Muhammad Shukor bin Adan is actually a Malaysian professional footballer, who plays for Kuala Lumpur City. He played for many teams in Malaysian Football League such as Selangor FC and also Negeri Sembilan FA. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a center-back. Muhammad Shukor bin Adan would be the former captain of the Selangor team. He is also a former member and former captain of the Malaysian national team of the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. He has been described as one of the top Malaysian midfielders in history.
For those who might not know, this particular KL City FC veteran player that is Muhamad Shukor Adan informed that he had recently decided to retire after the final match and it is actually the match between KL City FC and also JDT which took place on the 30th of November 2021. For him, the Malaysia Cup championship that has been won by his team is the best retirement gift. In the game, Syukor Adan had come in the 90+4 minute to replace Kenny Pallraj.
Career Of Muhammad Shukor bin Adan
Shukor started his career with Malacca FA President Cup team in 1995. Three years later, he then joined the Negeri Sembilan FA President Cup team. He got his big break when Negeri Sembilan FA called him up to the first team in 2000. Two years later, he joined Selangor FA and remained there until 2008. His contract was terminated by Selangor after spending six years with the team. After Selangor FA ended his contract, he became a free agent for four months. In November 2008, he agreed to join a team based in Brunei DPMM Brunei for the 2009 Malaysia League season, after finishing his duty with the national team.
However, he made a decision to return to his former team, Negeri Sembilan FA. Shukor helped them to win the Malaysia Cup 2009 and was named the Man of the Match. After his contract with Negeri Sembilan expired, he then joined the army team, ATM FA for the 2013 league season. After spending a season with ATM FA, he joined Felda United FC and was elected captain. He helped them secure a promotion to the Malaysian Super League in 2015. At Felda, he was converted to a central defender from his usual position as a central midfielder.
International Career Of Muhammad Shukor bin Adan
He was a part of the Malaysian squad that lost 6–0 to Manchester United during the English champions’ tour of Asia. He represented the Malaysia XI (Malaysia Selection) squad as captain against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. However, Chelsea’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.
He was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He started the match, which ends in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia. Dollah Salleh called him up again for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup tournament. He replaced Safiq Rahim as national team captain just before the tournament.
Club
- Malacca FA
- 1995 (President Cup)
- Negeri Sembilan
- 1998 (President Cup)
- 2000 (First Team)
- Selangor FA
- 2002 (Malaysia Super League)
- Brunei DPMM
- 2008 (Malaysia Super League)
- Negeri Sembilan
- 2009 (Malaysia Super League)
- 2010 (Malaysia Super League)
- 2011 (Malaysia Super League)
- 2012 (Malaysia Super League)
- ATM
- 2013 (Malaysia Super League)
- Felda United
- 2014 (Malaysia Premier League)
- 2015 (Malaysia Super League)
- 2016 (Malaysia Super League)
- 2017 (Malaysia Super League)
- 2018 (Malaysia Premier League)
- Melaka United
- 2019 (Malaysia Super League)
- Kuala Lumpur City
- 2020 (Malaysia Premier League)
- 2021 (Malaysia Super League)
Malaysia Cup
- 2002 Selangor
- 2005 Selangor
- 2009 Negeri Sembilan
- 2011 Negeri Sembilan
- 2021 KL City
In the final game last night, it could be seen and also heard that the stadium became roaring as if celebrating the legendary player who made his last appearance when he entered the field. “Thank you and goodbye, legend”. Wishing all the best for Muhammad Shukor bin Adan and all the future endeavors that he will go through in his life.
Sources: Twitter Team Malaysia, Instagram Shukor Adan, Buzz Learn.