Alto Linus

Alto Linus (born 25 September 1986)^[1] is a former Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward. A versatile player, Alto has played in multiple positions, including on the wing and full-back. He notably played more than 200 matches for Sabah in the Malaysian League and holds the all-time record for most appearances for Sabah in the Malaysia Super League, playing 72 games between 2011–2012 and 2020–2022.

Alto Linus

Personal information
Full name	Alto Linus
Date of birth	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Sabah	?	(7)
2014	T-Team	0	(0)
2014–2022	Sabah	112	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2023

Playing career

Early career

Alto played for an amateur team Keningau/Pedalaman FC in the SAFA Sabah League. He played as forward.

Sabah FA

Alto joined Sabah in 2010. He scored 4 goals for Sabah in his first season as Sabah were promoted to the 2011 Malaysia Super League.^[2]

T-Team

In 2014, he joined Kuala Terengganu based club T-Team but have a lack of playing time and demoted into T-Team President's Cup squad.^[3]

Return To Sabah

In April 2014, he return to his former team Sabah, making a comeback after only spending six month with T-Team.^[3] In June 2019, he scored an important goal against Negeri Sembilan at Likas Stadium to ensure Sabah's position at the top of league.^[4] Sabah won the 2019 Malaysia Premier League and promoted to the 2020 Malaysia Super League.^[5] Alto retired from playing professionally at the end of 2022 season.

International career

Alto Linus was called up by K. Rajagopal for centralized training in a preparation for 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.^[6] However he did not make any official appearances for the national team.

Coaching career

Alto begin his coaching career as assistant coach for Sabah F.C. in a match against PDRM at the 2023 Malaysia Super League.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 November 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sabah	2010	Malaysia Premier League		4		0		1	–			5
	2011	Malaysia Super League	22	0	1	0	6	1	–		29	1
	2012		12	0	1	0	–		1	0	13	0
	2013	Malaysia Premier League	19	3	2	0	–		1	0	22	3
	Total			7		0		2	–			9
T-Team	2014	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Sabah	2014	Malaysia Premier League	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
	2015		16	1	1	0	–		–		17	1
	2016		21	0	4	0	–		–		25	0
	2017		15	0	3	0	–		–		18	0
	2018		3	0	0	0	9	0	–		12	0
	2019		12	4	0	0	6	0	–		18	4
	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	0	–		0	0	–		10	0
	2021		20	0	–		6	0	–		26	0
	2022		8	0	1	0	2	0	–		11	0
	Total		112	5	9	0	23	0	–		148	5
Career Total

Honour

Club

Sabah

• Malaysia Premier League (1): 2019

References

1. "Alto Bin Linus". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
2. Liga Premier 2010 – malaysiafootball-dimos.
3. Mahu libat Sabah kembali digeruni- Alto Linus – sports247, 18 January 2022.
4. Alto is the hero for Tambadaus – Daily Express, 16 June 2019.
5. Sabah crowned champs – Daily Express, 10 July 2019.
6. Dream comes true for Alto Linus – New Sabah Times, 16 March 2012 (via Sabah FA).
7. Kesebelasan utama pasukan Sabah Football Club dan PDRM Football Club untuk perlawanan Liga Super di Stadium Likas, Kota Kinabalu. – Flash Sukan, 25 February 2023.