{{short description|Bruneian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Malay name|Amalul|Said}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Amalul Said | fullname = Mohammad Amalul Ariffin Shah bin Said | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|7|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Brunei | height = | position = Defender | currentclub = Jerudong FC | clubnumber = 27 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2005–2007| caps1 = | goals1 =| clubs1 = AH United | years2 = 2007–2011| caps2 = | goals2 =| clubs2 = MS ABDB | years3 = 2012–2016| caps3 = 5| goals3 =0| clubs3 = DPMM | years4 = 2016–2020| caps4 = | goals4 =6| clubs4 = Kota Ranger | years5 = 2022| caps5 = | goals5 =2| clubs5 = Ar Rawda | years6 = 2023| caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = Kota Ranger | years7 = 2026–| caps7 = 1 | goals7 =0| clubs7 = Jerudong | nationalyears1= 2005 | nationalcaps1= | nationalgoals1= | nationalteam1= Brunei U20 | nationalyears2= 2008–2017 | nationalcaps2= 3 | nationalgoals2= 0 | nationalteam2= Brunei | club-update = 26 January 2026 | ntupdate = 30 November 2017 }}
'''Mohammad Amalul Ariffin Shah bin Said''' (born 11 July 1987) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a defender for Jerudong FC of the Brunei Super League.<ref>{{cite web|title=FFT's S.League Preview: Brunei DPMM|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-preview-brunei-dpmm|date=3 February 2016|publisher=FourFourTwo Singapore|accessdate=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131021/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-preview-brunei-dpmm|archive-date=10 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has played for professional club Brunei DPMM FC (alongside brothers Shah Razen and Adi) as well as local powerhouses MS ABDB where he had won two FA Cup medals.<ref>{{cite web |title=DPMM FC down Sabah in game of two halves |url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2012/06/dpmm-fc-down-sabah-in-game-of-two.html|date=10 June 2012|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
==Club career== Amalul started his career alongside his brother Shah Razen at AH United, a club that fielded established national team players such as Sallehuddin Damit and Fadlin Galawat.<ref>{{cite web|title=DPMM FC Off To Flying Start|url=http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/May05/140505/nite31.htm|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=14 May 2005|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321201059/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/May05/140505/nite31.htm|archivedate=21 March 2006|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref> He won his first Brunei FA Cup medal after a penalty shootout against the Armed Forces on 13 March 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=AH United Win FA Cup|url=http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar06/140306/nite25.htm|publisher=Borneo Bulletin|date=14 March 2006|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112122451/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar06/140306/nite25.htm|archivedate=12 November 2006|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref>
Amalul transferred to the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council in the 2007-08 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brunei 2007/08|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/brunei08.html|date=14 May 2010|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> The Armymen finished runners-up to QAF FC in the league in his first season there, but won the FA Cup instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sport/2008/08/31/abdb_gun_down_wijaya_to_clinch_cup|title=ABDB gun down Wijaya to clinch Cup |publisher=The Brunei Times|date=31 August 2008|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415190255/http://www.bt.com.bn/sport/2008/08/31/abdb_gun_down_wijaya_to_clinch_cup|archivedate=15 April 2015|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> On 17 April 2010, Amalul opened the scoring against eventual league winners QAF at the 2010 DST FA Cup final which MS ABDB won 2–1, the winner scored by Rosmin Kamis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.com.bn/sport-national/2010/04/18/abdb-deny-qaf-fc-history|title=ABDB deny QAF FC history|publisher=The Brunei Times|date=18 April 2010|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611032553/http://www.bt.com.bn/sport-national/2010/04/18/abdb-deny-qaf-fc-history|archivedate=11 June 2016|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
Amalul's impressive league form led to an invite to train with royalty-owned Brunei DPMM FC in preparation for the 2012 S.League, where Shah Razen was currently playing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simunic makes rusty DPMM FC work hard |url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2011/09/simunic-makes-rusty-dpmm-fc-work-hard.html|date=27 September 2011|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> He signed full terms in February 2012, on the same day as his younger brother Adi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Penandatanganan Kontrak Pemain DPMM FC dan para Penaja|url=http://subuk-saja.blogspot.com/2012/02/penandatanganan-kontrak-pemain-dpmm-fc.html|date=4 February 2012|publisher=Media Permata|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
