Mohammad Hairol bin Mokhtar (born 24 October 1984 in

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), is a

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n former

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who last plays as a

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for Kuching City.

Career

Sarawak

Hairol started out playing for hometown club

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(DBKU) in Kuching Premier League (Liga Perdana Kuching) since 2006. In 2008, he helped Samarahan district to win Sarawak Cup (Piala Sarawak). He signed his first professional contract with

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in 2010 and managed to get into Sarawak's first team by 2011. Hairol replaced Zamri Morshidi as Sarawak captain for the 2012 season. In 2013, he won the

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with

getting them promoted. In September 2016 Hairol was suspended for 6 months and fined RM 2,000 by the

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for attacking a referee during a match against

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in the Malaysian Cup.

National Team

In September 2013, Hairol received his first national called up for international 'A' match against China. He made his international debut in the 88th minute of the match replacing Amri Yahyah.

Kuching FA

In 2019, Hairol had join

that will play in League M3, which seen that followed by other teammates

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, Dzulazlan,

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, Mazwandi,

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and Iqbal Suhaimi

Honours

Domestic

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References

1984 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Sarawak FA players Kuching City F.C. players Footballers from Sarawak Sportspeople from Kuching Malaysia Super League players Malaysia Premier League Men's association football defenders {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub