Shahfiq Ghani
![]() Shahfiq Ghani playing for LionsXII in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hougang United | |||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2010 | National Football Academy | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Young Lions | 37 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | LionsXII | 22 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2015 | Young Lions | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Geylang International | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Hougang United | 25 | (6) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2010– | Singapore U23 | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2012– | Singapore | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:23, 25 November 2016 (UTC) |
Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Hougang United in the Singapore Premier League. Shahfiq is known as a free kick specialist.
Club career[]
Young Lions[]
Shahfiq began his club career with S.League club Young Lions in 2010. He scored 7 goals in 37 competitive matches over three Seasons from 2010 to 2012.
LionsXII[]
Shahfiq was selected to be in the LionsXII squad in 2013.[2][3] He contributed with 5 goals in 13 MSL matches as LionsXII won the 2013 Malaysia Super League. He drew criticism from head coach V. Sundramoorthy for his dismissal for slapping Sarawak's Muamer Salibašić in a Malaysia Cup match on 24 August 2013.[4]
A spinal injury threatened to rule Shahfiq out for the start of the 2014 season.[5] He missed the Charity Cup match against Pahang and the Malaysia FA Cup match against DRB-Hicom, returning as a 74th-minute substitute against Selangor on 25 January. In total, he spent only 77 minutes on the pitch for his club in 2014.[6]
During his two-year spell with LionsXII , he scored six goals in 31 appearances.
Return to Young Lions[]
In 2015, Shahfiq return to the Young Lions squad, where he scored 5 goals in 22 league appearances for his club.
Geylang International[]
In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining Geylang International at the start of the 2016 S.League season on a 2 year contract.[6] However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during pre-season training and was ruled out for 6 months.[7] This resulted in Shafiq missing most of the games of the season although he did make a return during the second half of the season. He returned to full fitness in July and made a surprise cameo appearance in the League Cup Plate Final against Hougang United.[6] He marked his return from injury by scoring a goal for his club in a friendly match against the Cambodia national football team and laying off an assist for a last gasp goal in a 2-1 victory over Balestier Khalsa in the league.
He scored in his first goal for the club during the last game of the season in a 4-1 win over Home United.[8] He came back strongly enough to be recalled back to the national team and making the final 23 for Singapore's disappointing 2016 AFF Championship.[9]
Shahfiq scored his first goal of the 2017 S.League season in a 2-0 win over Brunei DPMM FC while also winning another penalty which teammate Víctor Coto converted.[10]
Hougang United[]
After being rumoured to join UKM F.C. in Malaysia, Shahfiq signed for Hougang United in 2018.
International career[]
Shahfiq was part of the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
He earned his first senior international cap in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012.[11] His first international goal came against China in a friendly match in 2013.[12]
Personal life[]
Shahfiq graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2008.[13]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 27 Feb 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Young Lions | 2010 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | — | 20 | 3 | |
2011 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
2012 | 13 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Total | 37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
LionsXII | 2013[14] | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | |
2014[15] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
Young Lions | 2015 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | - | - | — | ?? | ?? | |
Total | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Geylang International | 2016 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
2017 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
Total | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
Hougang United | 2018 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
2019 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 8 | ||
2020 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
2021 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 12 | |
Career total | 137 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 31 |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
- Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and AFF youth competitions.
International[]
International goals
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 September 2013 | TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China | ![]() |
1–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Singapore national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2012 | 2 | 0 |
2013 | 6 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014
U23 International goals[]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 June 2013 | Indonesia | ![]() |
1-0 | 1-1 | U23 International Friendly |
2 | 14 September 2013 | Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan | ![]() |
1-0 | 2-1 | 2013 Merdeka Tournament |
3 | 2 April 2014 | Hougang Stadium, Singapore | ![]() |
1-2 | 1-2 | U23 International Friendly |
4 | 14 September 2014 | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea | ![]() |
1-0 | 2-1 | 2014 Asian Games |
5 | 14 September 2014 | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea | ![]() |
2-0 | 2-1 | 2014 Asian Games |
6 | 16 May 2015 | Shizuoka, Japan | ![]() |
1-0 | 3-0 | U23 International Friendly |
7 | 16 May 2015 | Shizuoka, Japan | ![]() |
2-0 | 3-0 | U23 International Friendly |
8 | 22 May 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | ![]() |
3-1 | 5-1 | U23 International Friendly |
9 | 30 May 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | ![]() |
2-0 | 2-0 | U23 International Friendly |
Honours[]
Club[]
LionsXII
International[]
Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze 2013
References[]
- ^ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII 2013 unveiled". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Shahfiq let the team down: LionsXII coach Sundram". Today. 25 August 2013.
- ^ "MSL: Another blow for Fandi as Shahfiq injures spine". The New Paper. 6 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "The Forgotten Man: Shahfiq Ghani determined to win back fans' hearts". FourFourTwo. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Shahfiq out for 6 months with knee injury". TODAYonline. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Geylang come up short". The New Paper. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Sundram names final 23-man AFF Suzuki Cup squad". FourFourTwo. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Geylang International vs. Brunei DPMM - Football Match Report - April 20, 2017 - ESPN". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Football: Singapore beat Hong Kong 2–0 for first win in 9 matches".
- ^ "China PR 6 - 1 Singapore Match report - 9/6/13 Friendlies - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Elite Student-Athletes". Singapore Sports School. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Singaporean footballers
- Singapore international footballers
- Singaporean expatriate footballers
- Singapore Premier League players
- LionsXII players
- Singaporean people of Malay descent
- Association football forwards
- Association football midfielders
- Malaysia Super League players
- Young Lions FC players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Singapore