Hafiz Nor

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Nor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name: Hafiz. The Arabic-derived word 'bin' or 'binti' / 'binte', if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Hafiz Nor

Hafiz Nor warming up for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Hafiz bin Mohd Nor
Date of birth	(1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Full-back / Winger
Team information
Current team	Lion City Sailors
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Tanjong Pagar United	12	(3)
2012	Home United	5	(0)
2012–2013	Tanjong Pagar United	36	(3)
2014–2015	Geylang International	53	(4)
2016–2017	Warriors	29	(3)
2018–	Lion City Sailors	116	(25)
International career‡
2013–	Singapore	29	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Mohammad Hafiz bin Mohd Nor (born 22 August 1988) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. Known for his pace, leadership skills and dribbling, Hafiz is regarded as one of the best full-backs in the league.

Club career

Tanjong Pagar United

A late bloomer, Hafiz began his professional football career with Tanjong Pagar United in the S.League in 2011, at the age of 22. ^[1] After joining Home United in 2012, Hafiz return to Tanjong Pagar in the mid transfer for the remaining of the 2012 and 2013 S.League season. He won the S.League Goal of the Season award in 2013 and earned himself his first call-up for Singapore. ^[1]

Home United

After a one year stint with Tanjong Pagar United, it was announced that Hafiz would join Home United for the 2012 S.League season.

Geylang International

It was announced in 2014 that Hafiz would join Geylang International.

Warriors

Hafiz joined Warriors in 2016 and that was where he was recalled up to the national team.

Home United (Now known as Lion City Sailors)

Hafiz rejoined Home United in 2017 and racked up his most productive season in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season with the Protectors, scoring 9 goals in all competitions. ^[2] In 2021, Hafiz was part of the winning squad that won the 2021 Singapore Premier League. In 2022, he was named the club vice captain. On 9 December 2023, Hafiz and club captain, Hariss Harun lifted the 2023 Singapore Cup after winning against defending champion, Hougang United 3–1. On 15 December 2023, Lion City Sailors announce that Hafiz has extended his contract with the club becoming the club longest serving player since its privatised era.

International career

He received his first call-up to the Singapore in 2013, making his international debut in the 5–2 victory over Laos on 7 June 2013. ^{[3] [4]} He gained his second international cap against Cambodia on 28 July 2016, replacing Hafiz Sujad in the 68th minute. ^[5]

Hafiz had to wait a further 3 years again before gaining another call-up. ^[6] However, after winning his 3rd cap, he is set to be a fixture in the Singapore team to come as Head Coach Tatsuma Yoshida credits him with bringing energy and discipline to the Lions and is set to name Hafiz for a third straight start in the World Cup qualifier. ^[7] Hafiz then repaid the coach's faith as he scored his first goal for Singapore in his sixth cap when he scored the winner in a 2–1 win over Yemen in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match. ^[8] He scored his second goal for the Lions when he unleashed a first-time volley off Nur Adam Abdullah's cross from the left in a 6–2 win over Myanmar in the final match of their Asian Cup third-round qualifiers.

In 2022, Hafiz was part of the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2023. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup / Others		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tanjong Pagar	2011	12	3	-	-	-	-	—		12	3
	Total	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	3
Home United	2012	5	0	1	0	-	-	3	0	9	0
	Total	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	9	0
Tanjong Pagar	2012	11	0	5	1	3	0	—		19	1
	2013	25	3	-	-	2	1	—		27	4
	Total	36	3	5	1	5	1	0	0	46	5
Geylang International	2014	26	2	3	1	4	2	—		33	5
	2015	27	2	3	1	4	3	—		34	6
	Total	53	4	6	2	8	5	0	0	67	11
Warriors	2016	21	3	1	0	-	-	—		22	3
	2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	21	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
Home United	2018	23	7	5	1	0	0	10	1	38	9
	2019	20	6	3	0	0	0	7	3	29	9
	Total	43	13	8	1	0	0	17	1	67	18
Lion City Sailors	2020	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
	2021	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	2022	27	3	3	0	1	0	3	0	34	3
	2023	22	2	6	0	0	0	5	0	33	2
	Total	74	6	5	0	1	0	8	0	92	7
Career Total		216	24	27	4	14	6	21	1	278	35

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Singapore
	2013	1	0
	2016	1	0
	2019	4	1
	2021	4	0
Total		10	1

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2013	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	2–5 (won)	Friendly
2	28 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	1–2 (lost)	Friendly
3	10 September 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Palestine	2-1 (won)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
4	15 October 2019	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Uzbekistan	1-3 (lost)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
5	14 November 2019	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	0-2 (lost)	Friendly
6	19 November 2019	Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain	Yemen	2-1 (won)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
7	3 June 2021	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Palestine	0-4 (lost)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
9	22 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Indonesia	1-1(draw)	2020 AFF Championship
10	25 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Indonesia	4-2(lost)	2020 AFF Championship
12	8 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	1–2	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14	11 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan	0–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14	14 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	6–2	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15	21 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Vietnam	0-4 (lost)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
16	24 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	India	1-1 (draw)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
17	17 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Maldives	3-2(lost)	2020 AFF Championship
18	24 December 2022	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Myanmar	3-2(won)	2022 AFF Championship
19	27 December 2022	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos	Laos	2-0(won)	2022 AFF Championship
20	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–1	Friendly
21	16 June 2023	National Stadium, Singapore	Papua New Guinea	2-2	Friendly
22	8 Sept 2023	Bishan Stadium, Singapore	Tajikistan	0-2 (lost)	Friendly

International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first. ^[10]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 November 2019	Al Muharraq Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain	Yemen	2–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	14 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	6–2	6–2	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Premier League: 2021
• Singapore Community Shield: 2022

• Singapore Cup: 2023

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2018

References

1. hermes (19 November 2019). "Football: Hafiz Nor gets ready to roar". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
2. Ganesan, Deepanraj (4 September 2019). "Speedy winger Hafiz Nor refines game and returns to Lions' fold". The New Paper. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
3. "Hafiz close to fulfilling life long dream". AXrossTheLine. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
4. "Laos vs Singapore Lineups and Statistics". Goal.com. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
5. "Second international cap". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
6. "TATSUMA NAMES LIONS SQUAD FOR SEPTEMBER WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
7. hermes (19 November 2019). "10 must-reads for today". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
8. Ganesan, Deepanraj (20 November 2019). "Lions end winless streak with 2-1 victory over Yemen". The New Paper. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
9. Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
10. "Ikhsan Fandi". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

External links

• Hafiz Nor at Soccerway
• Hafiz Nor at National-Football-Teams.com