.jpg) Fazrul playing forLionsXII in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fazrul Nawaz bin Shahul Hameed | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Singapore women (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Geylang United | 30 | (20) |
| 2006–2007 | Young Lions | 33 | (15) |
| 2008 | Geylang United | 25 | (15) |
| 2009–2010 | Gombak United | 46 | (20) |
| 2011–2012 | Singapore Armed Forces | 58 | (25) |
| 2013 | LionsXII | 20 | (6) |
| 2014 | Home United | 24 | (10) |
| 2015 | Sabah FA | 5 | (2) |
| 2015 | Warriors FC | 24 | (18) |
| 2016–2018 | Tampines Rovers | 42 | (16) |
| 2018–2019 | Hougang United | 18 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Tampines Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Warwick Knights | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2017 | Singapore | 87 | (14) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Singapore women (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:36, 5 September 2017 (UTC) | |||
Fazrul Nawaz bin Shahul Hameed (born 17 October 1985[1]) is aSingapore former internationalfootballer who last played as astriker orsecond-striker forSingapore National League clubWarwick Knights and theSingapore national team.
He is the current assistant coach for theSingapore women national team.
Fazrul went to a trial byGeylang United forPrime League players and was signed by the club in 2004.[1] He left the club in 2006.
In January 2006, Fazrul signed forYoung Lions.
He returned to Geylang in 2008. However, he was released by the club after a contractual dispute and it was reported in Malay newspapers that he had finally signed forGombak United after strong rumours that he would joinSengkang Punggol with his former team-matesAide Iskandar,Noh Rahman andAmos Boon. However these rumours have since been proven to be false and Fazrul has been clubless for half a year.
In May 2009,Gombak United coachDarren Stewart had announced that Fazrul will be joining his team. He made an immediate impact on his new team, scored 7 goals in 15 appearances for his new club. The following season, he scored 18 goals in 31 games for Gombak United, becoming the highest born local top scorer in the league.
In 2011, Fazrul joined SAFFC. Over the two seasons spent at SAFFC, he scored 20 goals in 58 appearances for the club.
Fazrul left Warriors forLionsXII in January 2013 to play in theMalaysia Super League. However, he was released in December 2013 after scoring just 4 goals in an injury-stricken season.
Fazrul then signed forHome United in 2014 and went on to score 14 goals in 34 games for the team, again becoming the highest local top scorer in that season.[2]
In December 2014, Fazrul signed a 12 months contract with theMalaysia Premier League side,Sabah FA, however he was released 4 months later after suffering from an injury on his left knee. During his 4 months stay with the Malaysian club, he managed to score twice in 5 league appearances for the team.
Following the end of his short stint with Sabah, Fazrul rejoined old clubWarriors FC on the2015 S.League June mid-window transfer deadline after recovering from an injury sustain in Malaysia.[3] He scored two goals in first match after rejoining his old club, leading the Warriors to a 4-1 win over their uniformed rivalsHome United.[4] In his second match of the season, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win overHougang United, sending the defending champions to second place in the table.[5][6] Fazrul ended the season as the highest local-born scorer in the2015 S.League season with 18 goals from 24 matches.
In December 2015, Fazrul joinedTampines Rovers after turning down a new contract at his former club. He scored his first goal for Tampines in the second game of the season againstHougang United. Fazrul ended the season as the second highest local-born scorer with 7 goals.
On 13 July 2018, Fazrul joinedHougang United on a league record transfer fee of $50,000 until it was surpass by BrazilianDiego Lopes for S$2.9 million in 2021.[7][8] In 2019, Fazrul became the captain of the team.[9]
After nearly 6 months without a club, Fazrul signed for Tampines Rovers on 7 October 2020. He make hisAFC Champions League debut on 25 June 2021 against Japanese clubGamba Osaka in a 2–0 lost at theLokomotiv Stadium in Uzbekistan.
In January 2022, Fazrul signed for semi-professional team Warwick Knights which competed in theSingapore National League. In 2023, he announced his retirement from football
Fazrul made his international debut forSingapore on 4 June 2005, against Causeway rivalsMalaysia,[1] coming on as a substitute forMasrezwan Masturi, who had broken his nose.
On 28 December 2006, Fazrul scored his first international goal during the2006 King's Cup in a 2–3 lost againstVietnam.
In the second leg of the2007 AFF Championship semi-final, Fazrul scored the fourth out of five successfully converted penalties for Singapore in apenalty shootout win over Malaysia.
In the2007 Southeast Asian Games, Fazrul's performance in the group stages was largely criticised by the fans and the media. More criticism arose when he failed to score a penalty againstMalaysia. If he had scored, Singapore would have avoided favouritesThailand in the semi-final match, which Singapore eventually lost 3–0, ending the nation's hopes for a gold or silver medal. In theBronze Medal placing match, Fazrul made amends for his poor performance by scoring ahat-trick in a 5–0 victory againstVietnam, winning the bronze medal for Singapore.
Due to an injury to hisanterior cruciate ligament, sustained in a league match againstTampines Rovers, Fazrul was forced to miss the2008 AFF Championship, in which Singapore were knocked out in the semi-finals by Vietnam.
During the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstLebanon on 26 March 2008, he scored a goal to secured a 2–0 win and get the 3 points for Singapore.
On 20 January 2010, Fazrul scored against European powerhouse,Denmark in a 5–1 lost during the2010 King's Cup.
Prior to winning his 78th cap againstJapan in a 0–3 defeat, Fazrul has amassed 9 goals in 77 appearances.[10] He scored his 10th international goal in his 80th Singapore cap in a friendly againstMyanmar on 24 March 2016. He notched his 11th goal for Singapore and the last of Head CoachBernd Stange's reign in charge of Singapore.[11]
Fazrul played his last international match during the2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match againstTurkmenistan on 10 October 2017.
In 2023, Fazrul was appointed the assistant coach ofSingapore women national team under head coachKarim Bencherifa
Fazrul father was a national boxer who also won a Bronze Medal in aSEA Games competition in the 1970s.
He is married and has two sons and a daughter.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SAFSA | 2011 | S.League | 32 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16 |
| 2012 | S.League | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | |
| Total | 54 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | ||
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LionsXII | 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Home United | 2014 | S.League | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| Total | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | ||
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sabah FA | 2015 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Warriors FC | 2015 | S.League | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 |
| Total | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | ||
| Tampines Rovers | 2016 | S.League | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| 2017 | S.League | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 16 | ||
| Hougang United | 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| Total | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Tampines Rovers | 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Warwick Knights | 2022 | Singapore Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 79 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 244 | 85 | ||
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