Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman (born 29 March 1998) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.
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Full name | Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-03-29) March 29, 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lion City Sailors | |||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | NFA | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Young Lions | 60 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Lion City Sailors | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Young Lions (loan) | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2016 | Singapore U16 | 6 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Singapore U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Singapore U22 | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Singapore | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:04, 6 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for Young Lions in a 2-0 Singapore Premier League loss to Geylang International FC on 25 February 2016.[1]
Zulqarnaen signed for the Lion City Sailors in 2020. Zulqarnaen was loaned to Young Lions following his national service commitments.[2]
Zulqarnaen returned to his parent club Lion City Sailors from Young Lions on 11 June 2022 after completing his national service.[3][4][5]
Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly 2-0 win over Fiji on 19 September 2018.[6]
Zulqarnaen made his AFF Championship debut in the 2018 campaign on 9 November, with a 1-0 win over Indonesia.
On 21 November, Zulqarnaen started and played 90 minutes in Singapore's 6-1 win over Timor Leste in the AFF Suzuki Cup.
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Young Lions | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
2018 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2019 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
Total | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |
Lion City Sailors | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Young Lions (loan) | 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
Lion City Sailors | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3 | |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Singapore | |||
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2018 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | Friendly |
2 | 12 October 2018 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
3 | 16 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 2-1 (won) | Friendly |
4 | 9 November 2018 | Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1-0 (won) | 2018 AFF Championship |
5 | 13 November 2018 | Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | 2018 AFF Championship |
6 | 21 November 2018 | Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 6-1 (won) | 2018 AFF Championship |
7 | 25 November 2018 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2018 AFF Championship |
8 | 5 September 2019 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 2-2 (draw) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
9 | 10 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 2-1 (won) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
10 | 5 October 2019 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 0-0 (draw) | Friendly |
11 | 10 October 2019 | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
12 | 3 June 2021 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
13 | 7 June 2021 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() | 0-5 (lost) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
14 | 5 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 3-0(won) | 2020 AFF Championship |
15 | 8 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 2-1(won) | 2020 AFF Championship |
16 | 14 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 2-0(won) | 2020 AFF Championship |
17 | 18 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 0-2(lost) | 2020 AFF Championship |
18 | 22 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1-1(draw) | 2020 AFF Championship |
19 | 25 December 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 4-2(lost) | 2020 AFF Championship |
20 | 26 March 2022 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 2-1(won) | 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 July 2017 | Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 1-0 (won) | Friendly |
2 | 21 March 2018 | National Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | Friendly |
3 | 25 April 2018 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 5-1 (won) | 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
4 | 30 April 2018 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
5 | 2 May 2018 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 1-2 (lost) | 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
6 | 20 June 2018 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 0-2 (lost) | Friendly |
7 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
8 | 24 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
9 | 26 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 3-1 (won) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
10 | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 3-0 (w0n) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
11 | 9 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
12 | 26 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-0 (draw) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
13 | 28 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-2 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
14 | 1 December 2019 | Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
15 | 3 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
16 | 5 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 7-0 (won) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 0-0 (draw) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
2 | 15 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 1-2 (lost) | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
He was called up to the National U16 team for the 2014 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship qualifiers.[8]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 August 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
2 | 25 August 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 2-0 (won) | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
3 | 27 August 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
4 | 29 August 2013 | Zeyar Thiri Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 2-4 (lost) | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
5 | 21 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1-4 (lost) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
6 | 25 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 3-1 (won) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
7 | 27 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 9-0 (won) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
8 | 29 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1-3 (lost) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 August 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 1–1 | 1-1 | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
2. | 25 August 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 1–0 | 2-0 | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
3. | 27 August 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() | 1–0 | 1-1 | 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
4 | 21 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1-4 | 1-4 (lost) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
5 | 27 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1-0 | 9-0 (won) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
6 | 27 September 2013 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong | ![]() | 2-0 | 9-0 (won) | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
Suliman's brothers, Zulkifli, Zulfadhli, Zulfadhmi, are all footballers in Singapore.[9]
Singapore U22
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.
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