Shaiful Esah

This is a Malay name; the name Esah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shaiful.
Shaiful Esah
Personal information
Full nameMohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain[1]
Date of birth12 May 1986
Place of birthSingapore
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionLeft-back
Club information
Current team
Tampines Rovers
Number7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004Young Lions20(1)
2005–2011Singapore Armed Forces107(8)
2012LionsXII16(2)
2013–Tampines Rovers25(1)
National team‡
2008–Singapore43(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:47, 29 November 2014 (UTC)

Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain (born 12 May 1986) is a professional football player who plays for Tampines Rovers in the S.League and the Singapore national team as a left-back. Shaiful is married to a Singaporean teacher, Suriyantie on 19th July 2009. They had been engaged since 4 April 2009. Their first child, Eiliyah Shaista, a girl, was born on 23 June 2010. Currently, they are expecting their second child.

Club career

Shaiful has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions, Singapore Armed Forces and LionsXII. Shaiful played in the AFC Champions League during his time with the warriors. He has a cultured left foot and is deadly from set pieces and dead ball situations having scored countless goals from long range and free kicks. He is the regular taker of the corner kick and free kick for his club and country.

International career

He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand that won a bronze medal.

He made his debut for the Singapore against Vietnam in the 2nd leg of the quarter-final round of the Suzuki Cup.

Shaiful has also been a goal threat for oppositions with his accurate free kicks and his delivery from corners which had helped a goal-shy Singapore in their 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup attempt.

International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 0-2 0-2 Friendly
2 27 November 2014 National Stadium, Singapore, Kallang, Singapore  Myanmar 1-0 4-2 2014 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Singapore Armed Forces
Tampines Rovers FC

International

Singapore

References

  1. ↑ "Announcement of squad for AFF Suzuki Cup 2014". Football Association of Singapore. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.

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