| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baihakki bin Khaizan | ||
| Date of birth | January 31, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Center Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003 | Geylang United | 29 | (2) |
| 2004-2007 | Young Lions | 87 | (6) |
| 2008-2009 | Geylang United | 45 | (0) |
| 2009-2010 | Persija Jakarta | 30 | (0) |
| 2010 (Six Month) | Persib Bandung | 12 | (0) |
| 2011- | Medan Chiefs | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003- | Singapore | 82 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 24, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Baihakki Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a centre-back for Medan Chiefs in Liga Primer Indonesia and former captain for Young Lions.
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He has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions.
An ever-present for Singapore so far in 2004, Baihakki Khaizan's rise to prominence has been an extremely swift one.
In the National Football Academy age-group squads, he caught the eye with his 1.9m stature, instinctive confidence and composure at the back. Signing on with Geylang United in 2003, Baihakki took the Young Player of the Year award in his debut S.League season.
After learning his craft alongside former Singapore international Lim Tong Hai - a player he considers a big influence - that year, the lanky defender then moved to the Young Lions in 2004 and captained them in the S.League.
He nearly missed out playing for the 2007 S-League season after MINDEF refused to release him to play as he was serving National Service. However, he got the green light after a few games into the season. In 2008, again, his army conscription clashed with his football career, and thus he missed the first few games of the new season for the team that he newly joined, Geylang United.
He made his debut for the Singapore against Hong Kong on 4 August 2003.
He was part of the team that won the Tiger Cup in 2005 and the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. Then captain of the Under-23 team, he led the Young Lions out for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Philippines and also won a bronze medal for the 2007 edition in Korat, Thailand. He has the honour of being the first player to earn his first cap under national team head coach, Radojko Avramovic.
With midfielder Shahril Ishak, winger Muhammad Ridhuan and keeper Hassan Sunny, he is part of the 'NFA Gang of Four', the quartet which has played together since their early teenage years and earned senior international honours in 2003.
Capped for Singapore at senior, U18, U16 levels.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | December 15, 2004 | Hanoi, Vietnam | Cambodia | 3–0 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup |
He is married with Singaporean flight attendant, actress and singer, Norfasarie. They engaged on the 1st of April 2007. Their first child, a son, was born on 24 April 2009.[1]
S.League Young Player of the Year: 2003