Mahalli bin Jasuli (born 2 April 1989) is a Malaysian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League ( ms, Liga Super Malaysia) is the men's top professional football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnership (FMLLP), now known as the Malays ...

club Negeri Sembilan as a forward. He also can play as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

and winger.

Club career

Mahalli captained

Harimau Muda A Harimau Muda A was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international ...

(Malaysian Under-23) when the team participated in the

2012 S. League The 2012 S.League was the 17th season of the S-League, the top professional Association football, football league in Singapore. It is known as the Great Eastern Life, Great Eastern-Yeo Hiap Seng, Yeo's S.League for sponsorship reasons. Tampines R ...

. Mahalli helped Harimau Muda A to finish in 4th place. For the 2013 season, Mahalli officially signed for

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

. His first goal for Selangor came on 9 March 2013 in a 4–1 defeat of

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, 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 ...

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Mahalli made his debut for

in a 2–0 win over Perak on 18 January 2014.

PKNS

On 26 January 2018, Mahalli agreed to join PKNS on a season-long loan move from

Negeri Sembilan FC

He was officially announced as a new Negeri Sembilan FC player on 12 January 2023.

International career

Mahalli was a regular starter for the

Malaysian national football team The Malaysia national football team () represents Malaysia in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya national football t ...

and has been hailed as South East Asia's brightest talent by Asian football pundits and journalists. Mahalli is well known for his forward forays and dangerous crossing. The fullback also has a keen eye for goal and the spectacular. One of the highlights of his international career was in 2009, when he played twice against Manchester United during United's preseason tour of the Far East. In November 2010, Mahalli was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 ...

. The young right-back scored his first international goal in that tournament against Laos during the final group game and subsequently went on to help Malaysia win the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history. Mahalli was called up for 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. Mahali scored a goal against Indonesia in the third match. Mahalli fails to help Malaysia progress to final after losing to Thailand on the semi-final but show excellence performances on the tournament.

Personal life

His grandmother from

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. In August 2015, Mahalli tied the knot with his fiancee during mid of eid' fitri weeks.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.''

Malaysia XI

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim *

Malaysian Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

(2): 2015,

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(5):

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, 2015,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

* Malaysia Cup (1):

* AFC Cup (1): 2015 * Malaysia FA Cup (1):

International

Malaysia *

AFF Suzuki Cup The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Footbal ...

(1): 2010 ; Runner-up

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

(2): 2009, 2011

Individual

* Goal.com Asian Best XI for November 2012

References

External links

* * {{Negeri Sembilan FA squad 1989 births Living people Malaysian people of Javanese descent Malaysian people of Indonesian descent Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Footballers from Selangor Selangor F.C. players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FC players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football fullbacks Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia