Shahdan Sulaiman

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Sulaiman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shahdan.
Shahdan Sulaiman
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Personal information
Full name Shahdan bin Sulaiman[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2005 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Tampines Rovers 52 (4)
2009–2010 Home United 37 (1)
2010–2011 Tampines Rovers 39 (5)
2011 Young Lions 13 (2)
2012 LionsXII 25 (8)
2013–2014 Tampines Rovers 52 (9)
2015 LionsXII 25 (4)
2016 Tampines Rovers 35 (8)
2018 → Melaka United (loan) 20 (0)
2019 Tampines Rovers 24 (6)
2020– Lion City Sailors 14 (2)
National team‡
2010– Singapore 67 (4)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2021

Shahdan Sulaiman (born 9 May 1988) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Club career[]

LionsXII[]

Shahdan previously played for S.League clubs Home United, Tampines Rovers & Young Lions. He moved to play for the LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League for the 2012 season.[2] In 2012, while playing for the LionsXII, Shahdan Sulaiman's impressive form had attracted the attention of the Thai scouts from Pattaya United F.C. who likened him to be a player in the mould of Kaka due to his vision and passing ability. He was briefly considered by the Thai club to join as part of their foreign Asian player scheme, but the move did not happen.

Tampines Rovers[]

He joined Tampines Rovers in the 2013 season after he was left out of the LionsXII squad as the squad was mostly made up of U-23 players in preparation of the Southeast Asian Games.

In 2013, he signed a 23 months contract with his old club Tampines Rovers. He finished the 2013 season with 4 goals and 9 assists. At the end of 2014, while playing for the national team in the AFF Championship, he picked up an injury which ruled him out for 6 months of the 2015 season.[3]

Back to LionsXII[]

Following his recovery from a long-term injury he picked up at the end of 2014, Shahdan re-joined the LionsXII in 2015.[4][5] He made his long awaited comeback in a game against Sime Darby as a late substitute in May 2015. In his next match against ATM FA, he scored with his first touch of the ball and made his first start in July, against Kelantan.[6]

Re-signing for the Stags[]

In January 2016, after the disbandment of LionsXII, he went back to Tampines Rovers FC, although he has had to take a huge pay cut.[7] Shahdan played a key role in the team, starting 10 out of 10 league games for the stags before he then missed a huge chunk of the season due to an injury that he picked up in the 90th minute of an AFC Cup tie with Selangor at the Singapore Sports Hub.[3] He marked his return in late October, helping his team to a 3-1 win over the Young Lions and eventually secured a place in the national team for the 2016 AFF Championship.[8][9]

Shahdan remained with the stags for the 2017 S.League season.[10] He had a good season, scoring 6 goals in all competitions, with his performances attracting interest from MSL side Melaka United.[11]

Melaka United[]

Shahdan signed for Malaysia Super League side Melaka United for the 2018 MSL season on a season long loan from the Stags to fill their ASEAN foreign player slot.[12][13]

Returning to Tampines Rovers[]

Shahdan returned to the Stags for the 2019 Singapore Premier League season and had a stellar season where he was one of three nominees for the Player of the Year award.[14]

Lion City Sailors[]

Shahdan then signed for the Singapore Premier League's first privatised club, the Lion City Sailors for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.[14]

International career[]

Shahdan got his first goal for the national team in a 2–2 draw with Azerbaijan, scoring a last gasp equaliser to help the Lions come back from behind.[15]

As of December 2017, Shahdan has amassed 51 caps for the senior national team.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 May 2021[16][17][18]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2006 S.League 5 0 — — — — — — 5 0
2007 S.League 21 2 — — — — — — 21 2
2008 S.League 26 2 — — — — — — 26 2
Total 52 4 — — — — — — 52 4
Home United 2009 S.League 21 0 — — — — — — 21 0
2010 S.League 16 1 1 0 1 0 — — 18 1
Total 37 1 1 0 1 0 — — 39 1
Tampines Rovers 2010 S.League 7 1 5 2 — — — — 12 3
2011 S.League 19 7 — — — — 7 1 26 8
Total 26 8 5 2 — — 7 1 38 11
Young Lions 2011 S.League 13 2 — — — — — — 13 2
Total 13 2 — — — — — — 13 2
LionsXII 2012 Malaysia Super League 25 8 4 0 10 0 — — 39 8
Total 25 8 4 0 10 0 — — 39 8
Tampines Rovers 2013 S.League 25 4 1 0 3 0 5 0 34 4
2014 S.League 27 5 6 0 1 0 7 0 41 5
Total 52 9 7 0 4 0 12 0 75 9
LionsXII 2015 Malaysia Super League 0 1 0 0 0 2 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Tampines Rovers 2016 S.League 13 2 1 0 1 1 6 0 21 3
2017 S.League 21 5 2 1 0 0 4 0 27 6
Total 34 7 3 1 1 1 10 0 48 9
Melaka United (loan) 2018 Malaysia Super League 20 0 0 0 0 0 — — 20 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 — — 20 0
Tampines Rovers 2019 S.League 23 6 5 2 0 0 6 0 34 8
Total 23 6 5 2 0 0 6 0 34 8
Lion City Sailors 2020 Singapore Premier League 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2021 Singapore Premier League 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Total 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
Career total 306 48 25 5 16 0 35 1 382 54

1 Includes Singapore Cup and Malaysia FA Cup.
2 Includes Malaysia Cup and Singapore League Cup.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[19]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2012 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Malaysia 2–1 2–2 2012 Causeway Challenge
2. 23 March 2018 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Maldives 2–1 3–2 Friendly
3. 8 June 2019  Solomon Islands 2–2 4–3

Honours[]

International[]

Singapore

  • ASEAN Football Championship: 2012

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 24 August 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ "Announcement of squad for AFF Suzuki Cup 2014". Football Association of Singapore. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Football: Can Lions win S$306,000 Malaysia Super League prize money?". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b hermes (13 May 2016). "Football: Shahdan hurt on same pitch". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Everything you need to know about the LionsXII (in 2015)". FourFourTwo. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Singapore's Shahdan eyes AFF redemption". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Shahdan in line for first start as Fandi looks to rotate". FourFourTwo. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Only four LionsXII players still to find contracts". The New Paper. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Shahdan in late bid for Lions' spot". The New Paper. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Singapore 23-man squad profiles for the Suzuki Cup". FourFourTwo. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  10. ^ "S.League 2017 Transfer Round-Up". FourFourTwo. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tampines Rovers' Shahdan set to sign for Melaka United in transfer twist". FourFourTwo. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Melaka United swoop for Singapore international Shahdan". NST Online. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Melaka United signed Singapore international for ASEAN slot | Goal.com". Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b Ganesan, Deepanraj. "Lion City Sailors' star Shahdan Sulaiman eyes a dream voyage". The New Paper.
  15. ^ "Football: Lions come back to draw 2-2 with Azerbaijan in friendly". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  16. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Shahdan Sulaiman". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Singapore - Shahdan Sulaiman - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Fixtures and Results | Lions XII Official Web Site". Lionsxii.sg. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Sulaiman, Shahdan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

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