Rozaimi Abdul Rahman

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Rozaimi Abd Rahman

Personal information

Full name Md Rozaimi Bin Abd Rahman

Date of birth 6 October 1992 (age 25)

Place of birth Sabah, Malaysia

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Playing position Winger, Striker

Club information

Current team Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Number 11

Youth career

2011–2012 Sabah

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2010 Sarawak 2 (0)

2011– 2015 Sabah 48 (22)

2012 → Selangor (loan) 8 (6)

2013 → Harimau Muda A (loan) 15 (7)

 2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)

2017– Johor Darul Ta'zim II 17 (2)

National team‡

2012–2015 Malaysia U-23 15 (15)

2012– Malaysia 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 27 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2017

Rozaimi Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992 in Bongawan, Papar, Malaysia), is

a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim II as a striker. He
previously played for Sarawak, Selangor and Sabah.
Rozaimi is a Malaysian international and made his debut for the country against Sri Lanka in
2012. He rose to national prominence when he scored 10 goals in 5 appearances in the 2013
AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament while playing for the under-23 team, making him
top scorer of the competition. He is considered as one of top ten Asian players of 2012 by ESPN
Soccernet.[1]

Contents
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 1Club career
 2International career
o 2.1Under-23
o 2.2Senior team
 3Statistics
o 3.1International appearances
o 3.2International goals
 4Personal life
 5Honours
o 5.1International
o 5.2Individual
 6References

Club career[edit]
Rozaimi began his career with Sarawak in 2010.[2] He returned to Sabah in 2011 and made
his Super League debut in 2–1 defeat against Terengganu. He scored his first Super
League goal in away 1–1 draw against Perak.
Rozaimi along with Sabah President Cup squad, as Sabah U-23 squad, also played in the 2012
Sukma Games football tournament in Pahang, where he and the team achieved gold medal
when they defeat Perak 3–0 in the final after extra time. Rozaimi himself scored in the final, and
also helped to create the 2 other goals.[3]
He agreed to join Selangor FA on a 3-month loan for their 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign in
August 2012, as Sabah failed to qualify for that tournament.[4] On 4 September 2012, he score
his first goal for Selangor against Pahang.
Rozaimi joined Harimau Muda A for 2013 season for a loan and went back for Sabah FA for
2014–2015 season. Rozaimi ended his contract with Sabah FA after the 2015 season and was in
search for a new team to play with. The search of team for Rozaimi to play was handled by his
manager for the next season.

International career[edit]
Under-23[edit]
On July 2011, Rozaimi receive his first national called up from Ong Kim Swee for an exhibition
match against Chelsea.[5] He received his second call up for Olympic qualification match
against Syria.[6] Rozaimi was included in the squad for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup
qualification and became a top-scorer in the competition with 10 goals.[7] He scored four goals in
the 7–0 win over the Philippines, two goal against Chinese Taipei, three goals
against Vietnam and one goal against Myanmar although Malaysia failed to advance to next
stage after losing two match against Myanmar and South Korea. His debut then attracting scouts
from BEC-Tero Sasana and S.C. Beira-Mar,[8][9] although the demands was rejected by his club of
Sabah FA at the time.[10]
Senior team[edit]
On 28 April 2012, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Sri Lanka.[9]

Statistics[edit]
International appearances[edit]

[show]U23 international appearances

International goals[edit]

[show]U23 international goals

Personal life[edit]
Rozaimi was born in Bongawan, Sabah. On 6 July 2015, while travelling with his cousin in the
city of Kota Kinabalu, they was involved in a car accident.[11] He survived the accident but
seriously injured, while his cousin were killed in the mishap.[9] Through his recovering period, he
then launched his own barber shop located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu in September 2015
which is one of their dream to operate barber shop together with the deceased cousin.[12]

Honours[edit]
International[edit]

 Merdeka Tournament: 2013

Individual[edit]

 Best Young Players: 2012

 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification Top Scorer: 10 goals
 2013 Merdeka Tournament Golden Boot winner: 3 goals
  ESPN FC Top Ten Asian Players of 2012[1]

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b John Duerden (27 December 2012). "Top ten Asian players of 2012". ESPN
Soccernet. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
2. Jump up^ "Sarawak tambat tiga pemain baru" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 28 April 2010.
Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
3. Jump up^ "FOOTBALL: Sabah clinch gold". New Straits Times. 15 July 2012. Archived from the
original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
4. Jump up^ Ajitpal Singh (13 July 2012). "Rozaimi to don Selangor colours in Malaysia Cup". New
Straits Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
5. Jump up^ "Golden opportunity for Sabah's Rozaimi". New Sabah Times. 8 July 2011. Archived
from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
6. Jump up^ Devinder Singh (12 March 2012). "East Malaysian duo get crack at big time". New
Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
7. Jump up^ "Fallen star Rozaimi Rahman on the verge of renaissance". FourthOfficial.com. 7
October 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
8. Jump up^ Prem Kumar (3 March 2012). "BEC Tero Sasana are eager to add Malaysia's Rozaimi
Rahman to their playing roster". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
Retrieved 19 March 2018.
9. ^ Jump up to:a b c Nicolas Anil (7 July 2015). "Ex-national footballer survives crash, cousin
killed". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
10. Jump up^ Prem Kumar (4 August 2012). "Sabah rejects BEC Tero Sasana's advances for
Rozaimi Rahman". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19
March2018.
11. Jump up^ Stephanie Lee (6 July 2015). "Sabah footballer critically injured in car crash". The Star.
Retrieved 6 July 2015.
12. Jump up^ Willie Jude Junaidi (20 September 2015). "'Hilang kaki', Rozaimi mengulit gunting cari
rezeki" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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