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Norhafiz Zamani Misbah is a Malaysian footballer

Football (soccer)

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who is a defender

Defender (football)

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for Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan FA

The Football Association of Negeri Sembilan enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Negri Sembilan. The team is based in Seremban. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League...

. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team

Malaysia national football team

The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

. He is still a favourite among Negeri Sembilan FA

Negeri Sembilan FA

supporters. He won the Malaysia FA Cup

Malaysia FA Cup

The FA Cup Malaysia is a national knock-out football competition organised by the Football Association of Malaysia. The tournament was introduced during the Semi-Pro League era in 1990...

with Negeri Sembilan FA

Negeri Sembilan FA

in 2003, and is widely considered as one of the better Malaysian defenders in recent years.

Career

He made his first appearance in professional football with Negeri Sembilan FA

Negeri Sembilan FA

. He was one of the players who won a silver medal at the 2001 SEA Games

2001 Southeast Asian Games

The 21st Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8 September - 17 September 2001. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime...

in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

. That game, Malaysia lost to big rival Thailand 0-1.After winning that silver medal, he returned to his club Negeri Sembilan FA

Negeri Sembilan FA

with a big name. He is usually named for Malaysia's international squad to play with their opponents.

He moved to 'Real Madrid Malaysia' Pahang FA

Pahang FA

The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...

with a high-profile transfer after spending many years with Negeri Sembilan FA

Negeri Sembilan FA

. Pahang FA

Pahang FA

was delighted with his signing and said 'Zamani is Malaysia's best defender this time'. He made superb performances with his new club.He played in the ASEAN Club Championship

ASEAN Club Championship

The ASEAN Club Championship is a biennial international association football competition between domestic champion clubs sides run by the ASEAN Football Federation...

with other clubs in ASEAN like Singaporean club Tampines Rovers FC

Tampines Rovers FC

Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once...

.

He wants to move to another club after underperformance with Pahang FA

Pahang FA

. He said that he wants to move because Pahang FA

Pahang FA

have more difficulties after his former teammate, Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Indra Putra Mahayuddin

Indra Putra Mahayuddin is a Malaysian footballer who is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker and winger. He is currently playing for Kelantan FA in the Malaysian Super League.-Career:...

moved to Selangor FA

Selangor FA

The Football Association of Selangor , commonly referred to as FAS or simply Selangor, competes in Malaysian football competitions representing the state of Selangor Darul Ehsan. The team is based in Shah Alam city. They are currently playing in Malaysian Super League, the top-flight of Malaysian...

. He is considering his future at Pahang FA

Pahang FA

. He later transfer to KL PLUS FC.

Norhafiz joined Negeri Sembilan FA

Negeri Sembilan FA

for the 2011 Super League Malaysia

2011 Super League Malaysia

The 2011 Malaysia Super League is the 8th season of the highest Malaysian football league since its inception in 2004. Fourteen teams participated in the league, eleven state teams and three club teams, with Selangor FA as the defending champions...

season.

International career

Zamani was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil in 2002. He was selected as one of four defenders to mark Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo

Ronaldo

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...

and Barca's Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...

.

In the 2007 Asian Cup, he was named by manager Norizan Bakar

Norizan Bakar

Norizan Bakar was the Malaysian national football team head coach from September 2005 to July 2007 and former Malaysian football player.- As Player :...

as Malaysia captain. He was disappointed with Malaysia losing all their group matches at home. He said that Malaysia have to do something to have hope of playing in the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...

.

After bad performances in the 2007 Asian Cup, he was recalled by Malaysian coach B. Sathianathan

B. Sathianathan

B. Sathianathan is the former head coach for Malaysia national football team and Malaysia U-23 football team. He is currently attached to Kelantan FA. Before becoming the head coach for Malaysia, he was the coach for Arsenal Soccer School in Malaysia....

as one of three senior players to play in the Merdeka Cup. With a combination of 3 senior players and U-23 players Malaysia won this memorable trophy. Malaysia defeated Myanmar 3-1 in the final.

In the 2008 Merdeka Tournament

2008 Merdeka Tournament

The 40th Merdeka Tournament was played from the 15th to the 5th of October 2008. The tournament was won by Vietnam Under-22s who defeated Malaysia 6-5 through a penalty kick in the final.-Teams:...

, Norhafiz help Malaysia to reach the final but his missed shot during the penalty shoot out against Vietnam make Malaysia losing 6-5 on penalty.

In November 2010, Malaysia coach, K. Rajagobal called up Norhafiz for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

2010 AFF Suzuki Cup

The 2010 AFF Cup, sponsored by Suzuki and officially named the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, took place on December 1–29, 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Group A and 2 to 8 December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs...

, but he was later ruled up by injury during the 2010 Asian Games

Football at the 2010 Asian Games

Football at the 2010 Asian Games was being held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 7 to 25, 2010. The opening match was played 5 days prior to the opening ceremony...

. He was later replaced by Mohd Razman Roslan

Mohd Razman Roslan

Mohd Razman Roslan is a Malaysian footballer who is a defender and midfielder for Selangor FA. He was member of Selangor FA when they won the Malaysian soccer championship. In November 2010, Razman was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup...

Malaysia XI

Norhafiz also appeared for the Malaysia League XI

Malaysia League XI

Malaysia League XI is a football team which represents Malaysia to participate in exhibitional matches...

. He was selected by coach as defender in the Malaysia squad in a preseason friendly against Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

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. At the inaugural Premier League Asia Trophy

Premier League Asia Trophy

The Premier League Asia Trophy is a friendly four-team pre-season football tournament held in Asia every two years. The competition is contested by three Premier League football clubs and the home team...

that involved two more English clubs Birmingham City FC and Newcastle United FC. After losing to Chelsea FC in the opening game, Malaysia contested for the 3rd place against Birmingham City FC. After the game which Malaysia lost, then manager of Birmingham City FC (Steve Bruce

Steve Bruce

Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham...

) was asked to single out a Malaysian player which had impressed him, his answer was Norhafiz Zamani Misbah. He featured and captained the Malaysia XI in the 2 match friendly against Manchester United in July 2009.

Norhafiz captained Malaysia League XI match against Chelsea FC in July 21, 2011. He captained Malaysia League XI lost 0-1.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 12, 2003	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia		2-2	Draw	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began on March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals...
2.	March 24, 2007	Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... , Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...		1-4	Won	Friendly

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