Nor Azam Azih
Malaysian footballer
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Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih (born 3 January 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan The Real Warriors and the Malaysia national team.[2] He can operate as a box-to-box midfielder and is known for his creativity, accurate passes, ball control and technique. He is also known as a long range shoot specialist. Azam is also often compared to the legendary Italian footballer, Andrea Pirlo, during the same gameplay.
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| Full name | Muhammad Nor Azam bin Abdul Azih[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maran, Pahang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kelantan The Real Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Pahang U19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Harimau Muda B | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2025 | Sri Pahang | 169 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Kelantan The Real Warriors | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U23 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Malaysia | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Pahang
Nor Azam was born in Jengka 21, Maran, Pahang an d is ahe fif, during the same gameplay.th of six siblings.[3] He was member of Harimau Muda B that competed in 2014 S.League.[4]
Nor Azam was signed from Harimau Muda B at the start of 2015 season. His first appearances for Pahang was against Johor Darul Ta'zim on 31 January 2015 coming on from a bench in the 85th minute.
He received his breakthrough with Pahang when Azidan Sarudin picked up an injury early in the 2015 season. He took full advantage of it and the more experienced Azidan found himself on the bench once he recovered.[5] Overall he made 24 appearances in all competition for Pahang during his season debut but an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2015 ruled him out for the rest of the season.[6]
On 16 March 2023, he made his 200 appearances in all competitions for Pahang in a 3-0 away win against Perak.[7][8]
Kelantan The Real Warriors
In August 2025, Azam joined the Kelantan The Real Warriors team for free and was listed in a pre-season friendly match against Terengganu.[9]
International career
On 27 May 2017, Nelo Vingada called up Nor Azam for the senior team to play in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[10] During 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Nor Azam made 5 appearances and scored 1 goal.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 October 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harimau Muda B | 2014 | S.League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| Sri Pahang | 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 2 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 169 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 243 | 13 | ||
| Kelantan The Real Warriors | 2025–26 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career Total | 199 | 11 | 31 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 277 | 15 | ||
- Appearance in Singapore Cup
International
- As of 22 September 2022[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
International goals
Malaysia U-23
- As of 29 August 2017.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 August 2017 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia |  Singapore | 2–1 | Win | 2017 Southeast Asian Games |
Honours
Club
Sri Pahang
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2018, runner-up 2017
- Malaysia Super League : runner-up 2017
International
Malaysia U-23
