Personal information | |||
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Full name | Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli | ||
Date of birth | 10 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Young Lions (on loan from Hougang United) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017 | NFA U15 | ||
2018 | Home United U16 | ||
2019 | Hougang United U19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2023 | Hougang United | 60 | (3) |
2023– | → Young Lions (loan)) | 3 | (2) |
International career | |||
2017–2018 | Singapore U16 | 9 | (1) |
2019– | Singapore U19 | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Singapore U23 | 6 | (1) |
2023– | Singapore | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 15 April 2019 (UTC) |
Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli (born 10 November 2002), better known as Farhan Zulkifli or just Farhan,is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, whom he captains, on loan from Hougang United, and for the Singapore national team.
Farhan make his career debut coming on as a substitute and scored 12 minutes into his 2019 Singapore Premier League debut against Home United on 29 June 2019. [1] [2] [3] At 16 years and 231 days, he became the SPL's second-youngest ever scorer then. [4] Farhan was named in Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents following his impressive start to life at Hougang. [5] He made a further 11 appearances for Hougang in the 2019 season.
Farhan would start both the 2020 Singapore Premier League season opener and the 2020 Singapore Community Shield. [6] However, the 2020 Singapore Premier League season hasn't been the best of years for Farhan, by his own admission. Farhan played in 12 matches and only had a solitary goal to his name. [7]
Farhan would go on to play a total of 1767 minutes in the 2021 season bagging 20 appearances however, he failed to score a goal once during the 2021 Singapore Premier League season.
2022 for Farhan could be called his breakout year as he managed to make 18 appearances for the team and scoring 1 goal during the 5–1 thrashing of Young Lions. Farhan also played a crucial role in Hougang United's triumph over Tampines Rovers in the 2022 Singapore Cup Finals, helping his team stun Tampines Rovers 3–2 to clinch the cup. [8]
On 12 July 2023, Farhan joined Young Lions on loan from Hougang United as he is undergoing his compulsory National Service. He was named the club captain ahead of the 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season.
Farhan was first called up to the Singapore national team in 2019, for the friendly against Jordan on 5 October and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan on 10 and 15 October respectively. [9] [10] [11]
In 2022, Farhan was called up to the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship tournament. He make his international debut against causeway rival, Malaysia. [12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hougang United | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
2020 | Singapore Premier League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
2021 | Singapore Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2022 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Total | 60 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4 | ||
Career total | 60 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4 |
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