Zaiful Nizam

Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah (born 24 July 1987) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for S.League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team. He is also the captain of Balestier Khalsa.

In this Malay name, the name Abdullah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zaiful Nizam.
Zaiful Nizam
Personal information
Full name Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah
Date of birth (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Balestier Khalsa
Number 19
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Balestier Khalsa 121 (0)
National team‡
2015– Singapore 3 (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 24 March 2019

Club career

Gombak United

Zaiful began his professional football career with Gombak United in the S. League in 2009.

Balestier Khalsa

In 2013, Zaiful signed for Balestier Khalsa and is the first choice and captain for the team.[1] He made his 100 capped in the first match of the 2017 S.League against Warriors. He almost scored a goal with a free kick when the team was losing 1–2 to Warriors, his free kick came close and hit he post and the game resulted to a loss.

International career

Zaiful got his first international call up by Singapore's head coach Bernd Stange for friendlies against Bangladesh and Brunei on 30 May and 6 June 2015 respectively. He made his international debut against Brunei on the 60th minute, replacing Izwan Mahbud.

He finally collected his second cap for the Lions in a friendly against Fiji on 11 September 2018, replacing Hassan Sunny in the 60th minute.[2] Zaiful then collected his 3rd cap and pulled off a series of stunning saves against Oman in the AIRMARINE Cup Final.[3]

Zaiful made his third appearance for the national team on 23 March 2019, against Oman in the finals of the AIRMARINE Cup 2019. He started the game and played the full 90 minutes. It eventually ended in a 1–1 draw but Singapore lost to Oman in penalties.[4]

Others

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.[5]

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
Gombak United 2009 30----—30
2010 2201020—250
2011 1402020—180
2012 2106030—300
Total 600907000760
Balestier Khalsa 2013 2206030—310
2014 2706040—370
2015 270204060390
2016 230500060340
2017 000000—00
2018 2404000—280
2019 500000—50
2020 000000—00
Total 12802301101201740
Career Total 18803201801202500

International
As of 24 March 2019
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201510
201600
201700
201810
2019 1 0
Total30

Honours

Balestier Khalsa

Singapore U17

References
  1. "Balestier Khalsa - Zaiful Nizam". Balestier Khalsa FC. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. "Singapore put two past Fiji to record first win under Fandi Ahmad". FourFourTwo. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. "Zulfahmi stunner earns Lions draw against Oman - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. "Zulfahmi stunner earns Lions draw against Oman - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Zaiful Nizam at Soccerway
  7. Ho, Stanley (21 June 2004). "Dazzling Cubs put on a show in Lion City Cup final". Today. p. 27.
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