Shahrom Kalam

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

Muhammad Shahrom bin Abdul Kalam (born 15 September 1985) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He played mainly as a centre-back, but can also deployed at right-back.^[3]

Shahrom Kalam

Shahrom playing for Malaysia in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Shahrom bin Abdul Kalam
Date of birth	(1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back / Right-back
Team information
Current team	Selangor (assistant)
Youth career
2004–2005	Kuala Lumpur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Kuala Lumpur
2007–2008	Shahzan Muda
2008–2011	Kuala Lumpur	21	(0)
2012–2013	Perak
2014–2016	Selangor
2017	Perak	17	(0)
2018	Felcra
2019	PKNS	6	(0)
2020	Negeri Sembilan
International career‡
2011–2017	Malaysia	21	(0)
Managerial career
2024	Gombak
2024–	Selangor (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 September 2017

Club career

Early career

Shahrom began his football career with under the strong guidance and encouragement of his parents and family, Abdul Kalam Suhaimi and Shariah Abdul Wahid and his 3 siblings. It was Shahrom's mother who first realised that Shahrom's intense passion to play football seriously when he was 7. Shahrom's mother acted as his unofficial coach, trainer and manager during his early days of playing football and he has never looked back since then. His mother who also managed and coached the rag tag street football team that Shahrom and a couple of his childhood friends were in.

Shahrom played all through his years in primary school years developing and polishing his talents. During his early secondary school years, Shahrom was recruited in Kuala Lumpur Football Academy which was based at the Cheras Football Stadium. His stint with Kuala Lumpur Football Academy opened many doors for Shahrom to polish his skills and talent on the field which ultimately resulted in him being recruited to join the illustrious Bukit Jalil Sports School.

Kuala Lumpur, Shahzan Muda

Shahrom began his football career playing for Kuala Lumpur youth team before been promoted into the first team in 2005. Shahrom played for Malaysia Premier League side Shahzan Muda for 2007-08 season before returning to Kuala Lumpur in 2009.

In December 2011, Shahrom signed a contract with Perak.^[4][5]

Selangor

Shahrom joined Selangor in the 2014 Malaysia Super League after his contract was terminated by Perak. He was immediately named captain by Mehmet Durakovic. In 2015, he led his team to the final match of the 2015 Malaysia Cup after defeating Pahang 2–0 in the Shah Alam Stadium. And later to clinch the cup by beating Kedah in final with 2–0 in the same venue.

Perak

On 19 December 2016, Shahrom rejoins Perak for a second stint.^[6][7][8][9] He made his Malaysia Super League debut for Perak in a 1–1 draw against Pahang in Perak Stadium.

Felcra

On 29 December 2017, Shahrom signed a contract with Malaysia Premier League club Felcra.^[10] Shahrom played the role of Captain and during his stint rallied to elevate Felcra as one of the best team in Malaysian Premier League 2018 thus qualifying Felcra for Malaysia Super League 2019.^[11] Felcra did not have the chance to prove their mettle in Malaysia Super League since the club was disbanded^[12] after even after they qualified to move from Malaysia Premier League to the Super League.

International career

Shahrom made his debut for Malaysia national team, when he enters the friendly match against Hong Kong as a substitute on 3 June 2011.

Managerial career

In June 2024, Shahrom was appointed as the head coach of Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club Gombak.

On 10 October 2024, he returned to his former club Selangor to become the assistant coach.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 July 2018^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shahzan Muda	2007-08	Malaysia Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Kuala Lumpur	2009	Malaysia Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2010	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		25	0
	2011	Malaysia Super League	21	0	4	0	6	1	–		31	1
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Perak	2012	Malaysia Super League	0	1	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013	Malaysia Super League	0	1	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		0	2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Selangor	2014	Malaysia Super League	15	0	0	0	6	0	5	0	26	0
	2015	Malaysia Super League	18	1	1	0	11	0	–		30	1
	2016	Malaysia Super League	13	0	2	0	1	0	6	0	22	0
	Total		46	1	3	0	18	0	11	0	76	1
Perak	2017	Malaysia Super League	17	0	1	0	9	0	–		27	0
	Total		17	0	1	0	9	0	–	–	27	0
Felcra	2018	Malaysia Premier League	14	2	1	0	0	0	–		15	2
	Total		14	2	1	0	0	0	–	–	15	3
Career Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0

International

As of 13 November 2017^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2011	1	0
	2016	12	0
	2017	8	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Club

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 2015

International

Malaysia U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship : 2003 runner-up