Riwandi Wahit

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Riwandi Wahit
Personal information
Full name Riwandi bin Wahit
Date of birth (1981-03-06) 6 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Batu Marang, Brunei
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Brunei FA
2003–2014 QAF FC
2019 Najip FC
International career
1999–2009 Brunei 15 (2)
2001 Brunei U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2017

Riwandi bin Wahit (born 6 March 1981) is a Bruneian footballer who last played as a striker for Najip FC of the Brunei Super League. He previously played for QAF FC for more than a decade.[1]

Riwandi began his career with the Bruneian representative team playing in the Malaysian league system, starting in 1999 with the team that won the Malaysia Cup that year.[2] He moved to Brunei's domestic league with newly formed QAF FC in 2003, entering the B-League in its second season. Appointed as captain in 2006, his last season with the club came in 2014, from whereafter the club decided not to remain playing in the Brunei Super League. By that time, he had won the league three times and the Brunei League Cup twice.[3]

International career[edit]

Riwandi made his international debut for Brunei on 6 August 1999, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 loss to Malaysia in the third group game at the 1999 SEA Games held in his home country. He made a total of 13 appearances for the Wasps, captaining Brunei for the three occasions that his club side QAF FC was representing the national team.[4][5]

International goals[edit]

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 April 2006 MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh    Nepal 2–0 2–1 2006 AFC Challenge Cup
2. 18 November 2006 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines  Laos 1–2 1–4 2007 AFF Championship qualification

Honours[edit]

Team[edit]

Brunei M-League Team
QAF FC

Individual[edit]

  • Meritorius Service Medal (PJK) (1999)[6]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Majra eye flawless end to ideal season". The Brunei Times. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ "'Imports will benefit local players'". The Brunei Times. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Brunei - List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Winning Start By Brunei In AFF Championship". Borneo Bulletin. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka too strong for QAF FC". Borneo Bulletin. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ^ "National Heroes receive Meritorious Service Medals" (PDF). Brunei Darussalam Newsletter. 1 December 1999. Retrieved 21 September 2022.