Baddrol Bakhtiar
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Baddrol bin Bakhtiar (born 1 February 1988) is a Malaysian politician and former professional footballer who has served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun since August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He is also a former member of the Malaysia U-20, Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia national team squads as well as a former player of Kedah Darul Aman FC. He ended his football career as the captain of the Sabah FC team.[1]
Baddrol is usually employed in the right side of the midfield role, although he has often been deployed as a left-sided midfielder.[2]
He spent most of his club career with Kedah Darul Aman (formerly known as Kedah FA) starting from 2006 until end of 2021, before signing for Sabah FC on 1 December 2021 as a free transfer.[3]
He left Sabah FC and retired from football in 2023 before venturing into politics. During the 2023 Kedah state election, he was announced as the Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Gurun state constituency.
Club career
Kedah
Baddrol began his football career with the Kedah youth team. He also was part of the Kedah's 2006 Sukma Games team that won the silver medal. He was a regular throughout the tournament. His performance during theSukma Games attracted the interest of the Kedah Football Association management. Baddrol signed his first professional contract with Kedah in the 2005-06 season and made his debut in the 2006 Malaysia Cup away match against Penang.[4] Baddrol established himself in Kedah's first team, competing for his spot alongside K. Soley as a right winger and Khyril Muhymeen on the left
Nevertheless, after K. Soley left Kedah to join their local rivals, Perlis, Baddrol proved himself as one of the best young talents of the Kedah's youth team system. Starting from the 2007-08 season, Baddrol became a first-team regular for Azraai Khor's squad and performed well in each match with his ability to terrorise defenders, and his pace and trickery with the ball.
Baddrol played more than 400 matches and scored 123 goals in all competitions for Kedah, making him recognised as the club's all-time top scorer.[5][6]
Training stints and trials
On 6 April 2008, Gifted Group and Football Association of Malaysia selected Baddrol and his former Kedah teammate Mohd Bunyamin Umar for a two weeks' training stint with Chelsea FC at Stamford Bridge alongside their youngsters and more senior players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Tal Ben Haim, Steve Sidwell and Nicolas Anelka.[7]
In August 2011, rumours circulated that English Premier League club Wigan Athletic FC offered Baddrol a trial, but this was neither denied nor confirmed by Wigan officials.[8][9] The rumour would later eventually be dismissed as false.
Sabah FC
After playing for Kedah for almost 16 years, Baddrol signed for Sabah on a free transfer at the age of 33. He made his home debut on 4th April 2022 against Negeri Sembilan.
On 10 April 2022, he scored his first goal against Sarawak United of the 2022 Super League game at the Sarawak State Stadium, Sarawak.
Baddrol bade his farewell to Sabah after having played his last match for the club in a 4–0 home win against Sri Pahang on 15 July 2023, a day after his departure was confirmed.[10] He made 42 appearances and scored 15 goals in all competitions with Sabah.[11]
International career
Baddrol Bakhtiar, alongside his teammates Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid, Mohd Sabre Mat Abu and Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri, Muhammad Shafiq Jamal and Mohd Bunyamin Umar earned their first call-up in 2005 to the Malaysia U-20 team. He made his youth international match debut in AFC Youth Championship 2006 qualifying round on 12 December 2005 against Myanmar at Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia beat Myanmar 4–2. After qualifying to the final round in Bangalore, Baddrol however scored an own goal and Malaysia went down to Vietnam 1–2 in their opening match on 30 October 2006.
Baddrol was also a part of Malaysia U-19 squad for the 2007 Champions Youth Cup. His action in a match against Chelsea wooed the Chelsea coaching staff who gave him a chance to train at Stamford Bridge.
Baddrol was called up by Malaysia U-23 national coach K.Rajagobal for 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos. He scored 3 goals throughout the tournament to assist the national U-23 sides to win the gold medal for the first time after 20 years since the team won it in 1989.
