Mohammad Azri bin Zahari (born 12 February 1992) is a

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who last played for

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as a full-back or striker. A versatile player who is adept at playing on both flanks as a full-back, Azri can also play in central defence, midfield or even as a striker, scoring 12 goals in the 2015 season operating as a forward for his club.

Club career

Azri began his career with

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in the Brunei Premier League I in 2009, alongside future international teammate

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. Majra won the

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in 2011, the last time the competition was held. He was converted into a forward by his club coach in 2012, who saw his pace as crucial to the team's attacking play. Azri moved to a restructured Najip FC in

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, a team that lost every game in the previous season. Now with reliable players like

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and Ratano Tuah, Najip FC managed to finish third with Azri playing as a makeshift centre-back. In the following season when the club was renamed Najip I-Team, Azri frequently played in offence, hitting the net 12 times including 4 goals against IKLS FC. They repeated their feat in the 2016 season, becoming the third-placed team at the end of the campaign. Azri moved to

for the 2017 Brunei Super League season. He scored his first goal for the Policemen on 29 April against Tabuan Muda 'A'.

International career

Azri was the first-choice right-back for the Wasps of Borneo, appearing for the team at youth level at three

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tournaments, and was part of the triumphant squad that won the

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. Azri played 4 games at the

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, where Brunei came second from bottom in Group B. The 2013 edition held in

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saw winless Brunei finish last in their group, and Azri was ever-present at right-back. Picked again for the 2015 SEA Games in

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, a team spearheaded by Prince

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failed to match the hype as they lost all of their five games. Azri appeared four times, rested once for the game against

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. Rather than the disappointment of his Under-23 outings, Azri is best remembered by his performances with the Under-21s at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy. Selected as one of five permitted overage players, he played all six games en route to winning the cup on home soil. Azri's first match for the senior squad was against

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on 26 September 2012 which finished 0–5. He was selected for the

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matches but was not fielded by Kwon Oh-son. He played in both legs of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against

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in March 2015.

Honours

Team

;Majra FC *

: 2011 ;Brunei national under-21 football team *

Individual

Meritorius Service Medal (PJK) (2012)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azri Zahari 1992 births Living people Association football defenders Bruneian footballers Brunei international footballers Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games competitors for Brunei