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Nooa Laine
Personal information
Full name Nooa Hamzah Laine
Date of birth (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 6
Youth career
–2019 JJK[1]
2019–2020 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 JJK 15 (1)
2019–2020 Klubi 04 23 (4)
2021–2022 SJK II 7 (2)
2021–2024 SJK 64 (3)
2024– Selangor 42 (2)
International career‡
2017 Finland U15 2 (1)
2017 Finland U16 5 (0)
2018 Finland U17 9 (2)
2022– Malaysia U23 7 (0)
2023– Malaysia 17 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Men's football
Merdeka Cup
Runner-up2023
Winner2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025

Nooa Hamzah Laine (نووا حمزة لاين, IPA: Malay pronunciation: [nuwaa hamzah la'ɪne]; born 22 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian Super League club Selangor. Born in Finland, he plays for the Malaysia national team.

Early life

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Laine was born in Jyväskylä, Finland, to a Finnish mother and Malaysian father.[2] His father, Faried bin Baharin,[3] is from Kampung Batu Laut, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia.[4] Laine started training when he was six with a summer team in the municipality of Jyväskylä;[4] his parents introduced him to the sport, and he has said he fell in love with football from his first training session.[5]

Club career

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JJK Jyväskylä

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Laine started playing football at his hometown club JJK Jyväskylä, where he made his debut in the second-tier Ykkönen at the age of 15 in 2018, scoring one goal in 15 appearances.

Klubi 04

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In April 2019, Laine then moved to HJK Helsinki reserve team, Klubi 04 for the 2019 season, where he scored four goals in 23 appearances in the third-tier Kakkonen league.[6]

SJK Seinäjoki

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Laine joined the current club first division side SJK Seinäjoki in January 2021, cited the good facility is what attracting him to the club.[7] He was chosen as the man of the match in his debut match against IFK Mariehamn.[8] In July 2022, Laine scored his first European goal against Norwegian club Lillestrøm SK in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. Laine became a regular starter for SJK under Spanish coach Joaquín Gómez, playing various roles and positions in midfield.[9] Laine has described Gómez as the most intense coach he has worked with and credited those seasons as the period when he was fully introduced to senior professional football.[5]

Laine signed a new contract with SJK until 2024, with an option for 2025, in February 2023. He is regarded as one of the most promising young players in Finland and one of the key players for SJK under coach Joaquín Gómez.[9]

Selangor (loan)

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On 9 February 2024, Laine joined Malaysia Super League side Selangor on a loan deal until the end of the season.[10] On 19 September 2024, Laine made his AFC Champions League Two debut, starting in a 1–1 draw over Muangthong United.[11]

On 5 November, it was announced that his move to Selangor was made permanent for an undisclosed fee.[12]

International career

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Youth

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Finland

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In 2017, Laine played for Finland U15 and Finland U16 team.

Laine was then called up to Finland U17 squad in 2018 where he make his debut on 5 August 2018 in a goalless draw against Denmark U17. Two days later, he provided an assist to Martin Salin and also scoring a goal in a 4–1 win. He scored his second international goal for Finland U17 on 28 January 2019 in a 2–0 win over Moldova U17.

Laine also trained with Malaysia's under-23 team in April 2022, with the goal of competing in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[13] He did not, however, make it into the squad because the citizenship documentation process was still ongoing.[14] On 12 September 2022, the Football Association of Malaysia denied a claim that Laine was supposed to be on the call-up list for the national squad but was cancelled at the last minute. They explained that they had only contacted Laine recently to get an update on the process of documenting his status as a heritage player. He was not on the list for the central training call-up at this time because he was not scheduled to return to Malaysia until October 2022 to complete the process of obtaining documentation.[15]

In November 2022, Laine was selected for the Finland U-21 by the new coach Mika Lehkosuo. He joined the team for a training camp and an internal match in Eerikkilä on 6–8 December.[16] According to Laine, the possibility of representing Malaysia was first raised ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship, but he did not yet hold a Malaysian passport and attended the Finland U-21 camp instead.[5]

