Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. Faris plays primarily as a winger. In 2012, Faris made it to the top 52 of Nike's 'The Chance' competition, a worldwide talent hunt for young players.[3][4] However, he was not drafted in the selection of the final 16 in Barcelona.[5] Faris played for the Young Lions prior to featuring for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League.

Faris Ramli

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Faris bin Ramli[1]
Date of birth	(1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Lion City Sailors
Number	30
Youth career
2005–2010	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Young Lions	51	(7)
2013–2015	LionsXII	59	(13)
2016–2017	Home United	38	(16)
2018	PKNS	21	(6)
2019	Perlis FA	0	(0)
2019	Hougang United	24	(16)
2020	Terengganu	6	(3)
2021–	Lion City Sailors	27	(4)
National team‡
2011–2015	Singapore U23	13	(4)
2010–	Singapore[2]	69	(10)
Honours Men's football Representing  Singapore Sea Games Naypyidaw 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 22 May 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Early life and education

Faris studied in Loyang Primary School and Loyang Secondary School.[6][7]

Club career

Young Lions

Faris began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2010.

LionsXII

In December 2012, the FAS announced that Faris was to join the LionsXII for the 2013 Malaysia Super League (MSL). He had his most prolific season yet in 2015, scoring 11 goals in all competitions, 8 in the MSL and 2 in the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup, which was won by the LionsXII, and 1 in the 2015 Malaysia Cup.[8] He had scored the first goal in the 3–1 win over Kelatan that brought the Malaysia FA Cup to Singapore.[9] His 8 goals in the league was good enough to see him finish the season as the LionsXII's top scorer in the MSL.[10]

Home United

In 2016, although courted by high spending Tampines Rovers as well as MSL clubs Pahang and Selangor, Faris signed for Home United for the 2016 S.League campaign after the LionsXII was disbanded following the conclusion of the 2015 MSL season.[8] However, following the heights of 2015, Faris was brought down to earth by a disappointing 2016 as he was constantly plagued by injuries.[11][12]

Although he was once again wooed by some MSL sides, Faris chose to extend his contract with Home.[11] He started the 2017 season in sensation form, scoring 3 goals in 4 appearances in the league for Home.[13] He also has a further 4 goals in 6 games in the 2017 AFC Cup, helping his team become the first team to qualify for the zonal semi-finals.[14] The 9-3 thrashing of Brunei DPMM has to be his best game of the season as he scored 4 and assisted another 4. He eventually finished as the joint local top-scorer of the league with Shahril Ishak, amassing 11 goals in the league.[15] In total, Faris had a standout 2017, scoring 21 goals and notching 21 assists in all competitions, earning him an S.League Player of the Year nomination.[16]

PKNS

On 5 January 2018, Faris signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club PKNS.[17] He scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–4 defeat to Kedah FA. He had a good first season with PKNS, finishing joint-second top scorer for his team with 6 league goals to his name.[18]

Perlis Northern Lions

After speculations of a move to Perak, in January 2019, Faris signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Premier League club Perlis Northern Lions F.C. He was also linked up again with former PKNS FC teammates Safee Sali as well as Khyril Muhymeen, whom joined the club in December 2018. However, after revelation of Perlis financial difficulties and subsequent exclusion from the Malaysian league, Faris opted to terminate his contract in January 2019.

Hougang United

After Faris terminated his contract with Perlis, he returned to Singapore and sign with Singapore Premier League side Hougang United. On 21 April 2019, He made his debut in the opening match and scored his first goal in penalty against Tampines Rovers in a 5–1 defeat.

Faris was consistent in the year and was the top local-born goal scorer in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, winning the Player of the Year award.

Terengganu

After leaving Hougang United, Faris signed for Terengganu for 2020 season. He made only 6 appearances for the club.

Lion City Sailors

Faris signed for Lion City Sailors after leaving Terengganu. He won the league with the Sailors for the 2021 season.

International career

Faris made his first international debut on 9 September 2014 against Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 17 November 2014. By early March 2017, he had garnered 29 caps for Singapore.[11]

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.[19]

Selangor Selection squad

As a player of PKNS in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season, Faris was selected as part of the Selangor Selection squad for the 2018 Sultan of Selangor's Cup that was held at the Shah Alam Stadium. He came on as a substitute for his PKNS teammate, Zac Anderson on the 60th minute. Selangor eventually won the match 1-1 (5-3) on penalties after he scored the winning penalty.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 Oct 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.

• 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

International goals

As of match played 5 September 2019. Singapore score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ramli goal.[23]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2014	Yishun Stadium, Yishun, Singapore	9	Cambodia	2–1	4–2	Friendly
2	31 March 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	14	Guam	1–1	2–2
3	13 October 2015	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	18	Cambodia	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	3 June 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	20	Myanmar	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	5 October 2017	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	34	Qatar	1–2	1–3
6	21 November 2018	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	44	Timor-Leste	5–1	6–1	2018 AFF Championship
7	20 March 2019	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	46	Malaysia	1–0	1–0	2019 Airmarine Cup
8	8 June 2019	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	48	Solomon Islands	1–0	4–3	Friendly
9	5 September 2019		50	Yemen	2–2	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	8 December 2021		61	Philippines	2–0	2–1	2020 AFF Championship

U22 International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[24]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 July 2012	Kaharudin Stadium, Pekanbaru, Indonesia	Macau	3–0	3-0	2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
2.	17 September 2014	Hwaseong Stadium, Gyeonggi, South Korea	Oman	2–3	3-3	2014 Asian Games
3.	4 June 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Myanmar	1–1	1-2	2015 Southeast Asian Games
4.	8 June 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Cambodia	2–0	3-1	2015 Southeast Asian Games
5.	5 December 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Brunei	4–0	7–0	2019 Southeast Asian Games
6.				5–0

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League: 2013
• FA Cup Malaysia: 2015

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Premier League: 2021

Personal

• Singapore Premier League Player of the Year: 2019[25]

References

External links

• Faris Ramli at Soccerway

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