Indra Putra bin Mahayuddin (born 2 September 1981) is a former Malaysian professional footballer. Beforehand, Indra Putra was the Malaysia Super League's all-time top scorer (surpassed by Johor Darul Ta'zim's Bérgson). Indra Putra is a versatile forward who can operate as a winger.
Club career
Perak Indra Putra has played for the Perak youth team when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 1999 under the late German coach Karl-Heinz Weigang. He made his senior debut in the 1999 Malaysia Cup qualifying round. - Harian Metro, 24 August 1999. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 home win against Penang in the 1999 Malaysia Cup.Indra, Khalid Perak Heroes - New Straits Times, 26 September 1999.
With Perak, Indra Putra mainly started playing in the left wing and occasionally as striker. He helped Perak to clinch the back to back Malaysian Premier One League title in 2002 and 2003.
Pahang In 2004, Indra Putra moved to Pahang in a high-profile transfer. There, Indra helped Pahang to win the inaugural edition of the rebranded Malaysian Super League in his first season.
Indra Putra was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 19 league appearances. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian player to win that accolade in the presence of foreign players.Shahrel poised for Golden Boot - New Straits Times, 27 September 2020.
Selangor Indra Putra joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.
Kelantan During 2009 season, Indra Putra joined Kelantan and was partnered upfront by his former Perak teammate in Khalid Jamlus. On 18 April 2009, he was the villain among the Negeri Sembilan supporters after stamping on Negeri's defender, Rahman Zabul. Amazingly, he escaped the red card. He was part of the Kelantan team that play in that year Malaysia FA Cup final against Selangor where Kelantan lost 3–1 on penalties his spot kick hit the bar which cost Kelantan the match. Kelantan suffered another setback when lost the 2009 Malaysia Cup final against Negeri Sembilan. Indra scored a consolation goal from the free kick. However, Indra was chosen as the most valuable player for the 2009 season. He was part of Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.
T-Team Indra signed with Kuala Terengganu-based club, T-Team in 2011. He made 24 league appearances scoring 11 goals. He also helped T-Team reaching the Malaysia Cup semi-final.
Second stint with Kelantan After one season with T-Team, Indra Putra returned to Kelantan for the 2012 season. During the 2012 Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium, he scored an extra-time winner and clinched a dramatic 3–2 victory over ATM. During the season, he also help the team win the 2012 Super League and 2012 Malaysia FA Cup, completing the treble.
Felda United Indra Putra joined Felda United, who were just relegated to the Premier League, at the end of the 2013. He helped the club finish runners-up in the 2014 Malaysia Premier League, and the club was promoted straight back to the Malaysia Super League after only being in the second division for one season.
Third stint with Kelantan On 30 December 2015, Indra Putra was officially announced as Kelantan new signing during a friendly match with PKNP by Kelantan FA President, Annuar Musa. He was released at the end of his contract.
Kuala Lumpur City On 3 December 2017, Indra Putra signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur City after being released by Kelantan. He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang FA. He then scored his second goal against his former club, Kelantan in a 4–2 defeat. On 27 April 2019 he scored 100 goal in Malaysian Super League against PKNS; his first goal was 21 February 2004 against Sabah.
Perak In January 2022, Indra Putra returned to Perak after nearly 19 years away from the club.
Kelantan United On 3 January 2023, Indra Putra joined Malaysia Super League club Kelantan United where he was named as the club captain for the 2023 season.
PT Athletic In April 2024, Indra Putra signed for Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club PT Athletic where he was named as the club captain.
International career Indra Putra has played for the Malaysia at youth level and senior level. He represented Malaysia U-23 for the 2001 Sea Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Senior In 2002, Indra was call up for an international friendly match against five times FIFA World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of the first eleven to play against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho.
After that, he joined national team in the FA Premier League Asia Cup 2003 and also in the 2002 AFF Championship in Thailand, helping Malaysia national team to a 4th-place finish.
Indra also been called up by Malaysia coach Norizan Bakar for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in July, co-hosting by 4 countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. In the competition, Indra Putra is the only Malaysian player to score a goal, against China, as Malaysia crashed out in the group stages having lost all group games.
