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Malaysian footballer

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Rozaimi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Rozaimi Rahman
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Rozaimi bin Abdul Rahman
Date of birth (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Bongawan, Papar, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team Sabah U23
Youth career
2011–2012 Sabah
2013 Harimau Muda A
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Sarawak 0 (0)
2011–2015 Sabah 31 (9)
2012 → Selangor (loan) 10 (1)
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)
2017–2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 43 (9)
2021 Kedah Darul Aman 9 (0)
2023 Machan F.C. 45 (7)
2024 Sabah U23 (Senior player) 0 (0)
International career
2012–2015 Malaysia U23 22 (20)
2012 Malaysia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2022–present Sabah (Assistant Chief of Talent Scouting)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2022

Muhammad Rozaimi bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 October 1992) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He previously played for the defunct Sarawak, Sabah, Selangor, Kedah and Johor Darul Ta'zim II.

Rozaimi is a former Malaysian international and made his debut for the country against Sri Lanka in 2012. He rose to national prominence when he scored 10 goals in five appearances in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification tournament while playing for the under-23 team, making him top scorer of the competition. He was listed as one of the top ten Asian players of 2012 by ESPN.

Club career

Rozaimi began his career with Sarawak in 2010. He returned to Sabah in 2011 and made his Super League debut in 2–1 defeat against Terengganu. He scored his first Super League goal in away 1–1 draw against Perak.

Rozaimi along with Sabah President Cup squad, as Sabah U-23 squad, also played in the 2012 Sukma Games football tournament in Pahang, where he and the team achieved gold medal when they defeat Perak 3–0 in the final after extra time. Rozaimi himself scored in the final, and also helped to create the two other goals.

He agreed to join Selangor on a three-month loan for their 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign in August 2012, as Sabah failed to qualify for that tournament. On 4 September 2012, he score his only goal for Selangor in a 4–1 away win against Pahang.

Rozaimi joined Harimau Muda A for 2013 season on a loan. He did not play in any league in 2013 as Harimau Muda A were on a centralized training in Slovakia in a preparation for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. He went back for Sabah for 2014–2015 season but his playing time was limited due to injury. Rozaimi ended his contract with Sabah in the 2015 season as he failed to fully recover from his injury.

He joined Johor Darul Takzim in 2016 and the club help him to recover from his injury. He played for the feeder team from 2017 until 2020. He won the 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup with Johor Darul Ta'zim II. In 2021, he join Malaysian Super League club Kedah, playing only 9 league matches.

Management and amateur career

He returned to Sabah in 2022 and elected as a scout for Sabah. He also joined an amateur team Tuaran and featured for them in the SAFA Sabah Cup. He scored the winning goal in the final against Tawau. In the same year he also play for Machan F.C, an amateur club in Sarawak. They were crowned as the champion of 2022 Sarawak League central zone. In 2023, he played for RTD FC in the Sabah SAFA Tawau League where he was crowned as the top scorer.

International career

Under-23

In July 2011, Rozaimi receive his first national called up from Ong Kim Swee for an exhibition match against Chelsea. He received his second call up for Olympic qualification match against Syria. Rozaimi was included in the squad for 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification and became a top-scorer in the competition with 10 goals. He scored four goals in the 7–0 win over the Philippines, two goal against Chinese Taipei, three goals against Vietnam and one goal against Myanmar although Malaysia failed to advance to next stage after losing two match against Myanmar and South Korea. His debut then attracting scouts from BEC-Tero Sasana and S.C. Beira-Mar, although the demands was rejected by his club of Sabah FA at the time.

Senior team

On 28 April 2012, Rozaimi made his international debut in a friendly match against Sri Lanka.

