Goh Swee Swee (; born 1 June 1986) is a

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footballer who plays as a

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for

Hougang United Hougang United Football Club is a professional football club based in Hougang, Singapore. The club competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singaporean football. Founded in 1998 as Marine Castle United, the club changed its ...

in the

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Club career

Goh started his S-league career with

Gombak United Gombak United Football Club was a professional football club based in Bukit Gombak, Singapore that last competed in the top tier of the Singapore football league system. The club took part in the S.League from 1998 to 2002, and from 2006 to 2 ...

but only played 1 game for the

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before joining

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

in 2007. At that time, the Protectors offered him a S.League contract while he was still on a

Prime League The Prime League was the reserve and youth team football league of Singapore's S.League. Teams involved in the league are primarily made up of youth players from the S.League clubs. The Prime League was founded in 1997. S.League clubs are requir ...

contract with Gombak. He immediately repaid the favour to the Protectors by scoring a 90th-minute winner against Liaoning Guangyuan in his debut on 16 March 2007. However, Goh found it hard to start upfront with

having the likes of Peres de Oliveira, Indra Sahdan and Ludovick Takam in their ranks. As a result, he was often deployed as a rightback or right midfielder. Goh was then transferred to 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 ...

in 2008 and he played mostly as a midfielder for the Young Lions in the S.League. Following his stint with the Young Lions, Goh had a brief spell at

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 ...

in 2010 before switching over to his current 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 fellow

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, midfielder Han Yiguang in the 2011 pre-season. Goh is the second top scorer for Woodlands for the past 2 seasons, netting 5 goals after 31 appearances in 2011 and 4 goals in 23 appearances in 2012. Goh achieved a personal milestone when he led

out during their match against

Bishan Stadium Bishan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bishan, Singapore, Bishan, Singapore. It is the main home ground of Singapore Premier League side Lion City Sailors FC, Lion City Sailors, and used mostly for Football (soccer), football matches. The s ...

as the team captain in the first time in his career on 5 March 2013. Goh signed for 2016

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champions Eunos Crescent for the 2017

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season.

Career statistics

Goh Swee Swee's Profile
:All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances. Notes

International career

Goh was called up to the

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on a couple of occasions but he has yet to appear for the

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in an international match.

References

External links

Profile of Goh Swee Swee
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goh, Swee Swee 1986 births Singaporean men's footballers Living people Singapore Premier League players Singaporean people of Hokkien descent Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Balestier Khalsa FC players Gombak United FC players Woodlands Wellington FC players Lion City Sailors FC players Young Lions FC players 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Men's association football forwards