Namat Abdullah
Dato' Namat Abdullah was a Malaysian footballer. He was a part of the Malaysian squad at the 1972 Summer Olympics. On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo he was listed among the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.
Career overview
He was born in Butterworth, Penang. Namat played as a striker when he helped Penang won the Burnley Cup in 1965 before playing as a right-back. Namat featured for the Malaysian national team in the 1972 Munich Olympics football competition, playing all three group games. He also played for Malaysia in the 1974 [FIFA World Cup qualification|1974 World Cup qualifying] matches. For a period, Namat was captain of Penang FA. He led Penang to a 2-1 victory in 1974 Malaysia Cup final against Perak.On 11 May 1975, Namat was also part of the Malaysia Selection that played against Arsenal FC in a friendly match which his team won by 2-0 at Merdeka Stadium.
During his international career, Namat went on to play a total of 115 matches for Malaysia. Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he had total of 95 caps.
After retirement
For his contribution to Malay football community in Penang state as a community coaches, he was awarded Maal Hijrah Sports Figure by Penang Malay Association in 2003.Personal life
, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.Death
He died at his son-in-law's residence in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia at 74 after a long battle with intestinal cancer at 5.30 pm on 17 December 2020. His body was brought to his residence in Taman Peruda, Sungai Petani the same day and his funeral was held at 9 pm the following day on 18 December 2020.Career statistics
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1 | Bangkok, Thailand | — | 1-1 | 1969 King's Cup | |||
| 2 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | — | 4-0 | 1970 Merdeka Tournament | |||
| 3 | Seoul, South Korea | — | 4-1 | 1971 President's Cup Football Tournament | |||
| 4 | Seoul, South Korea | — | 2-4 | 1971 President's Cup Football Tournament | |||
| 5 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | — | 4-2 | 1971 SEAP Games | |||
| 6 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | — | 4-0 | 1973 Merdeka Tournament | |||
| 7 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | — | 2-1 | 1973 Merdeka Tournament |
Honours
Penang- Burnley Cup: 1964/65, 1966
- Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969
- Malaysia Cup: 1974
- Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1976
- Malaysia FAM Cup: 1970, 1971, 1973
- Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974
- Kings Cup: 1972
- Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973, 1974
- OCM Hall of Fame - 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Malaysia|1972 Summer Olympics football team]: 2004
- Goal.com The best Malaysia XI of all time: 2020
- IFFHS Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022
Orders
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- * Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
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- * Officer of the List of [post-nominal letters (Penang)|Order of the Defender of State] – '''Dato''''