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Place of birth
  
Singapore

Height
  
1.74 m

Number
  
11

Weight
  
77 kg

Name
  
Shahfiq Ghani

Career start
  
2010

Role
  
Footballer


Shahfiq Ghani 2013 July


Full name
  
Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani

Date of birth
  
(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 23)

Playing position
  
Forward, Attacking midfielder

2005–2010
  
National Football Academy

Current teams
  
Singapore national football team (Midfielder, Forward), LionsXII (#26 / Forward)

Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Geylang International in the S.League. Shahfiq is known as a free kick specialist.

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Young Lions

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Shahfiq began his club career with S.League club Young Lions in 2010. He scored 7 goals in 37 competitive matches over three Seasons from 2010 to 2012.

LionsXII

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Shahfiq was selected to be in the LionsXII squad in 2013. He contributed with 5 goals in 13 MSL matches as LionsXII won the 2013 Malaysia Super League. He drew criticism from head coach V. Sundramoorthy for his dismissal for slapping Sarawak's Muamer Salibašić in a Malaysia Cup match on 24 August 2013.

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A spinal injury threatened to rule Shahfiq out for the start of the 2014 season. He missed the Charity Cup match against Pahang and the Malaysia FA Cup match against DRB-Hicom, returning as a 74th-minute substitute against Selangor on 25 January. In total, he spent only 77 minutes on the pitch for his club in 2014.

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During his two-year spell with LionsXII , he scored six goals in 31 appearances.

Return to Young Lions

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In 2015, he return to the Young Lions squad, where he scored 5 goals in 22 league appearance for his club.

Geylang International

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In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining Geylang International at the start of the 2016 S.League season on a 2 year contract. However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during pre-season training and was ruled out for 6 months. This resulted in Shafiq missing most of the games of the season although he did make a return during the second half of the season. He returned to full fitness in July and made a surprise cameo appearance in the League Cup Plate Final against Hougang United. He marked his return from injury by scoring a goal for his club in a friendly match against the Cambodia national football team and laying off an assist for a last gasp goal in a 2-1 victory over Balestier Khalsa in the league.

He scored in his first goal for the club during the last game of the season in a 4-1 win over Home United. He came back strongly enough to be recalled back to the national team and making the final 23 for Singapore's disappointing 2016 AFF Championship.

Shahfiq scored his first goal of the 2017 S.League season in a 2-0 win over Brunei DPMM FC while also winning another penalty which teammate Víctor Coto converted.

International career

Shahfiq was part of the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

He earned his first senior international cap in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012. His first international goal came against China in a friendly match in 2013.

Personal life

Shahfiq graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2008.

Club

As of match played November 2016. Caps and goals may not be correct.
  • 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

    International goals

    Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

    Club

    LionsXII

  • Malaysia Super League: 2013
  • International

    Singapore

  • Southeast Asian Games: Bronze 2013
  • References

    Shahfiq Ghani Wikipedia