Ahmad Syahir

Ahmad Syahir

Personal information
Full name	Ahmad Syahir bin Sahimi
Date of birth	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Left-midfielder
Team information
Current team	Geylang International
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Young Lions	1	(0)
2013–2021	Balestier Khalsa	167	(1)
2022–	Geylang International	30	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Feb 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 Feb 2021

Ahmad Syahir bin Sahimi (born 10 April 1992) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a left-back or left-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International.

He is known as one of the shortest players in the Singapore Premier League and the longest serving player at Balestier Khalsa in their history.

Club career

Young Lions

Ahmad began his career with Young Lions in the 2010 season.

Balestier Khalsa

After serving his two years compulsory National Service, Ahmad joined Balestier Khalsa ahead of the 2013 season. ^[1] From the 2014 season, he was used as a regular starter for the club.

After 9 seasons at Balestier Khalsa and accumulating a total of 167 appearances, his contract wasn’t renewed for the 2022 season.

Geylang International

Ahmad joined Geylang International ahead of the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 Aug 2022 ^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions FC	2010	S.League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Balestier Khalsa	2013	S.League	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2014	S.League	12	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
	2015	S.League	13	0	1	0	4	0	5	0	23	0
	2016	S.League	11	0	5	1	3	0	5	0	24	1
	2017	S.League	20	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	0
	2018	Singapore Premier League	21	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2019		18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2020		13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2021		18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		128	0	16	1	13	0	10	0	167	1
Geylang International	2022	Singapore Premier League	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2023		11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		30	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
Career total			158	0	17	1	14	0	10	0	199	1

Notes

References

1. "Ahmad Syahir struck in the 89th minute to salvage a point for Balestier Khalsa in a 1-1 draw against Tanjong Pagar United".
2. Ahmad Syahir at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2021.