Zainizam Marjan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zainizam bin Marjan | ||
| Date of birth | May 11, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sabah FA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000– | Sabah FA | 319 | (81) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Malaysia U-23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2002 | Malaysia | 6 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 12, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Zainizam Marjan (born on May 11, 1980) is a Malaysian footballer who was a midfielder for Sabah FA at Malaysia Premier League. He is the former member of Malaysia national football team. He is the younger brother of Sabah and Malaysia top striker during the '90s, Matlan Marjan.
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[edit] Career
Zainizam start his football career with Sabah during 2002 season. He scored 11 goals in 24 matches during 2002 season to help Sabah clinch third place in Malaysia Premier I League. He also help Sabah to finish as runners up in 2002 Malaysia Cup scoring six goals in the road to the final.[1]
His finishing ability attract the national team coach at that time Allan Harris to take him into the national senior team. He then made his first appearance against Myanmar on May 17, 2002. He also made appearance against Brazil and part of Malaysia under 23 2002 Asian Games squad. He also part of 2002 Tiger Cup squad.
During 2003, he help Sabah to fnish fourth in Malaysia Premier I League scoring only four goals. He then again help Sabah qualify into the final of Malaysia Cup for the second time but failed to win after losing to Selangor MPPJ by 3–0.[2]
After that, Zainizam was called up by Allan Harris to represent the Malaysia under 23 side for 2003 SEA Games. He manage to score 1 goals in Malaysia 4–3 defeat to host Vietnam. The 2003 SEA Games was his last match for the national team.
Since joining Sabah in 2000, Zainizam already net 42 goals for Sabah. This making him as the fourth overall top scorer behind Scott Ollerenshaw, Matlan Marjan, and Suharmin Yusuf.[3]
[edit] International Senior Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | December 11, 2002 | Kelana Jaya, Malaysia |  Cambodia |
5–0 | Won | Friendly |
| 2. | December 11, 2002 | Kelana Jaya, Malaysia | Cambodia |
5–0 | Won | Friendly |
[edit] Achievement
- Fourth Place 2002 Tiger Cup
- Bronze Medal 2003 SEA Games
- Runner-up Malaysia Cup (2002, 2003)
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