Khairin Nadim

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Nadim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Khairin.
Khairin Nadim
Personal information
Full name Khairin Nadim bin Rahim
Date of birth (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 17)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Negeri Sembilan
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Young Lions 20 (5)
National team
2019– Singapore U16 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Khairin Nadim bin Rahim (born 8 May 2004) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Singapore U22. He was part of Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents.[1] Khairin is a childhood Liverpool fan, with Brazil star Neymar as his footballing idol growing up.[2]

Club career[]

Young Lions[]

Khairin signed for the Young Lions in 2020. He made his professional debut on March 1, 2020 in a 1–4 loss against Hougang United when he was substituted in the 75th minute.[3] At 15 years and 298 days, he became the youngest ever debutant in the competition's 25-year history.[4] He then became the third-youngest player to score in Singapore’s professional football league in the Young Lions’ 3-1 loss to Tampines in the same year, missing Singapore captain Hariss Harun’s record by just 20 days.[5]

Khairin continued his fine progress and broke yet another record when he scored against Geylang International FC on 20 March 2021. At just 16 years and 316 days old, Khairin became the youngest player ever to score five goals in Singapore Premier League (SPL), eclipsing the previous record of 17 years and 102 days set by Geylang’s Zikos Chua in 2019.[5] His performance at the start of the 2021 Singapore Premier League earned him the SPL Young Player of the Month award in March.[5]

International career[]

Youth[]

Khairin represent Singapore U16 at the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 10 Oct 2021.[7]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2020 Singapore Premier League 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
2021 Singapore Premier League 19 3 0 0 0 0 19 3
2022 Singapore Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 6 0 0 0 0 31 6
Career total 31 6 0 0 0 0 31 6
Notes

International statistics[]

U22 International caps[]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 25 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  Timor-Leste 2-2 (draw) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2 28 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  Philippines 1-0 (won) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

U16 International caps[]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 17 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Hong Kong 1-2 (lost) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2 19 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore   1-6 (lost) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

U16 International goals[]

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Hong Kong 1-0 1-2 (lost) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2 19 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore   1-3 1-6 (lost) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

References[]

  1. ^ "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.
  2. ^ "Neymar admirer, record breaker & schoolboy - Meet Young Lions sensation Khairin Nadim". Goal.
  3. ^ "Tampines Rovers goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari plays starring role in win". The New Paper. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Khairin Nadim, 15, becomes youngest ever SPL debutant". Singapore Premier League. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Young Lions' Khairin Nadim, 17, out to prove age is just a number". youthopia.sg. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. ^ "2020 AFC U16 Championship Qualifiers: Singapore suffer 2-1 defeat to Hong Kong; DPR Korea record 16-0 win!". FOX Sports Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Khairin Nadim at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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