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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Abdullah Sunny | ||
| Date of birth | April 2, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tampines Rovers FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003 | Geylang United FC | 31 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Young Lions | 36 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | Geylang United FC | 52 | (0) |
| 2008- | Tampines Rovers FC | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004- | Singapore | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 21, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Hassan Sunny (born 2 April 1984) is a professional soccer player who plays for the Tampines Rovers FC in the S.League and the Singapore national football team.
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Hassan has previously played for S.League clubs Geylang United FC and Young Lions.
According to an interview with him done in November 2007, he only started playing football competitively when he was 10, captaining his school, May Primary School. He later went on to represent Braddell Secondary School football team as well.
Hassan started out in football as a midfielder, only switching to between the sticks due to an asthma attack he suffered when he was 12. He also quipped that his happiest football memory was that, back in 1999, he scored the winning goal from the halfway line in a game that ended 2-1.[1]
Hassan joined the Eagles from the Singapore U-18 team and quickly cemented his spot in the first team, earning an S.League Young Player of the Year nomination for his confident performances and knack of pulling off blinding saves.
In December 2007, Hassan joined Tampines Rovers FC, after four years of service as Geylang United FC's No.1.
A graduate of the National Football Academy, Hassan Sunny forced his way into the Singapore against India squad after a superb debut season with Geylang United in 2003.
With midfielder Shahril Ishak, defender Baihakki Khaizan and winger Muhammad Ridhuan, 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.
He kept goal for the U-23 team that participated in the 2003 South-East Asian Games in Vietnam, before joining the Young Lions for the 2004 S.League season.
His first appearance in a Lions shirt came in August 2003 when the young keeper replaced Rezal Hassan at half-time in a friendly against the Japan Olympic team.
He had to wait until 18 February 2004 for his first cap for the Singapore though, which came against India in a World Cup qualifier.
He has been a regular fixture in the national team, though only as a substitute for Lionel Lewis . However, due to his poor performances in the Merdeka Cup in 2007 with the Under-23 team, he was dropped for the friendly against UAE and Jasper Chan was called up in his place.
His fine display at the 2007 SEA Games helped the Singapore Under-23 squad win the bronze medal - their first SEA Games medal since 1995.
He performed extremely well in a World Cup Qualifier match against Saudi Arabia, but Singapore lost the match 2-0.
On July 28, 2008, Hassan played the first half as part of a Singapore Selection side in a friendly match against the Brazil Olympics Team and made outstanding saves against Diego and Alexandre Pato's shots, letting in only two goals.
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