Indra was unexpectedly recalled to Malaysia national team, after a long period of absence, for a match against Indonesia on 14 September 2014 by national coach Dollah Salleh. He entered the match as a substitute, which ended in a 2–0 loss to Malaysia. At the 2014 AFF Championship, he score Malaysia's third goal in a 3–1 win against host Singapore. The goal became a viral meme after the Malaysia-Singapore match.Fenomena “Keeper Kat Mana” Sungguh Melucukan. Tapi Tunggu Dulu Kerana Anda Belum Lihat Ini - Vocket, 4 December 2014. In the second leg of the 2014 AFF Championship final match, Indra Putra scored the second goal before half time to level Malaysia on aggregate.AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 Final Leg 2: Malaysia 3-2 Thailand (Thailand Win 4-3 on aggregate) - Football Association of Malaysia, 20 December 2014. Malaysia won 3–2 but lose 4–3 on aggregate.
Others Indra Putra also represented the Malaysia Selection against Premier League clubs. He played against Manchester United twice in 2001 and 2009, and Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008.
Career statistics
Club INDRA PUTRA MAHAYUDDIN - Malaysia Football League.
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOthersTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPerak199900—62401022000100050—6020011003082—21220022258695—39162003125107131237Total45101263510719927Pahang200419156494—34232005181110736432182005–061537721—24112006–07200000—20Total54291411188649252Selangor2007–0823380144—457Kelantan2009191484911—3629201025921113—3813Total44231052014—7442T-Team201124111195—3417Kelantan201225772103714913201321662115724515Total46131342181439428Felda United201418106292—331420152161091—317Total391672183—6421Kelantan20161732071—26420172121160—283Total38531131—547Kuala Lumpur20182064060—306201921643—503092020113———11320212000070—270Total721583130509818Perak202290———90Kelantan United2023244102131306Career total418129773316354359693225
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalaysia20028520036120045020064120077120081072009102014112201540Total5617
Scores and results list Templatonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Indra Putra goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Indra Putra MahayuddinNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 11 December 2002 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 5–0 Friendly2 18 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore 2–0 4–0 2002 Tiger Cup3 3–04 20 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore 3–1 3–1 2002 Tiger Cup5 29 December 2002 Singapore, Singapore 1–1 1–2 2002 Tiger Cup6 22 October 2003 Manama, Bahrain 1–1 1–3 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification7 23 August 2006 Shah Alam, Malaysia 1–0 1–2 2006 Pestabola Merdeka8 10 July 2007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–4 1–5 2007 AFC Asian Cup9 22 July 2008 Hyderabad, India 1–1 1–1 Friendly10 15 October 2008 Kelana Jaya, Malaysia 1–0 4–0 2008 Pestabola Merdeka11 23 October 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–0 4–0 2008 Pestabola Merdeka12 3–013 6 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand 3–0 3–0 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup14 8 December 2008 Phuket, Thailand 1–1 2–3 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup15 2–216 29 November 2014 Singapore, Singapore 3–13–1 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup17 20 December 2014 Bukit Jalil, Malaysia 2–0 3–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
Honours Club
Perak Liga Perdana 1: 2002, 2003
Pahang Malaysia Super League: 2004 Malaysia FA Cup: 2006
Kelantan Malaysia Super League: 2012 Malaysia FA Cup: 2012, 2013 Malaysia Cup: 2010, 2012
Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia Cup: 2021
International Malaysia U-23 SEA Games: silver 2001; bronze 2003
Malaysia Pestabola Merdeka: 2008 runner up AFF Championship: 2014 runner up
Individual Malaysia Super League Golden Boot: 2004 (15 goals) Pestabola Merdeka Top Scorer: 2006 FAM Football Awards – Best Striker Award: 2009 – Kelantan FA FAM Football Awards – Most Valuable Players: 2009 – Kelantan FA
Records The first player to reach 100 goals in Malaysia Super League All-time highest goalscorer in Malaysia Super League (106 goals)
References
External links
Indra Putra Mahayuddin at SoccerPunter.com