Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain (born 12 May 1986) is a retired professional

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player who played for the

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and the Singapore national team as a

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Club career

Shaiful has previously played for

clubs Young Lions,

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and LionsXII. Shaiful played in the AFC Champions League during his time with the warriors. He has a cultured left foot and is deadly from set pieces and dead ball situations having scored countless goals from long range and free kicks. He is the regular taker of the corner kick and free kick for his club and country. He then later went on to sign for

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 ...

in 2013 till 2015 and

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in 2016. Shaiful retired from football in 2017 thus ending his 13 years career as a footballer.

International career

He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the

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that won a bronze medal. He made his debut for the

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against

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in the 2nd leg of the quarter-final round of the Suzuki Cup. Shaiful has also been a goal threat for oppositions with his accurate free kicks and his delivery from corners which had helped a goal-shy Singapore in their 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup attempt.

Personal life

After retiring from football, Shaiful currently works as safety co-ordinator in Kimly construction, Singapore.

Career statistics

Club

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

International goals

:''Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

;Singapore Armed Forces *

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 *

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: 2007, 2008 ;Tampines Rovers FC *

: 2013

International

Singapore *

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: 2012 *

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

: Bronze Medal - 2007, 2009

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20090324203005/http://data2.7m.cn/Player_data/48152/en/index.shtml * *

* http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/108466/myanmar-vs-singapore/report 1986 births Living people Singaporean footballers Singapore international footballers Warriors FC players Tampines Rovers FC players Singapore Premier League players LionsXII players Singaporean people of Malay descent Association football fullbacks Malaysia Super League players Young Lions FC players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore {{singapore-footy-bio-stub