Shahrulnizam Mustapa also known as "Arul", is a Malaysian footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 currently playing as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for Malaysia Super League team Perak FA

Perak FA

The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League....

 and the former Malaysia

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

 national team.

PDRM FA

Shahrul who previously played and started his professional football career with Polis Di-Raja Malaysia FA

PDRM FA

The Polis Di-Raja Malaysia Football Association enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the Polis Di-Raja Malaysia . The team's home stadium is the MPS Stadium in Selayang, Selangor...

 in 2001. After only one season, he returned to his hometown team, Perak starting from 2002.

Perak FA

As the 2002 season progressed, Shahrul was part of the team when Perak won the Malaysia Premier League title for two consecutive years in 2002 and 2003.

Kedah FA

Shahrulnizam left Perak FA

Perak FA

The Football Association of Perak enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Perak. The team currently plays in the Malaysia Super League....

 on 17 October 2008 when Kedah head coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah

Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah

Mohd Azraai Khor bin Abdullah, , is a Malaysian football coach and former player, currently coaching Negeri Sembilan FA and formerly managed and coached the most outstanding team in Malaysian League, Kedah FA where he has been in charge since 2004 until 2009.Azraai, whom one of the most successful...

 succeeded in obtaining his signature to replace Nelson San Martin

Nelson San Martín

Nelson Marcelo San Martín Arriagada is a professional football and former player of Kedah FA in the Malaysian Super League. He was employed in the box-to-box midfield role...

 to be employed in the box-to-box midfield role, although he can be deployed as a right-sided midfielder. After a week in the Canaries environment, Kedah FA management had made a decision that Shahrulnizam be handed the number 8 shirt, the number previously worn by Kedah legendary and longest-serving foreign player, Cornelius Bernard Huggins

Cornelius Bernard Huggins

Cornelius Bernard Huggins, also known as Outlaw between fans, is a footballer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines formerly playing as a central defender and a vice-captain for Kedah FA in the Malaysian Super League....

.

National appearances

Shahrul has also represented Malaysia on the international stage. He received his first cap against Cambodia

Cambodia national football team

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 on June 18, 2007. He was also a part of Malaysia's 2007 AFC Asian Cup

2007 AFC Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...

 squad and get involved in all group stage matches during the competition.

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