Ryaan Sanizal

Ryaan Sanizal

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Ryaan bin Sanizal
Date of birth	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back / Full-back
Team information
Current team	Hougang United
Youth career
	NFA
	Young Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Tampines Rovers	59	(4)
2024–2025	→ Young Lions (loan)	7	(0)
2025–	Hougang United	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Singapore U16	4	(0)
2019	Singapore U19	5	(0)
2021–	Singapore U23	13	(0)
2022–	Singapore	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:14, 15 April 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2022

Muhammad Ryaan bin Sanizal (born 31 May 2002), nicknamed Yaan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Ryaan was nominated for the Dollah Salleh award in 2018 but failed to win it. ^[1]

Ryaan was the youngest player in the Tampines Rovers squad when he signed for them for the 2019 season. ^[2]

International career

Ryaan represented Singapore at under-15 to under-23 levels.

Senior

Ryaan was first called up to the Singapore national team in 2022, for the FAS Tri-Nations Series 2022 against Malaysia and Philippines on 26 and 29 March 2022 respectively. ^[3] However, he did not play in any of the matches. Ryaan made his full international debut on 14 June 2022 against Myanmar where he started the game during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Kyrgyzstan. ^[4]

In December 2024, Ryaan was called up by head coach, Tsutomu Ogura for the 2024 ASEAN Championship

Personal life

Ryaan is the older brother of Rauf Sanizal who plays as a left-back for Hougang United

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 March 2022. ^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tampines Rovers	2019	Singapore Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2020	Singapore Premier League	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2021	Singapore Premier League	11	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	16	1
	2022	Singapore Premier League	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	0
	2023	Singapore Premier League	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Total		59	3	0	0	7	0	1	0	67	3
Young Lions	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Hougang United	2025–26	Singapore Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			75	3	2	0	7	0	1	0	85	3

International

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	14 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	6–2 (won)	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	21 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Vietnam	0-4 (lost)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
3	24 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	India	1-1 (draw)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series

References

1. "TNP Dollah Kassim Award nominee: Ryaan Sanizal".
2. "The youngest player in our squad this season is defender Ryaan Sanizal. Only 16". Facebook .
3. "Singapore squad announced for FAS Tri-Nations Series 2022". Football Association of Singapore. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
4. "Lions put six past Myanmar for victory in final qualifier". Football Association of Singapore. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
5. Ryaan Sanizal at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 April 2019.