Career
He is a Eurasian of Scottish, Arab and Malay parentage. He has been capped by the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad. He has openly expressed his wish to play in the English football league, and had trials with Middlesbrough Football Club and Darlington Football Club. In 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, Syed Adney took Mohd Helmi Eliza Elias"s place to play the last group game which Malaysia lost 3-0 to Thailand, with Adney saving the embarrassment of conceding five goals.
In that same game, he famously manage to clear the ball to the halfway line.
Up to this day, the clearance is widely regarded as the "Clearance of the Millennium" in Malaysian Football History. In November 2010 Syed was loaned to Sabah FA and after they were promoted to the 2011 Super league Sabah Fa have clinched the permanent signing.
