Fahrudin Mustafić

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Fahrudin Mustafić
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Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Novi Pazar, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back/Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1991–2000 Novi Pazar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Novi Pazar
2002–2009 Tampines Rovers 146 (28)
2003 → Sengkang Marine (loan) 31 (2)
2009–2010 Persija Jakarta 25 (0)
2010–2011 Persela Lamongan 24 (3)
2011–2018 Tampines Rovers 155 (15)
National team‡
2006–2018 Singapore 87 (8)
Teams managed
2019– Tampines Rovers (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2009
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017

Fahrudin Mustafić (born 17 April 1981) is a retired professional footballer who spent most of his playing career as a centre-back for S-League side, Tampines Rovers FC and retired at the end of the 2018 season. Born in Serbia, he represented the Singapore national team.

Football career[]

Born in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Fahrudin started playing in the youth team of FK Novi Pazar since he was 10, until his departure to Singapore.[1] He played in the youth teams until 2000, when he joined the senior squad and played two seasons with Novi Pazar in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.[2]

In January 2002 he was brought to Singapore with the help of fellow Serbian and Tampines Rovers player, Sead Muratović.[1] Impressive displays in his first two seasons earned him citizenship.

Fahrudin or Farra as he is affectionately known by fans of Tampines Rovers and the national team, made his debut for the national team in a friendly against Denmark in January 2006.

Known as a tenacious player, he became a pivotal member of the national set-up with his crisp passing and tight marking ability. He is also proficient in taking penalties and was the first-choice penalty taker for both club and country.

Fahrudin was also part of the national side that took part in the 2007 AFF Championship, where he played a key role in helping Singapore retain the championship. He scored his first goal for Singapore during the 2007 AFF Championship Final through a controversial penalty kick against Thailand at the National Stadium.

In September 2009, Fahrudin was bought by Indonesia Super League club Persija Jakarta.[3] Following his release by Persija Jakarta, he joined Persela Lamongan.[3] He returned to his former club Tampines Rovers in June 2011.

At the end of the 2018 Singapore Premier League season, Fahrudin announced his retirement from playing professional football, having played more than 300 official games with Tampines Rovers.[4]

National team career statistics[]

Goals for senior national team[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 January 2007 Singapore, Singapore  Thailand 2-1 Won 2007 AFF Championship
2. 24 January 2008 Muscat, Oman  Kuwait 2-0 Won Friendly
3. 31 January 2008 Zarqa, Jordan  Jordan 1-2 Lost Friendly
4. 2 June 2008 Singapore, Singapore  Uzbekistan 3-7 Lost 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
5. 5 December 2008 Jakarta, Indonesia  Cambodia 5-0 Won 2008 AFF Championship
6. 14 November 2009 Singapore, Singapore  Thailand 1-3 Lost 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7. 23 July 2011 Singapore, Singapore  Malaysia 5–3 Won 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
8. 19 December 2012 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 3–1 Win 2012 AFF Championship

Honours[]

Club[]

Tampines Rovers

Singapore

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b FUTSAL FISTICUFFS LEAD FAHRUDIN TO LIONS Archived 20 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine at fas.org.sg, 21-2-2006
  2. ^ Fahrudin Mustafić at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b INDOSPORT.com (1 June 2020). "Persija dalam Kenangan 2 Pemain Timnas Singapura: Sangat Spesial". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ Dasey, Jason (28 September 2018). "Serbian-born Suzuki Cup hero finally hangs up his boots". Borneo Post. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

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