Shawal Anuar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Shawal bin Anuar | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Geylang International | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Keppel Monaco FC | ||
| 2014– | Geylang International | 48 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Singapore | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2018 | |||
Shawal Anuar (born 29 April 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for S.League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team.
Club career
Geylang International
Anuar began his professional football career with Geylang International in the S.league in 2014, having previously only played with NFL side Keppel Monaco FC in the NFL.[1] Despite being signed for the team's reserve Prime League side, Anuar managed to appear for the senior team, clocking in 69 minutes of football for the senior side.[2]
He was handed an extension to his contract and had a solid full debut season for the Eagles in 2015, scoring 4 goals in 22 appearances, helping his team finish 8th in the league.[3]
Anuar built on his debut season and helped his team win the 2016 Singapore League Cup Plate, Geylang's first trophy since 2009, while earning a call-up to the national team.[4][5][6] His performances in 2016 prompted his head coach Hasrin Jailani to identify him as one of the players to watch for in the 2017 S.League season.[4]
Anuar started the 2017 season on a good note. Following Geylang International and Matsumoto Yamaga signing of a MOU in November 2016, Anuar, together with fellow winger Gabriel Quak, were selected to go on a one-week trial with the J2 side.[7] Both players were not offered a contract, with the Japanese side saying that the pair was good enough to play in the J3 League with potential to feature in the top-tier J.League if they fulfill their potential.[8] Anuar started in the season open against Hougang United and scored his first goal of the season in the following match, helping his team to 3 points over Balestier Khalsa.[9][10] He got his second of the season in a 2-0 win over the Garena Young Lions in Geylang's 5th game of the season.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played November 2018. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Geylang International | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 9 | ||
| 2018 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 7 | ||
| Total | 51 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 19 | |
| Career Total | 51 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 19 | |
International career
Shawal was called up for the first time to the senior team by Singapore's head coach V. Sundramoorthy in 2016 for matches against Malaysia and Hong Kong. He made his international debut against Hong Kong in the 79th minute, replacing Gabriel Quak.[12]
Shawal scored his first international goal, in his second international cap, against Afghanistan. He scored in the 46th minute to equalise for the Lions. However, Singapore fell to an eventual 2-1 defeat.[13]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 March 2017 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ "Geylang's Shawal and Quak off to Japan for trials". The New Paper. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Geylang's Shawal and Quak off to Japan for trials". The New Paper. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "S.League.com - Shawal Wants To Build On Strong Debut Season". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- 1 2 "Hasrin tips trio for greater success, Sahil in limbo". FourFourTwo. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Geylang hold off Cheetahs to win League Cup Plate". FourFourTwo. 2016-07-30. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "League Cup 2016: FFT's five who defied the odds". FourFourTwo. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Eye-opener for Quak and Shawal in Japan". The New Paper. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Geylang wingers good enough for Japanese third tier". The New Paper. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Eagles Floored By Cheetahs In Season Opener | Geylang International FC". gifc.org.sg. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Eagles Soar The Skies Of Bedok With A Victory Over Tigers | Geylang International FC". gifc.org.sg. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "S.League.com - Garena Young Lions". www.sleague.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ↑ "Call up for national team".
- ↑ "Afghanistan vs. Singapore - Football Match Report - March 23, 2017 - ESPN". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
External links
http://www.fas.org.sg/news/irfan-follows-his-fathers-footsteps-make-lions-debut http://www.fas.org.sg/news/shawal-irfan-determined-show-what-they-can-do