Farhan Zulkifli

Farhan Zulkifli (born 10 November 2002) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

Farhan Zulkifli
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli
Date of birth (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Full-back / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hougang United U19
Number 15
Youth career
2017 NFA U15
2018 Home United U16
2019 Hougang United U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hougang United 70 (4)
International career
2017–2018 Singapore U16 9 (1)
2019– Singapore U19 6 (0)
2019– Singapore U22 0 (0)
2023- Singapore 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

2019

Farhan was brought on as a substitute and scored 12 minutes into his Singapore Premier League (SPL) debut against Home United on 29 June 2019.[1][2][3] At 16 years and 231 days, he became the SPL’s second-youngest ever scorer then.[4] Farhan was named in Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents following his impressive start to life at Hougang.[5] He made a further 11 appearances for Hougang in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season.

2020

Farhan would start both the SPL opener and the Community Shield game in 2020.[6] However, the 2020 Singapore Premier League season hasn’t been the best of years for Farhan, by his own admission. Farhan played in 12 matches and only had a solitary goal to his name.[7]

2021

Farhan would play a total of 1767 minutes in 2021 and bagging 20 appearances however failed to score a goal once during the 2021 Singapore Premier League season.

2022

2022 for Farhan could be called his breakout year as he managed to make 18 appearances for the team and scoring 1 goal during the 5-1 thrashing of Young Lions. Farhan also played a crucial role in Hougang United's triumph over Tampines Rovers in the Singapore Cup finals, helping his team stun Tampines 3-2 to clinch the cup.[8]

International career

Farhan was first called up to the national team in 2019, for the friendly against Jordan on 5 October and the World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan on 10 October and 15 October respectively.[9][10][11]

In 2022, Farhan was called up to the national team for the 2022 AFF Championship. He make his international debut against Causeway rival, Malaysia. [12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 Oct 2021.[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Singapore Hougang United 2019 Singapore Premier League 91300000121
2020 Singapore Premier League 131001000141
2021 Singapore Premier League 200000000200
2022 Singapore Premier League 181610000242
Total 602901000704
Career total 602901000704
Notes

    References
    1. "Dream Singapore Premier League debut for Hougang United's Farhan Zulkifli thanks to wonder goal". The Straits Times. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
    2. "From NFA rejection to Singapore call-up aged 16 - Inside the meteoric rise of Hougang hotshot Farhan Zulkifli | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
    3. Auto, Hermes (2019-10-02). "Football: Fleet-footed Cheetah Farhan Zulkifli on the fast track to becoming a Lion | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
    4. "Impact 0352: Bouncing back from disappointment". Impact. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
    5. "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.com.
    6. "From Hariss Harun to Khairin Nadim - Meet Singapore Premier League's youngest debutants | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
    7. "Impact 0352: Bouncing back from disappointment". Impact. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
    8. cue (2022-11-19). "Football: Hat-trick hero Krajcek hails late brother after helping Hougang beat Tampines in S'pore Cup final | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
    9. "Football: Fleet-footed Cheetah Farhan Zulkifli on the fast track to becoming a Lion". The Straits Times. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
    10. "Singapore coach tweaks squad for S. Arabia, Uzbekistan games". The New Paper. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
    11. "From NFA rejection to Singapore call-up aged 16 - Inside the meteoric rise of Hougang hotshot Farhan Zulkifli". Goal.com.
    12. Tan, Amanda (20 December 2022). "Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
    13. Farhan Zulkifli at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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