Syazwan Buhari

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Buhari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Syazwan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Syazwan Buhari

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Syazwan bin Buhari
Date of birth	(1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Tampines Rovers
Number	24
Youth career
	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Garena Young Lions	79	(0)
2016–2017	Geylang International	26	(0)
2018–	Tampines Rovers	126	(0)
International career‡
	Singapore U23
2023–	Singapore	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Singapore SEA Games SEA Games 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Muhammad Syazwan bin Buhari (born 22 September 1992) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Young Lions

Syazwan began his professional football career with Garena Young Lions in the S. League in 2010.

Geylang International

In 2016, Syazwan signed for Geylang International and was the first choice goalkeeper for the club. ^[1]

Tampines Rovers

Following the conclusion of the 2017 S.League season, it was announced that Syazwan had signed for local giants Tampines Rovers on a 2-year contract. ^[2] He is expected to take the place of departing No. 1 Izwan Mahbud, who had sealed a move to Thai League 2 side Nongbua Pitchaya. ^[3]

Syazwan won his first trophy in the 2019 Singapore Cup when he played through the game with a dislocated finger. ^[4]

On 7 July 2021 during matchday 5 of the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage match. He won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance against Japan club, Gamba Osaka and also notably saves 2 penalties in 1 game.

International career

Youth

Syazwan was called up to the national Under-23 team for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and was the first choice goalkeeper. ^[5]

Senior

Syazwan spend most of his time being the third choice goalkeeper for Singapore.

His impressive performance in the 2016 S.League earns him a called up to the senior squad for the first time in a friendly match against Malaysia on 10 July 2016 by Singapore's head coach V. Sundramoorthy, but did not play. ^[6]

After 29 international games being on the bench, Syazwan made his international debut against Macau at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet on 26 March 2023.

On 18 June 2023, Syazwan made his second international cap against Solomon Islands at the Singapore National Stadium.

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup held on 24 August 2019.

Personal life

Syazwan's elder brother, Syarqawi Buhari, is a FIFA-certified referee who has officiated in the S.League for a number of years. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 July 2022. ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Singapore Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions FC	2010	S.League	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2011	S.League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2012	S.League	21	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	25	0
	2013	S.League	15	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	19	0
	2014	S.League	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2015	S.League	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		79	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	88	0
Geylang International	2016	S.League	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
	2017	S.League	23	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
	Total		47	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	55	0
Tampines Rovers	2018	Singapore Premier League	24	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	33	0
	2019	Singapore Premier League	22	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	28	0
	2020	Singapore Premier League	14	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	18	0
	2021	Singapore Premier League	17	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	22	0
	2022	Singapore Premier League	28	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	36	0
	2023	Singapore Premier League	21	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	29	0
	Total		126	0	15	0	1	0	24	0	166	0
Career total			251	0	20	0	13	0	24	0	308	0

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2023	Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau	Macau	1–0	Friendly
2	18 June 2023	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Solomon Islands	1–1

Honours

Club

Tampines Rovers

• Singapore Cup: 2019
• Singapore Community Shield: 2020

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020, 2023
• Singapore Premier League Golden Glove: 2023

References

1. "Club career".
2. "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
3. "Tampines coach Raab delighted with Webb's return". The New Paper. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
4. hermesauto (4 November 2019). "Football: He dislocated his finger, saved a penalty and helped Tampines lift Singapore Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
5. Aziz, Sazali Abdul (21 October 2015). "Young Lions keeper Syazwan returns stronger after poor SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
6. "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
7. "Everything you need to know about Singapore's SEA Games team".
8. Syazwan Buhari at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.