Nor Azam Azih

Azam Azih

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih
Date of birth	3 January 1995
Place of birth	Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sri Pahang
Number	20
Youth career
2013	Pahang U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Harimau Muda B	22	(1)
2015–	Sri Pahang	139	(9)
International career‡
2017–2018	Malaysia U23	9	(1)
2017–	Malaysia	23	(0)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football Men's football Representing Malaysia Men's football King's Cup Runner-up 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang and the Malaysia national team. He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a long range shoot specialist. Azam is also often compared to the legendary Italian footballer, Andrea Pirlo , during the same gameplay.

Career

Club

Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang an d is ahe fif , during the same gameplay.th of six siblings. He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League.

Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. His first appearances for Pahang was against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 31 January 2015 coming on from a bench in the 85th minute.

He received his breakthrough with Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered. Overall he made 24 appearances in all competition for Pahang during his season debut but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.

On 16 March 2023, he made his 200 appearances in all competitions for Pahang in a 3-0 away win against Perak.

International career

On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification. During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 June 2023

International

As of 22 September 2022

International goals

Malaysia U-23

As of 29 August 2017.

Honours

Sri Pahang

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2018

International

Malaysia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017