Shaharuddin Abdullah

Abdullah started to play football when he was nine years old. He used the Marin Sg. Gelugor field near his house to learn football skills. He helped his school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Gelugor, to win the district and inter-school championships. In 1964 when he was 16 years old, he was selected to play for the Penang Burnley Cup team along with his brother, Namat Abdullah, Ali Bakar, Mohammed Bakar, Khalil Hashim, Cha Peng Chiang, Yap Kim Kok and N Baskaran. Abdullah played for Malaysia in the 1972 Munich Olympics. Shaharuddin played in all three group games and scored in the 3–0 win against the United States. Overall he made 70 appearances and scored 39 international goals for Malaysia. In 2004, he was inducted in Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame for 1972 Summer Olympics football team. ==Personal life==

Namat Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad. Shaharuddin's son, Shafiq Shaharudin, is also a professional footballer. Shaharuddin Abdullah died on 28 December 2023, at the age of 75. ==Career statistics==

International :''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdullah goal.'' ==Honours==

Penang • Burnley Cup: 1964–65, 1966 • Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969 • Malaysia Cup: 1974 Penjara • Malaysia FAM Cup: 1970, 1971, 1973 Malaysia • Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974 • Kings Cup: 1972 • Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973, 1974 ==References==