Muhammad Shukor bin Adan (born 24 September 1979 in Malacca) is a former Malaysian professional footballer. He played for many teams in Malaysian Football League such as Selangor FC and also Negeri Sembilan FA. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre back if he successfully arches.
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Full name | Muhammad Shukor bin Adan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1979-09-24) 24 September 1979 (age 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Malacca, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Malacca | |||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Negeri Sembilan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Negeri Sembilan | ? | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2002–2008 | Selangor | ? | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Negeri Sembilan | ? | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | ATM | 19 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Felda United | 98 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Melaka United | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Kuala Lumpur City | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2014 | Malaysia | 56[1] | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2021 |
Shukor is the former captain of the Selangor team. He is a former member and former captain of the Malaysian national team of 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. He has been described as one of the top Malaysia midfielders in history.
Shukor started his football career with Malacca President Cup team in 1995. Three years later, he joined Negeri Sembilan President Cup team. He got his big break when Negeri Sembilan called him up for the first team in 2000. Two years later, he signed a contract with Selangor and remained there until 2008. His contract was terminated by Selangor after spending six years with the team.
After his contract with Selangor expired, he became a free agent for four months. In November 2008, he agreed to join a team based in Brunei DPMM Brunei for 2009 Malaysia League season, after finishing his duty with the national team.[2] However, he made a decision to return to his former team, Negeri Sembilan. Shukor helped them to win the Malaysia Cup 2009 and was named as the Man of the Match.[3]
After his contract with Negeri Sembilan expired, he then joined the army team, ATM for the 2013 league season.
After spending a season with ATM, he signed a contract with Felda United and was appointed as the captain. He helped them secure promotion to the Malaysian Super League in 2015. At Felda, he was converted to a central defender from his usual position as central midfielder.
In the 2019 season, Shukor Adan transferred to Melaka United alongside many other ex-captains of other clubs like Razman Roslan from Selangor FA and Safiq Rahim from Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.[4]
In 2021, Shukor announced his retirement from football in 2021 Malaysia Cup Final. He hung up his boots happily after winning the Malaysia Cup 2021 against Johor Darul Ta'zim[5]
Shukor made his international debut in the World Cup qualifier with the senior national team in 2001 under Allan Harris. He played for the national team in 2002 Tiger Cup, 2004 Tiger Cup, 2007 AFF Championship, 2007 AFC Asian Cup, 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup and 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup.
He played for the Malaysia Selection that lost 6–0 to Manchester United during the English champions tour of Asia. He also represented the Malaysia Selection as a captain against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia Selection eventually lost 0–2.[6] However, Chelsea's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.
He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh.[7] He started the match, which ends in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia.[8]
Dollah Salleh called him up again for 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup tournament. He replaced Safiq Rahim as national team captain just before the tournament. He retired after the tournament.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Negeri Sembilan | 2000 | Liga Perdana 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | |||||
2001 | Liga Perdana 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||
Total | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | 12 | |||||||
Selangor | 2002 | Liga Perdana 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | |||||
2003 | Liga Perdana 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||
2004 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||
2005 | Malaysia Premier League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | |||||
2006 | Malaysia Super League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 5 | |||||
2007 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||
2008 | Malaysia Super League | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||
Total | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 25 | ||||||
Negeri Sembilan | 2009 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | |||||
2010 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | 10 | ||||||
2011 | Malaysia Super League | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | |||||
2012 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||
Total | 15 | 2 | 8 | – | 25 | |||||||
ATM | 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 5 |
Total | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
Felda United | 2014 | Malaysia Premier League | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | – | 33 | 2 | |
2015 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||
2016 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | ||
2017 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | 31 | 5 | ||
Total | 98 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 13 | ||
Melaka United | 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | |
Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |||
Kuala Lumpur City | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
2021 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |||
Career total | 44 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 84 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2001 | 3 | 0 |
2002 | 3 | 0 | |
2003 | 6 | 1 | |
2004 | 11 | 2 | |
2005 | 3 | 0 | |
2007 | 10 | 0 | |
2008 | 10 | 1 | |
2014 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 56 | 5 |
Shukor Adan International Goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1. | 12 October 2003 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2. | 12 July 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 1–0 | 2−0 | Friendly |
3. | 8 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 5–0 | 5−0 | 2004 AFF Championship |
4. | 6 June 2008 | Surabaya, Indonesia | ![]() | 1–1 | 1−1 | Friendly |
5. | 11 December 2014 | Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2014 AFF Championship |
Selangor
Negeri Sembilan
ATM
Felda United
Kuala Lumpur
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Melaka United captain 2019 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by | Malaysia national football team captain 2014 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by unknown |
Felda United captain 2014 – 2018 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by unknown |
Selangor captain 2007 – 2008 |
Succeeded by |
Kuala Lumpur City F.C. – current squad | |
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Malaysia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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