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Ashari Samsudin

Personal information
Full name	Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin
Date of birth	(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Terengganu, Malaysia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward, winger
Youth career
2003–2005	Terengganu U-21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2016	Terengganu	184	(81)
2017	Pahang	16	(3)
2018–2019	Terengganu	30	(3)
2019	Terengganu II	1	(0)
National team
2008–2013	Malaysia	17	(2)
Honours Men's Football Representing  Malaysia AFF Championship Winner 2010
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mohamad Ashari bin Samsudin (born 7 June 1985) is a retired Malaysian footballer who mainly played as a right winger but could also play as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Ashari known as "The Silent Killer" by Malaysian media and fans had great dribbling skill with good vision and pace in the game. making him one of the fan's favourites. He spent most of career with Terengganu where he made more than 330 appearances scoring 128 goals in all competitions.

Club career

Terengganu

Originally from Bukit Payong, Marang, Terengganu, Ashari started his career with Terengganu youth team. He promoted to Terengganu's senior team in the 2005 Malaysia Cup. In the quarter final match against Kedah, he scored his first senior goal started with a solo run and then shot 25 meter into the goal.

He is consistently scoring for Terengganu. He was second top scorer in the 2009 season with 17 goals, one goal behind the winner Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof. He goes one better in the 2010 Super League Malaysia season, winning the Golden Boot while scoring 18 goals. In the 2011 league season, he scored 10 goals.

Among his achievements with Terengganu is winning the 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and defeating Kelantan in the final on 11 June 2011. He also was the top scorer in the Sukma Games 2008 football tournament held at Terengganu, where he helped the Terengganu youth team win the gold medal. In the 2012 Malaysia League Cup Final, he scored the opening goal for his team in a 2-1 loss to Negeri Sembilan.

Pahang

On 7 November 2016, it was announced that Ashari signed a one-year contract with Pahang.

International career

Ashaari capped 17 times and scored 3 international goals for Malaysia. He received his first national call up under B. Sathianathan in 2008.

He made his international senior debut for Malaysia against India on 22 July 2008. Ashari scored his first international goals in Malaysia 6–0 trashing of Afghanistan in the 2008 Merdeka Tournament, where Ashari scored twice.

In November 2010, Ashari was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Ashari scored 1 goal from outside penalty box for Malaysia against Indonesia in the first leg of the final to secure a 3–0 win, and helping Malaysia en route to win 4-2 on the aggregate the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in their history.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	20 October 2008	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur	4	Afghanistan	6–0	2008 Merdeka Tournament
2	26 December 2010	National Stadium Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur	10	Indonesia	3–0	2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honours

Terengganu

• Malaysia FA Cup : 2011

Malaysia

• Pestabola Merdeka : 2008 runner up
• AFF Championship : 2010 winner

Individual

• Malaysia Super League Golden Boot : 2010 (18 goals)