Ridhuan Muhammad

Ridhuan Muhammad
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Ridhuan bin Muhammad
Date of birth (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Warriors FC
Number 6
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003−2006 Young Lions 79 (6)
2007−2009 Tampines Rovers 77 (10)
2009−2013 Arema Cronous 90 (24)
2013 → Putra Samarinda (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Geylang International 24 (4)
2015 Tampines Rovers 2 (0)
2016– Warriors 29 (5)
National team‡
2003− Singapore 65 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2009

Muhammad Ridhuan bin Muhammad (born 6 May 1984) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for S.League club Warriors.

Club career

He has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions. First catching the eye for the national U18 team with his speed and mazy dribbling skills, he joined the Young Lions for the 2003 S. League season. After four years, he moved to Tampines Rovers in 2007. In 2009, Ridhuan and Noh Alam Shah joined Indonesian club Arema.

He helped Arema to win Indonesian Super League.[1]

Following his release by Tampines Rovers at the conclusion of the 2015 S.League season, Ridhuan announced his retirement from football to forge a new career in the oil and gas industry following his failure to secure a contract.[2] However, the speedy winger was snapped up by Warriors FC and made his debut as a substitute in a 3-1 loss against Brunei DPMM.[3] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2-2 draw against Geylang International to rescue a point for the Warriors after coming on as a substitute.[4]

International career

While Ridhuan did not feature much in the league, Singapore coach Radojko Avramović saw something in the talented youngster and gave him his international debut against Qatar on 19 November 2003.

With midfielder Shahril Ishak, defender Baihakki Khaizan and keeper Hassan Sunny, 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 was also part of the national side that won the 2004 AFF Championship albeit only featuring in the opening game. Three years later in the 2007 AFF Championship, he played a major role in the team's success in retaining the championship.

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[5]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 January 2007 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Laos 1–0 11–0 2007 AFF Championship
27 January 2007 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Malaysia 1–1 1–1 (5–4 p) 2007 AFF Championship
24 June 2007 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  North Korea 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Arema Indonesia

International

Singapore

References

  1. ↑ "Arema is the champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  2. ↑ "S-League's Exodus of Veterans". The Straits Times.
  3. ↑ "Warriors' Ismail Yunos targets first win against Young Lions in S.League". ESPNFC.
  4. ↑ "Geylang draw again after late Warriors comeback". FourFourTwo.
  5. ↑ "Muhammad, Ridhuan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.


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