Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim (born 18 March 1990) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender for Indera SC of the Brunei Super League and the Brunei national football team.[1] He is the club captain of Indera and made his international debut at the age of 32.[2]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Amirul Hakeem bin Haji Kasim | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-03-18) 18 March 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Brunei | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Indera SC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2014 | Jerudong FC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Najip I-Team | (1) | |
| 2017– | Indera SC | (3) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Brunei | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022 | |||
Hakeem began his footballing career at Jerudong FC from 2007 where he played alongside future DPMM FC star Azwan Ali Rahman.[3] The club finished fourth in successive seasons with Hakeem as their first choice centre-back.[4][5] He also helped Jerudong qualify for the inaugural 2012–13 Brunei Super League by finishing second behind QAF FC in their group at the 2011–12 Brunei National Football League.[6]
Hakeem left Jerudong in 2015 and signed for Najip I-Team a year later for the 2016 season.[7] He played a part in Najip I-Team's fourth place finish in the league and reached the final of that year's FA Cup, losing to league champions MS ABDB in the final by a single goal courtesy of Baharin Hamidon.[8] He scored his first goal for Najip against Kota Ranger FC in a 4–2 victory on 9 April.[9]
In the middle of 2017, Hakeem transferred to Indera SC to replace the departed Hazwan Hamzah.[10] He scored his first goal for Indera against his old club Jerudong FC in a 7–0 win on 16 December of that year.[11] He reached the FA Cup final again on his second attempt and this time emerged victorious against MS PDB after a 2–0 win with goals from Asri Aspar and Zulkhairy Razali.[12] Additionally, he scored the winner in the following Brunei Super Cup match against league champions MS ABDB on 19 October 2018.[13]
Hakeem took over from Khairil Shahme Suhaimi to become captain of Indera at the start of the 2022 season.[14]
Hakeem was called up to the national squad in the away friendly against Laos on 27 March 2022.[1] He made his international debut as a substitute in the game, playing the final seven minutes in a 3–2 loss.[2] He was recalled to the side for another friendly against Malaysia exactly two months later in Kuala Lumpur and similarly came on in the second half. He conceded a penalty for a foul on Akhyar Rashid to condemn the Wasps to a 4–0 defeat.[15]
Hakeem works as a government employee at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Brunei.[16]
Indera SC – current squad | |
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