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Shahril Ishak (born 23 January 1984) is a
Singaporean Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, India ...
football player who last played for
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in the
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. He is a natural
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who can also play as a striker or winger. A former captain of the
Singapore national football team The Singapore national football team (, zh, 新加坡國家足球隊, ta, சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி ) represents the Republic of Singapore in the senior men's international footb ...
and winner of the AFF Suzuki Cup MVP, Shahril led Singapore to become the first nation to win four titles in the tournament's history. He followed it up by winning the inaugural
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(Men) award in 2013.


Club career

Along with
Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a former Singaporean professional footballer who played as a centre back for the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Khairul Amri, Shahril Ishak and Hassan Su ...
,
Hassan Sunny Hassan bin Abdullah Sunny (born 2 April 1984) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S) and the Singapore national team. Foot ...
and
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 ...
, Shahril was in the pioneer batch of the National Football Academy in 2000.


Young Lions

Shahril had previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions and
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 ...
. He joined the Young Lions in 2003 and soon made his international debut. After four seasons, Shahril Ishak left the Young Lions in 2007 to join Home United.


Home United

Shahril made his Home United debut in at the start of the 2007 season. He played his final game for Home United on 21 Sep 2010, scoring two crucial goals against title rivals
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. He then left for Indonesia with five games remaining in the S.League season. He finished his last season in
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 ...
with 17 goals to his name and was the third highest scorer during the 2010 S.League season. He also won the 2010 S.League Player of the Year award.


Persib Bandung

In 2010, Shahril signed a 1-year contract with Indonesian side
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, along with his fellow
Singapore national football team The Singapore national football team (, zh, 新加坡國家足球隊, ta, சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி ) represents the Republic of Singapore in the senior men's international footb ...
player,
Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a former Singaporean professional footballer who played as a centre back for the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Khairul Amri, Shahril Ishak and Hassan Su ...
.


Medan Chiefs

In February 2011, Shahril signed a one-year deal worth $400,000 with
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side, Medan Chiefs. He then went on to score 8 league goals in 32 matches for Medan Chiefs.


LionsXII

Shahril returned to Singapore with newly formed club side LionsXII in December 2011. During his stint at LionsXII, he won the 2013 Malaysia Super League title in his second season as well as scoring 17 goals in 34 appearances, finishing as the club top scorer in the 2013 season.


Johor Darul Ta'zim II

Shahril signed a 4-year contract at the end of the 2013 Malaysia Super League by joining
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club,
Johor Darul Takzim II F.C. Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II (; ms, Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta'zim II) or simply JDT II is a Malaysian football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League, the second division professi ...
He was given the number 17 shirt upon his arrival to the club. He was appointed as the captain for his new club in the
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. He was converted back to a centre midfielder/play-maker role and led his new club to a 5th placing position, finishing the season with 7 goals and 8 assists for his new team. He led
Johor Darul Takzim II F.C. Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II (; ms, Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta'zim II) or simply JDT II is a Malaysian football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League, the second division professi ...
for the
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as the captain again, and led his club to a 5th placing position again, finishing the season with 5 goals and 6 assists. In total, Shahril scored 23 goals in 75 appearances for JDT II between 2014 and 2016.


Warriors

Sharil returned to Singapore to play in the
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with
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for the 2017 S.League campaign together with
Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a former Singaporean professional footballer who played as a centre back for the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Khairul Amri, Shahril Ishak and Hassan Su ...
. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 win over the
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and notched his first brace for the club in a 2–2 draw with
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, scoring both goals in the final 9 minutes of the match, extending the Warriors' unbeaten run at the start of the season to 6 games. He scored a further two goals in the Warriors' tenth league game of the season, sealing a 2–0 win over
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to end a wretched two months spell for his club, where they only won once and was dumped out of the
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. Shahril had a great season despite his advancing years, scoring 1/3 of his team's goals (11) and playing in all 24 league games, starting 23 of them.


Return to Home United

Sharil returned to Home United for the 2018 S.League season, coming into replace last season's top-scorer
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who had left for Thailand as well as
Khairul Nizam Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Kamal (born 25 June 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC. He is the younger brother of Khairul Amri who's also a profes ...
who had moved in the other direction to Warriors FC.


Hougang United

Sharil joined
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in January 2021.


International career


Senior

Singapore's most natural creative midfielder to emerge in recent years, Shahril Ishak quickly established himself as the heartbeat of the Lions engine room since he made his international debut aged just 19 against
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on 4 March 2003. With winger Muhammad Ridhuan, defender Baihakki Khaizan and keeper Hassan Sunny, he was part of the "NFA Gang of Four", the quartet which had played together since their early teenage years and earned senior international honours in 2003. He has been employed in various positions across the midfield by coach Radojko Avramovic, but Shahril staked a strong claim for an influential central role with a series of convincing performances there in the second half of 2004. He played a major role in the victory in the
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in 2005 and also the
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in 2007. He was also part of the 2005
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squad and the 2006
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. He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the
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in
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,
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that won a bronze medal. Capped for Singapore at senior, U23, U18 and U16 levels. In August 2010 Shahril was revealed as the new captain of the national team, and led the Lions for the AFF Suzuki Cup in December. On 24 February 2011, Shahrill Ishak converted a penalty into a goal in a 2–2 draw against
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. Shahril is an inductee of the
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. As captain, he was instrumental in Singapore's
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win, scoring 4 goals in 7 appearances to help the Lions win their 4th title.


Singapore selection

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


Personal life

Away from the pitch, Shahril is also the founder of inlovebytns, a clothing brand jointly managed with his wife, Nur Hidayah, that was started in late 2014. The business began in 2013 as a streetwear label called The Number Seventeen – a reference to Shahril's jersey number and TNS for short. All TNS apparel are designed by Shahril.


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


International goals


Honours


Club

LionsXII *
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: 2013


International

Singapore *
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: 2004, 2007, 2012 *
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bronze medal: 2007


Individual

*S.League Player of the Year: 2010 *Tiger Beer Goal of the Year: 2010 (40', Home United vs SAFFC on 16 July) * AFF Suzuki Cup MVP: 2012 *AFF Player of the Year (Men): 2013 *
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Best XI: 2013


See also

*
List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official match appearance for their national team. In total, over 600 players have played in 100 or more international matches. The re ...


References


Notes

*International caps milestones :*115th – Syria, 15 November 2013 :*117th – Oman, 5 March 2014


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shahril Ishak 1984 births Living people Singaporean footballers Singapore international footballers Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Singaporean expatriate footballers Singaporean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Persib Bandung players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian Premier Division players Home United FC players Singapore Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Singaporean expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Association football forwards FIFA Century Club LionsXII players Singaporean people of Malay descent Association football wingers Young Lions FC players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore Lion City Sailors FC players