Baddrol was called up again by Ong Kim Swee to play for 2011 Southeast Asian Games squad in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was chosen as captain for the team and managed to score 3 goals throughout the tournament en route to final match against the host Indonesia which the game tied at 1-1 after extra time. During penalty shootout, Baddrol scored the decisive penalty kick and enable the team to win the gold medal twice consecutively after the last winning on 2009 SEA Games edition.
He made his full international debut against Kenya on 12 August 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team in a match against Uzbekistan on 18 November 2009. He was also part of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning squad and managed to score a total 3 goals, 1 against the Timor Leste U-23 team and 2 in the semi-final against the Laos U-23 team.
In 2018 Asian Games, he was selected as one of the overage players for the Malaysia U-23 team. He captained the team throughout the tournament and create an upset in a 2–1 win over South Korea U-23 team.[12]
Political career
Immediately after leaving Sabah FC, Baddrol returned to his home state, Kedah, and switched his career to politics by joining the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Baddrol stated his purpose for joining PAS is to defend the leadership of Datuk Seri Sanusi Md Nor, the Menteri Besar of Kedah at that time.[13] He was named as a candidate for Gurun in the 2023 Kedah state election representing the Perikatan Nasional ticket.[14][15] He won and became the Gurun assemblyman.[16]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N22 Gurun | bgcolor=Template:Party color | | Baddrol Bakhtiar (PAS) | 17,771 | 61.37% | Template:Party shading/PH | | Firdaus Johari (PKR) | 11,187 | 38.63% | 29,203 | 6,584 | 70.73% |
Career statistics
Club
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kedah | 2005-06 | Malaysia Premier League | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||
| 2007-08 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7Template:Efn | 3 | 15 | ||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6Template:Efn | 1 | 12 | ||||||
| 2010 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | – | 45 | 18 | |||
| 2011 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 30 | 11 | |||
| 2012 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Malaysia Premier League | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | – | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2015 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | – | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | 33 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 2 | – | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 21 | 7 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 27 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 123 | ||||||
| Sabah | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 27 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 15 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 42 | 13 | |||
| Career Total | 90 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 136 | ||||||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2009 | 7 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 64 | 6 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[19]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. | 18 November 2009 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uzbekistan | flag alias = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | flag alias-military=Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-military=Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan | flag alias-naval = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg | link alias-naval = Uzbek River Force | flag alias-army = Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-army = Uzbek Ground Forces | flag alias-air force= Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-air force=Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg | link alias-navy = Uzbek River Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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| 2. | 27 February 2010 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Yemen | flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg | flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg | flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg | flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg | link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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| 3. | 18 June 2011 | Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Malaysia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Myanmar | shortname alias = Myanmar | flag alias = Flag of Myanmar.svg | flag alias-1937 = British Burma 1937 flag.svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Burma 1943.svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg | flag alias-1974 = Flag of Myanmar (1974–2010).svg | flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces (Tatmadaw) of Myanmar.svg | link alias-military = Tatmadaw | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg | link alias-air force = Myanmar Air Force | flag alias-army = Army Flag of Myanmar.svg | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Myanmar.svg | link alias-army = Myanmar Army | link alias-naval = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Myanmar.svg | link alias-navy = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-coast guard = Myanmar Coast Guard Ensign.svg | link alias-coast guard = Myanmar Coast Guard | flag alias-army 1948 = Former army flag of Myanmar.png | link alias-army 1948 = Myanmar Army | flag alias-navy 1948 = Naval Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg | link alias-navy 1948 = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-navy 1974 = Naval Ensign of Burma (1974–1994).svg | link alias-navy 1974 = Myanmar Navy | flag alias-air force 1948 = Air Force Ensign of Burma (1948-1974).svg | link alias-air force 1948 = Myanmar Air Force | flag alias-air force 1974 = Former Ensign of Myanmar Air Force.png | link alias-air force 1974 = Myanmar Air Firce | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
