Shaiful Esah

This is a Malay name; the name Esah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shaiful.
Shaiful Esah
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
Tampines Rovers FC
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Young Lions 20 (1)
2005–2011 Singapore Armed Forces 107 (8)
2012 LionsXII 16 (2)
2013– Tampines Rovers 25 (1)
National team
2008 Singapore 43 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2009.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:47, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain (born 12 May 1986) is a professional football player who plays for Tampines Rovers in the S.League and the Singapore national team as a left-back.

Club career

Shaiful has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions, Singapore Armed Forces and LionsXII. Shaiful played in the AFC Champions League during his time with the warriors. He has a cultured left foot and is deadly from set pieces and dead ball situations having scored countless goals from long range and free kicks. He is the regular taker of the corner kick and free kick for his club and country.

International career

He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand that won a bronze medal.

He made his debut for the Singapore against Vietnam in the 2nd leg of the quarter-final round of the Suzuki Cup.

Shaiful has also been a goal threat for oppositions with his accurate free kicks and his delivery from corners which had helped a goal-shy Singapore in their 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup attempt.

International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 0-2 0-2 Friendly
2 27 November 2014 National Stadium, Singapore, Kallang, Singapore  Myanmar 1-0 4-2 2014 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Singapore Armed Forces
Tampines Rovers FC

International

Singapore

References

External links

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