Mohammad Hafiz bin Mohd Nor (born 22 August 1988) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Hafiz bin Mohd Nor | ||
Date of birth | (1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Tanjong Pagar United | 12 | (3) |
2012 | Home United | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Tanjong Pagar United | 36 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Geylang International | 53 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Warriors | 29 | (3) |
2018– | Lion City Sailors | 88 | (20) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Singapore | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 (UTC) |
A late bloomer, Hafiz began his professional football career with Tanjong Pagar United in the S.League in 2011, at the age of 22.[1] After joining Home United in 2012, Hafiz return to Tanjong Pagar in the mid transfer for the remaining of the 2012 and 2013 S.League season. He won the S.League Goal of the Season award in 2013 and earned himself his first call-up for Singapore.[1]
After 1 year with Tanjong Pagar, it was announced that Hafiz would join Home United for the 2012 S.League season.
It was announced in 2014 that Hafiz would join Geylang International.
Hafiz joined Warriors in 2016 and that was where he was recalled up to the national team.
Hafiz rejoined Home United in 2017 and racked up his most productive season in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season with the Protectors, scoring 9 goals in all competitions.[2]
He received his first call-up to the Singapore in 2013, making his international debut in the 5–2 victory over Laos on 7 June 2013.[3][4] He gained his second international cap against Cambodia on 28 July 2016, replacing Hafiz Sujad in the 68th minute.[5]
Hafiz had to wait a further 3 years again before gaining another call-up.[6] However, after winning his 3rd cap, he is set to be a fixture in the Singapore team to come as Head Coach Tatsuma Yoshida credits him with bringing energy and discipline to the Lions and is set to name Hafiz for a third straight start in the World Cup qualifier.[7] Hafiz then repaid the coach's faith as he scored his first goal for Singapore in his sixth cap when he scored the winner in a 2–1 win over Yemen in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[8] He scored his second goal for the Lions when he unleashed a first-time volley off Nur Adam Abdullah's cross from the left in a 6-2 win over Myanmar in the final match of their Asian Cup third-round qualifiers.
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup / Others |
Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tanjong Pagar | 2011 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | — | 12 | 3 | |
Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
Home United | 2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Tanjong Pagar | 2012 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
2013 | 25 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
Total | 36 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | |
Geylang International | 2014 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | 5 | |
2015 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
Total | 53 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 11 | |
Warriors | 2016 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | 22 | 3 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
Home United | 2018 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 9 |
2019 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 9 | |
Total | 43 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 67 | 18 | |
Lion City Sailors | 2020 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
2021 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
Career Total | 175 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 220 | 33 | |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Singapore | |||
2013 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 1 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2013 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | Laos | 2–5 (won) | Friendly |
2 | 28 July 2016 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Cambodia | 1–2 (lost) | Friendly |
3 | 10 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Palestine | 2-1 (won) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
4 | 15 October 2019 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Uzbekistan | 1-3 (lost) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
5 | 14 November 2019 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 0-2 (lost) | Friendly |
6 | 19 November 2019 | Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain | Yemen | 2-1 (won) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
7 | 3 June 2021 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Palestine | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
9 | 22 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Indonesia | 1-1(draw) | 2020 AFF Championship |
10 | 25 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Indonesia | 4-2(lost) | 2020 AFF Championship |
12 | 8 June 2022 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
14 | 11 June 2022 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | 0–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
14 | 14 June 2022 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Myanmar | 6–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
15 | 21 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Vietnam | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
16 | 24 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | India | 1-1 (draw) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 November 2019 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain | Yemen | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 14 June 2022 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Myanmar | 6–2 | 6–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
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