| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khairin Nadim bin Rahim | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-05-08)8 May 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vizela | ||
| Number | 67 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Young Lions | 49 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Lion City Sailors | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Young Lions (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | Vizela | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Singapore U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Singapore U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021– | Singapore U23 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 May 2022 | |||
Khairin Nadim bin Rahim (born 8 May 2004) is a Singaporean professionalfootballer who plays as aright winger forLiga Portugal 2 clubVizela. He was part of Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents.[1]
At 16 years and 194 days, Khairin became the youngestSingapore Premier League goalscorer of all time with his opening goal againstTampines Rovers on 17 November 2020 where he also become the youngest player ever to score five goals in the history of the league at 16 years old. At 15 years and 298 days, Khairin Nadim is the third youngest Singapore Premier League debutant ever.
Khairin signed forYoung Lions in 2020. He made his professional debut on 1 March 2020 in a 1–4 lost againstHougang United when he was substituted in the 75th minute.[2] At 15 years and 298 days old, he became the youngest ever debutant inSingapore Premier League history before the record was broken on 31 March 2023 byLion City Sailors player Nathan Mao at 15 years and 5 days old.[3]
Khairin then became the second-youngest player to score in Singapore's professional football league in the Young Lions' 3–1 lost to Tampines in the same year, missing Singapore captainHariss Harun’s record by just 20 days.[4][5] Khairin continued his fine progress and broke yet another record when he scored againstGeylang International on 20 March 2021. At just 16 years and 316 days old, Khairin became the youngest player ever to score five goals in Singapore Premier League eclipsing the previous record of 17 years and 102 days set by Geylang’sZikos Chua in 2019.[4] His performance at the start of the2021 Singapore Premier League earned him the SPL 'Young Player of the Month' award in March 2021.[4]
In early January 2023, Khairin was signed byLion City Sailors where he was part of the club under-21 and academy squad.[6]
Midway through the year, he enlisted into theSingapore Armed Forces for his compulsory national service. Thus, he rejoined his former club Young Lions on loan in April 2024.
On 5 February 2025, Khairin signed forLiga Portugal 2 clubVizela on a one-and-a-half year deal.[7] He will feature primarily for Vizela's U23 squad that competes in the Liga Revelação.
Khairin representSingapore U16 at the2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.[8]
Khairin is a childhoodLiverpool fan and cited Brazilian star,Neymar as his footballing idol growing up.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 7 | ||
| Lion City Sailors | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Young Lions (loan) | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Vizela | 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Liga Portugal 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8 | ||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Jalan Besar, Singapore |  Timor-Leste | 2-2 (draw) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 28 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Jalan Besar, Singapore |  Philippines | 1–0 (won) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 7 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium,Nam Định, Vietnam |  Laos | 2-2 (draw) | 2021 SEA Games |
| 4 | 9 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium,Nam Định, Vietnam |  Thailand | 0–5 (lost) | 2021 SEA Games |
| 5 | 11 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium,Nam Định, Vietnam |  Cambodia | 1-0 (won) | 2021 SEA Games |
| 6 | 14 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium,Nam Định, Vietnam |  Malaysia | 2-2 (draw) | 2021 SEA Games |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 July 2022 | Madya Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia | Cambodia | 0-1 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 2 | 5 July 2022 | Madya Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia | Timor-Leste | 0-1 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 3 | 7 July 2022 | Madya Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia | Malaysia | 0-0 (draw) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| 4 | 9 July 2022 | Madya Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia | Laos | 1-3 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 2022 | Madya Stadium,Jakarta, Indonesia | Laos | 1–3 | 1-3 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Jalan Besar, Singapore |  Hong Kong | 1-2 (lost) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2 | 19 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Jalan Besar, Singapore |  North Korea | 1–6 (lost) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Jalan Besar, Singapore | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 1-2 (lost) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2 | 19 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium,Jalan Besar, Singapore | North Korea | 1–3 | 1–6 (lost) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |