Mohd Shakir bin Shaari (born 29 September 1986) is a Malaysian professional football player and manager.

He last plays as a defensive midfielder for Johor Darul Ta'zim II in Malaysia Premier League. He has an ability of long-range shots with power towards the goal post. His high work rate, timing of his tackles and stamina makes him one of the best Malaysian defensive midfielders.

Early life

Shakir was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He is the eighth child of eleven siblings. His interest in football existed only when he plays on the field around the village when he was a kid. In 1998, he was chosen to represent Kelantan at MSSM Championship Football Under 12 Years. Shakir journey of life continues to shine when selected into the Sekolah Sukan Tengku Mahkota Ismail (SSTMI) (formerly known as Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar), Kota Tinggi. Throughout those schools, Shakir has also represented Malaysia Sports School (combined schools sports) at the Nike Cup Under 15 Years in Bangkok in 2001 before continuing his studies from in Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) a year later.

Club career

Shakir started his career with Kelantan President Cup Team in 2004 at the age of 18. In 2005, he joins MPPJ FC for a season and then left the club cause of the financial problems. After that, he signs a contract with MyTeam which competed in the Malaysia Super League in 2006. In 2009, the club was withdraw from Malaysia Super League cause of the financial problems.^[3] After seeing his potential to be a great midfielder, Kelantan's coach Peter James Butler brought him into the team. He was officially joins Kelantan in 2010.^[4][5] He also was the part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team, 2011 Malaysia Super League champions, and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup winner.^[6]

International career

Shakir made his international debut against Myanmar on 18 June 2011 and helped his team win by 2–0. He also was called up by Malaysia coach, Datuk K. Rajagobal for friendly matches against Philippines and Singapore in June 2012. Shakir was called up for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.

Career statistics

International

Malaysia national team Year Apps Goals 2011 2 0 2012 7 0 2013 2 0 Total 11 0 International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2011 1. 18 June Kota Bharu, Malaysia  Myanmar 2–0 (W) 0 Friendly 2. 29 June Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Chinese Taipei 2–1 (W) 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 3. 12 June Shah Alam, Malaysia  Singapore 2–0 (W) 0 Friendly 4. 3 November Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–0 (L) 0 Friendly 5. 7 November Nonthaburi, Thailand  Thailand 2–0 (L) 0 Friendly 6. 14 November Shah Alam, Malaysia  Hong Kong 1–1 (D) 0 Friendly 7. 20 November Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Bangladesh 1–1 (D) 0 Friendly 8. 28 November Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Laos 4–1 (W) 0 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup 9. 1 December Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Indonesia 2–0 (W) 0 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup 2013 10. 6 February Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Qatar  Qatar 0–2 (L) 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 11. 10 September Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, China  China 0–2 (L) 0 Friendly

Personal life

On 9 December 2010, Shakir had married with Nurul Fatiha Abd Hamid, former national artistic gymnastics athletes who working as television presenter for RTM. They have a son after two years of their marriage.^[7]

Honours

References

External links

• Shakir Shaari at SoccerPunter.com
• Shakir Shaari at Soccerway
• Shakir Shaari at FootballDatabase.eu