Zharfan Rohaizad
 Zharfan in action for Lion City Sailors in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Zharfan bin Rohaizad | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Young Lions | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Tanjong Pagar United | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lion City Sailors | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Singapore U21 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Singapore U22 | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Singapore | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:14, 23 November 2014 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Zharfan bin Rohaizad (born 21 February 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.
Club career
[edit]Zharfan started his career with the National Football Academy and was drafted into the LionsXII as cover for the team's recent training camp in Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2014.[1]
Young Lions
[edit]In 2016, Zharfan was drafted to the Garena Young Lions squad and played with the club till the end of the 2019 Singapore Premier League season.[2][3] Zharfan has been impressive in goal for the Young Lions throughout the 2019 season helping the team finish eighth in the league. His performances even earned him a call up to the senior national team by coach Tatsuma Yoshida.
Free agent
[edit]In 2020, Zharfan was at a crossroads after leaving the Young Lions as he was enlisted into National Service while the coronavirus was starting to cause a global pandemic which leave the suspension of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season, and the then 23-year-old was without a club.
Tanjong Pagar United
[edit]In 7 May 2021, the 2021 Singapore Premier League resumed after the league was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Zharfan signed with Tanjong Pagar United.[2] Zharfan enjoyed a breakout 2022 Singapore Premier League season with Tanjong Pagar United showing he is one of the country’s up-and-coming promising goalkeeper by making the highest number of saves (122) across the league. After 41 games with the Jaguars, Zharfan left the club.
Lion City Sailors
[edit]On 23 December 2022, Zharfan signed with Lion City Sailors.[4] On 26 July 2023, Zharfan make multiples amount of saves in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspurs at the Singapore National Stadium.
During the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage match on 4 October 2023 against Hong Kong side, Kitchee, Zharfan pulled a string of saves which lands him in the 'Team of the Round matchday 2' XI.[5]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Zharfan was named Most Valuable Player at the 2015 Vietnam Newspaper Cup tournament.[6]
Zharfan was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup held on 24 August 2019.[7]
Senior
[edit]Zharfan was called up to the senior squad for the first time in 2019, for the World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine on 5 September and 10 September respectively.[8]
Zharfan was named in the 2020 AFF Championship and the 2022 AFF Championship squads yet failed to make a single appearance at both tournaments.
Personal life
[edit]Zharfan studied at Singapore Sports School.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 July 2023[9]
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2016 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Lion City Sailors | 2023 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Career total | 119 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 0 | |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Lion City Sailors
[edit]International
[edit]Singapore U22
References
[edit]- ^ The next big thing, Singapore News - AsiaOne
- ^ a b c Auto, Hermes (26 May 2022). "Football: Zharfan Rohaizad grabs Tanjong Pagar lifeline with both hands | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Player profile: Young Lions' Zharfan Rohaizad | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Safe hands Zharfan unfazed by lofty Sailors expectations". www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Log in or sign up to view". m.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ #18 ZHARFAN ROHAIZAD | Young Lions
- ^ "Singapore Selection fall to narrow defeat in The Sultan of Selangor's Cup 2019 - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Tatsuma Yoshida heralds a new dawn for Singapore football". The Straits Times. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Zharfan Rohaizad at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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