Shamil Sharif Explained

Shamil Sharif
Fullname:Muhammad Shamil bin Sharif
Birth Date:5 August 1992
Birth Place:Singapore
Height:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Warriors
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:Young Lions
Youthyears1:2010
Clubs1:Tanjong Pagar United
Clubs2:Young Lions
Years1:2011
Years2:2012–2015
Caps1:19
Caps2:59
Goals1:2
Goals2:5
Nationalteam1:Singapore U23[2]
Nationalyears1:2013–
Club-Update:13:31, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:13:31, 1 June 2016 (UTC)
Clubs3:Home United
Years3:2016–2017
Caps3:28
Goals3:1
Clubs4:Warriors
Years4:2018–

Muhammad Shamil bin Sharif (born 8 May 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Warriors in the S.League, Singapore's top tier of professional football.

International career

Shamil currently represents Singapore internationally in the U23 team, having also featured for the U21 and U22 teams previously. He received his first call-up back in 2012 for the 2012 Hassanal Bolkial Trophy tournament, which took place at the Hassanal Bolkial National Stadium in the Philippines.[3] Shamil was also part of the selected Singapore U21 squad that took part in the Vietnam Newspaper Cup 2012, a cup competition hosted annually by the Vietnam Football Federation to prepare the youth players for playing at the U23 level as well as in senior competitive football.[4] Shamil was also named by the Football Association of Singapore the following year in the 20-men squad participating in the Thanh Nien Under-21 International Football Tournament 2013.[5] On 27 May 2015, Shamil was revealed as part of the final 20-men squad selected to play for Singapore in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[6]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore League CupAsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tanjong Pagar United20111921000202
Young Lions20121900020210
20132010030231
201493000093
20151110000111
Total5950050645
Home United201680100090
201780100090
Warriors FC201800000000
Total0000000000
Career total867205000937

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Who's who in the Singapore Under-23 squad. 1 June 2015. The New Paper. 1 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Metafootball - Shamil Sharif - Player Profile. Metafootball. 1 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Singapore Under-21 grabs first win at the 2012 Hassanal Bolkial Tournament. 3 March 2012. The Football Association of Singapore. 1 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Singapore U21 squad list released for Vietnam Newspaper Cup 2012. 11 October 2012. Goal.com. 1 June 2016.
  5. Web site: FAS Names 20-Man Squad For Thanh Nien Under-21 International Football Tournament 2013. 10 October 2013. The Football Association of Singapore. 1 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611045337/http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/fas-names-20-man-squad-thanh-nien-under-21-international-football-tournament-. 11 June 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Young Lions unveil 20-strong football squad for SEA Games 2015. 27 May 2015. Channel NewsAsia. 1 June 2016.