Irwan Jamil is a Malaysian footballer born in Tawau

Tawau

Tawau is the administrative center of Tawau Division, Malaysia and the third largest town of Sabah after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan.-Geography:...

, Sabah

Sabah

Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...

 who plays as a goalkeeper for Sabah FA

Sabah FA

The Football Association of Sabah is a registered football association affiliated with the Football Association of Malaysia. The association's football team competes in Malaysia's football league representing the state of Sabah in Borneo. Sabah FA is a professional football club and one of the 14...

 in Malaysia Premier League.

Irwan was trained by former Malaysia top goalkeeper in the 90s Khairul Azman Mohamed

Khairul Azman Mohamed

Khairul Azman Mohamed is a former Malaysian footballer who was a goalkeeper for Pahang, Sabah and the Malaysia national football team.-Career:...

. He made his senior debut during the 2007/08 Malaysia Premier League after the first choice goalkeeper G. Jeevanthan received an injury. He also helped Sabah to reach semi final during the 2007 Malaysia Cup

Malaysia Cup

The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

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For 2007/08 season, he was the first choice goalkeeper for Sabah as he helped the team to finish fourth in the league. His performance during the 2008 Malaysia Cup

Malaysia Cup

The Malaysia Cup is an annual association football tournament in Malaysia. It is currently the longest-running football competition in Asia...

 was frustrated as he failed to keep any clean sheets in all Malaysia Cup matches and conceded 25 goals.

Irwan also represented the Malaysia under-20

Malaysia national under-20 football team

Harimau Muda A, or Malaysia national under-22 football team also known as Malaysia U-22, represents Malaysia in international football competitions such as AFC Youth Championship, Champions Youth Cup and as well as any other under-22 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the...

 squad for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship under coach K. Rajagopal

K. Rajagopal

Datuk K. Rajagopal, is a Malaysian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the head coach of Malaysia and former Under-23 Malaysia coach....

. At first, he was selected as the first choice after Amini Ahmad Tabarani failed to recover from injury but reserve goalkeeper Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid is a Malaysian football goalkeeper currently playing for Kedah FA.Hadi, a football silver medalist of SUKMA 2006 has been promoted to the senior squad after Kedah coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah brought him in as backup for current number one goalkeeper Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias...

took his place as the first choice. He was dropped from the main squad for the 2011 season due to injuries suffered severe.