Zulfahmi Arifin

This is a Malay name; the name Arifin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zulfahmi.
Zulfahmi Arifin
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Mohd Arifin[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Home United
Number 23
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Young Lions 46 (1)
2013–2015 LionsXII 12 (1)
2016– Home United
National team
2013 Singapore U23 7 (0)
2013– Singapore 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:14, 26 November 2014 (UTC)

Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Mohd Arifin (born 5 October 1991) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Home United in the S.League. He is noted for being a technical player with set pieces and playmaking abilities.[2]

Club career

Zulfahmi began his footballing career with Young Lions in the S.League. After two seasons with the club, he was selected in the LionsXII squad for the 2013 season of the Malaysia Super League.[3][4]

Zulfahmi failed to play any part in the first 6 games of the season. He was given his first start against Pahang in the MSL on 16 February 2013. Two more appearances followed until a road traffic accident in mid-April set him back a month.[5] He managed one further start and a substitute appearance on his return as LionsXII won the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Zulfahmi's potential was recognised as he had a run of 6 starts in the beginning of the 2014 campaign. Poor performances however meant that he was dropped to the bench in favour of Firdaus Kasman for the next 3 games.[6] He marked his return to the starting line-up on 22 March by curling a free kick into the PKNS net to score his first LionsXII goal.[7]

International career

Zulfahmi was first called up to the Singapore national team for a friendly match against Thailand on 24 August 2011.[8] He made the 2012 AFF Championship squad but failed to play as Singapore won the tournament.

Zulfahmi was handed his first international start against Laos on 10 October 2013.[9]

Along with Hariss Harun, he has been identified by national coach Bernd Stange as the future of Singapore's midfield.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list goal tally first.[10]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 25 Aug 2010 Jagodina City Stadium,Serbia Serbia FK Jagodina 1-1 2–2 Friendly

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 March 2014.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup
Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2010 12020--140
2011 231231
2012 1102-130
Total 461202000501
Club Season Malaysia
Super League
Malaysia
FA Cup
Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[11] 50003080
2014[12] 71200091
Total 121203000171
Career Total 582405000672

Honours

Club

LionsXII

International

Singapore

References

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