Aizil Yazid

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yazid is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Aizil.

Aizil Yazid

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Aizil Mohamed Yazid
Date of birth	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Young Lions (on loan from Hougang United)
Number	25
Youth career
2015–2016	ANZA Soccer
2016-17	Chelsea FC International
2018-19	Singapore Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020	Albirex Niigata (S)	0	(0)
2021–	Hougang United	6	(0)
2023–	→ Young Lions (loan)	20	(0)
International career‡
2019	Singapore U15	0	(0)
2022–	Singapore U19	3	(0)
2022–	Singapore U23	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:54, 16 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 September 2022

Muhammad Aizil bin Mohamed Yazid (born 24 December 2004), more commonly known as Aizil Yazid or mononymously known as Aizil, is a Singapore professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Hougang United and the Singapore U23 national team.

Club career

Albirex Niigata (S)

Aizil signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore and was part of the 2020 Singapore Premier League squad that won the league title over rivals, Tampines Rovers. ^{[1] [2]}

Hougang United

On 15 January 2021,16-year-old Aizil signed for Hougang United prior to the 2021 season as part of the goalkeeping trio of Mukundan Maran and Ridhuan Barudin. ^[3]

Aizil would go on to make his professional debut against the same side Tampines Rovers in a 4–2 win over The Stags making him the second-youngest goalkeeper debutant in the league's history at 17 years and 218 days old, just falling short of his father's record at 16 years and 309 days. ^[4]

Aizil would then make four more consecutive appearances for The Cheetahs before being unavailable during Hougang's league match against Tanjong Pagar United. ^[5]

Young Lions

Aizil signed on loan from Hougang due to his enlistment to national service ahead of the 2023 Singapore Premier League with the Young Lions. ^{[6] [7]}

He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Albirex Niigata. ^[8]

International career

Aizil was called up for the Singapore under-15 squad ahead of the 2019 AFF Championships. ^[9]

In 2022, Aizil was called up to the provisional squad for the Singapore under-23 team ahead of the under-23 AFF Championships ^[10] held in Cambodia but ultimately didn't make the cut. Aizil was then called up to the Singapore under-19 team for the under-19 AFF Championships ^{[11] [12]} held in Indonesia after Hougang's AFC Cup campaign but didn't travel with the squad as he appeared on the bench against Young Lions a few days after the tournament's opening. Aizil was called up for the team again for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers and made his debut against group hosts Tajikistan, producing a man of the match performance as he kept a clean sheet including a penalty save to give The Cubs a hard-fought draw. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}

Aizil was called up for the 2023 Merlion Cup campaign where he made his Under-23's debut in a 1–0 loss to Hong Kong, along with a loss, Aizil would be awarded a red card for his behaviour against the referee near the end of the match. ^[17] Following his good showing in his league campaign, he was then called up for the 2023 SEA Games 25-men provisional squad. ^[18] He then made the final cut for the squad and made his first SEA Games appearance in a 3–1 defeat to Thailand in the group opener. ^{[19] [20]} Aizil was also given the starting position in the 7-0 thrashing from Malaysia, leading to the intense criticism despite his stellar performances in goal. ^[21]

International Stats

U23 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2023	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	Hong Kong	0–1 (lost)	Merlion Cup
2	29 April 2023	Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Thailand	1–3 (lost)	2023 SEA Games
3	3 May 2023		Vietnam	1–3 (lost)
4	6 May 2023		Laos	0–0 (draw)
5	11 May 2023		Malaysia	0–7 (lost)
6	6 September 2023	Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam	Yemen	0-3 (lost)	2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
7	9 September 2023		Guam	1-1 (draw)

Personal life

Aizil is the son of Singapore goalkeeping legend, Yazid Yasin and the younger brother of Young Lions centre-back, Aqil Yazid. ^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata (S)

• Singapore Premier League: 2020

Hougang United

• Singapore Cup: 2022

External links

• Aizil Yazid at Starkeepers

References

1. "Albirex Niigata sign seven Singaporean footballers, their highest-ever".
2. "Playmaker - AIZIL SIGNS WITH HOUGANG". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
3. "Aizil Yazid commits to Cheetahs! ✔️⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
4. "Singapore Premier League - 👨‍👦 Aizil Yazid made his professional debut at 17 years and 218 days last Saturday, becoming the second-youngest ever debutant goalkeeper in league history after his father Yazid Yasin (16y 309d for Sembawang Rangers on 27 4pril 1996). Legacy. #SPL Hougang United Football Club (HGFC) | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
5. "16-year-old Aizil Yazid wants to carry on the legacy of his father, Singapore football icon Yazid Yasin".
6. "Welcome to the club Adam Reefdy, Aizil Yazid, Ameen Sabri, Andrew Aw, Aqil Yazid and Danial Iliya. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
7. "Aizil Yazid will be enlisted for the national service in the coming weeks.⁣". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
8. "The team to face Albirex". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
9. "Philippe Aw names Singapore squad for AFF U15 Championships".
10. "Ilhan Fandi and Saifullah Akbar among big names in Singapore U23 squad | Goal.com Singapore". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
11. "Singapore Under-19 squad announced for AFF U19 Boys Championship 2022".
12. "Football Association of Singapore - Here's your 26-strong U19 squad for the upcoming AFF U19 Boys Championship 2022!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
13. "Provisional Singapore squad announced for AFF U23 Championship 2022".
14. "Football Association of Singapore - 💪🏻 A battling display, which included a fine penalty save from goalkeeper Aizil Yazid, gave our U19s a hard earned point in their opening #AFCU20 Qualifiers match against the host. Well done boys and keep it going! 🇸🇬 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
15. Auto, Hermes (22 September 2022). "Football: 'Room for improvement', says coach after S'pore's mixed display in U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
16. "Football Association of Singapore - 💪🏻 A battling display, which included a fine penalty save from goalkeeper Aizil Yazid, gave our U19s a hard earned point in their opening #AFCU20 Qualifiers match against the host. Well done boys and keep it going! 🇸🇬 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
17. "U22s suffer narrow defeat to Hong Kong - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
18. "Football Association of Singapore - The 25 in the provisional Under-22 squad for the upcoming SEA Games". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
19. "Football Association of Singapore - 20 players have been selected to represent the country at the upcoming 32nd SEA Games 🇸🇬". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
20. "📰 Teamsheet for today! 👆". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
21. "Saravanan steals show in Harimau Muda's 7-0 drubbing of Singapore". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
22. Auto, Hermes (16 July 2021). "Football: Brotherly love and rivalry in the Singapore Premier League | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
23. Ganesan, Deepanraj (2 May 2023). "SEA Games 2023: Goalkeeper Aizil Yazid a bright spark amid gloomy outlook for Singapore". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 24 June 2023.
24. Auto, Hermes (16 July 2021). "Football: Brotherly love and rivalry in the Singapore Premier League | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
25. "Singapore - Aizil Yazid - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.