Sairol bin Haji Sahari (born 9 April 1983) is a Bruneian retired footballer who played as a defender.[1] He is currently an assistant coach at Kasuka FC.
 Sairol with Kasuka in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sairol bin Haji Sahari | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Kasuka | ||
| 2002–2004 | Brunei | (0) | |
| 2004–2006 | NBT | ||
| 2006–2016 | DPMM | 113+ | (0+) |
| 2010–2011 | → Indera (loan) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Kasuka | (2) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | Brunei U20 | ||
| 2001 | Brunei U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Brunei U21 | ||
| 2003–2019 | Brunei | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2022 | |||
Club career
editSairol began his career as a young left-sided midfielder for the Brunei team which played in the Malaysian league system.[2] After leaving the country's representative side in 2004, he helped NBT FC gain promotion to the domestic top flight, serving as captain.[3] 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.[4]
On 25 April 2016, Sairol suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training and was absent for the remaining 2016 S.League season.[5]
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.[6] He registered as a player for Kasuka for the 2018-19 season and has impressed since, scoring against Najip-BAKES and Indera SC.[7]
Sairol led Kasuka all the way to the final of the 2022 Brunei FA Cup where they were beaten by his former club DPMM FC 2–1 on 4 December.[8] That was to be his final game of his illustrious career.
International career
editStill 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.[9] Sairol then played for the under-21s at the 2002 and 2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.[10]
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.[11] Brunei failed to qualify after one win and one draw. He was picked for the next two qualification rounds in 2012 and 2014.[12][13]
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.[14] He was appointed captain of the team and started at centre-back for both home and away against Mongolia.[15] Brunei were beaten 2–3 on aggregate and thus failed to qualify to the next round.[16]
Honours
editTeam
edit- Brunei DPMM FC
References
edit- ^ "Bula, Futsal & Esports Brunei on Instagram: "Biografi Personaliti Bola Sepak Brunei Darussalam minggu keempat: Sairol bin Haji Sahari. #bruneiyakin #bruneibula 📷 @sairol3"".
- ^ "Malaysia 2003". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "All Eyes On DPMM FC-QAF FC Clash". Borneo Bulletin. 13 May 2005. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "BPL under watchful eyes of DPMM FC". The Brunei Times. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Sairol out for the season". The Brunei Times. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Sairol aiming to bounce back next year". BruSports News. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "SAIROL RETURNS STRONGER AFTER ACL INJURY". BruSports News. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "South East Asian Games 2001 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Match Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "ASEAN U-21 Championship 2005 (Piala Hassanal Bolkiah)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "DPMM FC head to Cambodia". The Brunei Times. 15 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "DPMM Reinforcements For Brunei". ASEAN Football Federation. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "AFF SUZUKI CUP QUALIFIERS: Reserve power propels Myanmar past Brunei". ASEAN Football Federation. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Brunei football team in China for training camp". Borneo Bulletin. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "WCQ: Wasps upbeat ahead of Mongolia battle". BruSports News. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Brunei snatch 2-1 home win but miss out on second round of World Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
External links
edit- Sairol Sahari at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sairol Sahari at Soccerway