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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Bakhtiar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Baddrol.
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Baddrol bin Bakhtiar
MLA
بددرول بن بختيار
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Baddrol in 2024
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Gurun
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded by Johari Abdul
(PH–PKR)
Majority 6,584 (2023)
Personal details
Born Baddrol bin Bakhtiar
(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 37)
Sarawak, Malaysia
Political party Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		 Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Baddrol Bakhtiar
Personal information
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2006 Kedah U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2021 Kedah Darul Aman 235 (80)
2022–2023 Sabah 33 (10)
Total 268 (90)
National team‡
2005–2006 Malaysia U-20
2009–2018 Malaysia U-23 31 (8)
2009–2021 Malaysia 64 (6)
Honours
Malaysia U23
Southeast Asian Games
Gold 2009 Vientiane, Laos Team
Gold 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Malaysia
AFF Championship
AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2021

Baddrol bin Bakhtiar (born on February 1, 1988) is a Malaysian politician. He is also a former professional football player. Since August 2023, he has served as a Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Gurun.

Baddrol is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). This party is part of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) group. He used to play for the Malaysia U-20, Malaysia U-23, and the main Malaysia national team. He also played for Kedah Darul Aman FC. He finished his football career as the captain of the Sabah FC team.

Baddrol usually played as a midfielder. He often played on the right side of the field. Sometimes, he also played on the left side.

He spent most of his club career with Kedah Darul Aman. He played there from 2006 until the end of 2021. After that, he joined Sabah FC on December 1, 2021. He moved as a free player.

Baddrol left Sabah FC and stopped playing football in 2023. Then, he started his career in politics. During the 2023 Kedah state election, he was chosen as a candidate. He ran for the Gurun state area for Perikatan Nasional.

Club Football Career

Playing for Kedah

Baddrol started his football journey with the Kedah youth team. He was part of the Kedah team that won a silver medal in the 2006 Sukma Games. He played regularly in that tournament. His good performance caught the eye of the Kedah Football Association.

Baddrol signed his first professional contract with Kedah in the 2005-06 season. He played his first game in the 2006 Malaysia Cup against Penang. Baddrol became a regular player for Kedah. He competed for his spot with other players like K. Soley and Khyril Muhymeen.

After K. Soley left Kedah, Baddrol showed he was one of the best young players. From the 2007-08 season, Baddrol played regularly for Azraai Khor's team. He played well in every match. He was known for his speed and skill with the ball.

Baddrol played over 400 matches for Kedah. He scored 123 goals in all games. This made him the club's all-time top scorer.

Special Training

On April 6, 2008, Baddrol and his former teammate Mohd Bunyamin Umar were chosen for special training. They trained for two weeks with Chelsea FC in England. They trained with young players and senior players like Shaun Wright-Phillips.

In August 2011, there were rumors that English Premier League club Wigan Athletic FC wanted Baddrol for a trial. However, this rumor was later found to be false.

Playing for Sabah FC

After playing for Kedah for almost 16 years, Baddrol joined Sabah FC. He signed with them as a free player when he was 33 years old. He played his first home game for Sabah on April 4, 2022. This match was against Negeri Sembilan.

On April 10, 2022, he scored his first goal for Sabah. It was against Sarawak United in a 2022 Super League game. The match was played at the Sarawak State Stadium.

Baddrol said goodbye to Sabah after his last match on July 15, 2023. Sabah won that home game 4–0 against Sri Pahang. He played 42 games for Sabah and scored 15 goals in all competitions.

International Football Career

Baddrol and some of his teammates were first called up in 2005. They joined the Malaysia U-20 team. He played his first youth international match on December 12, 2005. It was a qualifying game for the AFC Youth Championship 2006 against Myanmar. Malaysia won that game 4–2.

Baddrol was also part of the Malaysia U-19 team for the 2007 Champions Youth Cup. His play in a game against Chelsea impressed their coaches. This led to him getting a chance to train at Stamford Bridge.

Baddrol Bakhtiar was chosen by the Malaysia U-23 coach, K.Rajagobal. He played in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos. He scored 3 goals in the tournament. This helped the U-23 team win the gold medal. It was their first gold medal in 20 years.

He was called up again by Ong Kim Swee for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia. He was chosen as the team captain. He scored 3 goals in that tournament. The team reached the final against Indonesia. The game was tied 1-1 after extra time. Baddrol scored the winning penalty kick in the shootout. This helped the team win the gold medal for the second time in a row.

He played his first full international game for Malaysia on August 12, 2009. This was against Kenya. He scored his first goal for the senior team on November 18, 2009. This goal was against Uzbekistan.

In the 2018 Asian Games, Baddrol was chosen as one of the older players for the Malaysia U-23 team. He was the captain of the team. They achieved a big surprise by winning 2–1 against South Korea U-23.

