Naufal Azman

Naufal Azman

Personal information
Full name	Naufal Bin Azman
Date of birth	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Geylang International
Number	7
Youth career
2014-2015	National Football Academy U17
2015-2016	National Football Academy U18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Young Lions	16	(2)
2019–2021	Hougang United	16	(0)
2022	Balestier Khalsa	17	(0)
2023–	Geylang International	20	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:18, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Naufal Azman (born 10 July 1998) is a Singaporean professional footballer ^[1] who plays as a striker or winger ^[2] for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International. ^[3] He is the older brother of twins Akmal Azman and Akram Azman who both are professional football players and play for Geylang International and Tanjong Pagar United, respectively.

Career

Young Lions

Naufal started his career in Singapore with the Garena Young Lions in the then named Singapore first tier football league, the inaugural 2018 Singapore Premier League season, making his professional debut as a 19-year-old in the 85th minute as a substitute in a comfortable 2-0 home win against Hougang United back in 2018. ^[4] In his debut season with the Garena Young Lions, he netted 2 goals in 16 appearances, ^[5] one of which was a right-footed shot ^[6] against Albirex Niigata (S) in a 1-3 home loss ^[7] and the other a header in a comfortable 2-1 away win ^[8] against Hougang United ^[9] where Naufal played alongside Ikhsan Fandi in a 3-5-2 formation with Fandi Ahmad as manager in the 2017-18 season.

Hougang United

On 16 October 2019, Naufal signed for Hougang United. ^[10] After making 16 appearances for the Cheetahs ^[11] carrying more experience and potential to be fulfilled as a player.

Balestier Khalsa

Naufal then transferred to Balestier Khalsa as a free agent to continue his football journey for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.

Geylang International

On 7 January 2023, Naufal joined Geylang International where he would go on to have a scoring record in the season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 April 2022. ^[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Garena Young Lions	2018	Singapore Premier League	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
Hougang United	2020	Singapore Premier League	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2021	Singapore Premier League	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Balestier Khalsa	2022	Singapore Premier League	13	0	4	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		13	0	4	0	0	0	17	0
Geylang International	2023	Singapore Premier League	20	5	1	1	0	0	21	6
	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
	Total		29	6	1	1	0	0	30	7
Career total			74	8	5	1	0	0	79	9

Notes

References

1. "Naufal Azman stats and game log". SPL.
2. "Naufal Azman position". Eurosport.
3. "Balestier Khalsa's squad". SPL.
4. "Young Lions FC vs Hougang United FC".
5. "Statistics for Young Lions FC". GOAL.
6. "Goal against Albirex Niigata (S) FC". SPL. 25 May 2018.
7. "Young Lions FC vs Albirex Niigata (S) FC".
8. "Hougang United FC vs Young Lions FC".
9. "Naufal Azman's performance". SPL. 25 May 2018.
10. "Hougang United FC transfer". SPL. 16 October 2020.
11. "Statistics for Hougang United FC". GOAL.
12. Naufal Azman at Soccerway