Farhan Zulkifli

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Farhan Zulkifli
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli
Date of birth (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Hougang United 60 (3)
2023– → Young Lions (loan)) 7 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Singapore U16 9 (1)
2019– Singapore U19 6 (0)
2019– Singapore U23 6 (1)
2023– Singapore 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli (born 10 November 2002), commonly known as Farhan Zulkifli, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Hougang United, and for the Singapore national team.

Contents

Club career

Hougang United

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]

Loan to Young Lions

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.

International career

Farhan was first called up to the national team in 2019, for the friendly against Jordan on 5 October and the World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan on 10 and 15 October respectively. [9] [10] [11]

Senior

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 October 2021. [13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hougang United 2019 Singapore Premier League 91300000121
2020 Singapore Premier League 131001000141
2021 Singapore Premier League 200000000200
2022 Singapore Premier League 181610000242
Total602901000704
Career total602901000704
Notes

    Honours

    Club

    Hougang United

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