{{short description|Bruneian footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Malay name|Muhammad 'Afi|Aminuddin}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Afi Aminuddin | fullname = Muhammad 'Afi bin Aminuddin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|10|9}} | birth_place = Brunei | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | years1 = 2010 | years2 = 2010–2011 | years3 = 2012–2016 | years4 = 2017–2020 | clubs1 = DPMM | clubs2 = → Indera (loan) | clubs3 = Indera | clubs4 = Kota Ranger | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = 4 | caps4 = | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2021– | clubs5 = Kasuka | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 1 | currentclub = Kasuka FC | clubnumber = 2 | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 2006–2011 | youthclubs1 = Sports School | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Brunei U21 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2013 | nationalteam2 = Brunei U23 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2012– | nationalteam3 = Brunei | nationalcaps3 = 22 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 15 April 2026 | ntupdate = 19 November 2025 | image = Afi Aminuddin.jpg | caption = Afi with Kasuka in 2024 }} '''Muhammad 'Afi bin Aminuddin''' is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender for Brunei Super League club Kasuka and the Brunei national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=A. Aminuddin|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/muhammad-afi-bin-aminuddin/271354/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref> He is currently the club captain of his team.<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=kasukafc |date=8 August 2025|postid=DNF-NhcBOW3 |title=Here’s our Starting XI for the ASEAN Club Championship Qualifying Round 💪⚽|access-date=15 October 2025}}</ref>
==Club career== Afi attended Brunei Sports School, the institution that also produced Brunei international footballers such as Azwan Ali Rahman and Hazwan Hamzah.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports School students for HBT challenge |url=http://www.brusearch.com/news/106533 |date=23 February 2012 |publisher=Borneo Bulletin |accessdate=9 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521061802/http://www.brusearch.com/news/106533 |archivedate=21 May 2015 }}</ref> He was drafted into professional club DPMM FC playing in the Singapore league in 2010, but due to the ban imposed by FIFA on Brunei he was sent on loan to Indera SC along with five other players.<ref>{{cite web |title=BPL under watchful eyes of DPMM FC|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2011/03/03/bpl-under-watchful-eyes-dpmm-fc|date=3 March 2011|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref>
Afi signed full terms with Indera not long after and has won two league championships with them.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indera win DST Sumbangsih Cup|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/01/25/indera-win-dst-sumbangsih-cup|date=25 January 2015|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307212024/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/01/25/indera-win-dst-sumbangsih-cup|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> After four seasons, he transferred to Kota Ranger FC. He scored his first goal for the Rangers in the penultimate game of the season, a 1–1 draw with MS PDB on 18 February 2018. He was appointed club captain from the 2018-19 season, then led the team to winning the 2018-19 Brunei FA Cup on 22 April 2019 in a 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite web |title=KOTA RANGER CROWNED DST FA CUP CHAMPIONS|url=https://www.brusports.com/2019/04/23/kota-ranger-crowned-dst-fa-cup-champions/|date=23 April 2019|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref>
Afi exited Kota Ranger after three years and signed for Kasuka FC in June 2021. In the following year, he played in the final of the FA Cup, losing 2–1 to brother Wafi's team DPMM FC.<ref>{{cite web |title=DPMM FC sink Kasuka FC to win Brunei FA Cup|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/dpmm-fc-sink-kasuka-fc-to-win-brunei-fa-cup-2/|date=5 December 2022|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=5 December 2022}}</ref> He then won the 2023 Brunei Super League with his side undefeated in 16 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=18/11/2023 Brunei Super League|url=https://www.rtbnews.rtb.gov.bn/Lists/News%202018/NewDispForm.aspx?ID=39608|publisher=Radio Television Brunei|date=18 November 2023|access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
In the 2024–25 season, he took over the captaincy from Maududi Hilmi Kasmi and steered his side to a second league championship after 13 games, securing a personal fourth Brunei Super League medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kasuka FC down DPMM FC II for BSL title|url=https://www.brusports.com/2025/02/03/kasuka-fc-down-dpmm-fc-ii-for-bsl-title/|date=3 February 2025|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=3 February 2025}}</ref> He was to be denied of a fifth on the final day of the 2025–26 season when his previous club Indera beat them 3–2 to seize the title away from Kasuka.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indera SC drop Kasuka FC for BSL crown|url=https://www.brusports.com/2026/04/20/indera-sc-drop-kasuka-fc-for-bsl-crown/|date=20 April 2026|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=20 April 2026}}</ref>
==International career==
