Shakir Hamzah

Shakir Hamzah
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Shakir bin Hamzah[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Left-back, Center-back
Club information
Current team
Home United
Number 2
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Courts Young Lions 30 (0)
2012–2015 LionsXII 73 (4)
2016–2017 Tampines Rovers 30 (4)
2018– Home United 17 (4)
National team
2012– Singapore 43 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 September 2018

Muhammad Shakir bin Hamzah (born 20 October 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for S.League club Home United and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Young Lions

Shakir began his career with Young Lions in the S.League in 2009 after graduating from the National Football Academy.

LionsXII

In December 2011, Shakir was named in the newly formed LionsXII squad for the 2012 Malaysia Super League. He played on the left side of defence as the Lions won the Super League in 2013.

In June 2013, Shakir served four days of detention for going absent without leave from his National Service. He had travelled away with the LionsXII squad for a Super League match with Pahang on 17 May without obtaining official approval.[2] He was suspended from all football activities by the Football Association of Singapore pending an investigation and was later fined S$4,000 and ordered to serve 30 hours of community service in football-related activities.[3][4]

Tampines Rovers

Following the disbandment of the LionsXII, Shakir signed for S.League powerhouse Tampines Rovers on a two-year contract.[5][6]

Home United

Shakir was released by Tampines following the conclusion of the 2017 S.League season due to disciplinary issues.[7] He was subsequently signed by Home United for the 2018 Singapore Premier League season.[8]

International career

Shakir was part of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games squad which won a bronze medal. He made his senior team debut starting in the first leg of the Causeway Challenge against Malaysia on 8 June 2012.

He scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw against Turkmenistan in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match.[9] He followed up with his second international goal in a 3–2 friendly win over Maldives at the Singapore Sports Hub. It was also his second consecutive international goal.[10]

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

He was part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup held on 6 May 2017.[11]

Personal life

Shakir is the son of former Singapore left-back Hamzah Haron.[8] His older brother is ex-LionsXII teammate Shahir Hamzah.[12]

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 2010 1804010230
2011 120120
Total 300401000350
Club Season Malaysia
Super League
Malaysia
FA Cup
Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[13] 903000120
2013[14] 1410080221
2014[15] 1712000191
2015 ????????????????
Total 402508000532
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup
Asia Total
Tampines Rovers 2016 202400060300
2017 0000000000
Total 202400060300
Career Total 90413090601182
  • 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.

International

Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201210
201350
201420
Total80

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

U23 International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 May 2015Shizuoka, JapanJapan Shizuoka Sangyo University SC3-03-0U23 International Friendly

International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 September 2017Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Turkmenistan1–01–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.23 March 2018National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Maldives3–13–2Friendly

Honours

Club

LionsXII

  • Malaysia Super League: 2013

References

  1. "U23 Young Lions". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. "LionsXII's Shakir Hamzah serving 4 days' detention for going Awol from NS". The Strait Times. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "FAS statement on Shakir Hamzah". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. "Shakir fined but cleared for Darul Takzim clash". FoxSportsAsia. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  5. "Only four LionsXII players still to find contracts". The New Paper. 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. "Pay-cut shock for Tampines players". The New Paper. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  7. "Tampines coach Raab delighted with Webb's return". The New Paper. 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. 1 2 "Shakir Hamzah, One-on-one: "I want to prove to everybody that I'm not a bad boy"". FourFourTwo. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  9. "Shakir Hamzah, One-on-one: "I want to prove to everybody that I'm not a bad boy"". FourFourTwo. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  10. "Taiwan vs Singapore: Buoyant Lions eyeing second straight win". FourFourTwo. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  12. "Shahir happy with family support". The New Paper. 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014.
  13. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2012 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  14. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  15. "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII official website. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  16. "Hamzah, Shakir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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