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Now Nor Hizzat gets to play in Dutch League 3 level

2010-03-05 04:03:00

Nor Hizzat Su mantri will be the second Project 2013 squad player to feature in the Dutch Hockey League.

The 18-year-old Kuala Lumpur forward will join team-mate and midfielder Mohd Noor Faeez Ibrahim at the Hatem Club. Faeez was the first player from the Project squad to be invited to play in the Dutch League. He left for Holland last month.

Project 2013 squad coach K. Dharmaraj said that Hizzat and Faeez would play in 10 league matches in the next 10 weeks.

“Each Dutch club is allowed to hire two foreign players. Faeez and a South African forward were invited to feature in the Dutch League.

“However, the South African player’s hopes of playing in the league did not materialise because of visa problems,” said Dharmaraj.

“So, the Dutch club have invited Hizzat to replace the South African. Both Faeez and Hizzat will benefit from playing in the Dutch League,” said Dharmaraj.

Both Faeez and Hizzat played for UniKL-IBIL in the Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) last month.

For Dharmaraj, he wants to send at least three more of his Project squad players to play in Europe this year to gain experience.

“We want not only to qualify for the 2013 Junior World Cup but also to put up a strong challenge in the Finals,” said Dharmaraj.

Hizzat, who featured in the Under-18 Asia Cup in Myanmar last November, said that he was delighted to get a chance to play in the Dutch League.

“This is the first time I am playing in a foreign league. My target is to score as many goals as possible in the 10 league matches,” said Hizzat.

Source The Star