Hafiz Abu Sujad

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Hafiz Abu Sujad
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Personal information
Full name Muhammad Hafiz bin Abu Sujad [1]
Date of birth (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Singapore
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left midfielder
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Young Lions 68 (2)
2013–2015 LionsXII 24 (1)
2016 Tampines Rovers 20 (2)
2017 BBCU 7 (0)
2017 Tampines Rovers 15 (4)
2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 10 (0)
2018 Tampines Rovers 19 (2)
2019–2022 Hougang United 27 (4)
International career‡
2012–2021 Singapore 44 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Naypyidaw 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:41 at 08 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:48, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Muhammad Hafiz bin Abu Sujad (born 1 November 1990) is a former footballer who played in the Singapore Premier League and Malaysia Super League. He is a versatile player who can play in midfield or defence. [3] He captained Young Lions, playing as a left-back prior to signing for LionsXII in 2013. With LionsXII, he began to play in more advanced positions in left and central midfield.

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Club career

Young Lions

Hafiz began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Hafiz was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League.

Tampines Rovers

In 2016, Hafiz signed for Tampines Rovers for the 2016 S.League campaign after LionsXII was disbanded in 2015. He had a stellar season with the Stags, earning him a nomination for the 2016 S.League Player of the Season award. [4] In December, Hafiz went to Thailand for trials with Thai League 2 sides BBCU F.C. and Sisaket F.C. [5]

BBCU

The 2017 season saw Hafiz seal a move to Thai Division 2 side BBCU F.C. on an initial one-year contract after he impressed on a trial there in December 2016. [6]

Tampines Rovers

After leaving BBCU, Hafiz had signed a deal to return to Tampines Rovers and will be wearing the no.18 shirt which had been vacated by fellow Singapore International, Yasir Hanapi who had moved to PDRM in Malaysia.

JDT II

Hafiz next moved to Malaysia Premier League side JDT II for the 2018 season. Despite being on trial with Super League side Melaka United, Melaka opted for fellow Singapore international, Shahdan Sulaiman, instead, leaving Hafiz to seek a move to JDT II. [7]

Return to Tampines

Hafiz rejoins Tampines Rovers on Singapore Premier League deadline day for registration, 13 April 2018. [8]

International career

Hafiz made his international debut on 16 October 2012, coming on as a substitute against India in a friendly match.

Personal life

Hafiz comes from a sporting family. His father, Abu Sujad is a former Singapore international left-back while his mother, Norija, is a housewife. [9] [10] His sister Nurhafizah, is a former national netballer and became the Lions' physiotherapist. [10] [11] His older brother Nadzi, played in the S.League player with Balestier Central. [10]

Hafiz's uncle is Mat Noh, a Malaysia Cup winner with Singapore and his cousin is Fandi Ahmad, former Singapore national player and former interim head coach of the Singapore national football team. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 Oct 2021. Caps and goals may not be correct.
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2009 80———80
2010 2114110—262
2011 170———170
2012 221—41—262
Total682415100774
ClubSeason Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013 [12] 1801072—262
2014 [13] 1412000—161
Total241307200343
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Tampines Rovers 2016 2025300102357
Total4549330102679
ClubSeason Thai League FA Cup League Cup Asia Total
BBCU F.C. 2017 7000000070
Total7000000070
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Tampines Rovers 2017 132203000182
2018 120200000140
Total4549330102679
ClubSeason Malaysia
Premier League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 2018 8000000080
Total8000000080
Hougang United 2019 192200000212
2020 110000030140
2021 144000000144
2022 0000000000
Total446200030496
Career total144914412313218118

International

Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201210
201350
201420
Total80

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

Honours

Club

LionsXII

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  2. ↑ "Player profile – Hafiz Sujad". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
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  4. ↑ "Hafiz Abu Sujad impresses during trial in Thailand". The New Paper. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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