Afi played all six games in Brunei U21s' maiden Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy victory in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Confident despite pressure|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2012/07/03/confident-despite-pressure|date=3 July 2012|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=9 November 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He also turned out for the under-23s at the 2013 SEA Games.<ref>{{cite web|title=HBT heroes to man SEA Games team|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/2013/01/27/hbt-heroes-man-sea-games-team|date=27 January 2013|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132414/http://www.bt.com.bn/2013/01/27/hbt-heroes-man-sea-games-team|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Afi made his international debut for Brunei on 26 September 2012 in a 0–5 loss against Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Garuda stung the Wasps|url=http://rano360.com/ranoadidas3/2012/09/26/garuda-stung-the-wasps/|date=26 September 2012|publisher=Ranoadidas|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref> He was ever-present in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification but did not play at all for the 2014 edition. He was called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chinese Taipei in March 2015, but did not take the field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunei name World Cup Qualifiers players|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/03/06/brunei-name-world-cup-qualifiers-players|date=6 March 2015|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=9 November 2015|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623221056/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/03/06/brunei-name-world-cup-qualifiers-players|url-status=dead}}</ref> A year later, he was selected for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification but only appeared once as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunei thrill in defeat, suffer painful exit|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-thrill-defeat-suffer-painful-exit/|date=22 October 2016|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=24 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023190515/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-thrill-defeat-suffer-painful-exit/|archive-date=23 October 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
After Kwon Oh-son was reinstated as the national team head coach, he re-utilized Afi who had played regularly for him for his first match back at the helm at the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup held in Kuching, Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helmi, Azwan join team for AFC Solidarity Cup|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2016/11/01/helmi-azwan-join-team-afc-solidarity-cup|date=1 November 2016|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref> Afi became the regular centre-back for fourth-placed Brunei in the tournament, appearing in four matches overall. He was again selected by Kwon for the Brunei squad contesting the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches against Timor-Leste in early September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minister urges national team to make impact at AFF Suzuki Cup qualifier|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/minister-urges-national-team-to-make-impact-at-aff-suzuki-cup-qualifier/|date=30 August 2018|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=31 August 2018}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Helped by his impressive form for Kota Ranger in 2019, Afi was picked for the 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Mongolia in June.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brunei football team in China for training camp|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-football-team-in-china-for-training-camp-2/|date=29 May 2019|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=13 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616105447/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-football-team-in-china-for-training-camp-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He subsequently made two appearances as a substitute.
On 11 September 2023, Afi was given a starting berth for the away friendly against Hong Kong and played for 70 minutes until he was substituted by Hazwan Hamzah, the hosts were cruising 7–0 at that point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hkfa.com/en/competitions/result/40471/detail|title=Result: Hong Kong, China 10 - 0 Brunei|publisher=HKFA|date=11 September 2023|accessdate=19 October 2023}}</ref> He was selected for the 2026 World Cup qualification games versus Indonesia but saw no game time.<ref>{{Cite instagram|user=fa.bruneidarussalam|date=9 October 2023|postid=CyLmRFKBmAI|title=Here's the 25 players that will be representing Brunei Darussalam in the World Cup Qualifiers|access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>
After only two substitute appearances for the national team in 2024, Afi was given a place in the starting lineup by Fabio Maciel against Lebanon in the first group game of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 25 March 2025, alongside brother Wafi.<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=fa.bruneidarussalam |date=25 March 2025|postid=DHoYusuSFZu |title=Here’s the Brunei starting XI for tonight’s clash against Lebanon! Kick-off is at 2:30 AM Brunei time.|access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref> The Wasps were beaten 5–0 in Doha, Qatar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Group B: Lebanon 5-0 Brunei Darussalam|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup.html/news/group-b-lebanon-5-0-brunei-darussalam|date=26 March 2025|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|accessdate=26 March 2025}}</ref>
