Muhamad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team. He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a long range shoot specialist.

Career

Club

Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21,

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and is the fifth of six siblings. He was member of

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that competed in 2014 S.League. Nor Azam was signed from

at the start of 2015 season. His first appearances for Pahang was against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 31 January 2015 coming on from a bench in the 85th minute. Overall he made 24 appearances in all competition for Pahang during his season debut but an

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injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season. Nor Azam received his breakthrough in Pahang when

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picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered.

International career

On 27 May 2017,

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called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in

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. During

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, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Malaysia U-23

Honours

Sri Pahang *

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International

Malaysia U-23 *

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: Silver Medal:

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References

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* 1995 births Living people Sri Pahang FC players Malaysian footballers Malaysian people of Malay descent People from Pahang Malaysia Super League players Association football midfielders Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Malaysia international footballers {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub