Fareez Farhan

Fareez Farhan (born 29 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays for Geylang International.

Fareez Farhan

Fareez playing for Singapore in 2019
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)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team	Geylang International
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Gombak United	14	(3)
2012–2014	Young Lions	4	(0)
2015	Hougang United	12	(2)
2016–2017	Young Lions	8	(5)
2018	Hougang United	12	(6)
2019	Geylang International	27	(10)
National team^‡
2012–	Singapore U22	5	(2)
2019–	Singapore	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2019

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 was then the second youngest player to play in the S.League at 16 years 7 months and 13 days.[2] 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 failed to score 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]

Return to Hougang

Fareez signed again for Hougang United in December 2017, after his release from Young Lions.[5]

Geylang International

For the 2019 AIA Singapore Premier League season, Geylang announced that Fareez had signed for Geylang International. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata Singapore. On the 5th of April he scored his first goal in a 5-2 victory over Warriors FC. In total, he scored nine goals from 23 appearances to help the Eagles finish fifth in the 2019 Singapore Premier League.[6]

International career

Singapore national football team's Coach Tatsuma Yoshida called up Fareez Farhan to replace Khairul Amri for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine in their first two Group D matches.[7] Fareez made his debut against Palestine on 10 September 2019.[6] He won his second cap and his first start in a friendly against Jordan.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 2 Dec 2020

Club	Season	League		Singapore Cup		League Cup		AFC		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gombak United	2011	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2012	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
Young Lions FC	2012	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2013	18	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	21	2
	2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	24	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	27	2
Hougang United	2015	21	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	25	2
	Total	21	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	25	2
Young Lions FC	2016	21	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	8
	Total	21	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	8
Hougang United	2017	11	4	6	1	2	1	0	0	19	6
	2018	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	3
	Total	30	7	7	1	2	1	0	0	39	9
Geylang International	2019	23	9	5	2	0	0	0	0	28	11
	2020	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
	Total	33	10	5	2	0	0	0	0	38	12
Career total		142	29	17	3	14	2	0	0	173	34

International statistics

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2019	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Palestine	2-1 (won)	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
2	6 October 2019	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	0-0 (draw)	Exhibition game

References

1. "Courts Young Lions Reveals Squad for 2014 S.League Season and Renewal of Sponsorship from Courts for Fourth Year". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
2. "Teen eyes regular first-team chance". The New Paper. 18 April 2011.
3. "Stange returns serve after FourFourTwo's Singapore squad suggestions". FourFourTwo. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
4. "Star-studded Tampines fail to shine against Young Lions". FourFourTwo. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
5. https://www.hgfc.com.sg/hougang-united-complete-signing-of-striker-fareez-farhan/
6. "Singapore international Fareez Farhan training with Japan's Matsumoto Yamaga FC". FOX Sports Asia. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
7. "FAREEZ FARHAN REPLACES KHAIRUL AMRI IN SINGAPORE SQUAD". Goal.com. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
8. "Lions earn 0-0 draw against Jordan in Amman. Not bad indeed". The Monitor SG. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-10-06.

External links

• Fareez Farhan at Soccerway