Hairul Syirhan (born 21 August 1995), more commonly known as Hairul, is a Singaporean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Balestier Khalsa Balestier Khalsa Football Club is a Singaporean professional football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. Founded in 1898, the club is considered as the oldest football club in the country. History Tracing their origins all th ...

and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Geylang International

Hairul started his career with the

Geylang International Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...

Prime League squad and he is promoted to the 2015 S.League squad after impressing in the Prime League in the 2014 season.

Young Lions

In 2017, he was drafted to the

Garena Young Lions Young Lions Football Club, commonly known as Young Lions, is a Singaporean developmental football club that competes in the Singapore Premier League. The team is under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore. The Young Lions ...

squad while serving his National Service.

Geylang International

Hairul returned to Geylang International ahead of the

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season.

Balestier Khalsa

After a decade of being at Geylang, he left the club to ventures for new journey and signed for

International career

Youth

Hairul was part of the initial Singapore U21 team called up for the

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Senior

In June 2023, Hairul was called up to the senior squad for the first time to face

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and

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but yet failed to make a single appearances. Hairul was called up again in September 2023 against

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and

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which he also missed out on on his international debut.

Personal life

Hairul's father is Singapore's top golfer,

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Career statistics

. Caps and goals may not be correct * Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

References

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1996 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Singapore Premier League players Young Lions FC players Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Singapore {{Singapore-footy-bio-stub