Syamer Kutty Abba
Syamir with Malaysia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997
Place of birth Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 77
Youth career
2013–2016 Penang
2014–2015 Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Penang 25 (0)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim 42 (1)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim II 3 (0)
2018 → Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Malaysia U17
2014–2017 Malaysia U20 9 (2)
2016–2019 Malaysia U23 30 (0)
2017– Malaysia 32 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Second place2018 AFF Championship
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second placeSea Games 2017Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023

Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba (born 1 October 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. He mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder. He was known for his strength, stamina, ball control and killer pass.

Early life

He was born into a Malabari family at Kampung Dodol, George Town, Penang. He went to Penang Free School.[2]

Having made his Malaysia debut against Hong Kong (China PR) in October 2017, he has gone on to make more than 20 appearances for his country. Mohammad Syamer Kutty Abba began his career at Penang in 2014. He moved to Harimau Muda C in December 2014.

His spell at Harimau Muda C didn't last long and in December 2015 he rejoined Penang, making 25 league appearances in 2 years. In November 2017 he joined Johor Darul Ta'zim, making 30 league appearances. During this time he also spent time on loan at Vilaverdense.

Club career

Harimau Muda C

Syamer began his senior career playing in FAM League, representing Harimau Muda C in the 2014 Malaysia FAM League.[3]

Penang

Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C has to returned to their own state.[4] Syamer are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 18 November 2017, Syamer signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim.[5]

In late January 2018, it was announced that Syamer was loaned out to Portuguese third division club Vilaverdense on 27 January for a year-long loan stint alongside Dominic Tan, a fellow player from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[6] But it was confirmed in early May that his stay would be a lot shorter than planned. An article by FOX Sports Asia concluded that he would return to Johor in June 2018, only having been on loan for six months.[7]

For the 2023 season, he changed his jersey number to 77 giving his former no. 5 to the captain, Jordi Amat.

International career

Syamer represented Malaysia at youth levels, playing for the under-17, -19, -20 and -23 levels.

In October 2017, Syamer received his first call-up to the Malaysia national team for the centralised training as a preparation for 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers Group B match against Hong Kong on 10 October 2017.[8][9][10][11][12]

Syamer made his debut for Malaysia against Hong Kong in a 2–0 defeat on the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers.[13]

On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysian national team for the 2018 AFF Championship.[14]

On 27 May 2022, Syamer scored his first international goal against Brunei in a friendly match held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

Syamer is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and played all 3 matches against Turkmenistan, Bahrain and Bangladesh in Third Round Group E Qualification.[15][16][17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 June 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penang 2016 Malaysia Super League 4000–40
2017 Malaysia Super League 21020–230
Total 25020–270
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2018 Malaysia Super League 4000500090
2019 Malaysia Super League 100106030200
2020 Malaysia Super League 6000001070
2021 Malaysia Super League 151–3040221
2022 Malaysia Super League 1010001030
2023 Malaysia Super League 70300000100
Total 4213014090681
Vilaverdense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 100000–10
Total 100000–10
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
2020 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
2022 Malaysia Premier League 10–10
Total 30–30
Career total 7115014090991

    International

    As of 14 June 2023.[20]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Malaysia 201720
    2018100
    201970
    202130
    202271
    202330
    Total321

    International goals

    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.27 May 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Brunei2–04–0Friendly

    Honours

    Club

    Johor Darul Ta'zim

    International

    Malaysia

    Malaysia U-23

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "Syamer Kutty Abba profile". kualalumpur2017.com.my. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
    2. ↑ "Penang coach Jacksen likes what he sees in young'uns". thestar.com.my. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
    3. ↑ "Harimau Muda C terus melebarkan rekod tanpa kalah". FAM. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    4. ↑ "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar". utusan.com.my. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
    5. ↑ Syamer ikur jejak Adam ke JDT https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/352397/syamer-ikut-jejak-adam-ke-jdt
    6. ↑ "Dominic Tan's promising 2018 start just got better after JDT announce Portugal stint". FourFourTwo. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
    7. ↑ "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". FOX Sports Asia. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
    8. ↑ "Senarai 24 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Skuad Harimau Malaya". Football Association of Malaysia Official Website. Football Association of Malaysia. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    9. ↑ http://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/2017/09/25/harimau-malaya/ Vingada Panggil Enam Pemain Bawah 22
    10. ↑ "Syamer Bukti Pemain Muda Mampu Galas Tugas". bharian.com.my. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    11. ↑ "Syamer Tekad Pikat Vingada". bharian.com.my. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
    12. ↑ https://semuanyabola.com/rasmi-24-pemain-dipanggil-vingada-6-pemain-b-22-berjaya-masuki-slot/ Rasmi 24 Pemain dipanggil Vingada
    13. ↑ https://www.fourfourtwo.com/my/features/eksklusif-bersama-mohamed-syamer-kutty-harimau-muda-yang-terus-menarik-perhatian Syamer Kutty Abba
    14. ↑ "SENARAI 23 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE PIALA SUZUKI AFF 2018". Football Association of Malaysia. 4 November 2018.
    15. ↑ "Malaysia vs. Turkmenistan 2022-06-08". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
    16. ↑ "Malaysia vs. Bahrain 2022-06-11". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
    17. ↑ "Malaysia vs. Bangladesh 2022-06-14". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
    18. ↑ "Syamer Kutty Abba". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
    19. ↑ "Mohamed Syamer Kutty Abba". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
    20. ↑ "Kutty Abba,Syamer". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
    21. ↑ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
    22. ↑ "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". 8 November 2019.
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