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Full name | Mohammad Irfan Bin Mohammad Najeeb | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 31 July 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Tampines Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2017 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Tampines Rovers | 79 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Young Lions (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Singapore U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Singapore U23 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Singapore | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC) |
Irfan Najeeb (born 31 July 1999) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore National Team.
Najeeb started playing football at the age of seven. [1] He was part of the National Football Academy squad in 2017.
In January 2018, Irfan joined Tampines Rovers for the inaugural 2018 Singapore Premier League season. He make his debut on 31 March playing the full match against Albirex Niigata (S). On 2 May, he scored his first professional goal scoring the only goal in the match in a 1–0 win over Balestier Khalsa.
On 6 January 2021, Irfan was registered for the 2021 Singapore Premier League season. On 28 June 2021, Irfan make his AFC Champions League debut coming on as a substitute against Chiangrai United. 4 days later on 1 July 2023, he played the full match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
On 17 May 2024, Irfan make his 100th appearance for the club in the Eastern Derby against Geylang International. On 30 June, he scored a brace in a 5–1 thrashing win over Hougang United.
In January 2019, Irfan moved to Young Lions on loan to get more game time. In 2020, he rarely play for the club as he was going through National Service.
On 23 March 2023, Irfan make his International debut against Hong Kong at the Mong Kok Stadium playing the full match.
On 18 June 2023, Irfan recorded his first international assist for Shawal Anuar in a 1–1 draw against Solomon Islands.
Irfan is the nephew of Singaporean legend, Shahril Ishak. [2]
From January 2019 to December 2020, he completed two year of national service.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tampines Rovers | 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 16 | 2 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
Young Lions (loan) | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2020 | Singapore Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Tampines Rovers | 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2022 | Singapore Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2023 | Singapore Premier League | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
Total | 63 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
Career total | 98 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 115 | 5 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 16 June 2023 | National Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 2–2 | Friendly |
3 | 18 June 2023 | National Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 1–1 | Friendly |
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