Siddiq Durimi

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Siddiq Durimi
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Siddiq Bin Durimi [1] [2]
Date of birth (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Geylang International
Number 21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Home United 4 (0)
2010 Geylang United 13 (0)
2011 Home United 0 (0)
2012–2013 Admiralty ? (?)
2013– Geylang International 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2014

Muhammad Siddiq Bin Durimi (born 27 May 1988) is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays for Geylang International in the S.League. He plays as a goalkeeper.

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Education

Siddiq studied mechanical technology at ITE Simei, but quit his studies after just four months. [2]

Football career

In 2004, Siddiq joined Home United's under-16 team and then later joined the National Football Academy's under-18 team. [2]

Siddiq has played in the S.League and Singapore National Football League. Siddiq joined Geylang International in 2010, shortly before joining Home United in 2011. [2]

In March 2011, Siddiq failed to turn up for training and was uncontactable. [2]

Siddiq left the professional football scene and entered the semi-pro scene, by joining NFL side Admiralty in 2012. [3] Siddiq returned to the Eagles at the end of 2013. [4]

Personal life

As Siddiq had illegally modified his motorcycle, he was fined and borrowed money to pay the fines. [2] His teammates at Home United gathered $6,500 for him to pay off his loans but took up more loans. [2]

References

  1. Manhunt Singapore 2012 – Hunks In Trunks
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rasul, Juliana June (15 July 2012). "'Missing' S-League goalie turns up on Manhunt". The New Paper . Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014 via AsiaOne.
  3. "Admiralty aim to do the NFL proud". AsiaOne. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  4. "Interview with Siddiq Durimi". Geylang International FC. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

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