Faritz Abdul Hameed Explained

Faritz Hameed
Fullname:Mohammed Faritz bin Abdul Hameed[1]
Birth Date:16 January 1990
Birth Place:Singapore
Position:centre-back, full-back
Youthclubs1:National Football Academy
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:Young Lions
Caps1:75
Goals1:1
Years2:2013–2015
Clubs2:LionsXII
Caps2:32
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:Geylang International
Caps3:36
Goals3:2
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Home United
Caps4:18
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–2022
Clubs5:Tanjong Pagar United
Caps5:56
Goals5:2
Nationalyears1:2013–2022
Nationalteam1:Singapore
Nationalcaps1:33
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:19 August 2017
Nationalteam-Update:11 June 2019

Mohammed Faritz bin Abdul Hameed (born 16 January 1990) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played as a centre-back or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Faritz began his career with Young Lions in the S.League in 2009, playing four seasons for the club.

In January 2013, he was named in the LionsXII squad for the 2013 Malaysia Super League.[2] [3] He made his debut and first start in a MSL match against ATM on 9 January 2013. Faritz played a further 15 games at the right side of defence as LionsXII finished league winners.

In January 2016, it was announced that Faritz would join Geylang International for the 2016 S.League campaign after the LionsXII was disbanded in 2015.

Faritz joined Tanjong Pagar United FC in 2021 for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.[4]

International career

Faritz was in the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2009 and 2013 Southeast Asian Games.Faritz made his senior team debut in a friendly match against Myanmar on 6 June 2013.[5] He assisted Khairul Amri opening goal with a cross from the right flank.[6]

In 2014, Faritz was not selected for the 2014 AFF Championship due to a knee injury.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct.

ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore
League Cup
AsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions2009231----231
201020030--230
20118080
201224041281
Total751304100822
ClubSeasonMalaysia
Super League
Malaysia
FA Cup
Malaysia CupAsiaTotal
LionsXII2013[9] 1601070240
2014[10] 1602000180
2015????????????????
Total320307000420
ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore
League Cup
AsiaTotal
Geylang International20162223100253
20172211040271
Total443414000524
Home United20181824100112335
2019171200070261
Total3536100182596
Tanjong Pagar United2020110000000110
2021190000000190
2022262000000262
Total562000000562
Career total221814215111226113

Honours

Club

Young Lions

LionsXII

Geylang International

International

Singapore

2009 (bronze)

2013 (bronze)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list . Football Association of Singapore . 8 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019043514/http://lionsxii.sg/fas-names-2014-lionsxii-squad-list/ . 19 October 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: LionsXII 2013 unveiled. LionsXII official website. 8 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003128/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-2013-unveiled/. 4 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 9 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214515/http://lionsxii.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/LionsXII_Team_2013.pdf . 3 March 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2021-02-13 . The football path leads nowhere, lot of things to change in Singapore football says former Lions defender Faritz Hameed. . 2023-02-28 . TMSG . en-US.
  5. Web site: Faritz: My hard work has paid off . Goal . 9 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309085302/http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/faritz-hard-paid-off-030000648.html . 9 March 2014 . dmy .
  6. Web site: Lions take good first step. The Straits Times. 7 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316031445/http://news.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest+News/Sports/Story/A1Story20130606-427945.html. 16 March 2016. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Lee . David . 2015-08-19 . Defender Faritz's return to form a big boost for LionsXII . 2023-02-28 . The New Paper . en.
  8. Web site: SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore . 2 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628215629/http://fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed . 28 June 2017 . dead .
  9. Web site: LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season. LionsXII. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204656/http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2013. 16 February 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season. LionsXII. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309085113/http://lionsxii.sg/fixtures-and-results/?league=malaysia-super-league-2014. 9 March 2014. dead.