Sahil Suhaimi

Mohamad Sahil bin Suhaimi (born 8 July 1992) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward for Warriors FC in S-League.

In this Malay name, the name Suhaimi is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sahil.
Sahil Suhaimi
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Sahil bin Suhaimi[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Warriors FC
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2010 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Courts Young Lions 32 (10)
2015 LionsXII 17 (3)
2016 Geylang International 22 (5)
2017 Tampines Rovers 0 (0)
2017 Sarawak FA 12 (2)
2018– Warriors FC 44 (6)
National team‡
2013–2014 Singapore U23 17 (5)
2013– Singapore 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Young Lions

Sahil Suhaimi made his S.League debut as a 17-year-old against Etoile FC in 2010 as a midfielder and impressed against the more physical French side but National Service restricted further appearances.

Breakthrough

During the 2012 Inaugural Nexlions Cup in December 2012, then 20-year-old Sahil made appearances for Singapore U23 against Liverpool F.C.'s and Manchester United FC's U23 teams, where he scored the team's only goal in their tournament against United. Despite rumours of Warriors FC scouting Sahil during the tournament, Courts Young Lions signed Sahil while Warriors FC signed Sufian Anuar from LionsXII instead.[3]

It proved to a breakthrough for Sahil as he impressed after signing for the Courts Young Lions during the football season in 2013. Even during friendlies, Sahil scored in both games against Malaysian giants, Johor Darul Takzim who boasted a side with former Italian U23, Spanish and Malaysian internationals, in both home and away games which ended 1-1 for the Young Lions. Throughout the 2013 S.League season, Sahil impressed with his flair, technical ability, dribbles and his willing attitude to pressure opposing defenders." [4]

LionsXII

Having impressed during the 2014 S.League Season, Sahil was signed up to the LionsXII for the 2015 Malaysian Super League Season.[5] He made his competitive debut as a substitute in the opening game of the season and scored with a brilliantly taken freekick.[6] Sahil then went on to notch a brace in the LionsXII's opening game of the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup, after coming as a half-time substitute, to help the Lions win 4-0 against PB Melayu Kedah and send the Singaporean outfit into the Round of 16.[7] The Lions then went on to win the Malaysia FA Cup in a 3-1 win against Kelantan in the finals, where Sahil had scored the final two goals during the 82nd and 92nd minute.[8] Sahil managed to score 7 goals (4 from the Malaysia FA Cup and 3 in league matches) in 26 appearance for the LionsXII, despite making most of his appearance from the substitute bench.

Geylang International

In December 2015, after the disbandment of LionsXII , he joined Geylang International FC for the 2016 S.League season. He scored his first goal for the Eagles in a 1-1 draw against Brunei DPMM FC.[9]

Tampines Rovers

Sahil has signed for Tampines Rovers for the 2017 but was not registered in the S.League squad, but only for the AFC Cup squad.

Burnley

It was announced on Tampines Rovers' social media that Sahil would be joining Burnley development squad for 1 month.[10]

Sarawak FA

After his trial at Burnley, he had secured a move to Sarawak FA as 1 of their new foreign players. Playing alongside former Tampines Rovers striker, Mateo Roskam. He make 12 appearances for the malaysian club , scoring 2 goals in process.

International career

Sahil earned his first international cap against Laos on 10 October 2013, as a substitute in the second half after Singapore national team head coach, Bernd Stange was impressed with Sahil's performance.[11]

2013 Southeast Asian Games

During the 2013 SEA Games, Sahil played a key role as the Singapore U23 team won the Bronze, and finished as joint top scorers in the tournament.

2015 Southeast Asian Games

Sahil was once against selected to play for Singapore U23 in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Coach Aide selected him as part of the squad along with stars Irfan Fandi. However, he disappointed throughout the tournament only managing to find the net once against Cambodia in a breakaway, as Singapore were knocked out in the group stages after losing 0-1 to Indonesia and Myanmar 1-2. He had also missed several opportunities notably against The Philippines in a 2-0 win which one of the effort was saved and had 2 shots hit the bar, several slightly over the bar.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 Nov 2019. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2010 ????10????—10
2011 ????????????—????
2012 ????????????—????
2013 1411031—182
2014 189----—189
Total 32102031003711
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2015 ????????????—????
Total ????????????????????
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Geylang International 2016 2153200—247
Total 215320000247
Tampines Rovers 2017 0000004040
Total 0000004040
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Sarawak FA 2017 1010040—141
Total 101004000141
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Warriors FC 2018 2111000—221
2019 2155400—269
Total 4266400004810
Career Total 601510631007322
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Career total excludes LionsXII matches.

International goals
Scores and results list goal tally first.[13]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
—12 Jul 2014Flachau, Austria FC Zbrojovka Brno2-02–2Unofficial friendly
16 Sep 2014Hougang Stadium,Singapore Papua New Guinea1-02-1Friendly

U23 International goals
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 December 2013Hougang Stadium, Singapore Philippines6–0WonInternational Friendly
28 December 2013Zayyarthiri Stadium, Myanmar Laos1-1Draw2013 SEA Games
310 December 2013Zayyarthiri Stadium, Myanmar Vietnam1-0Won2013 SEA Games
413 December 2013Zayyarthiri Stadium, Myanmar Brunei2-0Won2013 SEA Games
56 August 2014Al-Ahli Stadium, Bahrain Bahrain3-2WonInternational Friendly
613 December 2014Hwaseong Stadium, South Korea Oman3-3Draw2014 Asian Games
78 June 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Cambodia3-1Won2015 Southeast Asian Games
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201320
201451
Total71

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

Country Honours

International

Singapore

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References
  1. "Courts Young Lions Reveals Squad for 2014 S.League Season and Renewal of Sponsorship from Courts for Fourth Year". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
  3. Farhan, Ismail (17 December 2012). "NexLions Cup: Singapore finish fourth as they lose 1-2 to Manchester United". Redsports.sg. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. "Aide: Sahil is a special player". Goal.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. "Football: LionsXII aim for top 3 MSL finish with fresh blood". Channelnewsasia.com. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. Kiat, Teng (9 February 2015). "New LionsXII striker Sahil revels in dream debut goal | Fit To Post Sports - Yahoo Sports Singapore". Sg.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. Gary Koh (28 February 2015). "PB Melayu Kedah 0 LionsXII 4: Sahil brace ensures progression". FourFourTwo.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. "Football: LionsXII clinch Malaysia FA Cup with stunning 3-1 win".
  9. http://gifc.org.sg/10-man-geylang-extend-unbeaten-streak-against-dpmm/ 10-Man Geylang Extend Unbeaten Streak Against DPMM
  10. hermesauto (7 April 2017). "Football: Tampines striker Sahil Suhaimi to train at EPL club Burnley".
  11. "Football: Singapore U-23 team thrash Philippines 6-0 in charity friendly". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  12. "Sahil in misfiring line". Straits Times.
  13. Sahil Suhaimi at Soccerway
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