Abdul Khair Basri
Haji Abdul Khair bin Haji Basri | |
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| Born | January 5, 1996 Brunei |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Known for | Footballer for Indera SC and Brunei national team |
Haji Abdul Khair bin Haji Basri (born 5 January 1996) is a professional footballer from Brunei who currently represents Indera SC. While his main role is as a central midfielder, he is also deployed as a centre-back or forward depending on team requirements.
Club career
Khair is an alumnus of Projek Ikan Pusu (PIP), a grassroots initiative that has developed several Bruneian internationals such as Yura Indera Putera Yunos and Aman Abdul Rahim. He began his tenure with Indera SC in 2013, playing a part in securing the first-ever Brunei Super League championship.
As the captain of Tabuan Muda, a squad established by the NFABD to groom players for international duties, Khair steered the team to respectable mid-table results during the 2015 and 2016 top-tier campaigns.
Following a break in 2017 due to academic commitments, he returned to Indera in early 2018 and contributed to their commanding 4–1 triumph over IKLS FC in the FA Cup. More recently, Khair has taken on captaincy responsibilities for Indera during the absences of Amirul Hakeem Kasim and Hamizan Aziz Sulaiman, leading the club to the final of the 2025 Brunei FA Cup, including scoring in the semifinal clash against MS ABDB. On 18 May 2025, he captained Indera in a closely contested 1–0 defeat to DPMM FC II in the tournament final.
On 19 September 2025, Khair opened the scoring for the 2025–26 Brunei Super League season with a long-range strike against Jerudong FC, helping secure a 3–0 victory.
International career
Khair was selected for the Brunei under-21 squad competing at the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, where he featured once in the final group stage match versus Malaysia. Although Brunei won 2–1, they were eliminated due to an unfavorable goal difference.
In 2015, he was called up to the under-23 side for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification held in Indonesia but did not make the roster for the 28th SEA Games.
Khair made his senior international debut on 6 June 2015 during a friendly where Brunei suffered a 5–1 loss to Singapore. He was later named in the squad for the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification, appearing as a substitute in matches against both Cambodia and Laos.
Honours
- Indera SC
- Brunei Super League (2): 2012–13, 2014
- Brunei FA Cup: Champions (2017–18) and runners-up (2025)