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| 4. | 20 September 2014 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Cambodia | flag alias = Flag of Cambodia.svg | flag alias-1863 = Flag of Cambodia (1863–1948).svg | flag alias-1942 = Flag of Cambodia under Japanese occupation.svg | flag alias-1970 = Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg | flag alias-1975 = Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg | flag alias-1979 = Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg | flag alias-1989 = Flag of the State of Cambodia.svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Cambodia under UNTAC.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Cambodian Navy | link alias-air force = Royal Cambodian Air Force | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Air Force.svg | link alias-army = Royal Cambodian Army | link alias-navy = Royal Cambodian Navy | link alias-military = Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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| 5. | 17 November 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = United Arab Emirates | flag alias = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the United Arab Emirates.svg | link alias-naval = United Arab Emirates Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = United Arab Emirates Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the UAE Army.svg | link alias-army = United Arab Emirates Army | flag alias-military = Flag of the UAE Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = United Arab Emirates Armed Forces | flag alias-navy = Flag of the United Arab Emirates Navy.png | link alias-navy = United Arab Emirates Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || 1–2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". || align=center | 1–2 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 6. | 9 October 2021 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Uzbekistan | flag alias = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg | flag alias-military=Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-military=Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan | flag alias-naval = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg | link alias-naval = Uzbek River Force | flag alias-army = Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-army = Uzbek Ground Forces | flag alias-air force= Uzbekistan Armed Forces (Latin script).svg | link alias-air force=Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval flag of Uzbekistan.svg | link alias-navy = Uzbek River Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
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U23 International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 December 2009 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane | File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste | 2–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
11–0 (W) | 2009 SEA Games |
| 2. | 19 December 2009 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 1–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3–1 (W) | 2009 SEA Games |
| 3. | 21 December 2009 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 2–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3–1 (W) | 2009 SEA Games |
| 4. | 21 October 2011 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 2–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2–1 (W) | 2011 VFF CUP |
| 5. | 23 October 2011 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 1–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
1–1 (D) | 2011 VFF CUP |
| 6. | 9 November 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 2–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2–1 (W) | 2011 SEA Games |
| 7. | 13 November 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 2–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4–1 (W) | 2011 SEA Games |
| 8. | 13 November 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 3–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
4–1 (W) | 2011 SEA Games |
Personal life
Baddrol was born in Sarawak and currently living in Ambangan Heights, Sungai Petani, Kedah. Baddrol's parents are from Negeri Sembilan, his father being a soldier in the Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM).
Honours
- Malaysia Super League (2): 2006–2007, 2007–2008
- FA Cup Malaysia (4): 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
- Malaysia Cup (3): 2007, 2008, 2016
- Malaysia Premier League (2): 2005–06, 2015
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
- International
- SEA Games (2): 2009, 2011
- AFF Championship: 2014 runner up
- AFF U-20 Youth Championship : 2007 runner-up
Individual
- PFAM Player of the Month: August 2016, February 2017, June 2019
- FAM Football Awards – Best Midfielder: 2010, 2017, 2021
- FAM Football Awards – Most Valuable Player: 2017
- FAM Football Awards – Local Top Scorer: 2021
- Malaysia Super League Team of the Season: 2019
- Kedah All-time Top Goalscorer
Awards and recognition
- File:Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah :
- Companion of the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai Kedah (ASK) (2008)[20]
- Bintang Semangat Jerai (BSJ) (2006)[21]
References
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- ↑ Tribute to BB7 - Kedah Darul Aman FC, 5 December 2021.
- ↑ Sayang Kedah Sangat-Sangat, Biar Saya Jer Tahu Kenapa Saya Keluar – Baddrol Bakhtiar - La Bola Malaya, 3 December 2021.
- ↑ Di Mana Penghargaan Kedah Yang Lebih Istimewa Untuk Baddrol Bakhtiar? - Semuanya Bola, 2 December 2021.
- ↑ Azraai tempelak program FAM - Berita Harian (BLIS), 4 April 2008.
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