Muhammad Amirul Adli bin Azmi (born 13 January 1996) is a

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professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Singapore national team.

Club career

In 2011, he made his debut for Courts Young Lions against S-league side

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which he came on for

Safuwan Baharudin Muhammad Safuwan bin Baharudin (born 22 September 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who last played as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Singapore national team. Starting off his professional career as ...

International career

Amirul was first called up to the

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against

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and

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in 2014. He made his international debut against

on 6 September 2014, replacing

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in the 46th minute. He got his second cap in a 2–0 win against

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

on 13 November 2014, replacing

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in the 87th minute. He then got his third cap a few days later against

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in a 4–2 on 17 November 2014, replacing Safuwan Baharudin in the 90th minute. His first major senior tournament was the

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, making him the youngest player in the national team at age 18. His fourth cap came in the Singapore'a last match of the

against

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replacing

Shahfiq Ghani Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani (born 17 March 1992), also known as just Shahfiq, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a forward or midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore nation ...

in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 loss to Singapore and was Amirul's first international loss with the national team. He got a couple of call ups in 2015 but did not feature for the team in that year.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct. * Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues. * Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.

International

International caps

U22 International caps

U19 International caps

''Statistics accurate as of match played November 2015''

Others

Singapore squad

He was selected in the Singapore national squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.

References

Living people 1996 births Singaporean footballers Singapore international footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Singapore Premier League players Young Lions FC players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Singaporean people of Malay descent Asian Games competitors for Singapore Southeast Asian Games competitors for Singapore {{Singapore-footy-bio-stub