Hafiz Nor

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Hafiz Nor
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Hafiz warming up for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mohd Hafiz bin Mohd Nor
Date of birth (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger / Full-back
Team information
Current team
Lion City Sailors
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 120 (25)
International career
2013– Singapore 29 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Mohd Hafiz bin Mohd Nor (born 22 August 1988) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a winger or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

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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.

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.

Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat. [3]

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. [4] [5] He gained his second international cap against Cambodia on 28 July 2016, replacing Hafiz Sujad in the 68th minute. [6]

Hafiz had to wait a further 3 years again before gaining another call-up. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 Mar 2025. Caps and goals may not be correct.
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup / Others
Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tanjong Pagar 2011 123----123
Total123000000123
Home United 2012 5010--3090
Total5010003090
Tanjong Pagar 2012 1105130191
2013 253--21274
Total363515100465
Geylang International 2014 2623142335
2015 2723143346
Total5346285006711
Warriors 2016 21310--223
2017 00000000
Total213100000223
Home United 2018 2375100101389
2019 206300073299
Total431381001716718
Lion City Sailors 2020 141000000141
2021 111000000111
2022 273301030343
2023 222600050332
2024–25 220100070300
Total96660101501227
Career Total2382428414628130835

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore
201310
201610
201941
202140
Total101

International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
17 June 2013 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, LaosFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 2–5 (won) Friendly
228 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–2 (lost) Friendly
310 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2-1 (won) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
415 October 2019 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1-3 (lost) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
514 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, QatarFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0-2 (lost) Friendly
619 November 2019Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2-1 (won) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
73 June 2021 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 0-4 (lost) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
922 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1-1(draw) 2020 AFF Championship
1025 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4-2(lost) 2020 AFF Championship
128 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1411 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1414 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1521 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0-4 (lost)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
1624 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of India.svg  India 1-1 (draw)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
1717 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3-2(lost) 2020 AFF Championship
1824 December 2022 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3-2(won) 2022 AFF Championship
1927 December 2022 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, LaosFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 2-0(won) 2022 AFF Championship
2023 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong KongFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1–1Friendly
2116 June 2023 National Stadium, SingaporeFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2-2Friendly
228 Sept 2023Bishan Stadium, SingaporeFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0-2 (lost)Friendly

International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first. [11]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2019 Al Muharraq Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 2–02–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.14 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 6–26–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Lion City Sailors

Individual

References

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  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. "Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory". AFC.com. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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  5. "Laos vs Singapore Lineups and Statistics". Goal.com. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. "Second international cap". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. "TATSUMA NAMES LIONS SQUAD FOR SEPTEMBER WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. hermes (19 November 2019). "10 must-reads for today". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. Ganesan, Deepanraj (20 November 2019). "Lions end winless streak with 2-1 victory over Yemen". The New Paper. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. 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. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. "Ikhsan Fandi". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.