Place of birth Brunei Current team Tabuan U21 Height 1.66 m | Playing position Years Team Position Forward | |
Full name Mohammad Shafie bin Haji Mohammad Effendy Date of birth (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 21) | ||
Mohammad Shafie bin Haji Mohammad Effendy (born 4 August 1995) is a Bruneian international footballer who plays for Tabuan Muda and the Brunei national football team. Adept at playing on either flank or as a striker, he is one of the future stars of Bruneian football ever since being selected to his first international tournament at the age of 16.
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Club career
At club level, Shafie plays for Tabuan Muda, a league team that was formed by the NFABD to prepare for international competitions. They finished fifth in the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the Brunei Super League. He previously played for the team's predecessor Brunei Youth Team in 2011, which were the league team of the Brunei under-16s in 2010.
International career
Shafie has been playing exclusively with the national team setup ever since graduating from Brunei's Sports School. He was a member of the Brunei under-21 side that was triumphant on home soil at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, starting three games out of six.
A year later, Shafie travelled to Thailand with the Brunei under-19s for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, where they lost all three games. A similar story happened with the under-23s at the 27th SEA Games football tournament in Myanmar two months later, where Shafie only played twice.
Shafie missed out on the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy but returned with the under-23s for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification held in Indonesia in late March 2015. Scoreless and goalless, the same team headed for the 28th SEA Games. Shafie was ever-present although the Young Wasps lost all five of their games.
Shafie made his full international debut on 3 November 2015 versus Cambodia in a friendly match that finished 6-1 against Brunei. He was selected for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification matches held in Cambodia in October. He started the first game against Timor-Leste and scored the winner in a 2-1 victory.