Syazwan Buhari
Muhammad Syazwan bin Buhari (born 22 September 1992) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.
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| Full name | Muhammad Syazwan bin Buhari | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1992 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Tampines Rovers | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Garena Young Lions | 79 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Geylang International | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018– | Tampines Rovers | 74 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore U23 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Singapore | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
Syazwan's elder brother, Syarqawi Buhari, is a FIFA-certified referee who has officiated in the S.League for a number of years.[1]
Club career
Young Lions
Syazwan began his professional football career with Garena Young Lions in the S. League in 2010.
Geylang International
In 2016, Syazwan signed for Geylang International and was the first choice goalkeeper for the club.[2]
Tampines Rovers
Following the conclusion of the 2017 S.League season, it was announced that Syazwan had signed for local giants Tampines Rovers on a 2-year contract.[3] He is expected to take the place of departing No. 1 Izwan Mahbud, who had sealed a move to Thai League 2 side Nongbua Pitchaya.[4]
Syazwan won his first trophy in the 2019 Singapore Cup when he played through the game with a dislocated finger.[5]
On 7 July 2021 during matchday 5 of the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage match. He won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance against Japan club, Gamba Osaka and also notably saves 2 penalties in 1 game.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 July 2022.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions FC | 2010 | S.League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | S.League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | S.League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2013 | S.League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2014 | S.League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2015 | S.League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Geylang International | 2016 | S.League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2017 | S.League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Tampines Rovers | 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 131 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 230 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 273 | 0 | ||
International career
International caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau |  Macau | 1–0 | Friendly |
Youth
Syazwan was called up to the national Under-23 team for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and was the first choice goalkeeper.[7]
Senior
Due to his impressive performance in the S.League, he was called up for the first time by Singapore's head coach V. Sundramoorthy in 2016.[8]
Others
Singapore Selection Squad
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.
References
- "Everything you need to know about Singapore's SEA Games team".
- "Club career".
- "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- "Tampines coach Raab delighted with Webb's return". The New Paper. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- hermesauto (4 November 2019). "Football: He dislocated his finger, saved a penalty and helped Tampines lift Singapore Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- Syazwan Buhari at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- Aziz, Sazali Abdul (21 October 2015). "Young Lions keeper Syazwan returns stronger after poor SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.