Safirul Sulaiman

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Safirul Sulaiman
Personal information
Full name Safirul bin Sulaiman
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Singapore
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Position(s) Left midfielder
Team 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
International career‡
2012–2014 Singapore U22 4 (0)
2012– Singapore 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2012

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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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2010 0 0 1 0 - - — 1 0
2011 24 1 — — — 24 1
Total 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[4] 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
2013[5] 7 0 2 0 9 0 — 18 0
Total 23 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 34 0
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Young Lions 2014 0 0 0 0 - - — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 47 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 59 1
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.



U23 International goals

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

Honours

Club

LionsXII

  • Malaysia Super League: 2013

References

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External links

  • Safirul Sulaiman at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Safirul Sulaiman at Soccerway
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