Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Kamal (born 25 June 1991) is a Singaporean professional

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who plays as a winger or striker for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC. He is the younger brother of

Khairul Amri Mohammad Khairul Amri bin Mohammad Kamal (born 14 March 1985) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a forward for Tanjong Pagar United in the Singapore Premier League. He is known for his pace, sharp dribbling skills and a powerful shot ...

who's also a professional footballer currently playing as striker or winger for

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club Tanjong Pagar United F.C. He was first spotted when he was playing for his alma mater Serangoon Secondary School where he won the Golden Boot Award in the 2007 National ‘B’ Division Football Championship, scoring all of his nine goals from open play. He went on to represent an adidas squad from Singapore that played in a regional football tournament in Hong Kong later that year.

Club career

Young Lions

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

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in 2009. He was one of the Young Lions players involved in an on-pitch fight with Beijing Guoan Talent players in their S.League match on 7 September 2010. He was charged by the

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for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute; he was banned for eight months and fined S$2,000 for his part in the brawl.

LionsXII

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

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. A catalogue of injuries over three years limited him to just 20 games between 2012 and 2014. 2015 would prove to be a better year as Nizam featured 14 times in the Malaysian Super League for the LionsXII and scored three goals.

Home United

In 2016, Nizam signed for

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. He scored his first goal for Home United on his debut in the opening match of the 2016 season against

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in the Uniform Derby. However, injuries continued to curtail his career, with Nizam having gone through three knee surgeries since 2012 to repair his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus. Nizam was eventually ruled out of the year end

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for the national team. He scored his first goal for the 2017 S.League season in a 6-1 dismantling of

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in Home's first league game of the season. Subsequently, in just three starts and two substitute appearances at the start of 2017 for Home, he has racked up a goal and four assists, which led to a national recall. In total, he racked up 8 goals in all competitions for the protectors in 2017.

Warriors FC

For the 2018 S.League season, Nizam moved to Warriors FC after rejecting a contract extension at Home United.

After Tanjong Pagar United

Nizam signed for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC for the 2023 Island Wide League season.

International career

Nizam was first called up to the

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senior squad in 2009 but did not feature against

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. He made his first international debut in a friendly match against

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on 23 January 2010, replacing

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in the 46th minute. Although earmarked as Singapore's next big thing, he has yet to find the back of the net for the Lions after 16 appearances. In his next two games for the Lions, against

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and

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, Nizam found himself with opportunities to score in both games but somehow managed to miss them, leaving him still waiting to open his account after 18 caps.

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

Nizam was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may be incorrect. * Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues. * Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and

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youth competitions.

Personal life

Khairul Nizam is the younger brother of

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, and both have previously played alongside each other at LionsXII.

Honours

Club

LionsXII *

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: 2013 *

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: 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khairul Nizam 1991 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Singapore men's international footballers Singapore Premier League players LionsXII players Singaporean people of Malay descent Men's association football forwards Malaysia Super League players Young Lions FC players Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore Geylang International FC players