Shahfiq Ghani

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Shahfiq Ghani
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Shahfiq Ghani playing for LionsXII in 2013
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani [1]
Date of birth (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Geylang International FC
Number 26
Youth career
2005–2010 National Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Young Lions 37 (7)
2013–2014 LionsXII 22 (5)
2015 Young Lions 22 (4)
2016–2017 Geylang International 21 (3)
2018–2022 Hougang United 26 (6)
2023– Geylang International 15 (1)
International career‡
2010– Singapore U23 15 (3)
2012– Singapore 14 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
SEA Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Naypyidaw 2013 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:23, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992), also known as just Shahfiq, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward or midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team. Shahfiq is known as a free-kick specialist.

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Club career

Young Lions

Shahfiq began his club career with S.League club Young Lions in 2010. He scored 7 goals in 37 competitive matches over three Seasons from 2010 to 2012.

LionsXII

Shahfiq was selected to be in the LionsXII squad in 2013. [2] [3] He contributed with 5 goals in 13 MSL matches as LionsXII won the 2013 Malaysia Super League. He drew criticism from head coach V. Sundramoorthy for his dismissal for slapping Sarawak's Muamer Salibašić in a Malaysia Cup match on 24 August 2013. [4]

A spinal injury threatened to rule Shahfiq out for the start of the 2014 season. [5] He missed the Charity Cup match against Pahang and the Malaysia FA Cup match against DRB-Hicom, returning as a 74th-minute substitute against Selangor on 25 January. In total, he spent only 77 minutes on the pitch for his club in 2014. [6]

During his two-year spell with LionsXII, he scored six goals in 31 appearances.

Return to Young Lions

In 2015, Shahfiq return to the Young Lions, where he scored 5 goals in 22 league appearances for his club.

Geylang International

In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining Geylang International at the start of the 2016 S.League season on a 2 year contract. [6] However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during pre-season training and was ruled out for 6 months. [7] This resulted in Shafiq missing most of the games of the season although he did make a return during the second half of the season. He returned to full fitness in July and made a surprise cameo appearance in the League Cup Plate Final against Hougang United. [6] He marked his return from injury by scoring a goal for his club in a friendly match against the Cambodia national football team and laying off an assist for a last gasp goal in a 2-1 victory over Balestier Khalsa in the league.

He scored in his first goal for the club during the last game of the season in a 4-1 win over Home United. [8] He came back strongly enough to be recalled back to the national team and making the final 23 for Singapore's disappointing 2016 AFF Championship. [9]

Shahfiq scored his first goal of the 2017 S.League season in a 2-0 win over Brunei DPMM FC while also winning another penalty which teammate Víctor Coto converted. [10]

Hougang United

After being rumoured to join UKM F.C. in Malaysia, Shahfiq signed for Hougang United in 2018.

International career

Shahfiq was part of the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

He earned his first senior international cap in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012. [11] His first international goal came against China PR in a friendly match in 2013. [12]

Personal life

Shahfiq graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2008. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 Feb 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2010 16340--—203
2011 82———82
2012 132—40—172
Total377404000457
ClubSeason Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013 [14] 1350061—196
2014 [15] 900000—90
Total225006100286
ClubSeason S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Young Lions 2015 ????????--—????
Total????????????????????
Geylang International 2016 610010—71
2017 1751020—205
Total236103000276
Hougang United 2018 1222000—142
2019 1082000—128
2020 111001030151
2021 111000000111
2022 151400020211
Total59128020507313
Geylang International 2023 0000000000
Total0000000000
Career total13729901513015531

International

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 2013 TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China PRFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–16–1 Friendly
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201220
201361
201410
Total91

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

U23 International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 June 2013 Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1-01-1 U23 International Friendly
214 September 2013 Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-02-1 2013 Merdeka Tournament
32 April 2014 Hougang Stadium, Singapore Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1-21-2 U23 International Friendly
414 September 2014 Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 1-02-1 2014 Asian Games
514 September 2014 Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 2-02-1 2014 Asian Games
616 May 2015 Shizuoka, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Shizuoka Sangyo University SC 1-03-0 U23 International Friendly
716 May 2015 Shizuoka, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Shizuoka Sangyo University SC 2-03-0 U23 International Friendly
822 May 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3-15-1 U23 International Friendly
930 May 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 2-02-0 U23 International Friendly

Honours

Club

LionsXII

Hougang United

International

Singapore

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References

  1. ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "LionsXII 2013 unveiled". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Shahfiq let the team down: LionsXII coach Sundram". Today. 25 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "MSL: Another blow for Fandi as Shahfiq injures spine". The New Paper. 6 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "The Forgotten Man: Shahfiq Ghani determined to win back fans' hearts". FourFourTwo. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Shahfiq out for 6 months with knee injury". TODAYonline. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Geylang come up short". The New Paper. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Sundram names final 23-man AFF Suzuki Cup squad". FourFourTwo. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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  12. ↑ "China PR 6 - 1 Singapore Match report - 9/6/13 Friendlies - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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