Muhammad 'Afi bin Aminuddin is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender for Brunei Super League club Kasuka.

Club career

Afi attended

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, the institution that also produced Brunei international footballers such as Azwan Ali Rahman and Hazwan Hamzah. He was drafted into professional club DPMM FC playing in the Singapore league in 2010, but due to the ban imposed by FIFA on Brunei he was sent on loan to

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along with five other players. Afi signed full terms with Indera not long after and has won two league championships with them. After four seasons, he transferred to Kota Ranger FC. He scored his first goal for the Rangers in the penultimate game of the season, a 1-1 draw with

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on 18 February 2018. He was appointed club captain from the 2018-19 season, then led the team to winning the 2018-19 Brunei FA Cup on 22 April 2019 in a 2–1 victory. Afi exited Kota Ranger after three years and signed for

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in June 2021. In the following year, he played in the final of the FA Cup, losing 2–1 to brother

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's team DPMM FC. He then won the

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with his side undefeated in 16 matches.

International career

Afi played all six games in Brunei U21s' maiden Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy victory in

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. He also turned out for the under-23s at the 2013 SEA Games. Afi made his international debut for Brunei on 26 September 2012 in a 0–5 loss against Indonesia. He was ever-present in the

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but did not play at all for the 2014 edition. He was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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in March 2015, but did not take the field. A year later, he was selected for the

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but only appeared once as a substitute. After Kwon Oh-son was reinstated as the national team head coach, he re-utilized Afi who had played regularly for him for his first match back at the helm at the

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held in

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, Malaysia. Afi became the regular centre-back for fourth-placed Brunei in the tournament, appearing in four matches overall. Afi was again selected by Kwon for the Brunei squad contesting the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches against Timor-Leste in early September. Helped by his impressive form for Kota Ranger in 2019, he was picked for the 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia in June. He subsequently made two appearances as a substitute. On 11 September 2023, Afi was given a starting berth for the away friendly against Hong Kong and played for 70 minutes until he was substituted by Hazwan Hamzah, the hosts were cruising 7–0 at that point. He was selected for the 2026 World Cup qualification games versus Indonesia but saw no game time.

Honours

Team

;Indera SC * Brunei Super League (2):

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;Kota Ranger FC * Brunei FA Cup: 2018-19 * Piala Sumbangsih: 2020 ;Kasuka FC * Brunei Super League:

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International

;Brunei national under-21 football team * Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy:

Individual

Meritorius Service Medal (PJK) (2012)

Personal life

Afi has three brothers who are also footballers. Younger brother Wafi Aminuddin plays for Brunei's professional football team DPMM FC. Another brother Ulfi Aminuddin was a Brunei under-18 international and has represented the country in futsal, he is also captain of Brunei's seven-a-side football team. The youngest brother, Bazli is a Brunei youth international.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Afi Aminuddin 1991 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Men's association football defenders Bruneian men's footballers Brunei men's international footballers Indera SC players Kota Ranger FC players Kasuka FC players Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Brunei Brunei Super League players