Safirul Sulaiman

Safirul Sulaiman
Personal information
Full name Safirul bin Sulaiman
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left midfielder
Club information
Current team
Geylang International
Number 11
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Young Lions 24 (1)
2012–2013 LionsXII 23 (0)
2014–2015 Young Lions 2 (0)
2016– Geylang International
National team
2012–2014 Singapore U22 4 (0)
2012– Singapore 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2012
This is a Malay name; the name Sulaiman is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Safirul.

Safirul Sulaiman (born 5 October 1992) is a Singaporean football player who plays for Geylang International and the Singapore national team as a left midfielder.

Club career

Young Lions

Safirul began his professional football career at S.League club Young Lions in 2010.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the Football Association of Singapore announced that Safirul had been signed on to the newly formed LionsXII in the 2012 Malaysia Super League. He played in 7 games as the Lions finished runners-up in their debut season.

Safirul was handed the number 11 jersey at the beginning of the 2013 season. He began to see more playing time, making 16 appearances in the league as LionsXII clinched their first Malaysia Super League title.

After 2 seasons with LionsXII, Safirul failed to make the squad for the 2014 season.

Return to Young Lions

On 21 February 2014, the FAS revealed that Safirul had made a return to former club Young Lions.[1]

International career

Safirul made his international debut and first start in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 1 June 2012.[2]

Personal life

Safirul graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2009.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 October 2013
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup
Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2010 0010--10
2011 241241
Total 241100000251
Club Season Malaysia
Super League
Malaysia
FA Cup
Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[4] 1600000160
2013[5] 702090180
Total 230209000340
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup
Asia Total
Young Lions 2014 0000--00
Total 0000000000
Career Total 471309000591


U23 International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2011 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta  Thailand0-2 0-2 2011 Southeast Asian Games
2 8 June 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Cambodia1-0 3-1 2015 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Club

LionsXII

References

  1. "Courts Young Lions Reveals Squad for 2014 S.League Season and Renewal of Sponsorship from Courts for Fourth Year". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. "Six months and it's a world of change for new Lion, Safirul Sulaiman". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. "Elite Student-Athletes". Singapore Sports School. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2012 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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