Hanafi Akbar

This is a Malay name; the name Akbar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hanafi.
Hanafi Akbar
Personal information
Full nameMohamad Hanafi bin Mohd Akbar
Date of birth7 February 1995[1]
Place of birthSingapore
Playing positionMidfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
Balestier Khalsa
Youth career
–2013National Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Balestier Khalsa2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:57, 23 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Mohamad Hanafi bin Mohd Akbar (born 7 February 1995) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a playmaker for S.League club Balestier Khalsa.

Career

Hanafi represented the Singapore national under-14 team at the 2009 Asian Youth Games, and was part of the national under-15 team which won the bronze medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[1]

Under the influence of bad company, Hanafi skipped training and abandoned the sport for two years after the Youth Olympics.[2] He left the National Football Academy in August 2013 and signed a two-year contract with S.League club Balestier Khalsa three months later.[3][4]

Honours

Singapore U15

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Singapore finalises squad of 18 for AYG". Football Association of Singapore. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Wang, Meng Meng (14 April 2013). "Hanafi's making up for lost time". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Kasim, Ali (29 November 2013). "A new beginning for Hanafi". The New Paper. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Balestier Khalsa Football Club have signed playmaker Mohamad Hanafi Bin Mohd Akbar from NFA Under-18 squad for 2014 football season". Balestier Khalsa FC. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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