Sufian Anuar Explained

Sufian Anuar
Fullname:Muhammad Sufian bin Anuar
Birth Date:26 August 1987
Birth Place:Singapore
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2002–2006
Youthclubs1:National Football Academy
Years1:2006
Clubs1:Home United
Caps1:19
Goals1:3
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Young Lions
Caps2:20
Goals2:3
Years3:2009–2011
Clubs3:Home United
Caps3:52
Goals3:9
Years4:2012
Clubs4:LionsXII
Caps4:19
Goals4:2
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Warriors
Caps5:20
Goals5:4
Years6:2014
Clubs6:LionsXII
Caps6:21
Goals6:4
Years7:2015
Clubs7:Warriors FC
Caps7:24
Goals7:4
Years8:2016–2017
Clubs8:Tampines Rovers FC
Caps8:13
Goals8:2
Totalcaps:169
Totalgoals:31
Nationalyears1:2010–2012
Nationalteam1:Singapore
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:15 April 2014
Nationalteam-Update:9 February 2013

Muhammad Sufian bin Anuar (born 26 August 1987) is a former Singapore international footballer who played as a forward.

Sufian spent most of his career times as the team backup striker role.[1]

Club career

LionsXII

2012 season

In the 2012 season, Sufian joined LionsXII. On 6 March, he scored his first goal of the season, scoring the Lions' second goal in a 3–1 win against FELDA United.[2] On 20 March, he scored against Selangor at the Jalan Besar Stadium, though the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 12 May, he scored the Lions' second goal in a 3–3 draw against Kedah. On 16 June, he scored a header from Shaiful Esah free kick in a 9–0 defeat of Sabah. On 19 June, Sufian scored a late winner against Terengganu away from home. However, the Lions finished league runners-up. Sufian was left out of V. Sundramoorthy 2013 squad as the Lions added the under-23 squad players to replace the current squad.

2014 season

During the 2014 season, Sufian rejoined the Lions XII squad after team captain Shahril Ishak, Hariss Harun and Baihakki Khaizan left the squad.[3] However, he could not make the starting line-up as fellow LionsXII striker, Khairul Amri, was first choice under head coach Fandi Ahmad. On 15 April, during the game against Pahang, Sufian replaced the injured Khairul Nizam, and in the dying minutes of the game, he became the second LionsXII player to score a hat-trick, (first was by Hariss Harun during the game against Sabah) as the Lions won 4–1. He scored a total of 4 goals in 21 matches for the club.

2015 season

In January 2015, he rejoined Warriors FC. Despite spending most of his time on the bench, he still managed to score 4 goals in 23 appearances for the club.

2016 season

He joined Tampines Rovers FC to serve as a backup striker for Fazrul Nawaz.

Honours

Singapore U17

LionsXII

2013

2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sufian Anuar . National-Football-Teams.com . 9 February 2013.
  2. Web site: LionsXII bag another three points to continue winning run. LionsXII. 22 November 2014. 6 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308045056/http://lionsxii.sg/lionsxii-bag-another-three-points-to-continue-winning-run/. 8 March 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list. LionsXII. 22 November 2014. 17 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019043514/http://lionsxii.sg/fas-names-2014-lionsxii-squad-list/. 19 October 2014. dead.
  4. News: Pek. Dan. Safe hands, lethal feet. Today. 1 July 2004. 62.