{{short description|Singaporean footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Malay name|Ahmad|Wartam}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Ahmad Wartam |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = 1935 |birth_place = [[Singapore, Straits Settlements|Singapore]],<br />[[Straits Settlements]],<br />[[British Malaya]] |death_date = {{death date and given age|2014|11|29|79|df=yes}} |death_place = Singapore |height = |position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] |years1 = |clubs1 = [[Fathul Karib]] |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = |clubs2 = [[Singapore FA]] |caps2 = |nationalyears1 = 1963–1969 |nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = }} '''Ahmad Wartam''' (1935 – 29 November 2014) was a [[Singapore national football team|Singapore international]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He is the father of former Singapore international [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] [[Fandi Ahmad]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yeo|first1=Wilfred|title=Schoolboy Fandi among 24 in Russia tour list|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19780723-1.2.131.7|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=23 July 1978|p=32}}</ref> and grandfather to Singaporean footballers [[Irfan Fandi|Irfan]], [[Ikhsan Fandi|Ikhsan]], Iman, [[Ilhan Fandi|Ilhan]], [[Iryan Fandi|Iryan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-29 |title=Fandi Ahmad's father, former national goalkeeper Ahmad Wartam, dies |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/fandi-ahmads-father-former-national-goalkeeper-ahmad-wartam-dies |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=The New Paper |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407042221/https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/fandi-ahmads-father-former-national-goalkeeper-ahmad-wartam-dies |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ahmad started his football career as a [[Midfielder#Winger|left winger]] before switching to goalkeeping after a knee injury.<ref name=st1114>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Meng Meng|title=Football: Former Singapore goalkeeper Ahmad Wartam, father of Fandi, dies|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sport/football/story/ahmad-wartam-former-national-player-and-father-fandi-dies-79-20141129|access-date=9 December 2014|work=The Straits Times|date=29 November 2014|archive-date=3 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203141116/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sport/football/story/ahmad-wartam-former-national-player-and-father-fandi-dies-79-20141129|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played for [[Fathul Karib]] in the [[Singapore Amateur Football Association|SAFA]] League, and for [[Singapore FA]] in the [[Malaysia Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Fathuls needed four goals... and they ended up with more|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19610111-1.2.159|work=Singapore Free Press|date=11 January 1961|p=14}}</ref> Following a neck injury to regular custodian [[Wilfred Skinner]], he played in Singapore's victory in the 1967 [[Football Association of Malaysia|FAM]] Cup final.<ref name=famcup67>{{cite news|last1=Dorai|first1=Joe|title=Cup double for first time is S'pore target|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670411-1.2.120|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=11 April 1967|p=17}}</ref> He retained his place in the 1967 Malaysia Cup after Skinner was dropped from the squad and started the final in a 2–1 loss to [[Perak FA|Perak]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dali Omar dropped by Armed Forces|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670420-1.2.120|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=20 April 1967|p=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Siebel|first1=Norman|title=Malaysia Cup goes to Perak|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670806-1.2.112|work=The Straits Times|date=6 August 1967|p=20}}</ref>
In October 2014, Ahmad was admitted into intensive care at [[Tan Tock Seng Hospital]] for heart and lung problems. He died a month later on 29 November.<ref name=st1114/><ref>{{cite web|title=Obituary: Ahmad Wartam|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/obituary-ahmad-wartam|publisher=[[Football Association of Singapore]]|access-date=9 December 2014|date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220113501/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/obituary-ahmad-wartam|archive-date=20 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Honours == '''Singapore FA''' * FAM Cup: 1967<ref name=famcup67/>
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