Muhammad Mardi Mirza bin Abdullah, formerly known as Mardi Anak Bujang (born 19 October 1984) is a

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

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 le ...

currently playing for

Kasuka FC Kasuka Football Club () is a football club from Brunei, that plays in the Brunei Super League. History Early days Due to the demand from the residents of Kampong Sungai Kedayan to play in the district league, Kasuka FC was founded in 199 ...

and the Brunei national team as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

. Mardi spent most of his footballing career at

QAF FC QAF FC is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club won the Brunei League in 2006 when the DPMM FC had to withdraw because they play in the Malaysian Premier League, thus the QAF FC won the title. Their captai ...

, with a brief spell on loan at

DPMM FC Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club (His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Brunei Football Club in English, commonly known as DPMM FC) is a professional football club based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The club played in the Brunei Pr ...

in 2008. He moved to Jerudong FC after QAF FC waived entry to the

2015 Brunei Super League The 2015 Brunei Super League is the third season of the Brunei Super League. It is organized by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam and sponsored by DST Group. On 23 October 2015, MS ABDB clinched the title with two games left ...

. At the start of the 2016 season, he moved to newly promoted Kasuka FC.

International career

Mardi first played for

on 2 April 2006 against

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in a 0–1 defeat. He scored his first goal for the national team in a 2–3 win against

Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...

on 12 November later that year. His club side QAF FC were representing Brunei for the

2006 AFC Challenge Cup The 2006 AFC Challenge Cup was held between 1 and 16 April 2006 in Bangladesh. Sixteen teams were split into four groups, the top two in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals, and from then on a straight knockout contest. There was no quali ...

and

2007 AFF Championship qualification This 2007 AFF Championship qualification was held in Bacolod, Philippines between 12 and 20 November 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams play in a round-robin tournament format and the winner and runner-up of the group q ...

. Previously, Mardi played for the Brunei Under-21s at the

2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy The 2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy is the second edition of the invitational tournament hosted by Brunei. The tournament take place in Brunei from 12–25 March 2005. Nine teams from the ASEAN Football Federation participate in the tournament for ...

International goals

Personal life

Mardi's twin brother Hardi Bujang is also a Bruneian footballer, making their international debuts at the same match. Mardi went on loan to DPMM FC during Hardi's stint, which means they have played together at QAF FC, DPMM FC, Jerudong FC and the national team. Having both on the field has caused trouble and confusion to referees on one occasion at least. Mardi, a Bruneian Iban, converted to Islam in April 2009.

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* * 1984 births Living people Bruneian footballers Brunei international footballers DPMM FC players Converts to Islam Association football midfielders {{Brunei-footy-bio-stub