Muhammad Izzdin Shafiq bin Yacob (born 14 December 1990) is a

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who plays for

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club

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. He played for the

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at the 2015 Premier League Asia Trophy. Izzdin is considered one of the top 5 players during Matchday 6 in the

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Club career

Young Lions

Izzdin began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the

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in 2009.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Izzdin was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the

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Home United

The following year, in 2013, Izzdin left the LionsXII and signed for

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for the 2013 S.League campaign.

LionsXII(2014-2015)

It was then announced that Izzdin would return to LionsXII for

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and

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. However, after the 2015 campaign, the club was disbanded.

Tampines Rovers

After the disbandment, Izzdin signed for

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in 2016.

Home United

Izzdin then signed for

for the 2017 S.League season.

Career statistics

As at 10 Oct 2021

References

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* Singapore international footballers Singaporean footballers 1990 births Living people Young Lions FC players LionsXII players Home United FC players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Singapore Lion City Sailors FC players Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games {{Singapore-footy-bio-stub