Faris Ramli

Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean footballer who currently plays for Singaporean club Hougang United FC and will play with Terengganu FC for next season (2020) in Malaysia Super League. Faris plays primarily as a winger. In 2012, Faris made it to the top 52 of Nike's 'The Chance' competition, a worldwide talent hunt for young players.[3][4] However, he was not drafted in the selection of the final 16 in Barcelona.[5] Faris played for the Young Lions prior to featuring for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League. He was a former Loyang Secondary Student.[6]

In this Malay name, the name Ramli is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Faris.
Faris Ramli
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Faris bin Ramli[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Terengganu FC
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2010 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Young Lions 51 (7)
2013–2015 LionsXII 59 (13)
2016–2017 Home United 38 (16)
2018 PKNS 21 (6)
2019 Hougang United 24 (16)
2020– Terengganu 3 (0)
National team‡
2011–2015 Singapore U23 13 (4)
2010– Singapore[2] 56 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:49, 22 May 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2019

Club career

Young Lions

Faris began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2010.

LionsXII

In December 2012, the FAS announced that Faris was to join the LionsXII for the 2013 Malaysia Super League (MSL). He had his most prolific season yet in 2015, scoring 11 goals in all competitions, 8 in the MSL and 2 in the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup, which was won by the LionsXII, and 1 in the 2015 Malaysia Cup.[7] He had scored the first goal in the 3-1 win over Kelatan that brought the Malaysia FA Cup to Singapore.[8] His 8 goals in the league was good enough to see him finish the season as the LionsXII's top scorer in the MSL.[9]

Home United

In 2016, although courted by high spending Tampines Rovers as well as MSL clubs Pahang and Selangor, Faris signed for Home United for the 2016 S.League campaign after the LionsXII was disbanded following the conclusion of the 2015 MSL season.[7] However, following the heights of 2015, Faris was brought down to earth by a disappointing 2016 as he was constantly plagued by injuries.[10][11]

Although he was once again wooed by some MSL sides, Faris chose to extend his contract with Home.[10] He started the 2017 season in sensation form, scoring 3 goals in 4 appearances in the league for Home.[12] He also has a further 4 goals in 6 games in the 2017 AFC Cup, helping his team become the first team to qualify for the zonal semi-finals.[13] The 9-3 thrashing of Brunei DPMM has to be his best game of the season as he scored 4 and assisted another 4. He eventually finished as the joint local top-scorer of the league with Shahril Ishak, amassing 11 goals in the league.[14] In total, Faris had a standout 2017, scoring 21 goals and notching 21 assists in all competitions, earning him an S.League Player of the Year nomination.[15]

PKNS

On 5 January 2018, Faris signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club PKNS.[16] He scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–4 defeat to Kedah FA. He had a good first season with PKNS, finishing joint-second top scorer for his team with 6 league goals to his name.[17]

Perlis Northern Lions

After speculations of a move to Perak, in January 2019, Faris signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Premier League club Perlis Northern Lions F.C.. He was also linked up again with former PKNS FC teammates Safee Sali as well as Khyril Muhymeen, whom joined the club in December 2018. However, after revelation of Perlis financial difficulties and subsequent exclusion from the Malaysian league, Faris opted to terminate his contract in January 2019.

Hougang United

After Faris terminated his contact with Perlis, he returned to Singapore and sign with Singapore Premier League side Hougang United. On 21 April 2019, He made his debut in the opening match and scored his first goal in penalty against Tampines Rovers in a 5–1 defeat.

Faris was consistent in the year and was the top local-born goal scorer in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, winning the Player of the Year award.

International career

Faris made his first international debut on 9 September 2014 against Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 17 November 2014. By early March 2017, he had garnered 29 caps for Singapore.[10]

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 6 May 2017.[18]

Selangor Selection Squad

As a player of PKNS in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season, Faris was selected as part of the Selangor Selection squad for the 2018 Sultan of Selangor's Cup that was held at the Shah Alam Stadium. He came on as a substitute for his PKNS teammate, Zac Anderson on the 60th minute. Selangor eventually won the match 1-1 (5-3) on penalties after he scored the winning penalty.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 Sept 2019. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2010 312000—51
2011 2530 00 0—253
2012 2020 010—212
2014 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1
Total 517201000547
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[19] 2011060—271
2014[20] 2242181—326
2015[21] 17 8 6 2 7 1 — 30 11
Total 591393212008918
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Home United 2016 1551000—165
2017 231145201043920
Total 381655201045525
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
PKNS 2018 2165132—299
Total 216513200299
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Perlis 2019 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Hougang United 2019 24163100—2717
Total 24163100002717
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Terengganu FA 2020 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Career total 19358241029410425476
  • 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 statistics

International goals
As of match played 5 September 2019. Singapore score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ramli goal.[22]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2014Yishun Stadium, Yishun, Singapore9 Cambodia2–14–2Friendly
2 31 March 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore14 Guam1–12–2
3 13 October 2015National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore18 Cambodia1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 3 June 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar20 Myanmar1–01–0Friendly
5 5 October 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar34 Qatar1–21–3
6 21 November 2018National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore44 Timor-Leste5–16–12018 AFF Championship
7 20 March 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia46 Malaysia1–01–02019 Airmarine Cup
8 8 June 2019National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore48 Solomon Islands1–04–3Friendly
9 5 September 201950 Yemen2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification

U22 International goals
Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[23]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 July 2012Kaharudin Stadium, Pekanbaru, Indonesia Macau3–03-0 (won)2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
2.17 September 2014Hwaseong Stadium, Gyeonggi, South Korea Oman2–33-3 (draw)2014 Asian Games
3.4 June 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Myanmar1–11-2 (lost)2015 Southeast Asian Games
4.8 June 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Cambodia2–03-1 (won)2015 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

Club

LionsXII

Personal
  • Singapore Premier League Player of the Year: 2019
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