Muhammad Amirul Adli bin Azmi (born 13 January 1996) is a

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professional

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who plays mainly as a full-back or a

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for

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club

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and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Young Lions

In 2014, Amirul was promoted from the National Football Academy to S.League club, Young Lions. He made his professional career debut in a league match against

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on 23 February 2014. On 31 July 2015, Amirul received his first career red card after picking up two yellow cards in a league match against

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. Amirul scored his first career goal on 2 July 2017 in a 2–1 loss against

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Tampines Rovers

After four seasons playing with Young Lions, on 1 December 2017, Amirul was taken by

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for the newly revamped

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season.

Lion City Sailors

On 21 January 2021, Amirul joined newly privatised club,

Lion City Sailors Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as the Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional association football, football club based in Bishan, Singapore, Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Si ...

in which he helped them to win the

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in his debut season and also the 2022 Singapore Community Shield. At the end of the season, he was being linked to

clubs,

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and

were all reported to be interested in the player but nothing materialised.

Geylang International

On 20 February 2023, Amirul joined

as a free agent. On 27 May 2023, he scored his first goal for Geylang against his former club, Young Lions.

Return to Tampines Rovers

On 26 January 2024, Amirul rejoined his former club, Tampines Rovers ahead of the

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season.

International career

Amirul was first called up to the Singapore national team against

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and

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in 2014. He made his international debut against

on 6 September 2014, replacing Afiq Yunos in the 46th minute. He got his second cap in a 2–0 win against

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on 13 November 2014, replacing

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in the 87th minute. He then got his third cap a few days later against

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in a 4–2 on 17 November 2014, replacing Safuwan Baharudin in the 90th minute. Amirul's first major senior tournament was the

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, making him the youngest player in the national team at age 18. His fourth cap came in the Singapore's last match of the

against

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replacing

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in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 loss to Singapore and was Amirul's first international loss with the national team. He got a couple of call ups in 2015 but did not feature for the team in that year. Amirul was part of the

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and

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squads. On 5 June 2025, Amirul scored his first international goal in a friendly match against

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in a 3–1 win.

Others

He was selected in the Singapore national squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct. * Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues. * Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.

International

International goals

Honours

Tampines Rovers *

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Singapore Community Shield The Singapore Community Shield (also known as the AIA Community Shield due to sponsorship reasons; formerly the Charity Shield) is the curtain-raiser to the football season in Singapore. The match is contested between the champions of the previou ...

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Lion City Sailors *

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

: 2022

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amirul Adli Living people 1996 births Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Singapore Premier League players Young Lions FC players 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Singaporean people of Malay descent Asian Games competitors for Singapore SEA Games competitors for Singapore Geylang International FC players