Hami Syahin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Syahin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hami.

Hami Syahin

Hami playing for Lion City Sailors in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said
Date of birth	(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lion City Sailors
Number	16
Youth career
	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Young Lions	64	(5)
2019	Home United	21	(3)
2020–2021	Young Lions	18	(4)
2022–	Lion City Sailors	37	(3)
International career‡
2015–2017	Singapore U19	13	(3)
2017–2020	Singapore U22	21	(0)
2016–	Singapore	26	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Singapore Merlion Cup Winner 2019 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022

Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said (born 16 December 1998) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or defensive-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Beginnings and breakthrough

Youth career

On 13 March 2015, He was selected for a 10-day training stint in France with Ben Davies and Muhelmy Suhaimi and played in two friendly matches for FC Metz, against RC Strasbourg on their second day there, and FC Sarrebourg, a day before they were scheduled to return home.

Club career

Young Lions

Hami began his club career with S.League club Young Lions in November 2015. However, he made zero appearance for the club. In the 2016 season, Hami earned his first appearances and played almost all matches throughout the 2016 S.League season. He scored his first goal against Warriors. ^[1]

Home United

On 3 February 2019, Hami joined Home United from Young Lions ahead of the 2019 Singapore Premier League season. ^[2]

During Home United's 2019 AFC Cup Group H opening match, Hami scored a long range volley to equalise against Indonesian side PSM Makassar to secure a point with a 1-1 draw. ^[2]

Hami scored the decisive penalty for Home United in the 2019 Singapore Community Shield. ^[3] Due to a combination of injuries to Izzdin Shafiq as well as the constant coaching changes, Hami was mainly deployed in the defensive midfield position.

Return to Young Lions

On 4 November 2020, Hami re-joined his former club, Young Lions as he is serving his compulsory two years National services.

Lion City Sailors

In January 2022, Hami joined Lion City Sailors after he completed his National services commitments. On 9 December 2023, he lifted his first ever cup win which is the 2023 Singapore Cup. On 18 June 2024, Hami make his 50th appearance for the club.

International career

Youth

Hami was initially selected in the 40 players provisional squad by head coach V. Sundramoorthy for the 2016 AFF Championship. ^[4] However, he was not included in the final 23 man squad to take part in the competition. ^[5]

Hami was called up in June 2017 for a closed door friendly against Myanmar on 6 June 2017, 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Chinese Taipei on 10 June 2017 and a friendly against Argentina on 13 June 2017. ^[6]

Hami was also called up for 2017 Southeast Asian Games. ^[7]

Senior

Hami made his official debut for Singapore on 5 September 2019, against Yemen in an eventual 2-2 draw.

In 2022, Hami was included in the team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship. ^{[8] [9]}

On 18 November 2024, Hami captained Singapore during a friendly match against Chinese Taipei.

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 June 2024.. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		League Cup Charity Shield		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2015	0	0	-	-	-	-	—		0	0
	2016	22	2	1	0	-	-	—		23	2
	2017	19	0	0	0	0	0	—		19	0
	2018	22	3	0	0	0	0	—		22	3
	Total	63	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	5
Home United	2019	18	2	3	0	-	-	5	1	26	3
	Total	18	2	3	0	0	0	5	1	26	3
Young Lions	2020	5	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	5	0
	2021	13	4	0	0	-	-	0	0	13	4
	Total	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
Lion City Sailors	2022	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
	2023	23	2	5	0	0	0	4	0	32	2
	2024–25	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	Total	38	3	6	0	1	0	5	0	50	3
Career total		137	14	10	0	1	0	10	1	158	15

• Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
15	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–1 (draw)	Friendly
16	26 March 2023	Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau	Macau	1–0 (won)	Friendly
17	12 Sept 2023	Bishan Stadium, Singapore	Chinese Taipei	3-1 (win)	Friendly

Honours

Club

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Cup: 2023
• Singapore Community Shield: 2022, 2024

International

Singapore U22

• Merlion Cup: 2019

Individual

Singapore Premier League Young Player of the Year: 2019

References

1. "Club career".
2. Auto, Hermes (27 February 2019). "Football: Impressive Hami Syahin rescues a point for Home United in AFC Cup opener | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
3. "Football: Home United claim Community Shield in 5-4 shoot-out win over Albirex Niigata". 23 February 2019.
4. "2016 AFF Championship rules" (PDF).
5. "Call up for national team" (PDF).
6. "Call up for against Myanmar, Chinese Taipei and Argentina". Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
7. "Hami Syahin aims to make most of 'shock' Lions call-up". TODAY. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
8. Auto, Hermes (17 March 2022). "Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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. "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.