Sufian Anuar

This is a Malay name; the name Anuar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sufian.
Sufian Anuar

Sufian Anuar warming up before a MSL match
against Kelantan in March 2014.
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Sufian bin Anuar
Date of birth26 August 1987
Place of birthSingapore
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
LionsXII
Number15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006Home United
2007–2008Young Lions
2009–2011Home United
2012LionsXII17(5)
2013Warriors
2014LionsXII9(3)
National team‡
2010–Singapore4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 April 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2013

Muhammad Sufian bin Anuar (born 26 August 1987) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League.

Sufian debuted for LionsXII in 2012, their first season back in the Malaysian competitions. However, he left the squad after they decided to replace their players for the under-23 national squad. He rejoined the team in their 2014 season, in which he was a regular substitute.[1]

Club career

LionsXII

2012 season

In the 2012 season, Sufian joined LionsXII. On 6 March, he scored his first goal of the season, scoring the Lions' second goal in a 3–1 win against FELDA United.[2] On 20 March, he scored against Selangor at the Jalan Besar Stadium, though the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 12 May, he scored the Lions' second goal in a 3–3 draw against Kedah. On 16 June, he scored a header from Shaiful Esah‍‍ '​‍s free kick in a 9–0 defeat of Sabah. On 19 June, Sufian scored a late winner against Terengganu away from home. However, the Lions finished league runners-up. Sufian was left out of V. Sundramoorthy‍‍ '​‍s 2013 squad as the Lions added the under-23 squad players to replace the current squad.

2014 season

During the 2014 season, Sufian rejoined the Lions XII squad after team captain Shahril Ishak, Hariss Harun and Baihakki Khaizan left the squad.[3] However, he could not make the starting line-up as fellow LionsXII striker, Khairul Amri, was first choice under head coach Fandi Ahmad. On 15 April, during the game against Pahang, Sufian replaced the injured Khairul Nizam, and in the dying minutes of the game, he became the second LionsXII player to score a hat-trick, (first was by Hariss Harun during the game against Sabah) as the Lions won 4–1.

Honours

Singapore U17

References

  1. ↑ "Sufian Anuar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "LionsXII bag another three points to continue winning run". LionsXII. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". LionsXII. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Pek, Dan (1 July 2004). "Safe hands, lethal feet". Today. p. 62.
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