Background
He is the son of former top Selangor FA player in 1990s, Zainal Nordin.
He is the son of former top Selangor FA player in 1990s, Zainal Nordin.
FA Amirulhadi joined FA from FA ahead of the 2013 season. For , he played as a central midfielder. He was man of the match as took a one-goal lead in the quarter-final of the 2013 Malaysia Cup against PKNS FC, and on 3 November 2013, he assisted to defeat Kelantan 1–0 in the Cup Final which ended the team's 21-year drought in the Cup.
In the 2013 Malaysia Super League season, he scored once in 19 appearances. After reviving his career with FA and helped them to lift the long sought trophy,he decided to not extend the contract with them for the upcoming season as he joined FC later for the new challenge down south. Amirul has represented the Malaysian under 23 side for the 2008 Olympic Games qualifier.
He scored a brilliant solo goal against the Hong Kong under 23 team in the qualifier. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at Shah Alam. Amirul also represented the Malaysia XI squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008.
He was one of Malaysia's more impressive player in the match after getting three attempts on goal but failed to score. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. However, Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.
Amirul scored his first international senior goal against Myanmar in 2008 Merdeka Tournament. He was also part of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games winning squad. In November 2010, Amirul was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Amirul scored at the final group game against Laos in a 5–1 victory. Under-23 Senior team Club International.
He is a member of the Malaysian national team.