Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha (born 8 June 1986) is a

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

n professional footballer who plays as a forward and Malaysian football pundit. From 2007 to 2022, he represented the Malaysia national team. He popularly known as Mat Yo by Malaysian football fans.

Career

Perak

Norshahrul was born in Besut, Terengganu. Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Jertih, Terengganu and start playing football for his state Terengganu since 1998. After that, he attended a secondary's school Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil; form 1 to form 5. Then, he promoted to play for

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...

in 2004.

UPB-MyTeam

He later signed by the newly created club, UPB-MyTeam FC. He was one of the team's key players and score 16 goals in all competition for the club.

Kelantan

Norshahrul join

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

in late 2009. He was part of their 2010 Malaysia Cup-winning team. Norshahrul won two awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM as the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player. He won three times in a row 2010,2011 and 2012 for Anugerah Bolasepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM and Piala Supermokh Best Forward.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

After spending three years in

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu ( Kelantanese: ''Koto Baghu''), 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 mout ...

, Norshahrul left the Kelantanese outfit to join Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) for an undisclosed fee. Top scorer local player on that time.

Armed Forces

Norshahrul joined

ATM FA Armed Forces Football Club, commonly known as Armed Forces, is a Malaysian professional football club representing the Malaysian Armed Forces. The club's home ground is Mindef Stadium. The club currently plays in the 2nd division of the Malaysi ...

for the 2015 season, after leaving Johor Darul Takzim FC at the conclusion of his contract at the end of 2014. He was reunited with his former coach back when he was in Kelantan, B. Sathianathan.

Terengganu

After only 3 months with

, ATM FA problem salary. He signed with

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

for the remaining of 2015 Malaysia Super League season.

Felda United

Norshahrul signed with Felda United after spending two years with Terengganu.

Pahang

After a disappointing deal with Felda United, he went on to sign with Malaysian Super League runners up

Pahang {{Infobox political division , name = Pahang , official_name = Pahang Darul Makmur , native_name = , settlement_type = States and federal territories of Malaysia, State , image_skyline = , imagesize ...

. He won Piala Fa Cup 2018.

BG Pathum United

After released by Pahang, he signed a one-year contract with BG Pathum United for 2020

Thai League 1 The Thai League (, pronounced as ') or Thai League 1 (, pronounced as '), often referred to as T1, is the highest level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai L ...

season. With BG Pathum, he created history by becoming the first Malaysian professional footballer to won a first division league title in Thailand.

Melaka United

In 2022 Norshahrul joined Melaka United on a 1-year deal. Melaka United also fail to settle salary for 6 months.

Harini FT

In 2023 at the age of 37, Norshahrul made a sensational move to second tier side Malaysia M3 League Harini FT as one of the ex Malaysia national team players to join a semi-pro league. In a 2023 Malaysia Cup Round of 16 fixtures against Sri Pahang on 4 August 2023, Norshahrul scored the equaliser that level the game at 2–2 but unfortunately felt to a last minute goal where it would ended up in a 3–2 defeat. First local player won cup Champions E-games.

International career

Norshahrul has played for the Malaysia national youth team for

2004 AFC Youth Championship The 2004 AFC Youth Championship was the 33rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 25 September to 9 October 2004 in Malaysia. The tournament was won by for the eleventh time by South Korea in the final against China PR. V ...

. He win Best Player and Top Scorer Nike Cup in Thailand. Against Nepal during the tournament as Malaysia made it to the quarter finals. He is also one of the Malaysia under 23 players that won the 2007 Merdeka Tournament. He made his full international debut against

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on 28 October 2007 after coming in for Sumardi Hajalan. On 12 July 2009, Norshahrul scored his first senior international goals in an unofficial match against Uganda. He later score his first full international goal against

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on 11 September 2009. In November 2010, Norshahrul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 De ...

. Norshahrul scored 2 goals for Malaysia that time, one was a 5–1 loss against

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and a 5–1 victory against

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. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history. On 9 December 2012, he scored a goal for Malaysia against Thailand in

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2012 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 9th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. It was co-hosted for group stage by Malaysia and Thailand a ...

, as Malaysia failed to retain the title having lost to Thailand on aggregate in the semi-finals. Norshahrul was again included by new coach

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for the

2014 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the ...

squad, and played in all of Malaysia games as Malaysia advanced into the finals, only to be denied of the title by Thailand. Norshahrul scored one goal in the tournament, against Vietnam in the semi-final second leg.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.'' ¹ FIFA revoked the ‘A’ international classification for the matches once it was discovered that a Zimbabwean club team, Monomotapa United impersonated as the Zimbabwe national team and were not approved by the Zimbabwe Football Association.

U-23 team

Appearances in major competitions

Honours

Club

;Kelantan FA *

Malaysia Super League The Malaysia Super League (), known simply as the Super League (), is the men's top professional Football in Malaysia, football division of the Malaysian football league system. Administered by the Football Malaysia Limited Liability Partnersh ...

(2) : 2011, 2012 *

Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup () is an annual association football, football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP, Malaysian ...

: 2012 *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup (), formerly known as Malaya Cup, is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the country's oldest cup tournament, i ...

(2): 2010, 2012 * Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup: Winners (1): 2011 ;Johor Darul Takzim *

2014 Malaysia Super League The 2014 Liga Super () also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the 11th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional association football, football league in Malaysia.

: Winner * 2014 Malaysia Cup : Runner Up * 2013 Malaysia FA Cup : Runner Up ;Pahang FA * 2018 Malaysia FA Cup : Winner ;BG Pathum United * 2020–21 Thai League 1 : Winner

International

* 2007 Merdeka Tournament: Winner * 2009 SEA Games: Gold *

: Winner *

: Runner Up * 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup: Runner Up

Individual

* 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player * 2011 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player * 2012 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player * Goal.com monthly Asian Best XI (Subs): January 2012 *

2018 AFF Championship The 2018 AFF Championship was the 12th edition of the AFF Championship, the Association football, football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 6th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup. This was the first t ...

: Best Eleven *

ASEAN Football Federation The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Fo ...

Best XI: 2019

References

External links

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Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's Profile at F.A.M. website
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