Mohd Shakir bin Shaari (born 29 September 1986) is a Malaysian professional football player and manager. He last plays as a

defensive 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 boundari ...

for Johor Darul Ta'zim II in

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier Leag ...

. He has an ability of long-range shots with power towards the goal post. His high work rate, timing of his tackles and stamina makes him one of the best Malaysian defensive midfielders.

Early life

Shakir was born in

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River. The ...

, Kelantan. He is the eighth child of eleven siblings. His interest in football existed only when he plays on the field around the village when he was a kid. In 1998, he was chosen to represent Kelantan at MSSM Championship Football Under 12 Years. Shakir journey of life continues to shine when selected into the Sekolah Sukan Tengku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI) (''formerly known as'' Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar),

Kota Tinggi Kota Tinggi is a town and capital of Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia. Kota Tinggi is also the name of the district, Kota Tinggi District, where the town is situated. Kuala Sedili or Tanjung Sedili, a small fishing town located 37 km n ...

. Throughout those schools, Shakir has also represented Malaysia Sports School (combined schools sports) at the Nike Cup Under 15 Years in

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in 2001 before continuing his studies from in

Bukit Jalil Sports School The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) ( ms, Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil, SSBJ) is the first sports school in Malaysia. The school is located at the National Sports Complex compound in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur. Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil was ope ...

(SSBJ) a year later.

Club career

Shakir started his career with Kelantan President Cup Team in 2004 at the age of 18. In 2005, he joins

MPPJ FC Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya Football Club, or Petaling Jaya Municipal Council Football Club, commonly known as MPPJ FC, is a now defunct Malaysian football club, which was based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The club's home ground was the 25 ...

for a season and then left the club cause of the financial problems. After that, he signs a contract with MyTeam which competed in the

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 ...

in 2006. In 2009, the club was withdraw from

cause of the financial problems. After seeing his potential to be a great midfielder, Kelantan's coach Peter James Butler brought him into the team. He was officially joins

Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in th ...

in 2010. He also was the part of the Kelantan's

2010 Malaysia Cup The 2010 Malaysia Cup (Malay language, Malay: ''Piala Malaysia 2010'') was the 84th edition of the Malaysia Cup. The competition began on 14 September 2010 and concluded on 30 October 2010 with the final, held at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. A t ...

winning team, 2011 Malaysia Super League champions, and

2012 Malaysia FA Cup The 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the Astro Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by Astro Arena, was the 23rd season of the Malaysia FA Cup, a knockout competition for Malaysia's state football association and clubs. Terengganu ...

winner.

MPPJ FC

In 2006, Shakir's career continued, playing for the first time in the

with

, a club based in

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 ...

UPB MyTeam

In 2007, he played for MyTeam for three seasons until the club disbanded late 2009.

Kelantan

He return to his hometown and playing for

in 2010. He helped

win three cups in 2012. Malaysian FA Cup, Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup.

International career

Shakir made his international debut against

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on 18 June 2011 and helped his team win by 2–0. He also was called up by Malaysia coach, Datuk K. Rajagobal for friendly matches against

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and

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in June 2012. Shakir was called up for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

Personal life

On 9 December 2010, Shakir had married with Nurul Fatiha Abd Hamid, former national artistic gymnastics athletes who working as television presenter for RTM. They have a son after two years of their marriage.

Honours

Kelantan

: 2011,

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; Runner-up 2010 * Malaysia Cup: 2010,

; Runner-up

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* Malaysia FA Cup:

; Runner-up 2011 *

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: 2011; Runner-up

Johor Darul Takzim

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, 2015,

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* Malaysia Cup Runner-up: 2014, Champion:

* Malaysia FA Cup:

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 ...

: 2015, 2016 * AFC Cup: 2015

References

External links

Shakir Shaari
at SoccerPunter.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shakir Shaari, Mohd 1986 births Living people Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers UPB-MyTeam FC players MPPJ FC players Kelantan FA players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players People from Kota Bharu People from Kelantan Malaysia Super League players Association football midfielders AFC Cup winning players