Shaiful Esah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warriors | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Young Lions | 20 | (1) |
| 2005–2011 | Singapore Armed Forces | 107 | (8) |
| 2012 | LionsXII | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Tampines Rovers | 53 | (2) |
| 2016– | Warriors | 19 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Singapore | 54 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2016 ‡ 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.
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. He then later went on to sign for Tampines Rovers in 2013 till 2015 and Warriors in 2016.
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
- S.League: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Singapore Cup: 2007, 2008
- Tampines Rovers FC
- S.League: 2013
International
Singapore
- AFF Championship: 2012
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze Medal - 2007, 2009
References
- ^ "Announcement of squad for AFF Suzuki Cup 2014". Football Association of Singapore. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links
- http://data2.7m.cn/Player_Data/48152/en/index.shtml
- Shaiful Esah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shaiful Esah at Soccerway
- http://www.safwarriors.com.sg/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=305:player-profile-shaiful-esah&catid=8:club-happenings&Itemid=25
- http://www.fas.org.sg/sites/default/files/LIONSXII%20Facebook%20Bio%20Profile%20-%20Shaiful%20Esah%20-%20PDF.pdf
- http://www.fas.org.sg/news/shaiful-raring-go-after-injury-lay
- http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/108466/myanmar-vs-singapore/report
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Singaporean footballers
- Singapore international footballers
- Warriors FC players
- Tampines Rovers FC players
- S.League players
- LionsXII players
- Singaporean people of Malay descent
- Association football fullbacks
- Malaysia Super League players
- Young Lions FC players
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Singaporean football biography stubs