Mohammed Faritz bin Abdul Hameed (born 16 January 1990) is a Singaporean former

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who last played as a

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or full-back for

Singapore Premier League The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as the SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), wh ...

club

Tanjong Pagar United Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Queenstown, Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore. The club currently competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football leag ...

and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Faritz began his career with Young Lions in the S.League in 2009, playing four seasons for the club. In January 2013, he was named in the LionsXII squad for the

2013 Malaysia Super League The 2013 Liga Super () also known as the Astro Liga Super for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.

. He made his debut and first start in a MSL match against ATM on 9 January 2013. Faritz played a further 15 games at the right side of defence as LionsXII finished league winners. In January 2016, it was announced that Faritz would join

Geylang International Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, that competes in Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 and played their first season ...

for the 2016 S.League campaign after the

LionsXII LionsXII ("Lions Twelve"), also known as Singapore LionsXII, was a Singaporean youth football club founded in 2011 that played in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football, from their inaugural season until their dissolutio ...

was disbanded in 2015. Faritz joined Tanjong Pagar United FC in 2021 for the

2022 Singapore Premier League The 2022 Singapore Premier League (also known as the AIA Singapore Premier League due to sponsorship reasons) was the 5th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, sin ...

season.

International career

Faritz was in the

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that won the bronze medal at the 2009 and 2013 Southeast Asian Games. Faritz made his senior team debut in a friendly match against

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on 6 June 2013. He assisted Khairul Amri opening goal with a cross from the right flank. In 2014, Faritz was not selected for the

2014 AFF Championship The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the ...

due to a knee injury.

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.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct. * Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues. * Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and AFF youth competitions.

Honours

Club

Young Lions *RHB Cup: 2011 LionsXII *Malaysia Super League: 2013 *Malaysia FA Cup: 2015 Geylang International *Plate League Cup Champions: 2016

International

Singapore *

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: 2009 (bronze) *

: 2013 (bronze)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faritz Abdul Hameed 1990 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Singapore Premier League players LionsXII players Singaporean people of Malay descent Men's association football fullbacks Malaysia Super League players Young Lions FC players 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Asian Games footballers for Singapore Geylang International FC players