jerah
Personal information
Full name Suni bin Mat Jerah
Date of birth (1968-05-04) 4 May 1968
Place of birth Brunei
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Brunei
2001–2008 Wijaya FC
2012 Perda FC
National team‡
1995–2001 Brunei 7+ (0+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2016

Club career

Suni first played with Brunei in the Liga Semi-Pro Malaysia in 1995, forming a lethal strike partnership with experienced striker Rosanan Samak.[1] His M-League career came to a climax in 1999 when Brunei beat Sarawak FA 2–1 in the final of the Malaysia Cup, although he did not take the field.[2] After Brunei were relegated from Premier 1 the next season, he chose to leave the team for Wijaya FC in the domestic league.[3]

Now revered as a legend, Suni brought success to Wijaya with the Brunei FA Cup in 2002 and the B-League championship in 2003.[4][5] In his last season as a Wijaya player, he scored a last-minute winner against Majra FC to put his team into the final of the 2008 Brunei FA Cup.[6] He would be let down in his last game by a solitary MS ABDB goal in the final.[7]

Suni came out of retirement to captain Perda FC for the 2012 Brunei National Football League (precursor to the Brunei Super League), but his side finished seventh in the 8-team group stage.[8][9]

International career

Suni played for Brunei at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round, a disastrous campaign which included a heavy 9–0 defeat by Japan.[10][11] His last outings for the national team were at the 2002 World Cup qualifying first round for AFC, playing the full ninety minutes in Brunei's record heaviest defeat, a 0–12 drubbing by the United Arab Emirates.[12][13]

Honours
Brunei M-League Team
Wijaya FC
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References
  1. "Malaysia Club Info 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 July 1999. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. "Piala Malaysia 1999: Brunei FA lawan Sarawak FA". Che Din. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. "M-League - Operation 'Promotion' kicks off". Borneo Bulletin. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. "Lady Luck on Wijaya's side?". The Brunei Times. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. "Classy MS ABDB win big". The Brunei Times. 9 December 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. "Wijaya beat Majra to reach FA Cup final". The Brunei Times. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. "ABDB gun down Wijaya to clinch Cup". The Brunei Times. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. "Rimba Star, Perda settle for draw". The Brunei Times. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. "Brunei 2011/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  10. "2000年　第12回アジアカップ　レバノン". ASIAN FOOTBALL SHOW. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. "2000 MATCHES". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  12. "Football - Brunei soccer teams unveiled". Borneo Bulletin. 4 April 2001. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. "Brunei vs. UAE 0 - 12". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2016.


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