Abdullah Namat

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 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 (including non-FIFA 'A' international matches). Against other nations' national 'A' teams, he had total of 95 caps.

International

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Namat goal.

Shahruddin Abdullah, his brother also played for Penang and together with his uncle, Aziz Ahmad.

Penang

Burnley Cup: 1964/65, 1966 Malaysia Kings Gold Cup: 1966, 1968, 1969 Malaysia Cup: 1974 Aga Khan Gold Cup: 1976 Penjara

Malaysia FAM Cup: 1970, 1971, 1973 Malaysia

Bronze medal Asian Games: 1974 Kings Cup: 1972 Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973, 1974 Individual

OCM Hall of Fame - 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

Malaysia : Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1975) Penang : Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2011)