Shahrulnizam Mustapa (born 2 April 1981), also known as Arul, is a Malaysian former

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who last played for Felcra. He also played for the

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national team.

Club career

PDRM FA

Shahrul who previously played and started his professional football career with Polis Di-Raja Malaysia FA in 2001. After only one season, he returned to his hometown team, Perak starting from 2002.

Perak FA

As the 2002 season progressed, Shahrul was part of the team when Perak won the

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title for two consecutive years in 2002 and 2003.

Kedah FA

Shahrulnizam left

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on 17 October 2008 when Kedah head coach

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succeeded in obtaining his signature to replace

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to be employed in the box-to-box midfield role, although he can be deployed as a right-sided midfielder. After a week in the Canaries environment, Kedah FA management had made a decision that Shahrulnizam be handed the number 8 shirt, the number previously worn by Kedah legendary and longest-serving foreign player,

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National team

Shahrul has also represented Malaysia on the international stage. He received his first

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against

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on 18 June 2007. He was also a part of Malaysia's

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squad and get involved in all group stage matches during the competition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahrulnizam Mustapa 1981 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players People from Ipoh People from Perak Perak F.C. players PDRM FA players Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Felda United F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Association football midfielders