Amirul Hadi Zainal
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Selangor FA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Selangor FA | 113 | (67) |
| 2013 | Pahang FA | 43 | (11) |
| 2014– | Johor Darul Ta'zim FC | 31 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Malaysia U-23 | 27 | (18) |
| 2007–2016 | Malaysia | 34 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 13, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 13, 2016 |
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Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal born in Alor Gajah, Malacca but grew up in Klang, Selangor is a Malaysian footballer who is currently a center midfielder for Johor Darul Ta'zim FC in Malaysia Super League. He is the son of former top Selangor FA player in 1990s, Zainal Nordin. He is a member of the Malaysian national team.
Amirulhadi joined Pahang FA from Selangor FA ahead of the 2013 season. For Pahang, he played as a central midfielder. He was man of the match as Pahang took a one-goal lead in the quarter-final of the 2013 Malaysia Cup against PKNS FC, and on 3 November 2013, he assisted Pahang to defeat Kelantan 1–0 in the Cup Final which ended the team's 21-year drought in the Cup. In the 2013 Malaysia Super League season, he scored once in 19 appearances. After reviving his career with Pahang FA and helped them to lift the long sought trophy,he decided to not extend the contract with them for the upcoming season as he joined Johor Darul Takzim FC later for the new challenge down south.
Amirul has represented the Malaysian under 23 side for the 2008 Olympic Games qualifier. He scored a brilliant solo goal against the Hong Kong under 23 team in the qualifier.
Amirul made his senior debut against Bahrain in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at Shah Alam. Amirul also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was one of Malaysia's more impressive player in the match after getting three attempts on goal but failed to score. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. However, Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.
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