Mohamad Sahil bin Suhaimi (born 8 July 1992) is a Singaporean professional

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who plays as a forward or

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for

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club

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and the Singapore national team. He was best known for outstanding performances during his time at

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 ...

Club career

Young Lions

Sahil Suhaimi made his S.League debut as a 17-year-old against

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in 2010 as a midfielder and impressed against the more physical French side but National Service restricted further appearances.

Breakthrough

During the 2012 Inaugural Nexlions Cup in December 2012, the then 20-year-old Sahil made appearances for Singapore U23 against

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's and

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's U23 teams, where he scored the team's only goal in their tournament against Manchester United. Despite rumours of

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scouting Sahil during the tournament, the

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signed Sahil while

signed

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from

instead. It proved to a breakthrough for Sahil as he impressed after signing for the Courts Young Lions during the football season in 2013. Even during friendlies, Sahil scored in both games against Malaysian giants

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who boasted a side with former Italian, Spanish and Malaysian internationals, in both home and away games which ended 1–1 for the Young Lions. Throughout the 2013 S.League season, Sahil impressed with his flair, technical ability, dribbles and his willing attitude to pressure opposing defenders."

LionsXII

Having impressed during the

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Season, Sahil was signed up to the

for the 2015

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Season. He made his competitive debut as a substitute in the opening game of the season and scored with a brilliantly taken freekick. On 28 February 2015, Sahil then went on to notch a brace in the LionsXII's opening game of the

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, after coming as a half-time substitute, to help the Lions win 4–0 against Kedah United and send the Singaporean outfit into the Round of 16. The Lions then went on to win the

in a 3–1 win against

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in the finals, where Sahil had scored the final two goals during the 82nd and 92nd minute. Sahil managed to score 7 goals (4 from the Malaysia FA Cup and 3 in league matches) in 26 appearances for the

, despite making most of his appearance from the substitute bench.

Geylang International

In December 2015, after the disbandment of

, Sahil joined

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for the 2016 S.League season. He scored his first goal for the Eagles in a 1–1 draw against

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Tampines Rovers

Sahil has signed for

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for the 2017 S.League season but was not registered in the club S.League squad, but only for the

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squad as he was in negotiations with overseas clubs when the Stags finalised their roster for the league campaign.

Trials at Burnley

On 8 April 2017, Sahil joined

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of the

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for a month long training stint which he became the third Singaporean to train with an English

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club after

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and Shahril Jantan.

Sarawak FA

After returning from England, on 23 May 2017, Sahil secured a move to

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as one of their foreign players ahead of the

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Warriors FC

On 6 February 2018, Sahil joined

making 51 appearances for the club.

Hougang United

On 6 January 2020, Sahil joined Hougang United. During the

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group stage match, he scored a brace against

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club, Young Elephants in a 3–1 victory. In the 2022 Singapore Cup 1st leg of the semi-finals fixture, he scored a brace against league champions,

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which Sahil went on to win the 2022 Singapore Cup with Hougang in their first ever piece of silverware in the club history.

Tanjong Pagar United

After being out of contract for nearly 6 months, Sahil joined

on 14 June 2024. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 lost against Young Lions on 22 June.

International career

Youth

During the

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, Sahil played a key role as the Singapore U23 team won the Bronze, and finished as joint top scorers in the tournament. Sahil was once against selected to play for Singapore U23 in the

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. Coach Aide selected him as part of the squad along with stars

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. However, he disappointed throughout the tournament only managing to find the net once against

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in a breakaway, as Singapore were knocked out in the group stages after losing 0–1 to

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and

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1–2. He had also missed several opportunities notably against

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in a 2–0 win which one of the effort was saved and had 2 shots hit the bar, several slightly over the bar.

Senior

Sahil earned his first international cap against

on 10 October 2013, as a substitute in the second half after Singapore national team head coach,

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was impressed with Sahil's performance in the 2013 S.League season. On 6 September 2014, Sahil scored his first international goal against in a friendly match against

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at the

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. Sahil was also included in the

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tournament against

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and

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on 21 and 24 September.

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. *Career total excludes

matches.

International caps

International goals

:''Scores and results list goal tally first.''

U23 International goals

''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014''

Honours

Club

Hougang United *

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International

Singapore *

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: :*Bronze Medal: 2013

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahil Suhaimi 1992 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Singapore Premier League players Singaporean people of Malay descent Men's association football forwards Young Lions FC players 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen LionsXII players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Asian Games footballers for Singapore Geylang International FC players Hougang United FC players