Maciel selected Afi for the international fixtures in June 2025 for the Wasps.<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=fa.bruneidarussalam |date=30 May 2025|postid=DKRxznSJQK4 |title=Brunei Darussalam has unveiled its provisional squad, gearing up for thrilling action in the next FIFA International Friendly Match in Bangkok, Thailand! Let’s show our full support as they prepare for the challenge! Good luck, team!|access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> He made the starting lineup for the 1–0 loss to Sri Lanka in Bangkok on 5 June.<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=fa.bruneidarussalam |date=5 June 2025|postid=DKgxZbSBw9s |title=Here are the starting XI for Brunei Darussalam vs Sri Lanka — kick off in just 1 hour!|access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> In October the same year, he made a substitute appearance in a 9–0 loss against Yemen in Kuwait City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yemen vs Brunei Darussalam - October 14, 2025 - AFC Asian Cup Qualification 2027 Saudi Arabia - Soccer {{!}} Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2025-10-14/yemen-vs-brunei-darussalam/3587569|date=|publisher=Data Sports Group|accessdate=15 October 2025}}</ref> Afi also came on in the second half against Lebanon in a 0–3 defeat on 18 November.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brunei Darussalam vs Lebanon - November 18, 2025 - AFC Asian Cup Qualification 2027 Saudi Arabia - Soccer {{!}} Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/en/soccer/match/2025-11-18/brunei-darussalam-vs-lebanon/3587571|date=|publisher=Data Sports Group|accessdate=19 November 2025}}</ref>
==Honours== ===Team=== ;Indera SC *Brunei Super League (2): 2012–13, 2014 ;Kota Ranger FC *Brunei FA Cup: 2018-19 * Piala Sumbangsih: 2020 ;Kasuka FC *Brunei Super League (2): 2023, 2024–25
===International=== ;Brunei national under-21 football team *Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy: 2012
===Individual=== * 50x50px Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sultan sees HBT stars as nucleus of national team|url=http://www.sultanate.com/news_server/2012/6_apr_1.html|date=6 April 2012|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=21 September 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Afi has three brothers who are also footballers.<ref>{{cite web|title=KNOW YOUR ATHLETE: WAFI AMINUDDIN|url=https://www.brusports.com/2020/04/29/know-your-athlete-wafi-aminuddin/|date=29 April 2020|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=22 August 2022}}</ref> Younger brother Wafi Aminuddin plays alongside Afi in the national team and also Kasuka FC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Under-16s' Record Opening Game Win|url=http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/13779/under-16---s-record-opening-game-win/|date=28 July 2015|publisher=Khmer Times|accessdate=9 November 2015}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Another brother Ulfi Aminuddin was a Brunei under-18 international and has represented the country in futsal, and was captain of Brunei's seven-a-side football team.<ref>{{cite web |title=20th Lion City Cup (2005)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei2011.html|date=7 September 2006|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brunei futsal squad all set for AFF challenge in Malaysia|url=http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-futsal-squad-set-aff-challenge-malaysia/|date=17 September 2014|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=9 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605084713/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-futsal-squad-set-aff-challenge-malaysia/|archive-date=5 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brunei leave for 7-a-side meet in Manila|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-leave-for-7-a-side-meet-in-manila/|date=24 April 2023|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> The youngest brother, Bazli is a Brunei youth international who plays for Wijaya FC.<ref>{{cite web |title=Young Wasps in Saudi Arabia for training camp|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/young-wasps-in-saudi-arabia-for-training-camp/|date=12 June 2023|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite instagram |user=ligabrunei |date=20 September 2025|postid=DO2F9UmD0B7 |title=Wijaya FC started strong, with Bazli Aminuddin netting the first goal in the 8th minute. |access-date=19 November 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT|48978}} *{{Soccerway|new_id=aminuddin-afi/UFPnubPF|name=Muhammad Afi Aminuddin|id=muhammad-afi-bin-aminuddin/271354|archive=20240928033248}} *{{Sofascore|afi-aminuddin/1000200}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Afi Aminuddin}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Bruneian Muslims Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Bruneian men's footballers Category:Brunei men's international footballers Category:Brunei Super League players Category:Indera SC players Category:Kota Ranger FC players Category:Kasuka FC players Category:Footballers at the 2013 SEA Games Category:SEA Games footballers from Brunei