Muhammad Shahrom bin Abdul Kalam (born 15 September 1985) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He played mainly as a centre-back, but can also deployed at right-back.
Club career Early career Shahrom began his football career with under the strong guidance and encouragement of his parents and family, Abdul Kalam Suhaimi and Shariah Abdul Wahid and his 3 siblings. It was Shahrom's mother who first realised that Shahrom's intense passion to play football seriously when he was 7. Shahrom's mother acted as his unofficial coach, trainer and manager during his early days of playing football and he has never looked back since then. His mother who also managed and coached the rag tag street football team that Shahrom and a couple of his childhood friends were in.
Shahrom played all through his years in primary school years developing and polishing his talents. During his early secondary school years, Shahrom was recruited in Kuala Lumpur Football Academy which was based at the Cheras Football Stadium. His stint with Kuala Lumpur Football Academy opened many doors for Shahrom to polish his skills and talent on the field which ultimately resulted in him being recruited to join the illustrious Bukit Jalil Sports School.
Kuala Lumpur, Shahzan Muda Shahrom began his football career playing for Kuala Lumpur youth team before been promoted into the first team in 2005. Shahrom played for Malaysia Premier League side Shahzan Muda for 2007-08 season before returning to Kuala Lumpur in 2009.
In December 2011, Shahrom signed a contract with Perak.Senarai Pemain, Jurulatih & Pengurusan Perak FA 2012 http://www.seladang.net/2011/12/senarai-pemain-barisan-kejurulatihan-dan-pengurusan-perak-fa-2012
Selangor
Shahrom joined Selangor in the 2014 Malaysia Super League after his contract was terminated by Perak. He was immediately named captain by Mehmet Durakovic. In 2015, he led his team to the final match of the 2015 Malaysia Cup after defeating Pahang 2–0 in the Shah Alam Stadium. And later to clinch the cup by beating Kedah in final with 2–0 in the same venue.
Perak On 19 December 2016, Shahrom rejoins Perak for a second stint.Tugas saya bersama Perak belum selesai - Shahrom https://www.bharian.com.my/node/225741Shahrom, Hafiz sah milik Perak https://www.bharian.com.my/node/225488Shahrom rejoins Perak http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2016/12/20/30672842/transfer-round-up-safee-signs-with-pkns-shahrom-rejoins He made his Malaysia Super League debut for Perak in a 1–1 draw against Pahang in Perak Stadium.
Felcra On 29 December 2017, Shahrom signed a contract with Malaysia Premier League club Felcra.FELCRA kini diperkuat pemain kebangsaan, berpengalaman https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/12/368408/felcra-kini-diperkuat-pemain-kebangsaan-berpengalaman Shahrom played the role of Captain and during his stint rallied to elevate Felcra as one of the best team in Malaysian Premier League 2018 thus qualifying Felcra for Malaysia Super League 2019. Felcra did not have the chance to prove their mettle in Malaysia Super League since the club was disbanded after even after they qualified to move from Malaysia Premier League to the Super League.
International career Shahrom made his debut for Malaysia national team, when he enters the friendly match against Hong Kong as a substitute on 3 June 2011.
Managerial career In June 2024, Shahrom was appointed as the head coach of Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club Gombak.
On 10 October 2024, he returned to his former club Selangor to become the assistant coach.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsShahzan Muda2007-08Malaysia Premier League000000–00Total000000–00Kuala Lumpur2009Malaysia Premier League 000000–002010Malaysia Super League 000000–2502011Malaysia Super League 2104061–311Total000000–00Perak2012Malaysia Super League 010000–002013Malaysia Super League 010000–00Total020000–00Selangor2014Malaysia Super League 1500060502602015Malaysia Super League 18110110–3012016Malaysia Super League 130201060220Total46130180110761Perak2017Malaysia Super League 1701090–270Total1701090––270Felcra2018Malaysia Premier League 1421000–152Total1421000––153Career Total000000––00
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalaysia2011102016120201780Total210
Honours Club Selangor Malaysia Cup: 2015
International Malaysia U-19 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2003 runner-up
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