Ahmadulhaq Che Omar is a

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who last played professionally for

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. He is currently the goalkeeper coach of

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club Young Lions. Until the merger of his former club

Woodlands Wellington Woodlands Wellington Football Club was a professional association football, football club based in Woodlands, Singapore, Woodlands, Singapore which played in the S.League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club took part in S.League ...

with Hougang United in 2015, he was the record holder for being the longest serving player for the

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before moving up to feature in the senior team as the reserve goalkeeper in the

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season behind

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. Unable to find a starting spot for himself due to Yazid's fine form, Ahmadulhaq moved to

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in 2007 behind Rezal Hassan. He returned to Woodlands in the 2008 S.League season but once again had little game time as Woodlands employed the services of

and veteran Rezal Hassan in 2009. Ahmadulhaq moved again in the pre-season of the

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season, transferring over to

Balestier Khalsa Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Toa Payoh, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League. Founded in 1898, the club is considered as the oldest Football in Singapore, foot ...

this time round. In 2012, he was released by Balestier and he rejoined the

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, and his teammates at

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, namely K. Sathiaraj, Shamsurin Abdul Rahman and Armanizam Dolah.

Big break with Woodlands Wellington

After spending 10 seasons with Woodlands, Ahmadulhaq finally got his big break in his 11th season with the

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when he was named as the first choice goalkeeper ahead of Woodlands' regular goalkeeper for the

2011 S.League The 2011 S.League was the 16th season of the S.League, the top professional football league in Singapore. Tampines Rovers FC won their third title. As in the previous season the S.League was not allowed to send a team to the AFC Champions League ...

season, Ang Bang Heng. Ahmadulhaq was integral to Woodlands's first game of the 2012 campaign as his fine reflexes allowed the visitors to beat the

Courts Young Lions Young Lions Football Club, commonly known as Young Lions, is a developmental football club based in Kallang, Singapore, which competes in the Singapore Premier League. The team is under the control of the Football Association of Singapore. Youn ...

on opening day. The

were widely tipped to win the fixture but he was equal to the task of keeping everything out, frustrating them time and again. He has also gone on to earn more plaudits as the 2012 S.League season progressed with his fine reflexes and shot stopping. Despite ending up on the losing team during the S.League match between Harimau Muda and

on 15 April 2012, Ahmadulhaq made the headlines when he made several fine saves and even stopped a penalty. In a match against

on 20 July 2012, Ahmadulhaq made his second penalty save of the season against Paul Cunningham. On 21 October 2012, Ahmadulhaq pulled off his third penalty save of the season against

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Move to Hougang

After the announcement that Woodland will merge with Hougang United from 2015 season, Ahmadulhaq was one of the players from Woodlands to be transferred to Hougang, along with teammate Taufiq Ghani.

Club career statistics

:All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmadulhaq Che Omar 1981 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Tampines Rovers FC players Balestier Khalsa FC players Woodlands Wellington FC players Singapore Premier League players Men's association football goalkeepers Singaporean people of Malay descent