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'''Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah''' (born 24 July 1987), more commonly known as '''Zaiful Nizam''' or monoymously as '''Zaiful''', is a Singaporean professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Hougang United]] and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].
'''Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah''' (born 24 July 1987), more commonly known as '''Zaiful Nizam''' or monoymously as '''Zaiful''', is a Singaporean professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Hougang United]] and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].


Zaiful is the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the [[AFF Championship]] tournament.


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Gombak United===
===Gombak United===


Zaiful began his professional football career with [[Gombak United]] in the [[S.League|S. League]] in 2006. His stint with the bulls ended after the club has dissolved in 2012.
Zaiful began his professional football career with [[Gombak United]] in the [[2006 S.League|2006 S. League]]. His stint with the bulls ended after the club has dissolved after the [[2012 S.League]] season making 81 appearances in total.


===Balestier Khalsa===
===Balestier Khalsa===
In 2013, Zaiful signed for [[Balestier Khalsa]] and is the first choice and captain for the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balestier Khalsa - Zaiful Nizam|url=http://balestierkhalsafc.com/about-the-team/s-league-squad/player/1/266|publisher=Balestier Khalsa FC|access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> He made his 100 capped in the first match of the [[2017 S.League]] against [[Warriors FC|Warriors]]. He almost scored a goal with a free kick when the team was losing 1–2 to Warriors, his free kick came close and hit the post and the game resulted to a loss.
In 2013, Zaiful signed for [[Balestier Khalsa]] and is the first choice which he became the captain for the team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Balestier Khalsa - Zaiful Nizam|url=http://balestierkhalsafc.com/about-the-team/s-league-squad/player/1/266|publisher=Balestier Khalsa FC|access-date=19 July 2014}}</ref> He made his 100 capped in the first match of the [[2017 S.League]] fixtures against [[Warriors FC|Warriors]]. He almost scored a goal with a free kick when the team was losing 1–2 to Warriors, his free kick came close and hit the post and the game resulted in a loss.


In 2014, Zaiful won the [[2014 Singapore Cup]] with Balestier Khalsa.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Migration |date=2014-11-07 |title=Football: Balestier Khalsa wins first S'pore Cup with 3-1 win over holders Home United {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-balestier-khalsa-wins-first-spore-cup-with-3-1-win-over-holders-home-united |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, Zaiful won the [[2014 Singapore Cup]] with Balestier Khalsa.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Migration |date=2014-11-07 |title=Football: Balestier Khalsa wins first S'pore Cup with 3-1 win over holders Home United {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-balestier-khalsa-wins-first-spore-cup-with-3-1-win-over-holders-home-united |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
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During the [[2021 Singapore Premier League]], Zaiful started in 13 out 15 matches for Balestier.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-08-17 |title=Football: Balestier suspend captain Zaiful Nizam for 'refusal to play' in SPL game {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-balestier-suspends-captain-zaiful-nizam-for-refusal-to-play-in-spl-game |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
During the [[2021 Singapore Premier League]], Zaiful started in 13 out 15 matches for Balestier.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-08-17 |title=Football: Balestier suspend captain Zaiful Nizam for 'refusal to play' in SPL game {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-balestier-suspends-captain-zaiful-nizam-for-refusal-to-play-in-spl-game |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>


