Ashri bin Chuchu (born 27 February 1991 in

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) is a

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n professional

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who plays for

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side Sarawak United mainly as a winger but can also plays as an

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Club career

Born and raised in

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, Ashri attended Tabuan Jaya Sport School. In September 2013, he was injured but soon recovered and played against

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and

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in the

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. While playing for Sarawak, Ashri was once hailed as one of Sarawak's best player. However, a leg injury caused him to be sidelined for quite sometime, and Ashri had since failed to find his touch. After more than 8 years playing for

, Ashri has decided to leave the club as his contract ends in October 2016. On 29 October 2016, he signed a contract with

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.Ashri Chuchu moves on, leaves Sarawak for new club
Sarawak Crocs, 28 October 2016

Career statistics

International career

Ashri played in the 2013 ASEAN Games in

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where he scored 2 goals against

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and

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. Ashri also played for Malaysia U-23 in

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

that was held in

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* 1991 births Malaysian people of Bruneian descent Living people Malaysian men's footballers Footballers from Sarawak Sarawak FA players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football wingers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Malaysian people of Malay descent Asian Games competitors for Malaysia {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub