Fareez Farhan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Fareez Bin Mohd Farhan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Young Lions | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Gombak United | 14 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Young Lions | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Hougang United | 12 | (2) |
| 2016– | Young Lions | 8 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Singapore U22 | 5 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2016. | |||
Fareez Farhan (born 29 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Young Lions. He was then the second youngest player to play in the S.League at 16 years 7 months and 13 days.[2]
Club career
Gombak United
Fareez began his footballing career with Gombak United in 2011. The teenage forward became the youngest player since Hariss Harun to make his debut in the S.League against Albirex Niigata (S) on 11 April 2011, coming on for South Korean striker Chang Jo-Yoon in the 88th minute. He scored his first league goal in the 2-1 defeat against Singapore Armed Forces on 25 June 2011.
In February 2011, Fareez's father contacted Serbian coach Luka Lalic who arranged a six-week-long trial for the player at Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb wanted to keep Fareez, but were unable to sign him under new FIFA regulations in the wake of Chelsea's alleged tapping-up of French youngster Gael Kakuta in 2009.
Young Lions
Following Gombak United's decision to sit out the 2013 S.League, Fareez signed for Courts Young Lions.As he was in the Singapore Police Force for compulsory national services in Singapore , he only appeared four times and scoring none for the club.
Hougang United
Fareez Farhan signed for Hougang United in December 2014. He scored 2 goals in 12 appearances for the club.
Young Lions
Fareez resigned for the Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and made a fine start to the season, scoring 3 goals in 6 appearances.[3] Fareez scored his fourth goal in his seventh appearance, becoming the top scoring local-born footballer.[4]
References
- ↑ "Courts Young Lions Reveals Squad for 2014 S.League Season and Renewal of Sponsorship from Courts for Fourth Year". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ "Teen eyes regular first-team chance". The New Paper. 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "Stange returns serve after FourFourTwo's Singapore squad suggestions". FourFourTwo. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Star-studded Tampines fail to shine against Young Lions". FourFourTwo. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
External links
- Fareez Farhan profile at Soccerway