Ridhuan Barudin

Ridhuan Barudin

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Ridhuan Bin Barudin
Date of birth	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Tampines Rovers
Number	31
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Tampines Rovers	3	(0)
2011	Tanjong Pagar United	28	(0)
2012	Geylang United	7	(0)
2013–2014	Tampines Rovers	6	(0)
2015–2022	Hougang United	61	(0)
2023–	Tampines Rovers	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2011

Ridhuan Barudin (born 23 March 1987), nicknamed Ah Hong by fans, is a Singaporean football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers. ^[1]

In 2011, he made an appearance in the Singapore national football team. ^[2] And in 2019, he was recruited to train with the national team. ^[3]

Club career

Tampines Rovers

Ridhuan began his career with the Stags.

Tanjong Pagar United

Ridhuan's next move was to Tanjong Pagar United. His performances with the Jaguars earned him a call-up to the national team.

Geylang United

Following the conclusion of the 2011 S.League season, Geylang acted swiftly to sign Ridhuan to provide competition for veteran goalkeeper Yazid Yasin. ^[4]

Back to Tampines Rovers

Ridhuan moved back to Tampines after a year with Geylang and was also retained for the 2014 S.League season. ^[5]

Hougang United

Ridhuan first signed for the Cheetahs for the 2015 S.League season and established himself as the first choice goalkeeper after starving off challenges from Basil Chan and Ahmadulhaq Che Omar. ^[6] Following his performances in 2015, he was subsequently handed a contract extension for the 2016 season. ^[7] He was, however, dislodged by new signing Khairulhin Khalid at the start of the 2016 S.League season. ^[8] After making over 40 appearances for the Cheetahs, he was retained by the club for the 2017 S.League season. ^[9] It was announced in late December 2017 that Riduan will be staying at Hougang for a fourth consecutive season after agreeing to a contract extension. ^[10]

In 2022, Ridhuan was ruled out midway of the 2022 Singapore Premier League due to medical reasons. ^[11] He was then released at the end of the season along with 3 other teammates. ^[12]

Return to Tampines

Ridhuan signed with the stags ahead of the 2023 Singapore Premier League season to bolster the goalkeeping department. ^[13]

He made his debut in a 2-0 victory over Brunei DPMM. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of 27 Feb 2022

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tampines Rovers	2010	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Tanjong Pagar United	2011	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
	Total	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0
Geylang International	2012	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	7	0
	Total	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	7	0
Tampines Rovers	2013	5	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	8	0
	2014	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	6	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	12	0
Hougang United	2015	24	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	0
	2016	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	8	0
	2017	7	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
	2018	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2019	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	2020	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2021	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2022	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	73	0	5	0	11	0	0	0	89	0
Tampines Rovers	2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total		111	0	7	0	21	0	1	0	140	0

International career

Ridhuan received his first international call-up in August 2011 for a friendly match against Thailand and two World Cup qualifying matches against China and Iraq. ^[2]

Honours

Club

Hougang United

• Singapore Cup: 2022

References

1. "R. Barudin". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
2. "Football: Daniel Bennett set to play 100th match for Singapore in friendly against Thailand". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
3. "Tatsuma Yoshida to Run the Rule over Thirty Players Called up for National Team Training". fas.org.sg. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "Bringing goalkeeping at GUFC to the next level | Geylang International FC". gifc.org.sg. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
5. "Tampines sign Noh Alam Shah | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
6. "Hougang's Ridhuan Barudin out to avenge worst S.League defeat of the season". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. "Tampines load up for possible LionsXII raid as S.League clubs re-tool". FourFourTwo. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
8. "Khairulhin happy to be back in the spotlight". FourFourTwo. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
9. "S.League Transfer Round-Up: American youngster spotted at Warriors, Tampines focus on AFC Cup". FourFourTwo. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
10. "Hougang United Football Club (HGFC)" . Retrieved 24 December 2017– via Facebook.
11. cue (19 November 2022). "Football: Hat-trick hero Krajcek hails late brother after helping Hougang beat Tampines in S'pore Cup final | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
12. "The club would like to express our appreciation to Ridhuan Barudin, Nazhiim Harman, Muhaimin Suhaimi and Mukundan Maran for their services to the Cheetahs". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
13. "Another familiar face - Ridhuan Barudin rejoins The Stags and is #CHARGED up for our 2023 season ahead!". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
14. "Your Rockstars to storm the pitch tonight! - Here's the Starting XI as Ridhuan Barudin makes his first start for Our Stags in #CHARGED2023". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.