Although Adi progressed well at DPMM, it was the reverse for Amalul who endured a tough spell at the club, primarily unable to displace Subhi Bakir at his preferred right-back role. His first (and only) appearance in 2012 was as a late substitute against Gombak United on 31 August which finished 1–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Statistics for Match 0118 - Brunei DPMM FC vs Gombak United FC|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-details/?id=SL/12-0118|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810090946/http://www.sleague.com/match-details/?id=SL/12-0118|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 August 2017|date=|publisher=S.League|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> He went through 2013 without playing a single game, but managed to register four appearances in the first half of the 2014 S.League under new head coach Steve Kean. He made the first eleven in the 6–1 win against Young Lions on 6 April, which would ultimately be his only start for DPMM.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Statistics for Match 0036 - Brunei DPMM FC vs Courts Young Lions|url=http://www.sleague.com/match-details/?id=SL/14-0036|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626034740/http://www.sleague.com/match-details/?id=SL/14-0036|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 June 2014|date=|publisher=S.League|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> Another season without any appearances followed, and Amalul was released in early 2016 after failing S.League's mandatory fitness test.<ref>{{cite web |title=DPMM FC looking for first win of the season|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/147018841@N07/31574284325/in/album-72157677608890056/|date=27 February 2016|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
Amalul joined Kota Ranger FC later that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kota Ranger remain unbeaten with win over Jerudong FC|url=https://www.brusports.com/2017/08/05/kota-ranger-remain-unbeaten-with-win-over-jerudong-fc/|date=5 August 2017|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> He scored a hattrick in the league fixture against Najip-BAKES on 9 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=10/12/2018 Brunei DST Super League|url=http://www.rtbnews.rtb.gov.bn/Lists/News%202018/NewDispForm.aspx?ID=12844|date=10 December 2018|publisher=Radio Televisyen Brunei|accessdate=27 December 2018}}</ref> In the final of the 2018–19 Brunei FA Cup, Amalul scored the first goal of the game in the 36th minute, repeating his feat nine years earlier. Kota Ranger won 2–1 at the end, bringing Amalul his fourth FA Cup medal.<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>
==International career==
Amalul played for Brunei under-20s at the 2005 AFF U-20 Youth Championship that was held in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0508/08/ora04.htm|title=Indonesia Tampil Beda|publisher=Suara Merdeka|date=8 August 2005|accessdate=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035721/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0508/08/ora04.htm|archive-date=2017-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three years later, he made his senior international debut at the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying. He was a second-half substitute in a 0–1 loss against the home side, the Philippines.
Amalul was left out of the Brunei squad for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying campaign, which was Brunei's first international outing in three years after enduring a FIFA suspension.<ref>{{cite web |title=No surprises in nat'l team|url=http://bruneifootball.blogspot.com/2012/10/no-surprises-in-natl-team.html|date=2 October 2012|publisher=The Brunei Times|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> He was included in the 2014 edition however, and made two substitute appearances against Myanmar and Cambodia, both on the losing side.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFF SUZUKI CUP QUALIFIERS: Reserve power propels Myanmar past Brunei|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/v2/2014/10/aff-suzuki-cup-qualifiers-reserve-power-propels-myanmar-past-brunei/|date=16 October 2014|publisher=ASEAN Football Federation|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CAMBODIA VS. BRUNEI 1 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/10/20/asia/asean-football-championship/cambodia/brunei-darussalam/1882125/|date=|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref>
After becoming a regular for his club Kota Ranger FC, Amalul was recalled to the national team after five years in December 2017 for the 2017 Aceh World Solidarity Tsunami Cup.
== Honours == ; AH United * Brunei FA Cup: 2005–06 ; MS ABDB * Brunei FA Cup (2): 2008, 2010 ; DPMM FC * Singapore League Cup (2): 2012, 2014 * S.League: 2015 ; Kota Ranger FC * Brunei FA Cup: 2018–19 * Piala Sumbangsih : 2020
==Personal life== Amalul has eight brothers who are all footballers. Notable ones are Shah Razen the eldest, Adi and Hakeme Yazid the youngest, all of them are playing or have played for Amalul's former team DPMM FC.<ref>{{cite web |title=UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH SHAHRAZEN SAID|url=https://www.brusports.com/2018/01/08/up-close-personal-with-shahrazen-said/|date=8 January 2018|publisher=BruSports News|accessdate=19 July 2021}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|new_id=shah-amalul/6NiG17F8|id=mohammad-amalul-ariffin-shah-bin-said/269704|archive=20190630051252}} * {{NFT player|id=33348|name=Amalul Ariffin Said}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amalul Said}} Category:1987 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:DPMM FC players Category:Royal Brunei Armed Forces Sports Council players Category:Kota Ranger FC players