On 14 August 2021 against a match against the [[Young Lions FC]], Zaiful refused to substitute goalkeeper [[Zacharial Leong]] during half-time.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-08-28 |title=Football: Ex-Balestier goalie Zaiful regrets refusing to play, looks forward to new role with Geylang {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ex-balestier-goalie-zaiful-regrets-refusing-to-play-looks-forward-to-new |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> Balestier was down 4-0 at half-time.<ref name=":0" /> He was subsequently suspended by the club following the match.<ref name=":0" /> On 19 August, Balestier Khalsa terminated Zaiful.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2022-10-25 |title=Football: Geylang's Zaiful Nizam wins SPL's Golden Glove at 35 {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-geylang-s-zaiful-nizam-wins-spl-s-golden-glove-at-35 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> During an interview, Zaiful revealed that he refused to substitute Leong to encourage him and regretted refusing to play.<ref name=":2" />
On 14 August 2021 against a match against the [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]], Zaiful who was on the bench, refused to substitute with the playing goalkeeper, [[Zacharial Leong]] during half-time.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-08-28 |title=Football: Ex-Balestier goalie Zaiful regrets refusing to play, looks forward to new role with Geylang {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ex-balestier-goalie-zaiful-regrets-refusing-to-play-looks-forward-to-new |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> Balestier was down 4-0 at half-time.<ref name=":0" /> He was subsequently suspended by the club following the match.<ref name=":0" /> On 19 August, Balestier Khalsa terminated Zaiful.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2022-10-25 |title=Football: Geylang's Zaiful Nizam wins SPL's Golden Glove at 35 {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-geylang-s-zaiful-nizam-wins-spl-s-golden-glove-at-35 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> During an interview, Zaiful revealed that he refused to substitute Leong to encourage him and regretted refusing to play.<ref name=":2" />


=== Geylang International ===
=== Geylang International ===
On 27 August 2021, Geylang International announced the signing of Zaiful as part of their goalkeeping squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-08-27 |title=Football: Goalkeeper Zaiful Nizam joins Geylang International a week after being cut by Balestier Khalsa {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-goalkeeper-zaiful-nizam-joins-geylang-international-a-week-after-being-cut |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
On 27 August 2021, Geylang International announced the signing of Zaiful as part of their goalkeeping squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-08-27 |title=Football: Goalkeeper Zaiful Nizam joins Geylang International a week after being cut by Balestier Khalsa {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-goalkeeper-zaiful-nizam-joins-geylang-international-a-week-after-being-cut |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>


In 2022, Zaiful won the Golden Glove during the [[Singapore Premier League Awards Night|2022 Singapore Premier League Awards Night]] after keeping nine clean sheets during the [[2022 Singapore Premier League]] season.<ref name=":1" />
In 2022, Zaiful won the Golden Glove during the [[Singapore Premier League Awards Night|2022 Singapore Premier League Awards Night]] after keeping nine clean sheets during the [[2022 Singapore Premier League]] season and was named in the Team of the Year.<ref name=":1" />


=== Hougang United ===
=== Hougang United ===
Zaiful was unveiled as a Hougang United player on 17 January 2023 on the club's social medias. He made his debut on 19 February 2023 in the 2023 Community Shield in a 3-0 loss against Albirex Niigata.
Zaiful was unveiled as a [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] player on 17 January 2023 on the club's social medias. He made his debut on 19 February 2023 in the [[Singapore Community Shield|2023 Singapore Community Shield]] in a 3-0 loss against Albirex Niigata.


==International career==
==International career==
Zaiful got his first international call up by [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]]'s head coach [[Bernd Stange]] for friendlies against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] on 30 May and 6 June 2015 respectively. He made his international debut against [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] on the 60th minute, replacing [[Izwan Mahbud]].
Zaiful got his first international call up by [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]]'s head coach [[Bernd Stange]] for friendlies against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] and [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] on 30 May and 6 June 2015 respectively. He made his international debut against [[Brunei national football team|Brunei]] on the 60th minute, replacing [[Izwan Mahbud]].


