Nur Ikhwan Othman


Mohammad Nurikhwan bin Othman is a Bruneian footballer who currently plays as a defender or midfielder for DPMM FC.

Club career

Nurikhwan attended Brunei's Sports School as a youngster and progressed enough to be a regular in the national youth team side that played in the Brunei Premier League II in 2010 and 2011. After the creation of the Brunei National Football League by the newly formed NFABD, the young prodigy chose Indera SC as his club, becoming league champions in 2012-13 and 2014.
Nurikhwan signed for professional side DPMM FC of the S.League in 2016 and made his debut in a 3–2 loss to Albirex Niigata on 13 February.
Nurikhwan was converted into a defender by new head coach Adrian Pennock in the 2019 season, mirroring his teammate Yura Indera Putera in doing so. On 6 July of that season, in the away game against Warriors FC, he was shown a straight red for felling Sahil Suhaimi in the penalty box and was adjudged by the referee to have denied the Singaporean a goal-scoring opportunity. This turned the tide to the home side's advantage and the game finished in a 3–3 draw.
Nurikhwan became a Singapore Premier League champion in September 2019 in his first season operating as a centre-back, his club also registering the joint-best defense in the league.

International career

Nurikhwan played with the Brunei Under-21s in the 2012 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy when the home side emerged as victors. He played every game and scored in the semi-final against Myanmar. He was made captain for the 2014 edition although his side failed to defend the title.
Nurikhwan's full international career began when he played the first half in a friendly against Indonesia on 26 September 2012. He played for the Wasps in the 2012, 2014 and 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup qualifying rounds. He was also poised to join the national team for the 2022 World Cup first-round qualifying but declared himself unavailable.

Honours

Team

;Indera SC
;DPMM FC
;Brunei national under-21 football team