Mohammad Asri bin Haji Aspar (born 17 January 1996) is a Bruneian professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Brunei Super League club Kasuka.

Club career

Asri was a student of

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while playing for the youth clubs of Muara Vella and afterwards

Al-Idrus FC Al-Idrus Football Club is a football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. The youth department Al-Idrus Junior won the Brunei Premier League in 2016. Honours ;Al Idrus *Unida CF Trophy: 2016 *Al-Idrus FA Cup: 2019 ;Al-Idrus J ...

. He signed for

Indera SC Indera Sports Club (; abbrev: ISC), formerly Kilat FC and Indera Football Association, is a multi-sports club based in Brunei, mostly known for its association football team. History Early years Kilat FC was founded in 1970 by nobleman Pengir ...

in 2014 and scored nine goals, including the opener in a crucial 2–0 win against closest rivals

MS ABDB Majlis Sukan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (English: ''Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council'') or simply MS ABDB is the multi-sport club of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Its football team, MS ABDB FT, play in the Brunei Super League, ...

, to help his club be champions of the

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. On 1 April 2018, Asri scored in the final of the 2017-18 Brunei FA Cup against

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to lift the trophy for the first time. Asri transferred to Kasuka when the

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began. He scored on his debut in a 5–0 victory against

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on 1 March. Asri played a part at Kasuka's impressive campaign at the

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, finishing as runners-up to DPMM FC. He made a handful of appearances in his club's run to the league championship the following year.

International career

Asri's first involvement with the Brunei national team set-up was the

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matches held in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2013 where Brunei under-19 lost all three matches. In the final fixture, Asri opened the scoring against Singapore before succumbing to a 3-1 loss. Asri was immediately integrated into the Brunei under-23 squad to compete for the

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held in

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in December 2013. Asri made his debut as a substitute against Indonesia U23 at the

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on 15 August in a 1–0 loss. He subsequently made two substitute appearances against Singapore and

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. Brunei came last in their group with zero wins in four. Asri was selected for the Brunei under-21s at the

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. He played in three of the five group stage matches where Brunei failed to progress to the knockout phase by virtue of goal difference. After a commendable 2018-19 Brunei Super League season for

, Asri was selected by

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to play for the full national team to face Mongolia in the 2022 World Cup qualification matches over two legs, to be played in June 2019. Asri made his international debut for the Wasps in the final minute of additional time in the second leg, which Brunei won 2–1. The victory was not enough to put the Wasps through to Round 2 of the qualification process for the

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and the 2023 Asian Cup due to the aggregate 2–3 loss.

Honours

;Indera SC * Brunei Super League:

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* Brunei FA Cup: 2017–18 * Sumbangsih Cup: 2018 ;Kasuka FC * Brunei Super League:

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Personal life

Asri is a fan of

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of the Premier League and also

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Supe ...

of the Malaysia Super League. His brother Azri is also a Brunei youth international. Asri works as a facility manager at

Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College (Arabic: جامعة سري بڬاوان التربية الدينية ; Malay: ''Kolej Universiti Perguruan Ugama Seri Begawan''; abbreviated An abbreviation (from Latin ''brevis'', meaning ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asri Aspar 1996 births Living people Bruneian Muslims Men's association football midfielders Bruneian men's footballers Brunei men's international footballers Indera SC players Kasuka FC players Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Brunei Brunei Super League players