Five-year-old signs deal with Johor Darul Ta'zim football club


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 05 Sep 2019

JOHOR BARU: A five-year-old boy is set to become the youngest ever player in Malaysian football history to sign up with a club as he will be inking a deal with Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) soon.

The club technical director Alistair Edwards announced the six-time Malaysian Super League champions would be signing the highly talented youngster, Tengku Sulaiman Shakirinal Sulaiman Shah, after receiving parental consent.

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