Career statistics

As of 18 April 2022

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sabah 2011 11 1 – 5 1 – 16 2
2012 13 6 1 0 – 1 0 15 6
2014 4 2 2 0 – – 6 2
2015 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Total 31 9 3 0 5 1 1 0 40 10
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2017 16 2 1 0 – – 17 2
2018 6 1 – – 5 1 11 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2018 – – 1 0 – 1 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2019 14 6 – – 7 2 21 8
2020 7 0 – – – 7 0
Total 43 9 1 0 1 0 12 3 57 12
Kedah 2021 9 0 – – – 9 0
Total 9 0 – – – 9 0
Selangor (loan) 2012 – – 10 1 – 10 1
Career total 83 18 4 0 16 2 13 3 116 23
  1. Appearances in 2013 Malaysia Super League play-off.
  2. Appearances in 2018 Malaysia Challenge Cup.
  3. Appearances in 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup.

Statistics

International appearances

U23 international appearances
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1. 14 March 2012 Amman, Jordan  Syria 0–3 (L) 2012 Summer Olympic qualification (AFC)
2. 10 June 2012 Wuhan, China  China 0–1 (L) Friendly
3. 17 June 2012 Shah Alam, Malaysia  Qatar 2–0 (W) Friendly
4. 23 June 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  South Korea 2–3 (L) 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
5. 25 June 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Philippines 7–0 (W) 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
6. 28 June 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Chinese Taipei 4–2 (W) 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
7. 30 June 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Vietnam 3–0 (W) 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
8. 3 July 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 1–2 (L) 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
9. 22 February 2013 Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 'A' 0–0 (D) Friendly
10. 26 February 2013 Vientiane, Laos  Laos 'A' 3–3 (D) Friendly
11. 6 March 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 'A' 1–3 (L) Friendly
12. 7 September 2013 Kuantan, Malaysia  Singapore 1–0 (W) 2013 Merdeka Tournament
13. 11 September 2013 Kuantan, Malaysia Thailand Selection 3–0 (W) 2013 Merdeka Tournament
14. 4 November 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Laos 3–2 (W) 2013 BIDC Cup
15. 8 November 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Myanmar 0–1 (L) 2013 BIDC Cup
16. 12 November 2013 Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–3 (L) Friendly
17. 14 November 2013 Amman, Jordan  Jordan 0–5 (L) Friendly
18. 10 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Brunei 2–0 (W) 2013 Southeast Asian Games
19. 15 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Singapore 1–1 (D) 2013 Southeast Asian Games
20. 17 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Vietnam 2–1 (W) 2013 Southeast Asian Games
21. 19 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Indonesia 1–1 (D) 2013 Southeast Asian Games
22. 21 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Singapore 1–2 (L) 2013 Southeast Asian Games

International goals

U23 international goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 June 2012 Shah Alam, Malaysia  Qatar 2–0 2–0 (W) Friendly
2. 25 June 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Philippines 1–0 7–0 (W) 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
3. 3–0
4. 5–0
5. 6–0
6. 28 June 2012  Chinese Taipei 1–0 4–2 (W)
7. 3–0
8. 30 June 2012  Vietnam 1–0 3–0 (W)
9. 2–0
10. 3–0
11. 3 July 2012  Myanmar 1–2 1–2 (L)
12. 26 February 2013 Vientiane, Laos  Laos 'A' 2–1 3–3 (D) Friendly
13. 11 September 2013 Kuantan, Malaysia Thailand Selection 2–0 3–0 (W) 2013 Merdeka Tournament
14. 3–0
15. 14 September 2013  Myanmar 1–0 2–0 (W)
16. 4 November 2013 Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Laos 1–0 3–2 (W) 2013 BIDC Cup
17. 2–0
18. 12 November 2012 Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–3 1–3 (L) Friendly
19. 10 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Brunei 1–0 2–0 (W) 2013 Southeast Asian Games
20. 15 December 2013 Naypyidaw, Myanmar  Singapore 1–1 1–1 (D) 2013 Southeast Asian Games

Personal life

Rozaimi was born in Bongawan, Sabah, Malaysia. On 6 July 2015, while travelling with his cousin in the city of Kota Kinabalu, they were involved in a car accident which eventually affected Rozaimi's career permanently. He survived the accident but seriously injured, while his cousin was killed. Through his recovering period, Rozaimi then launched his own barber shop located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, in September 2015.

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

International

Individual

References

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