Farderin bin Kadir (born 30 January 1987, in

Malacca Malacca ( ms, Melaka) is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca. Its capital is Malacca City, dubbed the Historic City, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site si ...

) is a

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n footballer who mainly plays as a

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but can also plays as an

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for

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. He is also a member of the Malaysia U-23 squad and a former member of the Malaysia U-20 squad.

Club career

Farderin started his professional career with the Malaysia U-20 squad in 2004. He was also a striker for

Malacca FA Melaka United Football Club () was a defunct Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd which is one of nitrile glove producer in Malaysia. Previously, th ...

Kuala Muda Naza FC Naza Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Naza) is a association football, football club competing in the Malaysian Super League. The club is based in Kuala Muda, Kedah. This team is a product of the Malaysian motor trading, automotive franchi ...

and then with

Selangor FA Selangor Football Club (Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor''), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. is a Malaysian professional football club based in the city of Shah Alam, Selangor, that currently competes in the Malaysia Super League, the ...

. He broke into Malacca's starting eleven during the 2005/06 season and netted 2 goals in his first season. In the 2006/07 season he scored 4 goals. He played in the

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. He also played one Olympic Games qualification match against Hong Kong under-23 for Malaysia's under-23 side. For the 2007/08 season Farderin transferred to

Kuala Muda NAZA FC Naza Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Naza) is a association football, football club competing in the Malaysian Super League. The club is based in Kuala Muda, Kedah. This team is a product of the Malaysian motor trading, automotive franchi ...

. He helped the team win the 2007/08

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by scoring one of the goals in Kuala Muda NAZA's 3–2 win over KL PLUS FC. He was voted man of the match. He was later loaned to

Perlis FA Perlis FA State Football Team ( ms, Pasukan Bola Sepak Negeri Perlis), also known as Perlis FA, is a football team based in Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia which is run and managed by the Perlis Football Association (PFA). The team was founded in 1963 ...

for the 2008

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. Farderin's performance attracted attention from national coach

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, who put him into the senior team for the

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.Football: Former skipper Kaironissam makes cut for Merdeka Tournament
/ref> However, he did not have the chance to play a match during the tournament. Farderin made his debut with the senior national team in an unofficial match against Zimbabwe on 12 July 2009. He also scored his first goal for the senior team in that match. Following a spell with Malaysian giants

, he then join newly promoted

Felda United FC Felda United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).

Career statistics

Club

Achievements

* 2007/08

Champion

References

External links

Kuala Muda NAZA Squad

{{Melaka United squad 1987 births Living people Malaysian footballers Terengganu FC players Perlis FA players PKNS F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FA players Malaysia international footballers Kuala Muda Naza F.C. players People from Malacca Malaysian people of Malay descent Association football forwards