Indra Putra Mahayuddin
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Indra Putra (right) playing at the 2012 Malaysia Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Indra Putra Bin Mahayuddin | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipoh, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kelantan | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997 | Perak FA President's Cup | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Perak | 42 | (28) |
| 2004–2007 | Pahang | 51 | (34) |
| 2008 | Selangor | 18 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Kelantan | 27 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | T-Team | 24 | (18) |
| 2012–2013 | Kelantan | 17 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Felda United | 20 | (16) |
| 2016– | Kelantan | 28 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2006 | Malaysia U-23 | 27 | (15) |
| 2002–2015 | Malaysia | 61 | (27) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 26, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 05, 2016 |
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Indra Putra Mahayuddin (born 2 September 1981) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Liga Super side Kelantan and also a player in the Malaysia national team. He is a versatile forward, who can operate as a striker and winger.
Indra Putra has played in the Perak Academy when he was a teenager. He then was promoted to the senior team in 2002, helping Perak to clinch the Malaysian Premier One League in 2002 and 2003. Then, in 2004, Indra Putra Mahayuddin 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 Mahayuddin was described as the best Malaysian football player in his generation by former Perak's coach Steve Darby. He was the 2004 Malaysian Super League season top goalscorer with 15 goals from 21 games played. He remains, until this day, the last Malaysian football player to win that accolade.
He joined Selangor for the 2008 season, after his contract with Pahang expired.
During 2009 season, Indra Putra joined Kelantan and were partnered upfront by his former teammate in Perak 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 the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.
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