Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha (born 8 June 1986) is a Malaysian former professional footballer who played as a forward. From 2007 to 2022, he represented the Malaysia national team. He is most popularly known as Mat Yo by Malaysian football fans.
Career
Perak Norshahrul was born in Besut, Terengganu. His talent in football started at Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Jertih, Terengganu, where he rose up to represent Terengganu in the National Schools Sports Council of Malaysia tournament (MSSM football tournament) in 1998. Later, he attended his secondary education at Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil from form 1 to form 5. He was involved in most national under-age groups' teams and youth levels before Perak FA secured him a professional contract in 2004.
UPB-MyTeam He later signed by the newly created club, UPB-MyTeam FC. He was one of the team's key players and score 16 goals in all competition for the club.
Kelantan Norshahrul join Kelantan in late 2009. He was part of their 2010 Malaysia Cup-winning team. Norshahrul won two awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM as the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player.Norsharul Dinobatkan Pemain Terbaik Kebangsaan - MStar, 2 November 2010. He won three times in a row 2010,2011 and 2012 for Anugerah Bolasepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM and Piala Supermokh Best Forward.
Johor Darul Ta'zim After spending three years in Kota Bharu, Norshahrul left the Kelantanese outfit to join Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) for an undisclosed fee. He was the highest-scoring local player throughout the season.
Armed Forces Norshahrul joined ATM FA for the 2015 season, after leaving Johor Darul Takzim FC at the conclusion of his contract at the end of 2014. He was reunited with his former coach back when he was in Kelantan, B. Sathianathan.
Terengganu After only 3 months with ATM FA, Norshahrul encountered problems with the payment of his salary. He signed with Terengganu for the remaining of 2015 Malaysia Super League season.Mat Yo sah milik Penyu - Harian Metro (KLIK), 10 April 2015.
Felda United Norshahrul signed with Felda United after spending two years with Terengganu.
Pahang After a disappointing deal with Felda United, he went on to sign with Malaysian Super League runners up Pahang.Mat Yo sah sertai Tok Gajah - Harian Metro, 19 November 2017. He won Piala Fa Cup 2018.
BG Pathum United After released by Pahang, he signed a one-year contract with BG Pathum United for 2020 Thai League 1 season.RASMI: Matyo sertai BG Pathum United - Football Tribe, 16 January 2020. With BG Pathum, he created history by becoming the first Malaysian professional footballer to won a first division league title in Thailand.Kejayaan Bersama BG Pathum Cipta Sejarah Tersendiri Bagi Matyo - Vocket FC, 21 March 2021.
Melaka United In 2022 Norshahrul joined Melaka United on a 1-year deal.Mat Yo sertai Melaka United Melaka United also failed to settle salary for 6 months.
Harini FT In 2023 at the age of 37, Norshahrul made a sensational move to second tier side Malaysia M3 League Harini FT as one of the ex Malaysia national team players to join a semi-pro league.Norshahrul Idlan Talaha sertai kelab liga M3, Harini FT In a 2023 Malaysia Cup Round of 16 fixtures against Sri Pahang on 4 August 2023, Norshahrul scored the equaliser that level the game at 2–2 but unfortunately felt to a last minute goal where it would ended up in a 3–2 defeat. First local player won cup Champions E-games.
International career Norshahrul has played for the Malaysia national youth team for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He win Best Player and Top Scorer Nike Cup in Thailand. Against Nepal during the tournament as Malaysia made it to the quarter finals. He is also one of the Malaysia under 23 players that won the 2007 Pestabola Merdeka. He made his full international debut against Bahrain on 28 October 2007 after coming in for Sumardi Hajalan.
On 12 July 2009, Norshahrul scored his first senior international goals in an unofficial match against Uganda. He later score his first full international goal against Lesotho on 11 September 2009.
In November 2010, Norshahrul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Norshahrul scored 2 goals for Malaysia that time, one was a 5–1 loss against Indonesia and a 5–1 victory against Laos. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history.