Political Career

After leaving Sabah FC, Baddrol went back to his home state of Kedah. He then started a new career in politics. He joined the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Baddrol said he joined PAS to support the leader of Kedah at that time, Datuk Seri Sanusi Md Nor.

He was named as a candidate for Gurun in the 2023 Kedah state election. He ran under the Perikatan Nasional banner. He won the election and became the assemblyman for Gurun.

Election Results

Baddrol Bakhtiar has participated in state elections. Here are his results:

Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2023 N22 Gurun Baddrol Bakhtiar (PAS) 17,771 61.37% Firdaus Johari (PKR) 11,187 38.63% 29,203 6,584 70.73%

Career Statistics

Club

Here are Baddrol's appearances and goals for his clubs:

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kedah 2005-06 Malaysia Premier League – – 0 – 0
2006-07 Malaysia Super League 3 2 2 – 7
2007-08 8 2 2 7 3 15
2009 8 1 2 6 1 12
2010 26 8 9 4 10 6 – 45 18
2011 24 10 1 0 5 1 – 30 11
2012 23 3 6 0 6 1 2 1 37 5
2013 Malaysia Premier League 19 3 2 0 6 0 – 27 3
2014 16 4 4 1 10 4 – 30 9
2015 20 5 2 0 10 0 – 32 5
2016 Malaysia Super League 19 3 5 1 10 2 – 34 6
2017 16 9 7 2 10 1 – 33 12
2018 20 4 2 1 2 0 – 24 5
2019 21 5 7 0 11 2 – 39 7
2020 10 0 – 1 0 2 0 13 0
2021 21 7 – 6 1 – 27 8
Total 80 14 24 17 5 123
Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League 20 6 2 0 5 2 – 27 8
2023 13 4 2 1 – – 15 5
Total 33 10 4 1 5 2 – 42 13
Career Total 90 15 26 17 5 136

International

Here are Baddrol's appearances and goals for the Malaysia national team:

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2009 7 1
2010 2 1
2011 3 1
2012 8 0
2014 11 1
2015 6 1
2016 14 0
2017 6 0
2019 1 0
2021 6 1
Total 64 6

International Goals

Here are the goals Baddrol scored for the Malaysia national team:

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 2009 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Uzbekistan
1–2
 1–3 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 27 February 2010 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Yemen
1–0
 1–0 Friendly
3. 18 June 2011 Sultan Mohammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Malaysia  Myanmar
2–0
 2–0 Friendly
4. 20 September 2014 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Cambodia
4–1
 4–1 Friendly
5. 17 November 2015 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  United Arab Emirates
1–2
 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 9 October 2021 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Uzbekistan
1–3
 1–5 Friendly

U23 International Goals

Here are the goals Baddrol scored for the Malaysia U23 team:

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 December 2009 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  East Timor
2–0
 11–0 (W) 2009 SEA Games
2. 19 December 2009 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  Laos
1–0
 3–1 (W) 2009 SEA Games
3. 21 December 2009 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane  Laos
2–1
 3–1 (W) 2009 SEA Games
4. 21 October 2011 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi  Myanmar
2–1
 2–1 (W) 2011 VFF CUP
5. 23 October 2011 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi  Vietnam
1–1
 1–1 (D) 2011 VFF CUP
6. 9 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium  Thailand
2–1
 2–1 (W) 2011 SEA Games
7. 13 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium  Cambodia
2–0
 4–1 (W) 2011 SEA Games
8. 13 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium  Cambodia
3–0
 4–1 (W) 2011 SEA Games

Personal Life

Baddrol was born in Sarawak, Malaysia. He currently lives in Ambangan Heights, Sungai Petani, Kedah. His parents are from Negeri Sembilan. His father was a soldier in the Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM).

Honours and Awards

Baddrol has won many awards and honours during his career:

With Kedah FA

  • Malaysia Super League (2): 2006–2007, 2007–2008
  • FA Cup Malaysia (4): 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019
  • Malaysia Cup (3): 2007, 2008, 2016
  • Malaysia Premier League (2): 2005–06, 2015
  • Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
International Achievements
  • SEA Games (2): 2009 (Gold), 2011 (Gold)
  • AFF Championship: 2014 (Runner-up)
  • AFF U-20 Youth Championship : 2007 (Runner-up)

Individual Awards

  • PFAM Player of the Month: August 2016, February 2017, June 2019
  • FAM Football Awards Best Midfielder Award: 2010, 2017, 2021
  • FAM Football Awards Most Valuable Players Award: 2017
  • FAM Football Awards Local Top Scorer: 2021
  • Kedah All-time Top Goalscorer
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