Shahfiq Ghani
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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 | Geylang International | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | National Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Young Lions | 40 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | LionsXII | 31 | (6) |
| 2015 | Young Lions | 22 | (4) |
| 2016– | Geylang International | 17 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Singapore U23 | 15 | (3) |
| 2012– | Singapore | 14 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2014. | |||
Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Geylang International in the S.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 8 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.
During his two-year spell with LionsXII , he scored six goals in 31 appearances.
Return to Young Lions
In 2015, he return to the Young Lions squad, where he scored 4 goals in 22 league appearance for his club.
Geylang International
In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining Geylang International for 2016 S.League. However, he missed most of the games until almost end of the season due to an injury but came back strong enough to be recalled back to the national team.
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
U23 International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2013 | Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1-0 | 1-1 | U23 International Friendly |
| 2 | 14 September 2013 | Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan |  Thailand | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2013 Merdeka Tournament |
| 3 | 2 April 2014 | Hougang Stadium, Singapore | Indonesia | 1-2 | 1-2 | U23 International Friendly |
| 4 | 14 September 2014 | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea |  Palestine | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 5 | 14 September 2014 | Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea | Palestine | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 6 | 16 May 2015 | Shizuoka, Japan |  Shizuoka Sangyo University SC | 1-0 | 3-0 | U23 International Friendly |
| 7 | 16 May 2015 | Shizuoka, Japan | Shizuoka Sangyo University SC | 2-0 | 3-0 | U23 International Friendly |
| 8 | 22 May 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |  Laos | 3-1 | 5-1 | U23 International Friendly |
| 9 | 30 May 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |  Timor-Leste | 2-0 | 2-0 | U23 International Friendly |
Honours
Club
LionsXII
International
Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze 2013
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.