Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992), also known as just Shahfiq, is a

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an professional

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who plays mainly as a

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for

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club

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and the Singapore national team. Shahfiq is known as a free-kick specialist.

Club career

Young Lions

Shahfiq began his club career with

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club Young Lions in 2010. He scored 7 goals in 37 competitive matches over three Seasons from 2010 to 2012.

LionsXII

Shahfiq was selected to be in the LionsXII squad in 2013. He contributed with 5 goals in 13 MSL matches as LionsXII won the

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. He drew criticism from head coach

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for his dismissal for slapping

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's Muamer Salibašić in a

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match on 24 August 2013. A spinal injury threatened to rule Shahfiq out for the start of the 2014 season. He missed the Charity Cup match against

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and the

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match against

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, returning as a 74th-minute substitute against

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on 25 January. In total, he spent only 77 minutes on the pitch for his club in 2014. During his two-year spell with LionsXII, he scored six goals in 31 appearances.

Return to Young Lions

In 2015, Shahfiq return to the Young Lions, where he scored 5 goals in 22 league appearances for his club.

Geylang International

In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining

at the start of the 2016 S.League season on a 2 year contract. However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during pre-season training and was ruled out for 6 months. This resulted in Shafiq missing most of the games of the season although he did make a return during the second half of the season. He returned to full fitness in July and made a surprise cameo appearance in the League Cup Plate Final against

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. He marked his return from injury by scoring a goal for his club in a friendly match against the

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and laying off an assist for a last gasp goal in a 2-1 victory over

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in the league. He scored in his first goal for the club during the last game of the season in a 4-1 win over

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. He came back strongly enough to be recalled back to the national team and making the final 23 for Singapore's disappointing

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. Shahfiq scored his first goal of the

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season in a 2-0 win over

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while also winning another penalty which teammate Víctor Coto converted.

Hougang United

After being rumoured to join UKM F.C. in Malaysia, Shahfiq signed for

in 2018.

International career

Shahfiq was part of the

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that won the bronze medal at the

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. He earned his first

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international cap in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012. His first international goal came against

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in a friendly match in 2013.

Personal life

Shahfiq graduated from the

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in 2008.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct. * Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to

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competitions in their respective leagues. * Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to their players participating in

and

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youth competitions.

International

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

U23 International goals

Honours

Club

LionsXII *

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Hougang United * Singapore Cup: 2022

International

Singapore *

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: Bronze

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shahfiq Ghani Living people 1992 births Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Singaporean expatriate men's footballers Singapore Premier League players LionsXII players Singaporean people of Malay descent Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Malaysia Super League players Young Lions FC 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 competitors for Singapore