Nasir Basharudin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Basharudin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamad Nasir.

Mohamad Nasir Bin Basharudin (born 29 March 1990) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Melaka Football Club and the Malaysia national team.^[2] Nasir mainly plays as a central midfielder but can also play as a defensive midfielder.^[3]

Nasir Basharudin

Personal information
Full name	Mohamad Nasir Bin Basharudin[1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Taiping, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Youth career
2007–2008	UPB-MyTeam
2009–2010	Perak
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2019	Perak	89	(7)
2020–2021	Terengganu	18	(0)
2022–2023	Petaling Jaya City	0	(0)
2023	Harini FT
2024-	Melaka	1	(1)
International career‡
2013	Malaysia U-23
2015–	Malaysia	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2018

Club career

Nasir began his professional career playing for UPB-MyTeam youth team,^[4] before moved to Perak youth team in 2009. He was in the Perak team that competed in the 2010 Sukma Games. He was released from his contract with Perak at the end of the 2011 season,^[5] but was re-signed by Perak in April 2012 to cope with the loss of players through injuries.^[6]

Nasir were to become the mainstay in the Perak team in 2013 and 2014 season, after the release of several senior players from Perak. In the absence of regular captain Mohammad Hardi Jaafar in 2014 due to injuries, Nasir has captained the team for several games. After the departure of Hardi, Nasir was appointed as the team captain from the 2015 season until his last season with Perak FA on 2019.^[7]

International career

Nasir has played for Malaysia U-23 team under Ong Kim Swee. He made his debut for the team in the 2013 Merdeka Tournament scored 1 goal in a 3–0 win over Thailand selection team. Nasir was also included in the Malaysia 2013 Southeast Asian Games football squad.^[8]

On 16 June 2015, Nasir made his debut as first eleven for the Malaysia senior team in a 0–6 defeat to Palestine.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 July 2018^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League[a]			Cup		League Cup		Continental[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Perak	2010	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2011	Malaysia Super League	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2012	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2014	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	1	–		0	1
	2015	Malaysia Super League	0	2	0	1	0	0	–		21	3
	2016	Malaysia Super League	12	0	1	0	??	0	–		0	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	20	2	1	0	10	0	–		31	2
	2018	Malaysia Super League	18	3	4	1	0	0	–		22	4
	Total		89	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	6
Career Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1. Including Malaysia Charity Shield
2. Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League

International

As of 10 September 2018^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2015	5	0
	2017	2	0
	2017	3	0
Total		10	0

Style of play

Nasir daily plays as a defensive midfielder for Perak, but can also plays as a defender. He was also used as an attacking midfielder in the Malaysia U-23 squad. Nasir's long shots are his assets for his team, and he can also launch long throw-ins into the opponent's penalty box.

Personal Life

Nasir married with TV actress Annie Mosha, in a simple ceremony on 23 January 2023