| Khairin Nadim | |
| Fullname: | Khairin Nadim bin Rahim |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Height: | 1.71m |
| Currentclub: | Young Lions (on loan from Lion City Sailors) |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Lion City Sailors |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | → Young Lions (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Singapore U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Singapore U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Singapore U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:04, 1 March 2020 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 May 2022 |
Khairin Nadim bin Rahim (born 12 May 2004) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker or left-winger for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Lion City Sailors and the Singapore U-23 National Team. He was part of Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents.[1]
Khairin signed for the Young Lions in 2020. He made his professional debut on March 1, 2020 in a 1–4 loss against Hougang United when he was substituted in the 75th minute.[2] At 15 years and 298 days old, he became the youngest ever debutant in the competition's 25-year history before the record was broken on 31 March 2023 by Lion City Sailors player Nathan Mao at 15 years and 5 days old.[3]
Khairin then became the third-youngest player to score in Singapore’s professional football league in the Young Lions’ 3-1 loss to Tampines in the same year, missing Singapore captain Hariss Harun’s record by just 20 days.[4] Khairin continued his fine progress and broke yet another record when he scored against Geylang International on 20 March 2021. At just 16 years and 316 days old, Khairin became the youngest player ever to score five goals in Singapore Premier League eclipsing the previous record of 17 years and 102 days set by Geylang’s Zikos Chua in 2019. His performance at the start of the 2021 Singapore Premier League earned him the SPL Young Player of the Month award in March 2021.
In 2023, he enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces for his 2-years national services
Khairin represent Singapore U16 at the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.[5]
Khairin is a childhood Liverpool fan and cited Brazilian star, Neymar as his footballing idol growing up.[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Young Lions | 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |||
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | 2-2 (draw) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 28 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | 1–0 (won) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 7 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | 2-2 (draw) | 2021 SEA Games | |
| 4 | 9 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | 0–5 (lost) | 2021 SEA Games | |
| 5 | 11 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | 1-0 (won) | 2021 SEA Games | |
| 6 | 14 May 2022 | Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam | 2-2 (draw) | 2021 SEA Games | |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 July 2022 | Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 0-1 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |
| 2 | 5 July 2022 | Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 0-1 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |
| 3 | 7 July 2022 | Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 0-0 (draw) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |
| 4 | 9 July 2022 | Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | 1-3 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | 1-2 (lost) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
| 2 | 19 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | 1–6 (lost) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | align=center | 1–0 | 1-2 (lost) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |
| 2 | 19 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | align=center | 1–3 | 1–6 (lost) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | |