Syed Adney Syed Hussein (born 29 November 1986) is a former footballer who is now a football commentator and pundit in Malaysia.[1][2] Born in England, he represented Malaysia internationally.[3]

Syed Adney
Personal information
Full name Syed Adney bin Syed Hussein
Date of birth (1986-11-29) 29 November 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Anfield, Liverpool, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
2004–2005 Selangor U-19
2004–2006 Selangor President's Cup Team
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Selangor 8
2008–2009 UPB-MyTeam 28
2010–2011 Kelantan 18 (0)
2011Sabah (loan) 24 (0)
2012 Sabah 28 (0)
2013 Terengganu 1 (0)
2014–2015 ATM 37 (0)
2016 Negeri Sembilan 26
2017 Penang 14 (0)
2022 Tun Razak FC/Harini FT 16
International career
2005–2009 Malaysia U23 20
2007–2011 Malaysia 23 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Malaysia U23
Merdeka Tournament
Winner2007
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 17, 2017
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 23, 2017

He has been capped by the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad.

He has openly expressed his wish to play in the English football league, and had trials with Middlesbrough FC and Darlington FC.[4]

Honours

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Kelantan

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Malaysia

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  • Winners (1): 2007

References

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  1. "Syed Adney akui masih sayangkan bola sepak, pasang cita-cita kembali ke Liga Super" (in Malay). Harimau Malaya. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. "Syed Adney". ICDb. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. Seng-Foo Lee (30 June 2015). "A starting XI of Malaysians with foreign heritage". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. "Boro trials for Syed Adney". thestar. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.
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