Senior

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Malaysia head coach Kim Pan-gon contacted Laine in March 2023 to join the senior squad.[5] On 23 March 2023, Laine made his international debut for the Malaysia national team in a match against Turkmenistan, coming on as a substitute in the second half.[17] Laine has stated that his initial involvement was exploratory and that the decision to commit permanently to representing Malaysia came later.[5]

Style of play

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Laine is a versatile midfielder who can play as an attacking midfielder, a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder. He is known for his technical skills, vision, passing range and work rate.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 27 May 2026[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JJK II 2018 Kolmonen 30–––30
JJK 2018 Ykkönen 15100––151
Klubi 04 2019 Kakkonen 8100––81
2020 Kakkonen 15331––184
Total 23431––––––265
SJK Akatemia 2021 Kakkonen 6160––121
2022 Ykkönen 110030–41
Total 726030––––162
SJK 2021 Veikkausliiga 19100–191
2022 Veikkausliiga 22110204[c]1–292
2023 Veikkausliiga 2312040–291
Total 64330604100774
Selangor 2024–25 Malaysia Super League 20060206[d]16[e]0401
2025–26 Malaysia Super League 22251615[d]09[f]0474
Total 42211181111150875
Career total 1741223217115215022417
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Ykköscup, Finnish League Cup and Malaysia Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in ASEAN Club Championship

International

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As of match played 25 March 2025
Malaysia
YearAppsGoals
202340
202450
202510
Total100

Honours

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Selangor

Malaysia

Individual

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References

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  1. ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, N.Laine, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. ↑ "SJK kiinnitti poikamaajoukkuepelaajat – Kuivila lainalle AC Ouluun". sjk.fi. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "'My dad told me to play football rather than ice hockey' - The remarkable story of Finnish-Malaysian wonderkid Nooa Laine | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sembang Bola Kopi Wonda podcast episod 2 bersama Nooa Laine!". Harimau Malaya. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "JJK Jyväskylä – Nooa Laine siirtyy HJK:hon" (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "SJK kiinnitti poikamaajoukkuepelaajia - Nooa Laine ja Oliver Günes sopimuksiin". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nooa Laine iski debyyttimaalin SJK:n kotivoitossa". SJK (in Finnish). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 Runsas, Leo (18 February 2023). "Veikkausliigan SJK kiinnitti nuoren keskikenttälupauksen: "On tullut koko ajan tärkeämmäksi meidän pelisysteemissämme"". Futisfani.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nooa Laine #isRed". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "More work to be done after Selangor settle for draw with Muangthong". The Star. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Nooa Laine jatkaa Malesiassa, sjk.fi, 5 November 2024
  13. ↑ "Pemain Kacukan Malaysia-Finland, Nooa Laine Sertai Kem Latihan Skuad B-23 Tahun". VOCKET FC (in Malay). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Nama Nooa Laine Tercicir Dari Skuad Piala Asia B-23" (in Malay). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  15. ↑ Dito (13 September 2022). "Nooa Laine Dalam Proses Selesaikan Dokumentasi". VOCKET FC (in Malay). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  16. ↑ Paski, Lari (25 November 2022). "SJK pelaajia mukaan Pikkuhuuhkajiin". SJK (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Nooa Laine #isRed". www.selangorfc.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  18. ↑ Nooa Laine, Finnish FA
  19. ↑ "Nooa Laine". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  20. ↑ BERNAMA (23 February 2025). "Selangor End 10-Year Wait By Lifting Challenge Cup After Gunning Down PDRM FC 7-0". BERNAMA. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  21. ↑ BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1–0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  22. ↑ Abdullah, Meor (17 October 2023). "Pestabola Merdeka 2023: Tajikistan Padamkan Impian Juara Malaysia". VOCKET FC (in Malay). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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