Fareez Farhan

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

Fareez Farhan

Fareez playing for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Fareez bin Mohd Farhan [1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Attacking-midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kelantan
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Gombak United	14	(3)
2012–2014	Young Lions	4	(0)
2015	Hougang United	12	(2)
2016	Young Lions	22	(8)
2017-2018	Hougang United	39	(9)
2019–2022	Geylang International	53	(12)
2023–	Kelantan
International career‡
2012–	Singapore U22	5	(2)
2019–	Singapore	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019

Muhammad Fareez bin Mohd Farhan (born 29 July 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a winger or attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Gombak United

Fareez began his footballing career with Gombak United in 2011. The teenage forward became the youngest player since Hariss Harun to make his debut in the S.League against Albirex Niigata (S) on 11 April 2011, coming on for South Korean striker Chang Jo-Yoon in the 88th minute. He was then the second youngest player to play in the S.League at 16 years 7 months and 13 days. ^[2] He scored his first league goal in the 2-1 defeat against Singapore Armed Forces on 25 June 2011.

In February 2011, Fareez's father contacted Serbian coach Luka Lalic who arranged a six-week-long trial for the player at Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb wanted to keep Fareez, but were unable to sign him under new FIFA regulations in the wake of Chelsea's alleged tapping-up of French youngster Gael Kakuta in 2009.

Young Lions

Following Gombak United's decision to sit out the 2013 S.League, Fareez signed for Courts Young Lions. As he was in the Singapore Police Force for compulsory national services in Singapore, he only appeared four times and failed to score for the club.

Hougang United

Fareez Farhan signed for Hougang United in December 2014. He scored 2 goals in 12 appearances for the club.

Young Lions

Fareez resigned for the Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and made a fine start to the season, scoring 3 goals in 6 appearances. ^[3] Fareez scored his fourth goal in his seventh appearance, becoming the top scoring local-born footballer. ^[4]

Return to Hougang

Fareez signed again for Hougang United in December 2017, after his release from Young Lions. ^[5]

Geylang International

For the 2019 AIA Singapore Premier League season, Geylang announced that Fareez had signed for Geylang International. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata Singapore. On the 5th of April he scored his first goal in a 5-2 victory over Warriors FC. In total, he scored nine goals from 23 appearances to help the Eagles finish fifth in the 2019 Singapore Premier League. ^[6]

International career

Singapore national football team's Coach Tatsuma Yoshida called up Fareez Farhan to replace Khairul Amri for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine in their first two Group D matches. ^[7] Fareez made his debut against Palestine on 10 September 2019. ^[6] He won his second cap and his first start in a friendly against Jordan. ^[8]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 19 Mar 2022

Club	Season	League		Singapore Cup		League Cup		AFC		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gombak United	2011	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2012	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Young Lions FC	2012	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2013	18	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	21	2
	2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	24	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	27	2
Hougang United	2015	21	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	25	2
Young Lions FC	2016	21	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	8
Hougang United	2017	11	4	6	1	2	1	0	0	19	6
	2018	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	3
	Total	30	7	7	1	2	1	0	0	39	9
Geylang International	2019	23	9	5	2	0	0	0	0	28	11
	2020	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2021	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2022	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	50	10	5	2	0	0	0	0	55	12
Singapore Khalsa Association	2023	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	?	?
	2024	?	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	?	4
	Total	?	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	?	4
Career total		159	29	17	3	14	2	0	0	190	34

International statistics

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Palestine	2-1 (won)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
2	6 October 2019	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	0-0 (draw)	Exhibition game

References

1. "Courts Young Lions Reveals Squad for 2014 S.League Season and Renewal of Sponsorship from Courts for Fourth Year". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
2. "Teen eyes regular first-team chance". The New Paper. 18 April 2011.
3. "Stange returns serve after FourFourTwo's Singapore squad suggestions". FourFourTwo. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
4. "Star-studded Tampines fail to shine against Young Lions". FourFourTwo. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
5. "HOUGANG UNITED COMPLETE SIGNING OF STRIKER FAREEZ FARHAN – Hougang United Football Club".
6. "Singapore international Fareez Farhan training with Japan's Matsumoto Yamaga FC". FOX Sports Asia. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
7. "FAREEZ FARHAN REPLACES KHAIRUL AMRI IN SINGAPORE SQUAD". Goal.com. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
8. "Lions earn 0-0 draw against Jordan in Amman. Not bad indeed". The Monitor SG. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

External links

• Fareez Farhan at Soccerway