He finally collected his second cap for the Lions in a friendly against [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] on 11 September 2018, replacing [[Hassan Sunny]] in the 60th minute.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/singapore-put-two-past-fiji-record-first-win-under-fandi-ahmad?page=0,1|title=Singapore put two past Fiji to record first win under Fandi Ahmad|date=2018-09-11|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2018-09-11|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911191358/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/singapore-put-two-past-fiji-record-first-win-under-fandi-ahmad?page=0,1|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Zaiful then collected his 3rd cap and pulled off a series of stunning saves against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] in the AIRMARINE Cup Final.<ref name="fas.org.sg">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/zulfahmi-stunner-earns-lions-draw-against-oman|title=Zulfahmi stunner earns Lions draw against Oman - Football Association of Singapore|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
He finally collected his second cap for the Lions in a friendly against [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] on 11 September 2018, replacing [[Hassan Sunny]] in the 60th minute.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/singapore-put-two-past-fiji-record-first-win-under-fandi-ahmad?page=0,1|title=Singapore put two past Fiji to record first win under Fandi Ahmad|date=2018-09-11|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2018-09-11|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911191358/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/singapore-put-two-past-fiji-record-first-win-under-fandi-ahmad?page=0,1|archive-date=11 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Zaiful then collected his 3rd cap and pulled off a series of stunning saves against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] in the [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019 AIRMARINE Cup]] Final.<ref name="fas.org.sg">{{Cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/zulfahmi-stunner-earns-lions-draw-against-oman|title=Zulfahmi stunner earns Lions draw against Oman - Football Association of Singapore|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>


Zaiful made his third appearance for the national team on 23 March 2019, against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] in the finals of the [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019 AIRMARINE Cup]]. He started the game and played the full 90 minutes. It eventually ended in a 1–1 draw but Singapore lost to Oman in penalties.<ref name="fas.org.sg"/>
Zaiful made his third appearance for the national team on 23 March 2019, against [[Oman national football team|Oman]] in the finals of the [[2019 Airmarine Cup|2019 AIRMARINE Cup]]. He started the game and played the full 90 minutes. It eventually ended in a 1–1 draw but Singapore lost to Oman in penalties.<ref name="fas.org.sg"/>


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Zaiful was selected for the [[2022 AFF Championship|2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup]] that took place in December 2022. In the opening match for the Lions against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]], he was in the starting line up following first-choice Hassan Sunny red game in the previous tournament. In the 74' min, He assisted [[Shawal Anuar]] for the winning goal with a long punt that cemented Singapore's 3–2 win. He became the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the tournament .

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Zaiful was selected for the [[2022 AFF Championship|2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup]] that took place in December 2022. In the opening match for the Lions against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]], he was in the starting line up following first-choice Hassan Sunny red game in the previous tournament. In the 74' min, He assisted [[Shawal Anuar]] for the winning goal with a long punt that cemented Singapore's win. He became the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the tournament .


==Others==
==Others==

Revision as of 18:27, 18 September 2023

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zaiful Nizam.
Zaiful Nizam
Zaiful with Hougang in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah
Date of birth (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hougang United
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Gombak United 74 (0)
2013–2021 Balestier Khalsa 171 (0)
2021–2022 Geylang International 5 (0)
2023– Hougang United 5 (0)
International career‡
2022 Singapore SEA Games 4 (0)
2015– Singapore 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022

Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah (born 24 July 1987), more commonly known as Zaiful Nizam or monoymously as Zaiful, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.


Zaiful is the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the AFF Championship tournament.

Club career

Gombak United

Zaiful began his professional football career with Gombak United in the 2006 S. League. His stint with the bulls ended after the club has dissolved after the 2012 S.League season making 81 appearances in total.

Balestier Khalsa

In 2013, Zaiful signed for Balestier Khalsa and is the first choice which he became the captain for the team.[1] He made his 100 capped in the first match of the 2017 S.League fixtures against Warriors. He almost scored a goal with a free kick when the team was losing 1–2 to Warriors, his free kick came close and hit the post and the game resulted in a loss.

