Shahfiq Ghani
 Shahfiq Ghani playing for LionsXII in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | LionsXII | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | National Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Young Lions | 34 | (7) |
| 2013– | LionsXII | 17 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Singapore U23 | 7 | (3) |
| 2012– | Singapore | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super 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 40 competitive matches over three seasons.
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.
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.[6]
Personal life
Shahfiq graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2008.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2014
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2010 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | 13 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| LionsXII | 2013[8] | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| 2014[9] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| Career Total | 51 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2013 | TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China |  China PR | 1–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| Singapore national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014
Honours
Club
LionsXII
- Malaysia Super League: 2013
International
Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games: 2013 (bronze)
References
- ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ "LionsXII 2013 unveiled". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ↑ http://lionsxii.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/LionsXII_Team_2013.pdf
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Football: Singapore beat Hong Kong 2–0 for first win in 9 matches".
- ↑ "Elite Student-Athletes". Singapore Sports School. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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