Muhammad Shahrom bin Abdul Kalam (born 15 September 1985) is a retired

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. He plays mainly as a

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but can also play as a

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Club career

Early career

Shahrom began his football career with under the strong guidance and encouragement of his parents and family, Abdul Kalam Suhaimi and Shariah Abdul Wahid and his 3 siblings. It was Shahrom's mother who first realised that Shahrom's intense passion to play football seriously when he was 7. Shahrom's mother acted as his unofficial coach, trainer and manager during his early days of playing football and he has never looked back since then. His mother who also managed and coached the rag tag street football team that Shahrom and a couple of his childhood friends were in. Shahrom played all through his years in primary school years developing and polishing his talents. During his early secondary school years, Shahrom was recruited in Kuala Lumpur Football Academy which was based at the Cheras Football Stadium. His stint with Kuala Lumpur Football Academy opened many doors for Shahrom to polish his skills and talent on the field which ultimately resulted in him being recruited to join the illustrious

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Kuala Lumpur, Shahzan Muda

Shahrom began his football career playing for

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youth team before been promoted into the first team in 2005. Shahrom played for

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side Shahzan Muda for 2007-08 season before returning to Kuala Lumpur in 2009. In December 2011, Shahrom signed a contract with

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Selangor F.C.

Shahrom joined

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in the

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after his contract was terminated by

. He was immediately named captain by

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. In 2015, he led his team to the final match of the

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after defeating

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2–0 in the

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. And later to clinch the cup by beating

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in final with 2–0 in the same venue.

Perak

On 19 December 2016, Shahrom rejoins

for a second stint. He made his

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debut for Perak in a 1–1 draw against

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Felcra

On 29 December 2017, Shahrom signed a contract with

club Felcra. Shahrom played the role of Captain and during his stint rallied to elevate Felcra as one of the best team in Malaysian Premier League 2018 thus qualifying Felcra for Malaysia Super League 2019. Felcra did not have the chance to prove their mettle in Malaysia Super League since the club was disbanded after even after they qualified to move from Malaysia Premier League to the Super League.

International career

He made his debut for

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, when he enters the friendly match against

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as a substitute, on 3 June 2011.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Selangor *

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* * {{PKNS F.C. squad 1985 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Perak F.C. players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Selangor F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FC players Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Men's association football defenders Malaysian people of Malay descent