In 2014, Zaiful won the 2014 Singapore Cup with Balestier Khalsa.[2]

During the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Zaiful started in 13 out 15 matches for Balestier.[3]

On 14 August 2021 against a match against the Young Lions, Zaiful who was on the bench, refused to substitute with the playing goalkeeper, Zacharial Leong during half-time.[4] Balestier was down 4-0 at half-time.[3] He was subsequently suspended by the club following the match.[3] On 19 August, Balestier Khalsa terminated Zaiful.[5] During an interview, Zaiful revealed that he refused to substitute Leong to encourage him and regretted refusing to play.[4]

Geylang International

On 27 August 2021, Geylang International announced the signing of Zaiful as part of their goalkeeping squad.[6]

In 2022, Zaiful won the Golden Glove during the 2022 Singapore Premier League Awards Night after keeping nine clean sheets during the 2022 Singapore Premier League season and was named in the Team of the Year.[5]

Hougang United

Zaiful was unveiled as a Hougang United player on 17 January 2023 on the club's social medias. He made his debut on 19 February 2023 in the 2023 Singapore Community Shield in a 3-0 loss against Albirex Niigata.

International career

Zaiful got his first international call up by Singapore's head coach Bernd Stange for friendlies against Bangladesh and Brunei on 30 May and 6 June 2015 respectively. He made his international debut against Brunei on the 60th minute, replacing Izwan Mahbud.

He finally collected his second cap for the Lions in a friendly against Fiji on 11 September 2018, replacing Hassan Sunny in the 60th minute.[7] Zaiful then collected his 3rd cap and pulled off a series of stunning saves against Oman in the 2019 AIRMARINE Cup Final.[8]

Zaiful made his third appearance for the national team on 23 March 2019, against Oman in the finals of the 2019 AIRMARINE Cup. He started the game and played the full 90 minutes. It eventually ended in a 1–1 draw but Singapore lost to Oman in penalties.[8]

Zaiful was selected for the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup that took place in December 2022. In the opening match for the Lions against Myanmar, he was in the starting line up following first-choice Hassan Sunny red game in the previous tournament. In the 74' min, He assisted Shawal Anuar for the winning goal with a long punt that cemented Singapore's 3–2 win. He became the first goalkeeper to get an assist in the history of the tournament .

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.[9]

Personal life

Zaiful has two children.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 Mar 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club League Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Singapore Gombak United S.League 2009 3 0 - - - - — 3 0
2010 22 0 1 0 2 0 — 25 0
2011 14 0 2 0 2 0 — 18 0
2012 21 0 6 0 3 0 — 30 0
Total 60 0 9 0 7 0 0 0 76 0
Singapore Balestier Khalsa S.League 2013 22 0 6 0 3 0 — 31 0
2014 27 0 6 0 4 0 — 37 0
2015 27 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 39 0
2016 23 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 34 0
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Singapore Premier League 2018 24 0 4 0 0 0 — 28 0
2019 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2020 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
2021 15 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
Total 155 0 23 0 11 0 12 0 201 0
Singapore Geylang International Singapore Premier League 2021 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2022 25 0 3 0 0 0 — 28 0
Total 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Singapore Hougang United Singapore Premier League 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 244 0 35 0 18 0 12 0 308 0

International

As of 24 March 2019
Singapore national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Clubs

Balestier Khalsa

International

Singapore U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Balestier Khalsa - Zaiful Nizam". Balestier Khalsa FC. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Migration (7 November 2014). "Football: Balestier Khalsa wins first S'pore Cup with 3-1 win over holders Home United | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Auto, Hermes (17 August 2021). "Football: Balestier suspend captain Zaiful Nizam for 'refusal to play' in SPL game | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Auto, Hermes (28 August 2021). "Football: Ex-Balestier goalie Zaiful regrets refusing to play, looks forward to new role with Geylang | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c cue (25 October 2022). "Football: Geylang's Zaiful Nizam wins SPL's Golden Glove at 35 | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ Auto, Hermes (27 August 2021). "Football: Goalkeeper Zaiful Nizam joins Geylang International a week after being cut by Balestier Khalsa | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Singapore put two past Fiji to record first win under Fandi Ahmad". FourFourTwo. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Zulfahmi stunner earns Lions draw against Oman - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  10. ^ Zaiful Nizam at Soccerway
  11. ^ Ho, Stanley (21 June 2004). "Dazzling Cubs put on a show in Lion City Cup final". Today. p. 27.


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