Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a
Singapore
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an professional
footballer
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who last plays for
Singapore Premier League
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club
Lion City Sailors
Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Since the 2021 season, the t ...
, and the
Singapore national team. Faris plays primarily as a
winger. In 2012, Faris made it to the top 52 of
Nike's 'The Chance' competition, a worldwide talent hunt for young players. However, he was not drafted in the selection of the final 16 in
Barcelona
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. Faris played for the
Young Lions prior to featuring for
LionsXII in the
Malaysia Super League
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.
Early life and education
Faris studied in Loyang Primary School and Loyang Secondary School.
Club career
Young Lions
Faris began his professional football career with Under-23 side
Young Lions in the
S.League
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in 2010.
LionsXII
In December 2012, the FAS announced that Faris was to join the
LionsXII for the
2013 Malaysia Super League
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(MSL). He had his most prolific season yet in 2015, scoring 11 goals in all competitions, 8 in the MSL and 2 in the
2015 Malaysia FA Cup
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, which was won by the LionsXII, and 1 in the
2015 Malaysia Cup
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The 2015 Malaysia Cup began on August with a preliminary round. A total of 16 teams took par ...
.
He had scored the first goal in the 3–1 win over Kelatan that brought the Malaysia FA Cup to Singapore. His 8 goals in the league was good enough to see him finish the season as the LionsXII's top scorer in the MSL.
Home United
In 2016, although courted by high spending
Tampines Rovers
Tampines Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945, the club have won the national league ...
as well as MSL clubs
Pahang
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and
Selangor
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, Faris signed for
Home United
Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club competing in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Since the 2021 season, the ...
for the
2016 S.League
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campaign after the
LionsXII was disbanded following the conclusion of the 2015 MSL season.
However, following the heights of 2015, Faris was brought down to earth by a disappointing 2016 as he was constantly plagued by injuries.
Although he was once again wooed by some MSL sides, Faris chose to extend his contract with Home.
He started the 2017 season in sensation form, scoring 3 goals in 4 appearances in the league for Home. He also has a further 4 goals in 6 games in the
2017 AFC Cup
The 2017 AFC Cup was the 14th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Defending champions Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Istiklol in the final to win their second AFC Cu ...
, helping his team become the first team to qualify for the zonal semi-finals. The 9-3 thrashing of Brunei DPMM has to be his best game of the season as he scored 4 and assisted another 4. He eventually finished as the joint local top-scorer of the league with Shahril Ishak, amassing 11 goals in the league. In total, Faris had a standout 2017, scoring 21 goals and notching 21 assists in all competitions, earning him an S.League Player of the Year nomination.
PKNS
On 5 January 2018, Faris signed a contract with
Malaysia Super League
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club
PKNS. He scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–4 defeat to
Kedah FA
Kedah Darul Aman Football Club ( ms, Kelab Bola Sepak Kedah Darul Aman) is a football club based in Alor Setar, Kedah, that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They are the only team in the history of Malaysian football to have won two tr ...
. He had a good first season with PKNS, finishing joint-second top scorer for his team with 6 league goals to his name.
Perlis Northern Lions
After speculations of a move to
Perak
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, in January 2019, Faris signed a contract with newly promoted
Malaysia Premier League
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The ...
club
Perlis Northern Lions F.C. He was also linked up again with former
PKNS FC
Selangor Football Club II ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor 2''), commonly referred to as Selangor F.C. II, is a professional Malaysian football reserve team club of Selangor F.C., based in Shah Alam, in the state of Selangor. The club ...
teammates
Safee Sali as well as
Khyril Muhymeen, whom joined the club in December 2018. However, after revelation of Perlis financial difficulties and subsequent exclusion from the Malaysian league, Faris opted to terminate his contract in January 2019.
Hougang United
After Faris terminated his contract with Perlis, he returned to Singapore and sign with Singapore Premier League side
Hougang United
Hougang United Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League.
History
Hougang United Football Club was founded as Marine Castle United Football Club, which was formed by Newcastle Unit ...
. On 21 April 2019, He made his debut in the opening match and scored his first goal in penalty against
Tampines Rovers
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in a 5–1 defeat.
Faris was consistent in the year and was the top local-born goal scorer in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, winning the Player of the Year award.
Terengganu
After leaving Hougang United, Faris signed for Terengganu for 2020 season. He made only 6 appearances for the club.
Lion City Sailors
Faris signed for Lion City Sailors after leaving Terengganu. He won the league with the Sailors for the 2021 season.
International career
Faris made his first international debut on 9 September 2014 against
Hong Kong
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. He scored his first international goal against
Cambodia
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on 17 November 2014. By early March 2017, he had garnered 29 caps for Singapore.
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.
Selangor Selection squad
As a player of PKNS in the
2018 Malaysia Super League
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season, Faris was selected as part of the Selangor Selection squad for the 2018 Sultan of Selangor's Cup that was held at the
Shah Alam Stadium
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. He came on as a substitute for his PKNS teammate,
Zac Anderson
Zachary Michael Anderson (born 30 April 1991) is a retired Australian professional football player who played as a centre back.
Born in Queensland, Anderson made his professional debut with Gold Coast United FC in 2009 before joining the Mari ...
on the 60th minute. Selangor eventually won the match 1-1 (5-3) on penalties after he scored the winning penalty.
Career statistics
Club
. Caps and goals may not be correct.
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Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
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youth competitions.
International
International goals
:''As of match played 5 September 2019. Singapore score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ramli goal.''
U22 International goals
:''Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.''
Honours
Club
LionsXII
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Malaysia Super League
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: 2013
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FA Cup Malaysia
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: 2015
Lion City Sailors
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Singapore Premier League
The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), which re ...
: 2021
Personal
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Singapore Premier League
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Player of the Year: 2019
References
External links
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{{Hougang United FC squad
Living people
1992 births
Temasek Polytechnic alumni
Singaporean footballers
Singapore international footballers
Singaporean expatriate footballers
LionsXII players
Singapore Premier League players
Singaporean people of Malay descent
Association football wingers
Malaysia Super League players
Young Lions FC players
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Singapore
Singapore youth international footballers