Afiq Yunos

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Yunos is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Afiq.
Afiq Yunos
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Personal information
Full name Mohammad Afiq bin Yunos[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Hougang United
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Young Lions 106 (7)
2014–2015 LionsXII 24 (1)
2016 Tampines Rovers 14 (0)
2017 Lion City Sailors 6 (0)
2018 Tampines Rovers 3 (0)
2018 → Geylang International (loan) 14 (0)
2019–2021 Hougang United 21 (2)
2020 → Trat (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Geylang International 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2013 Singapore U-23
2010– Singapore 12 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2009 Football
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2013 Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:14, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Mohammad Afiq bin Yunos (born 10 December 1990) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays for the Singapore Premier League side Hougang United FC and the Singapore national team as a defender.[3]

Before he was included in the LionsXII setup, Afiq was playing with Young Lions in S.League.

Club career[]

Young Lions[]

Afiq began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2008.

LionsXII[]

It was announced that Afiq was to join the LionsXII for the 2014 Malaysia Super League.

Tampines Rovers[]

In 2016, Afiq signed for Tampines Rovers for the 2016 S.League campaign after LionsXII was disbanded in 2015. He has rejoined the Stags by signing a three-year contract from the 2018 season, having spent 2017 playing for Home United.

Geylang International[]

Afiq was loaned out to Geylang International in June 2018 from Tampines Rovers for the rest of the season.[4]

Hougang United[]

Afiq signed with Hougang United for the 2019 season, joining a slew of big-name signings for the club.[5]

Trat FC[]

Afiq then signed for Thailand side Trat FC for the 2020 Thai League 1 season, on loan from the Cheetahs.[6][7]

Geylang International[]

On 8 July 2021, Afiq return to Geylang International on a permanent transfer from Hougang United for the remainder of the 2021 season.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 10 Oct 2021.[9] Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2016 14 0 2 1 0 0 8 2 25 3
Total 14 0 2 1 0 0 8 2 25 3
Home United 2017 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 12 1
Total 6 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 12 1
Tampines Rovers 2018 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 9 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 9 0
Geylang International (on loan) 2018 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Hougang United 2019 19 2 2 0 0 0 — 21 2
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
Club Season Thai League 1 Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup Asia Total
Trat (on loan) 2020 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 116 3 9 0 4 0 11 2 141 6
  • Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions.

International[]

As of December 2016[10]
Singapore national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 3 0
2014 3 0
2016 6 0
Total 12 0

International career[]

He was called to Singapore national football team when the team was participating 2010 AFF Championship. Afiq was also called up to the Singapore U-23 side in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

Others[]

Singapore Selection Squad[]

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "U23 Young Lions". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ "FAS Profile". Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ "2014 LionsXII squad list announced | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ^ Leong, Kelvin. "Tampines defender Afiq Yunos joins Geylang on season-long loan". Fox Sports.
  5. ^ Leong, Kelvin. "Hougang United ready for Jalan Besar move with star-studded squad". Fox Sports.
  6. ^ Lee, David (22 February 2020). "Cheetahs upbeat about new term". The Straits Times.
  7. ^ United, Hougang (6 February 2020). "Afiq Yunos has joined Thailand Premier League club, Trat F.C. on a season long deal. ⁣We wish him all the best in his new club".
  8. ^ "Afiq to add steel to Eagles' defence - Geylang International FC". 8 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ Afiq Yunos at Soccerway
  10. ^ Afiq Yunos at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ^ "Squad Revealed". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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