Aziz Ahmad (football)

Aziz Ahmad is a Malaya footballer who plays for Penang as a striker.[1][2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aziz.

Aziz Ahmad
Personal information
Date of birth 1930
Place of birth Penang, British Malaya
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1964 Penang
National team
Malaya
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career Overview

He had successful career with Penang sided, went he won 3 titles with them.[3][4][5] He scored the winning goal when Penang defeated Singapore 3–2 in the 1953 Malaya Cup final in Ipoh.[6] For a second year in a row, Penang defeated Singapore, this time with a scored of 3–0 in the final and Aziz scored the second goals.[7] On 23 August 1958, Penang meet again singapore in the final and aziz scored an early lead.[8] In replay match, Penang lifted the 1958 Malaya cup after defeated Singapore 2–0.[9]

He also a part of the Malaya national team that play in the first ever edition, inaugural Pestabola Merdeka 1957.[10][11]

Personal life

Namat Abdullah and Shaharuddin Abdullah, both his nephew's also a professional footballer.[12]

Honours

Club
Penang
Winners: 1953, 1954, 1958

References
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  2. Penang was once a feared football force. New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "The 27th HMS Malaya Cup Final 1953". Malaysia Football Museum. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1954 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. "Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1958 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. "Malaysia 1953". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. "Malaysia 1954". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  8. "Malaysia 1958". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  9. "Malaysia - List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. Pestabola Merdeka 1957-1962. Malaysia football-dimos. (In Malay). Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "Merdeka Tournament 1957 (Malaya)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  12. "Former football ace defender Namat succumbs to cancer". Buletin Mutiara. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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