Hafiz Abu Sujad

Hafiz Abu Sujad
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Hafiz bin Abu Sujad[1]
Date of birth	1 November 1990[2]
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back, Left midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hougang United
Number	27
Youth career
	National Football Academy
Senior career*
National team‡
Men's football
Representing Singapore
Sea Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:41 at 08 October 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:48, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

Muhammad Hafiz bin Abu Sujad (born 1 November 1990) is a footballer who plays for Hougang United in the Singapore Premier League. He is a versatile player who can play in midfield or defence.[3] He captained Young Lions, playing as a left-back prior to signing for LionsXII in 2013. With LionsXII, he began to play in more advanced positions in left and central midfield.

Club career

Young Lions

Hafiz began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Hafiz was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League.

Tampines Rovers

In 2016, Hafiz signed for Tampines Rovers for the 2016 S.League campaign after LionsXII was disbanded in 2015. He had a stellar season with the Stags, earning him a nomination for the 2016 S.League Player of the Season award.[4] In December, Hafiz went to Thailand for trials with Thai League 2 sides BBCU F.C. and Sisaket F.C.[5]

BBCU

The 2017 season saw Hafiz seal a move to Thai Division 2 side BBCU F.C. on an initial one-year contract after he impressed on a trial there in December 2016.[6]

Tampines Rovers

After leaving BBCU, Hafiz had signed a deal to return to Tampines Rovers and will be wearing the no.18 shirt which had been vacated by fellow Singapore International, Yasir Hanapi who had moved to PDRM in Malaysia.

JDT II

Hafiz next moved to Malaysia Premier League side JDT II for the 2018 season. Despite being on trial with Super League side Melaka United, Melaka opted for fellow Singapore international, Shahdan Sulaiman, instead, leaving Hafiz to seek a move to JDT II.[7]

Return to Tampines

Hafiz rejoins Tampines Rovers on Singapore Premier League deadline day for registration, 13 April 2018.[8]

International career

Hafiz made his international debut on 16 October 2012, coming on as a substitute against India in a friendly match.

Personal life

Hafiz comes from a footballing family. His father, Abu Sujad is a former Singapore international left-back.[9] His cousin is former Singapore international and LionsXII head coach Fandi Ahmad and his uncle is Mohamed Noh, a Malaysia Cup winner with Singapore.

Hafiz's older brother Nadzi played in the S.League and older sister Nurhafizah is the national team and LionsXII's physiotherapist.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 Dec 2020. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2009	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2010	21	1	4	1	1	0	—		26	2
	2011	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2012	22	1	—		4	1	—		26	2
	Total	68	2	4	1	5	1	0	0	77	4
Club	Season	Malaysia Super League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
LionsXII	2013[11]	18	0	1	0	7	2	—		26	2
	2014[12]	14	1	2	0	0	0	—		16	1
	Total	24	1	3	0	7	2	0	0	34	3
Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Tampines Rovers	2016	20	2	5	3	0	0	10	2	35	7
Tampines Rovers	Total	45	4	9	3	3	0	10	2	67	9
Club	Season	Thai League		FA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
BBCU F.C.	2017	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
BBCU F.C.	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Tampines Rovers	2017	13	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	18	2
	2018	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	Total	45	4	9	3	3	0	10	2	67	9
Club	Season	Malaysia Premier League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.	2018	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Hougang United	2019	19	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	2020	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	14	0
	2021	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	30	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	35	2
Career total		130	5	14	4	12	3	13	2	167	14

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.

International

Singapore national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	1	0
2013	5	0
2014	2	0
Total	8	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

Honours

Club

LionsXII

References

"FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
"Player profile – Hafiz Sujad". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
"Hafiz happy to play utility man". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
"Hafiz Abu Sujad impresses during trial in Thailand". The New Paper. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
"Hafiz goes for Thai audition". The New Paper. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
"Hafiz signs with BBCU". FourFourTwo. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
"Singapore international Hafiz Sujad headed to JDT II". FourFourTwo. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
"Hafiz Sujad rejoins Tampines Rovers from Johor Darul Ta'zim II". Fox Sports Asia. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
"Versatile Hafiz boon to LionsXII". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
"MSL: Physioptherapist plays unsung hero in LionsXII's rise". The New Paper. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
"LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
"LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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[1] "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[2] "Player profile – Hafiz Sujad". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[3] "Hafiz happy to play utility man". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[4] "Hafiz Abu Sujad impresses during trial in Thailand". The New Paper. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[5] "Hafiz goes for Thai audition". The New Paper. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[6] "Hafiz signs with BBCU". FourFourTwo. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[7] "Singapore international Hafiz Sujad headed to JDT II". FourFourTwo. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[8] "Hafiz Sujad rejoins Tampines Rovers from Johor Darul Ta'zim II". Fox Sports Asia. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[9] "Versatile Hafiz boon to LionsXII". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

[10] "MSL: Physioptherapist plays unsung hero in LionsXII's rise". The New Paper. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[11] "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

[12] "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.