Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said (born 16 December 1998), better known as Hami Syahin or just Hami, is a Singaporean professional

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who plays either as a central-midfielder or

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for

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club

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and the Singapore national team.

Beginnings and breakthrough

Youth career

On 13 March 2015, He was selected for a 10-day training stint in France with Ben Davies and

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and played in two friendly matches for

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, against

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on their second day there, and FC Sarrebourg, a day before they were scheduled to return home.

Club career

Young Lions

Hami began his club career with S.League club Young Lions in November 2015. However, he made zero appearance for the club. In the 2016 season, Hami earned his first appearances and played almost all matches throughout the

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season. He scored his first goal against

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Home United

On 3 February 2019, Hami joined

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from Young Lions ahead of the

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season. During Home United's

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Group H opening match, Hami scored a long range volley to equalise against Indonesian side

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to secure a point with a 1-1 draw. Hami scored the decisive penalty for Home United in the 2019

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. Due to a combination of injuries to

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as well as the constant coaching changes, Hami was mainly deployed in the defensive midfield position.

Return to Young Lions

On 4 November 2020, Hami re-joined his former club, Young Lions as he is serving his compulsory two years National services.

Lion City Sailors

In January 2022, Hami joined

after he completed his National services commitments. On 9 December 2023, he lifted his first ever cup win which is the

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. On 18 June 2024, Hami made his 50th appearance for the club. Hami played in the

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against

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, the Sailors finished as a runner-up after a 1–2 defeat.

International career

Youth

Hami was initially selected in the 40 players provisional squad by head coach V. Sundramoorthy for the

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. However, he was not included in the final 23 man squad to take part in the competition. Hami was called up in June 2017 for a closed door friendly against

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on 6 June 2017,

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match against

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on 10 June 2017 and a friendly against

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on 13 June 2017. Hami was also called up for

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Senior

Hami made his official debut for

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on 5 September 2019, against

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in an eventual 2-2 draw. In 2022, Hami was included in the team for the

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and

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. On 18 November 2024, Hami captained Singapore during a friendly match against

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 are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

International caps

Honours

Club

Lion City Sailors

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runner-up: 2024–25 *

: 2024–25 *

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, 2024–25 *

: 2022, 2024

International

Singapore U22 *

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Individual

Young Player of the Year:

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hami Syahin Living people 1998 births Young Lions FC players Singaporean men's footballers 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Singapore men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Lion City Sailors FC players SEA Games competitors for Singapore