On 9 December 2012, he scored a goal for Malaysia against Thailand in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, as Malaysia failed to retain the title having lost to Thailand on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Norshahrul was again included by new coach Dollah Salleh for the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup squad, and played in all of Malaysia games as Malaysia advanced into the finals, only to be denied of the title by Thailand. Norshahrul scored one goal in the tournament, against Vietnam in the semi-final second leg.
Career statistics Club NORSHAHRUL IDLAN TALAHA - Malaysian Football League. Club performance League Cup League Cup Others Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals2003PerakMalaysia Premier League 1 0 0 0– 02004Malaysia Super League 0 0 0– 02005 0 0 0– 02005–06 0 0 0– 0 Total 0 0 0– 02006–07Negeri SembilanMalaysia Super League 0 0 060 Total 0 0 060 02007–08UPB-MyTeamMalaysia Super League 4 0 0 – 42009 10 0 2– 12 Total 14 0 2– 162010KelantanMalaysia Super League23112093–3414201125197284–4025201221631113303810 Total6936123281030112492013Johor Darul Takzim FCMalaysia Super League2177084–361120141814180–302 Total398111164–66132015ATMMalaysia Super League5110––61 Total5110––612015TerengganuMalaysia Super League1313130–19220161711051–232Total3024181–4242017Felda UnitedMalaysia Super League194108051335Total1941080513352018PahangMalaysia Super League1526282–29620191132060–193Total26582142–4892020BG Pathum UnitedThai League 1600000–60Total600000–602021Sarawak UnitedMalaysia Premier League164–10–174Total164–10–1742022Melaka UnitedMalaysia Super League12032 –152 Total12032––1522023Harini FTMalaysia M3 League227–2120268 Total227–2120268
International
Malaysia national teamYearAppsGoals2007102009752010982011402012133201363201411220151020165020170020181172019124202220Total8231
International goals Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 12 July 2009 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 4–0 4–0 Friendly 1. 11 September 2009 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 2–0 5–0 Friendly 2. 1 December 2010 Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–0 1–5 2010 AFF Championship 3. 7 December 2010 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 4–1 5–1 4. 9 December 2012 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–0 1–1 2012 AFF Championship 5. 15 October 2013 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 1–1 1–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 6. 11 December 2014 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam 2–0 4–2 2014 AFF Championship 7. 12 October 2018 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1–1 4–1 Friendly 8. 8 November 2018 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1–0 1–0 2018 AFF Championship9.12 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–1 3–110. 3–111. 24 November 2018 1–0 3–012. 5 December 2018 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand 2–2 2–213. 7 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3–07–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification14. 5 October 2019 3–0 6–0 Friendly
1 FIFA revoked the ‘A’ international classification for the matches once it was discovered that a Zimbabwean club team, Monomotapa United impersonated as the Zimbabwe national team and were not approved by the Zimbabwe Football Association.Asiagate: Zimbabwe's match-fixing scandal - Tendai Marima, 29 July 2011, aljazeera.com
U-23 team
Appearances in major competitions CompetitionApp.GoalsTeam Result2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament10Second round2007 SEA Games30Group stage2009 SEA Games63Winners2010 Asian Games42Round of 16
Honours
Club
Kelantan FA Malaysia Super League (2): 2011, 2012 Malaysia FA Cup: 2012 Malaysia Cup (2): 2010, 2012 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup: Winners (1): 2011
Johor Darul Takzim 2014 Malaysia Super League: Winner 2014 Malaysia Cup: Runner Up 2013 Malaysia FA Cup: Runner Up
Pahang FA 2018 Malaysia FA Cup: Winner
BG Pathum United 2020–21 Thai League 1: Winner
International 2007 Pestabola Merdeka: Winner 2009 SEA Games: Gold 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup: Winner 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup: Runner Up 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup: Runner Up
Individual 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player 2011 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player 2012 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM: the Best Forward and Most Valuable Player Goal.com monthly Asian Best XI (Subs): January 2012 2018 AFF Championship: Best Eleven ASEAN Football Federation Best XI: 2019
References
External links
Norshahrul Idlan Talaha's Profile at F.A.M. website