Shahdan Sulaiman

Shahdan Sulaiman (born 9 May 1988) is a professional association football player who plays as a midfielder for Home United and the Singapore national team.

In this Malay name, the name Sulaiman is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shahdan.
Shahdan Sulaiman
Personal information
Full name Shahdan bin Sulaiman[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Home United
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2005 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Tampines Rovers 52 (4)
2009–2010 Home United 37 (1)
2010–2011 Tampines Rovers 39 (5)
2011 Young Lions 13 (2)
2012 LionsXII 25 (8)
2013–2014 Tampines Rovers 52 (9)
2015 LionsXII 25 (4)
2016 Tampines Rovers 35 (8)
2018 → Melaka United (loan) 20 (0)
2019 Tampines Rovers 24 (6)
2020- Home United 3 (0)
National team‡
2010– Singapore 64 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

LionsXII

Shahdan previously played for S.League clubs Home United, Tampines Rovers & Young Lions. He moved to play for the LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League for the 2012 season.[2] In 2012, while playing for the LionsXII, Shahdan Sulaiman's impressive form had attracted the attention of the Thai scouts from Pattaya United F.C. who likened him to be a player in the mould of Kaka due to his vision and passing ability. He was briefly considered by the Thai club to join as part of their foreign Asian player scheme, but the move did not happened.

Tampines Rovers

He joined Tampines Rovers in the 2013 season after he was left out of the LionsXII squad as the squad was mostly made up of U-23 players in preparation of the Southeast Asian Games.

In 2013, he signed a 23 months contract with his old club Tampines Rovers. He finished the 2013 season with 4 goals and 9 assists. At the end of 2014, while playing for the national team in the AFF Championship, he picked up an injury which ruled him out for 6 months of the 2015 season.[3]

Back to LionsXII

Following his recovery from a long-term injury he picked up at the end of 2014, Shahdan re-joined the LionsXII in 2015.[4][5] He made his long awaited comeback in a game against Sime Darby as a late substitute in May 2015. In his next match against ATM FA, he scored with his first touch of the ball and made his first start in July, against Kelantan.[6]

Re-signing for the Stags

In January 2016, after the disbandment of LionsXII, he went back to Tampines Rovers FC, although he has had to take a huge pay cut.[7] Shahdan played a key role in the team, starting 10 out of 10 league games for the stags before he then missed a huge chunk of the season due to an injury that he picked up in the 90th minute of an AFC Cup tie with Selangor at the Singapore Sports Hub.[3] He marked his return in late October, helping his team to a 3-1 win over the Young Lions and eventually secured a place in the national team for the 2016 AFF Championship.[8][9]

Shahdan remained with the stags for the 2017 S.League season.[10] He had a good season, scoring 6 goals in all competitions, with his performances attracting interest from MSL side Melaka United.[11]

Melaka United

Shahdan signed for Malaysia Super League side Melaka United for the 2018 MSL season on a season long loan from the Stags to fill their ASEAN foreign player slot.[12][13]

Returning to Tampines Rovers

Shahdan returned to the Stags for the 2019 Singapore Premier League season and had a stellar season where he was one of three nominees for the Player of the Year award.[14]

Lion City Sailors

Shahdan then signed for the Singapore Premier League's first privatised club, the Lion City Sailors for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.[14]

International career

Shahdan got his first goal for the national team in a 2-2 draw with Azerbaijan, scoring a last gasp equaliser to help the Lions come back from behind.[15]

As of December 2017, Shahdan has amassed 51 caps for the senior national team.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 Nov 2019[16][17][18]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2006 S.League 50——————50
2007 S.League 212——————212
2008 S.League 262——————262
Total 524——————524
Home United 2009 S.League 210——————210
2010 S.League 1611010——181
Total 3711010——391
Tampines Rovers 2010 S.League 7152————123
2011 S.League 197————71268
Total 26852——713811
Young Lions 2011 S.League 132——————132
Total 132——————132
LionsXII 2012 Malaysia Super League 25840100——398
Total 25840100——398
Tampines Rovers 2013 S.League 254103050344
2014 S.League 275601070415
Total 5297040120759
LionsXII 2015 Malaysia Super League 010002——00
Total 000000——00
Tampines Rovers 2016 S.League 132101160213
2017 S.League 215210040276
Total 3473111100489
Melaka United (loan) 2018 Malaysia Super League 2000000——200
Total 2000000——200
Tampines Rovers 2019 S.League 236520060348
Total 236520060348
Lion City Sailors 2020 Singapore Premier League 0000000030
Total 00000000243
Career total 2824525516035135851

1 Includes Singapore Cup and Malaysia FA Cup.
2 Includes Malaysia Cup and Singapore League Cup.

International goals
Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[19]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 2012Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Malaysia2–12–22012 Causeway Challenge
2.23 March 2018National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Maldives2–13–2Friendly
3.8 June 2019 Solomon Islands2–24–3

Honours

International

Singapore

  • ASEAN Football Championship: 2012

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.

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References
  1. "Announcement of squad for AFF Suzuki Cup 2014". Football Association of Singapore. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. "Football: Can Lions win S$306,000 Malaysia Super League prize money?". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. hermes (13 May 2016). "Football: Shahdan hurt on same pitch". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. "Everything you need to know about the LionsXII (in 2015)". FourFourTwo. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "Singapore's Shahdan eyes AFF redemption". ESPN. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. "Shahdan in line for first start as Fandi looks to rotate". FourFourTwo. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  7. "Only four LionsXII players still to find contracts". The New Paper. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  8. "Shahdan in late bid for Lions' spot". The New Paper. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  9. "Singapore 23-man squad profiles for the Suzuki Cup". FourFourTwo. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  10. "S.League 2017 Transfer Round-Up". FourFourTwo. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  11. "Tampines Rovers' Shahdan set to sign for Melaka United in transfer twist". FourFourTwo. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  12. "Melaka United swoop for Singapore international Shahdan". NST Online. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  13. "Melaka United signed Singapore international for ASEAN slot | Goal.com". Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  14. Ganesan, Deepanraj. "Lion City Sailors' star Shahdan Sulaiman eyes a dream voyage". The New Paper.
  15. "Football: Lions come back to draw 2-2 with Azerbaijan in friendly". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  16. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Shahdan Sulaiman". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  17. "Singapore - Shahdan Sulaiman - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  18. "Fixtures and Results | Lions XII Official Web Site". Lionsxii.sg. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  19. "Sulaiman, Shahdan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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