Press Releases ● Sep 30, 2016
National Team Squad For Malaysia, Hong Kong Matches Confirmed
SINGAPORE, 30 SEPTEMBER 2016: The Football Association of Singapore is pleased to announce that a 25-strong squad – with an average age of 26.8 – has been called up for the National Team’s two upcoming friendly matches against Malaysia and Hong Kong, on 7 October and 11 October 2016 respectively.
“I have chosen a squad with a good mix of youth and experience. We have seasoned professionals like Daniel Bennett and Mustafic Fahrudin, who can guide the young players like Iqbal Hussain, M. Anumanthan and Irfan Fandi,” said coach V. Sundram Moorthy.
“I’m very excited to have been called up to the National ‘A’ Team. I had played for the various age-group National Youth Teams over the past few years and it is always with pride and passion whenever I wear the National jersey. Having progressed through the youth development system, I am thankful to my coaches – both past and present – for their guidance and advice. I will continue to work hard and will strive to do my best if I’m selected for the upcoming matches. I hope fans will turn up in red and cheer us on at the National Stadium next Friday,” said Irfan Fandi.
Coach Sundram added: “Another player I am looking forward to seeing up close is Shawal Anuar. I have repeatedly said that the door to the National Team is always open as long as you play well for your club; Shawal has been doing well in the S.League, so this call-up is a reward for his good performances.”
An excited Shawal said: “Being a part of Coach Sundram’s squad for these two matches gives me a golden opportunity for me to prove myself. I will continue to work hard to show Coach what I can do, and what I can bring to the team. I can’t wait to train, and hopefully play, with players like Shahril Ishak and Khairul Amri.”
The squad will begin centralised training tomorrow ahead of next Friday’s Causeway Challenge, before departing for Hong Kong on 8 October. Tickets for the Causeway Challenge are available from www.sportshubtix.com.
Scheduled friendly matches for the National Team
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Venue |
7 October 2016 |
8.30pm |
Malaysia |
National Stadium, Singapore |
11 October 2016 Tuesday |
8.00pm |
Hong Kong |
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |
Please find appended below the squad list for National Team:
S/N |
FULL NAME |
POS |
AGE |
CAPS |
GOALS |
CLUB |
1 |
Hassan Bin Abdullah Sunny |
GK |
32 |
56 |
0 |
ARMY UNITED FC |
2 |
Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud |
GK |
26 |
39 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
3 |
Muhammad Syazwan Bin Buhari |
GK |
24 |
0 |
0 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
4 |
Baihakki Bin Khaizan |
DF |
32 |
125 |
5 |
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II |
5 |
Bennett Daniel Mark |
DF |
38 |
126 |
6 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
6 |
Irfan Fandi Ahmad |
DF |
19 |
0 |
0 |
HOME UNITED FC |
7 |
Juma’at Bin Jantan |
DF |
32 |
32 |
0 |
HOME UNITED FC |
8 |
Madhu M Mohana |
DF |
25 |
16 |
0 |
WARRIORS FC |
9 |
Mohammad Afiq Bin Yunos |
DF |
25 |
11 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
10 |
Mohammed Faritz Bin Abdul Hameed |
DF |
26 |
13 |
0 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
11 |
Muhammad Hafiz Bin Abu Sujad |
DF |
25 |
30 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
12 |
Muhammad Shakir Bin Hamzah |
DF |
23 |
25 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
13 |
Mustafic Fahrudin |
DF |
35 |
79 |
8 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
14 |
Anumanthan S/O Mohan Kumar |
MF |
22 |
7 |
0 |
HOUGANG UNITED FC |
15 |
Hariss S/O Harun |
MF |
25 |
64 |
4 |
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM |
16 |
Mohammad Shahril Bin Ishak |
MF |
32 |
129 |
14 |
JOHOR DARUL TA’ZIM II |
17 |
Muhammad Faris Bin Ramli |
MF |
24 |
22 |
4 |
HOME UNITED FC |
18 |
Muhammad Izzdin Shafiq Bin Yacob |
MF |
25 |
15 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
19 |
Muhammad Safuwan Bin Baharudin |
MF |
25 |
60 |
6 |
PDRM FA |
20 |
Muhammad Shawal Bin Anuar |
MF |
25 |
0 |
0 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
21 |
Muhammad Yasir Bin Hanapi |
MF |
27 |
9 |
0 |
TAMPINES ROVERS FC |
22 |
Gabriel Quak Jun Yi |
MF |
25 |
18 |
2 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
23 |
Mohamad Sahil Bin Suhaimi |
FW |
24 |
17 |
1 |
GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL FC |
24 |
Mohamed Iqbal Bin Hamid Hussain |
FW |
23 |
2 |
0 |
HOUGANG UNITED FC |
25 |
Mohammad Khairul Amri Bin Mohammad Kamal |
FW |
31 |
106 |
31 |
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