Faizal Saari
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| Born |
13 January 1991 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Southern Hotshots | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Forestville Hockey Club | 3 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Tenaga Nasional Berhad HC | ? | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Mumbai Magicians | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Terengganu Hockey Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009– | Malaysia | 100+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Faizal Saari (born 13 January 1991) is a field hockey player from Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, Malaysia.[1]
Career
Club
Faizal start his Malaysia Hockey League career with Terengganu Hockey Team. He was the 2011 league top goalscorer with 19 goals.[2]
In June 2011, Faizal start his overseas career along with another Malaysian Sukri Mutalib. They were selected by the Southern Hotshots team for the Australian Hockey League. He represent Southern Hotshots in the ten matches league[3] He scored three goals in five matches for Southern Hotshots. He also played in the Adelaide League and made seven strikes for Forestville in three appearances.[4]
In 2012, he return to Tenaga Nasional Berhad Hockey Club and earn the top goalscorer award with 20 goals.[5] While playing for Tenaga Nasional Berhad, he receive an offer to play in the Spanish Division One for Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club.[6]
After the 2012 season ended, Faizal was bought over by Mumbai Magicians for US$26,000 (MYR79,560) in an auction to feature in the Hockey India League. He is the highest paid hockey player in Malaysia, followed by Kumar Subramaniam who featured for Uttar Pradesh Wizards after being bought over for US$15,000 (MYR45,900).[7] However he has a miserable outing in the HIL firing blanks in all 12 matches.[8]
International
Faizal made his national senior team debut in the Champions Challenge II in Dublin in 2009 at age of 18.[9] He was the members of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medal in the 2010 Asian Games.[10] He also part of Malaysia youth team that won the 2012 Asian Hockey Youth Cup. He scored one of the two goals in the final against Pakistan.[11]
References
- ↑ Faizal peledak keramat negara – Berita Harian, 14 May 2012. (Malay)
- ↑ Malaysia to play without top strikers. – New Straits Times, 4 November 2011.
- ↑ Malaysian Hockey Player Faizal Saari optimistic for his debut in Australian Hockey League
- ↑ Faizal Saari assures to keep his annoyance in calm in the Razak Cup
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- ↑ In-demand striker Faizal hoping to play in Spain. – The Star, 4 September 2012.
- ↑ Faizal hopes to keep up the magic. – sports247, 30 December 2012.
- ↑ Striker Faizal fails to sound the board in 12 IHL matches. – The Star, 15 February 2013.
- ↑ Faizal hopes Aussie stint will help sharpen his scoring act. – The Star, 26 May 2011.
- ↑ Faizal Saari is emerging as a future star of the Malaysian hockey
- ↑ Malaysia muncul juara Piala Remaja Asia (Malay)