*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:31, 29 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:18, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
On 28 May 2016, Azhar was called up to represent the Singapore national football team for the 2016 AYA Bank Cup. It was Azhar's first call-up to the national team, after former Singapore national team coach Bernd Stange was replaced by his assistant V. Sundramoorthy.[3] On 3 June 2016, Azhar made his senior international debut against Myanmar in the 2016 AYA Bank Cup, playing 60 minutes before being substituted for Yasir Hanapi. The international cup fixture eventually ended in a 1–0 win for Singapore.
Azhar is the eldest child in his family, with a total of seven other siblings. In 2015, Azhar's younger sibling, Aqil Sairudin, died in a motorcycle accident on the Seletar Expressway in Singapore. Another sibling of Azhar, Azreen Sairudin, suffered multiple injuries from the accident as well, but subsequently recovered.
Home United.[8]