Hardi Bujang

Bruneian footballer

Hardi Bujang
Hardi Bujang in 2022
Personal information
Full name Hardi Bujang
Date of birth (1984-10-19) 19 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Seria, Brunei
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 QAF
2006–2009 DPMM (2)
2009–2014 QAF (6+)
2015–2016 Jerudong (18)
2016 Indera (1)
2017–2019 Kota Ranger (7)
2020 DPMM II 0 (0)
2021–2022 Kota Ranger (2)
International career‡
2005 Brunei U21
2006–2008 Brunei 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2017

Hardi Bujang (born 19 October 1984) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] He played for the Brunei national football team between 2006 and 2008, gaining 11 caps and scoring three goals for the Wasps.

Club career

Hardi previously played for QAF FC from 2003 until 2015, when he joined Jerudong FC after QAF waived entry to the 2015 Brunei Super League. Between 2006 and 2009, he was a member of Brunei's sole professional team DPMM FC which played in Malaysia and then Singapore,[2][3] but still turned out for QAF FC domestically.[4] He scored 18 goals for the Jerudong club to finish the 2015 season as the league's top scorer.[5]

Hardi moved to Indera SC at the start of the 2016 season as a replacement for Nur Ikhwan Othman who had transferred to DPMM FC.[6] On 8 April, he was found guilty by the NFABD of violent conduct in the match against Kasuka FC on 27 March which was abandoned after tempers frayed between the players and match officials during an incident in the 43rd minute.[7] He was fined BND$500 and given a two-match suspension which would be doubled if he fails to pay the fine.[8]

Hardi moved to Kota Ranger FC for the 2017 Brunei Super League season. He scored his first goal for the Rangers on 28 July against his former team Indera. He was able to win the Brunei FA Cup in the 2018-19 season.[9]

International career

Hardi debuted for the Brunei national football team on 2 April 2006 against Sri Lanka in a 0–1 defeat, as his club QAF was representing Brunei at the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup. In 2008, he turned out for Brunei again as a DPMM FC player for the AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying and scored two goals.

Previously, Hardi was with the Brunei Under-21s at the 2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy.[10]

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2006 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines  Cambodia 1–1 1–1 2007 AFF Championship qualification
2. 23 October 2008 National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Laos 1–1 2–3 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification
3. 25 October 2008 National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–0 1–2 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification

Honours

Club

QAF FC
DPMM FC
Kota Ranger FC

Individual

Personal life

Hardi's twin brother Mardi is also a Bruneian footballer. Both of them have played together at QAF FC, DPMM FC, Jerudong FC and the national team.[12] Having both on the field has caused trouble and confusion to referees on one occasion at least.[13]

References

  1. ^ "BSL: KASUKA DEMOLISH PANCHOR MURAI". BruSports News. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "'Let's win it for the nation'". The Brunei Times. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ^ "'DPMM FC will bounce back'". The Brunei Times. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Easy victory for leaders QAF FC". The Brunei Times. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Battle for DST Sumbangsih Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Rivals face off in season opener". The Brunei Times. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Indera-Kasuka match abandoned". The Brunei Times. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Indera-Kasuka, Indera fined after match abandoned". The Brunei Times. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. ^ "KOTA RANGER CROWNED DST FA CUP CHAMPIONS". BruSports News. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  10. ^ "ASEAN U-21 Championship 2005 (Piala Hassanal Bolkiah)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  11. ^ "AH United Win FA Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  12. ^ "QAF FC twins down LLRC". The Brunei Times. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  13. ^ "QAF FC Still Without A Win". Borneo Bulletin. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links

  • Hardi Bujang at Soccerway
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