Shahril Jantan (born 20 April 1980) is a

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an retired

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er who last played as a

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for S.League clubs with

Geylang United 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 in 1 ...

SAFFC Warriors Football Club was a Singaporean professional football club based in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, that played in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. Before changing their name on 20 January 2013, they ...

and

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 ...

. He is currently the head of foundation at

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Club career

Geylang United

Shahril started his football career as a 16-year-old for

for the under 16 team. He eventually progressed up the ranks to the under 18 team in 1997 and Prime League team in 1998. He was also registered as a S-league player in the 1998 squad as the no. 3 goalie behind David Lee and Shahri Rahim. Shahril remained as the no. 3 in 1999 and eventually moved a notch up as the back up goalkeeper in 2000 behind the famous German goalkeeper,

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Trials at Arsenal

In November 2000, Shahril and

Lionel Lewis Lionel Lewis (born 16 December 1982) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played for Singapore national football team as a goalkeeper. He played for Home United from 2004 to 2012, having played for Geylang United and the Young Lions in ...

was sent to the

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club,

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for a five-week training attachment where both of them rubbed shoulders with some of the top players in the premiership. They were training with the likes of

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and

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, who were from the reserve team and the youth team respectively. In Shahril 1st full season in the 2001 S.League, he won his first S.League title medal with Geylang United after a mixed season, sharing playing time with

SAFFC

In 2002, Shahril moved to

as he was serving his National Service,a year where Shahril played 1 of his best season helping SAFFC winning the 2002 S.League, his second winners medal two years running. The same year, Shahril edged out long-time custodian goalkeeper, Rezal Hassan, taking the

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number one jersey. Shahril was nominated for the Young Player of The Year award but lost to eventual winner

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. He was also named Straits Times Goalkeeper of the Year award for 2002 season. The national serviceman was a formidable presence in goal that year.

Return to Geylang United

Shahril returned to Geylang United for the 2004 and 2005 season to finish the remainder of his contract where he had a disappointing season before moving to back to SAFFC in 2006.

Return to SAFFC

Shahril helped SAFFC to win the 2006,2007,2008 and recently the 2009 S-League Championship and the 2007, 2008, 2012

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, his 6th S-League winners medal in 9 full season as a professional. He recently won another Singapore Cup Trophy with his current club Home United Football Club . Shahril was named the Warriors' Player of the Year for 2009 season.

Home United

In 2013, Shahril joined Home United on a two-years contract before deciding to retire at the end of the 2015 season.

International career

In 1998, Shahril got his first national team call-up as an 18-year-old, against Brunei. With injuries to first choice keeper Rezal Hassan and the unavailability of others, Shahril got his chance, thanks to then Head Coach

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. His full international debut came against

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on 21 May 2002. The 2002

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would prove a disappointing end to what should have been a memorable year for Shahril, and the young keeper bore the brunt of much criticism. His last National team call-up was after being in the Singapore Squad that won the now defunct 2004

Coaching career

Youth

In January 2016, Shahril joined

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...

as the club goalkeeper Coach for the U15 & U17 team.

Geylang International

In January 2019, Shahril joined

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 ...

as the club goalkeeper Coach for the first team playing in the

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on a year contract until February 2020.

Lion City Sailors

In July 2020, Shahril was the academy goalkeeper coach for the newly privatised club,

where in July 2022, he was promoted to the club Head Of Foundation.

Personal life

Shahril graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management from the

University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a public university in Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England, located on four campuses across the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire. Originally founded in 1827 as the Wolverham ...

back in 2013 while still playing professional football. Upon his retirement at the end of the

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season, Shahril worked as an Assistant Project Manager at RED CARD Global. In July 2016, Shahril joined Students Care Services in the Social Service Sector as a Programme Executive. Shahril is currently with the same organization which is now called SHINE Children & Youth Services holding the designation of a Senior Social Work Associate. Shahril is also actively coaching goalkeepers during his free time and has worked at various Football Academies and Football Clubs like ANZA, Turf City Academy, St Michael's Soccer Academy, AC Milan Academy, Brazilian Jericho Academy, Tampines Rovers Football Club and Geylang International Football Club.

Honours

Club

Geylang United

* S.League:

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

SAFFC

* S.League:

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

Home United

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

International

Singapore

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: 2004

Individual

*Straits Times Goalkeeper of the Year: 2002 *SAFFC-Warriors' Player of the Year: 2009 *Yeo's People's Choice Award: 2010

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shahril Jantan 1980 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Warriors FC players Men's association football goalkeepers Geylang International FC players Lion City Sailors FC players Singapore Premier League players