Izwan Mahbud

Izwan Mahbud
Izwan Mahbud with LionsXII
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Izwan Bin Mahbud[1]
Date of birth (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Nongbua Pitchaya
Number 1
Youth career
2006–2008 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Young Lions 63 (0)
2012–2015 LionsXII 54 (0)
2016–2017 Tampines Rovers 27 (0)
2018– Nongbua Pitchaya 20 (0)
National team‡
2011– Singapore 44 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2018

Mohamad Izwan bin Mahbud (born 14 July 1990) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 2 club Nongbua Pitchaya and the Singapore national team. He was the third-choice goalkeeper of Singapore at the 2010 AFF Championship and broke into the first team as Singapore won the 2012 AFF Championship.

International career

Izwan made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei on 18 July 2011.

He rose to prominence in 2011 when he started in goal for Singapore as they defeated traditional rivals Malaysia over a two-leg World Cup qualifier in the same month.[2]

On 16 June 2015, Izwan made 18 saves as Singapore managed to hold 4-time Asian Cup winners Japan to a 0-0 draw in Saitama, Japan during a 2018 World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifier match.[2]

Club career

Young Lions

Izwan began his club career with S.League club Young Lions.

LionsXII

Izwan played for the LionsXll in the Malaysia Super League.

During his time at the LionsXII, Izwan's performance at the 0-0 draw between Singapore and Japan drew interest from several clubs, including newly promoted J-League side Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. Yamaga's Vice-President Yoshiyuki Kato stated that he was very impressed by Izwan's concentration and ability and gave Izwan a one-week trial at Yamaga.[3] It was later revealed that uncertainty over his ability and the language barrier prevented Izwan from becoming the first Singaporean to play in the J.League, with the club expressing concerns that Izwan was not any better than the local players Yamaga had.[4]

During his time with the LionsXII, Izwan helped the team win the 2013 Malaysian Super League and 2015 Malaysian FA Cup titles.

Tampines Rovers

In late 2015, when the decision was made by the Football Association of Malaysia to kick the LionsXII out of the Malaysian Super League, Izwan, along with former teammates Christopher van Huizen, Izzdin Shafiq, Hafiz Sujad and Firdaus Kasman linked up with former coach V. Sundramoorthy at Tampines Rovers.[5]

Nongbua Pitchaya

After spending two years with the Stags, Izwan signed for Nongbua Pitchaya, becoming the second Singaporean to play in the Thai League 2, alongside compatriot and fellow goalkeeper, Hassan Sunny, who joined Army United for a second stint.[6] It was reported that Izwan took a pay cut to join the Thai side, underlining his fierce desire to try his talent overseas.[2] His move to Thailand was a successful one as he was named in FourFourTwo's Thai League 2 Team of the Season at the end of the 2018 season.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 2016. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2008 50----—50
2009 90----—90
2010 2405010—300
2011 250———250
Total 630501000690
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[8] 1101080—200
2013[9] 2101080—300
2014[10] 2202060—300
Total 5404022000800
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Tampines Rovers 2016 180400090210
2017 0000000000
Total 180400090210
Career Total 1350130230901700
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.

Honours

Club

LionsXII

International

Singapore

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "U23 Young Lions". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 hermesauto (2017-12-14). "Football: Izwan inks deal with Nongbua, Singapore's leading goalies will feature in Thailand next year". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  3. ↑ "Izwan for Yamaga? Club's vice-president optimistic on signing". 6 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Matsumoto Yamaga reveal why they didn't sign Izwan Mahbud". The New Paper. 2016-06-16. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  5. ↑ "Stags land perhaps their biggest fish, Izwan Mahbud". FourFourTwo. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  6. ↑ "Singapore goalkeeper Izwan signs for Thai League 2 club". FourFourTwo. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  7. ↑ "Lions in Thailand: Zulfahmi & Baihakki's day out; Izwan named in Team of the Season". FourFourTwo. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  8. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2012 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Football: Singapore holds Japan to 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier at Saitama". The Straits Times. June 16, 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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