Muhammad Syamim bin Othman (born 6 January 1990) is a

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who plays for

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

as a

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Early life, family and education

Muhammad Syamim Othman was born in

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...

Athletic career

He began his career with hometown team

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 ...

in 2007 when he was almost 18 years old. He later joined

Harimau Muda B Harimau Muda B was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-21 National Football Team and was managed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team played as a club under the name Harimau Muda B which took part in Malaysia Premi ...

after impressing the national youth club. After spending a few years at the club, he joined

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

for the U-21's once he exceeded the age limit for

. Syamim played for

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

in 2013. In the season of 2014, he was transferred to Selangor and was selected as the number one goalkeeper.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Syamim Othman, Muhd Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian men's footballers Selangor F.C. players 1990 births Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Men's association football goalkeepers