Nizaruddin Yusof

Nizaruddin Yusof
Personal information
Full name	Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Date of birth	10 November 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1997–1998	Kuala Lumpur
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Kuala Lumpur
2000–2003	Selangor
2004	MPPJ
2005	Public Bank
2005–2006	Negeri Sembilan
2006–2007	UPB-MyTeam
2007–2008	Perlis
2008	→PDRM (Loan)
2009	Perlis
2010	KL PLUS
2011	Felda United
2012	PKNS
2013	ATM
2014	MOF
2015	Penjara
International career‡
1999–2008	Malaysia
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014

Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof (born 10 November 1979) is a former Malaysian footballer who operates as a striker. He last played for Penjara FC in the Malaysia FAM League. He played for Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysia Under-23 in 2001 Southeast Asian Games.^[1]^[2] He is well known for his finishing ability.

He became an instant hit with the local fans (Selangor and MPPJ) and also the envy of other clubs in the M-League. In November 2007, he signed for Perlis. He did not play when Perlis won the Malaysia Charity Shield. He moved to PDRM in 2008 on a season long deal. After his contract with PDRM ended, he returned to Perlis in 2009. With Perlis, he won the 2009 Malaysia Super League Golden Boot award scoring 18 goals and becoming runners up with the team at the end of the 2009 season.

After a year with Perlis, Nizaruddin also played with KL PLUS and Felda United before joining PKNS in April 2012, on a free transfer.^[3] In April 2013, Nizaruddin joined ATM.^[4]

Nizaruddin started representing Malaysia during 1999 Dubai Tour, 2000 Merdeka Tournament and 2000 AFF Championship under Abdul Rahman Ibrahim.^[5]^[6] Since then he was selected to be part of the Malaysia squad, making him one of the more experienced players on the Malaysian national team. Although he did not produce many goals with the national team, he was adept at producing assists for his team mates to score.

He also a sports commentator for Malaysia television Astro Arena.^[7]

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 December 1999	Dubai, UAE	Singapore	1–0	Won	Friendly
2.	7 February 2000	Singapore	Singapore	3–1	Lost	Friendly
3.	15 February 2000	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Maldives	2–0	Won	Friendly
4.	27 March 2000	Shah Alam, Malaysia	North Korea	1–1	Draw	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	8 April 2000	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	3–2	Lost	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.	6 August 2000	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Myanmar	6–0	Won	Friendly
7.	6 August 2000	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Myanmar	6–0	Won	Friendly
8.	18 December 2002	Singapore, Singapore	Singapore	0–4	Won	2002 Tiger Cup Group Stage
9.	12 January 2007	Bangkok, Thailand	Philippines	4–0	Won	2007 ASEAN Football Championship
10.	20 October 2008	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Afghanistan	6–0	Won	2008 Pestabola Merdeka