Zainizam Marjan

Malaysian footballer

Zainizam Marjan
Personal information
Full name Zainizam Bin Marjan[1]
Date of birth (1980-05-11) 11 May 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2001 Sabah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2014 Sabah 400+ (62)
2015– DYS F.C. 78 (17)
International career‡
2002–2003 Malaysia U-23 3 (1)
2002 Malaysia 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2014

Zainizam Marjan (born 11 May 1980) is a Malaysian footballer who was a midfielder for Sabah FA in the Malaysia Premier League. He is a former member of Malaysia national football team and the younger brother of Sabah and Malaysia top striker during the 1990s, Matlan Marjan.

Career

Zainizam started his football career with Sabah during the 2002 season. He scored 11 goals in 24 matches during the 2002 season to help Sabah clinch third place in the Malaysia Premier I League. He also helped Sabah to reach the finals of the 2002 Malaysia Cup scoring six goals.[2]

Allan Harris, the national team coach at that time, took him into the national senior team. He then made his international debut against Myanmar on 17 May 2002. He was also featured in the match against Brazil and was part of the Malaysia under-23 2002 Asian Games squad.[3][4][5] He was also part of the 2002 Tiger Cup squad.

During 2003, he helped Sabah to finish fourth in the Malaysia Premier I League scoring four goals. He then helped Sabah qualify to the final of Malaysia Cup for the second time, eventually losing to Selangor MPPJ by 3–0.[6]

After that, Zainizam was called up by Allan Harris to represent the Malaysia under-23 side for the 2003 SEA Games. He managed to score 1 goal in the Malaysia 3-4 defeat to host Vietnam. The SEA Games was his last appearances for the national team.

Since joining Sabah in 2000, Zainizam has 62 goals for Sabah. This makes him the second overall top scorer behind Scott Ollerenshaw.[7]

In 2014, Sabah FA officially released him from the current squad.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
Under-23
1. 9 December 2003 Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 3–2 4-3 2003 SEA Games
Senior
1. 11 December 2002 Kelana Jaya, Malaysia  Cambodia 4–0 5-0 Friendly
2. 5–0

Honours

Sabah

Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Zainizam-bin-Marjan". Soccerway. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Malaysia 2002". RSSSF. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003". Dennis David Woods RSSSF. RSSSF Brasil. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Malaysia vs Brazil". Sky Sports at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazil lawan Malaysia, Stadium Bukit Jalil (2002)". Chedinsphere at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Malaysia 2003". RSSSF. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Info Bola Sabah: All Time Top Goalscorers (20 Goals & Above)". Sabahfa.blogspot.com. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

External links

  • Sabah FA squad for 2007/08 Malaysia Premier League