The 33-year-old would happily have continued playing, but a lack of options meant the decision to wave farewell to his career as a professional footballer was very much taken for him.
Although there s no denying that the Covid-19 pandemic has gravely affected the finances of Malaysian clubs, that was not necessarily the main reason behind his early retirement. Sure, footballers aged 33, 34 like me can still play [at the top level] and if given the chance I d have continued playing, Fauzan told
Goal. But frankly, from what I ve seen in the past five years, players aged 30 and older have grown irrelevant. It s not like how it was, when clubs would look for these more senior players first, before they signed the younger players.
The 33-year-old would happily have continued playing, but a lack of options meant the decision to wave farewell to his career as a professional footballer was very much taken for him.
Although there s no denying that the Covid-19 pandemic has gravely affected the finances of Malaysian clubs, that was not necessarily the main reason behind his early retirement. Sure, footballers aged 33, 34 like me can still play [at the top level] and if given the chance I d have continued playing, Fauzan told
Goal. But frankly, from what I ve seen in the past five years, players aged 30 and older have grown irrelevant. It s not like how it was, when clubs would look for these more senior players first, before they signed the younger players.
Danial embraces new challenge at 7-time champions, Johor Darul Ta zim Goal 22/12/2020 Ooi Kin Fai
Young midfielder Danial Amier was officially unveiled as the latest signing for Johor Darul Ta zim (JDT) on Tuesday morning as he adds to the plethora of options available to the seven-time Malaysia Super Champions for the 2021 season and beyond.
Moving away from Felda United, the 23-year-old central midfielder who is also a Malaysian international has inked a 2-year contract with the Southern Tigers, giving him a chance to not only compete for the highest honours in the country but also a chance to feature in the AFC Champions League.