Zulfahmi Arifin

Zulfahmi Arifin
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Mohd Arifin[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Left back
Club information
Current team
 Chonburi
Number 23
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Young Lions 46 (1)
2013–2015 LionsXII 12 (1)
2016–2017 Home United 23 (1)
2017–2018 Hougang United 21 (0)
2018– Chonburi 16 (0)
National team‡
2013 Singapore U23 7 (0)
2013– Singapore 35 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:42, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 September 2018

Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Mohd Arifin (born 5 October 1991) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Chonburi in the Thai League 1. He is noted for being a technical player with set pieces and playmaking abilities.[2]

Club career

Young Lions

Zulfahmi began his footballing career with Young Lions in the S.League. After two seasons with the club, he was selected in the LionsXII squad for the 2013 season of the Malaysia Super League.[3][4]

LionsXII

Zulfahmi failed to play any part in the first 6 games of the season. He was given his first start against Pahang in the MSL on 16 February 2013. Two more appearances followed until a road traffic accident in mid-April set him back a month.[5] He managed one further start and a substitute appearance on his return as LionsXII won the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Zulfahmi's potential was recognised as he had a run of 6 starts in the beginning of the 2014 campaign. Poor performances however meant that he was dropped to the bench in favour of Firdaus Kasman for the next 3 games.[6] He marked his return to the starting line-up on 22 March by curling a free kick into the PKNS net to score his first LionsXII goal.[7]

Home United

After LionsXII was disbanded, Zulfahmi went to sign for Home United for the 2016 S.League. He made 17 appearances for the protectors before leaving the club at the end of the season.[8]

Hougang United

Zulfahmi signed for the Cheetahs ahead of the 2017 S.League season, joining former coach Phillipe Aw.

Chonburi FC

Zulfahmi's journey to Thailand happened after he made contacts with a Thai agent. Zulfahmi was on trial with second-tier Angthong FC who had wanted to start negotiations after a day. However, Zulfahmi, on the advice of his agent, traveled to Chonburi instead for a 4-day trial. After playing 60 minutes in a 2–3 friendly defeat to Thai Port FC, Chonburi offered him a contract which is only slightly higher than what he received at Hougang.[9]

Zulfahmi became only the third Lion to play in the Thai top tier, after Hassan Sunny and John Wilkinson.[10]

Season League Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup Total
Year Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
2018 2(1)0000030

International career

Zulfahmi was first called up to the Singapore national team for a friendly match against Thailand on 24 August 2011.[11] He was also part of the 2012 AFF Championship winning squad although he did not made any appearances in the competition.[9]

Zulfahmi was handed his first international start against Laos on 10 October 2013.[12]

Along with Hariss Harun, he has been identified by national coach Bernd Stange as the future of Singapore's midfield.[6]

Zulfahmi had also been part of the Singapore squad for the 2014 and 2016 AFF Championships.[13]

Singapore Selection Squad

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[14]

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 12020--—140
2011 231———231
2012 110—40—150
Total 461204000521
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[15] 500030—80
2014[16] 1432000—161
2015 ????????????—????
Total 193203000241
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Home United 2016 2013000—231
Total 201300000231
Hougang United 2017 2105020—280
Total 0000000000
Club Season Thai League 1 Thai FA Cup Thai League Cup - Total
Chonburi 2018 800000—80
Career Total 925707001060
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and AFF youth competitions.

Honours

Club

LionsXII

International

Singapore

References

  1. ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". FAS. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sundram tips Zulfahmi to make LIONSXII impact". FoxSportsAsia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "LionsXII 2013 unveiled". LionsXII. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. ↑ http://lionsxii.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/LionsXII_Team_2013.pdf
  5. ↑ "Zulfahmi 3rd LionsXII player hurt in motorbike accident". The Straits Times. 17 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Football: Zul set to start for Lions". The New Paper. 28 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "LionsXII snap losing streak against PKNS". Goal. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Protectors strengthen with Izzdin and Van Huizen, Zulfahmi to Hougang". FourFourTwo. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  9. 1 2 hermes (2017-12-23). "Football: Gaining experience is Zulfahmi Arifin's main objective in Thai adventure". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  10. ↑ "Zulfahmi Arifin to join Thai League 1 side". FourFourTwo. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  11. ↑ "Football: Daniel Bennett set to play 100th match for Singapore in friendly against Thailand". Red Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Lions warm up for Syria with slender victory over Laos". FAS. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Zulfahmi Arifin ready for challenge at 'great' Chonburi - FOX Sports Asia". FOX Sports Asia. 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  14. ↑ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR'S CUP REVEALED - The Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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