Abdah Alif

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Alif is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Abdah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdah Alif (born 31 August 1954 in Terengganu) is a former Malaysia footballer who played for Terengganu, Pahang and the Malaysia national team.^[3][4]

Abdah Alif

Abdah Alif in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Mohd Abdah Bin Mohd Alif
Date of birth	(1954-08-31) 31 August 1954 (age 71)[1]
Place of birth	Terengganu, Malaysia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1972–1973	Terengganu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	Terengganu
1978–1984	Pahang
International career
1975–1980	Malaysia	60[2]	(13)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Malaysia SEA Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur Team 1979 Jakarta Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career overview

A midfielder, Abdah played for Terengganu and Pahang in the Malaysia Cup between the 1970s to 1980s. He was a squad player for Malaysia national team in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup.^[5] He scoring in the 2–0 win against the UAE in the group stage.^[6][7][8]

He also part of the Malaysian team that qualified to the 1980 Olympic games Moscow which Malaysia boycotted.^[9] Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score in the Merdeka Stadium.^[10]

In total, Abdah earned 60 international caps and scored 13 international goals for Malaysia.^[2]

Personal life

His brothers Yunus Alif and Najib Alif were also footballers, with Yunus also played with Malaysia.^[11]

Career Statistics

International

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdah goal.

List of international goals scored by Abdah Alif^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 August 1976	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia		7–1	1974 Merdeka Tournament
2	19 September 1976	Seoul, South Korea	India		4–0	1976 Korea President Cup
3	18 December 1976	Bangkok, Thailand	Bangladesh		6–0	1976 Thailand Kings Cup
4	18 July 1977	Kuala Lumpur	Thailand		3–0	1977 Merdeka Tournament
5	19 November 1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Indonesia		1–2	1977 SEA Games
6	12 July 1978	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	South Korea		1–3	1978 Merdeka Tournament
7	21 July 1978	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Japan		4–1	1978 Merdeka Tournament
8	23 July 1978	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Syria		5–2	1978 Merdeka Tournament
9
10	9 September 1978	Seoul, South Korea	Bahrain		2–1	1978 Korea President Cup
11
12	2 April 1980	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Philippines		8–0	1980 Olympics Qualifications
13	20 September 1980	Kuwait City, Kuwait	United Arab Emirates		2–0	1980 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Club

Terengganu

• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1977

Pahang

• Malaysia Cup: 1983
• Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1980

International

Malaysia

• SEA Games: 1977, 1979
• King's Cup: 1976
• Merdeka Tournament: 1976, 1979