# Farhan Zulkifli > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Farhan_Zulkifli > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Farhan_Zulkifli.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farhan_Zulkifli > Source revision: 1352653660 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Singaporean footballer In this [Malay name](/source/Malaysian_names#Malay_names), there is no [surname or family name](/source/Surname). The name *Zulklfli* is a [patronymic](/source/Patronymic), and the person should be referred to by their [given name](/source/Given_name), *Muhammad Farhan*. The word "bin"/"ibn" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Farhan Zulkifli Personal information Full name Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli Date of birth (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 23) Place of birth Singapore Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Positions Winger full-back Team information Current team Hougang United Number 10 Youth career 2017 NFA U15 2018 Home United U16 2019 Hougang United U19 Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2019– Hougang United 68 (10) 2023-2024 → Young Lions (loan) 22 (4) International career‡ 2017–2018 Singapore U16 9 (1) 2019– Singapore U19 6 (0) 2019–2021 Singapore U23 6 (1) 2019– Singapore 8 (1) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 **Muhammad Farhan bin Zulkifli** (born 10 November 2002), better known as **Farhan Zulkifli** or just **Farhan**, is a [Singaporean](/source/Singapore) professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays either as a [winger](/source/Forward_(association_football)#Winger) or [full-back](/source/Full_back_(association_football)) for [Singapore Premier League](/source/Singapore_Premier_League) club [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC) and the [Singapore national team](/source/Singapore_national_football_team). Considered as one of the brightest talents in the country, he is known for his pace, dribbling and playmaking abilities. ## Club career ### Hougang United Farhan make his career debut coming on as a substitute and scored 12 minutes into his [2019 Singapore Premier League](/source/2019_Singapore_Premier_League) debut against [Home United](/source/Home_United_FC) on 29 June 2019.[1][2][3] At 16 years and 231 days, he became the SPL's second-youngest ever scorer then.[4] Farhan was named in Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents following his impressive start to life at Hougang.[5] He made a further 11 appearances for Hougang in the 2019 season. Farhan would start both the [2020 Singapore Premier League](/source/2020_Singapore_Premier_League) season opener and the [2020 Singapore Community Shield](/source/2020_Singapore_Community_Shield).[6] However, the [2020 Singapore Premier League](/source/2020_Singapore_Premier_League) season hasn't been the best of years for Farhan, by his own admission. Farhan played in 12 matches and only had a solitary goal to his name.[7] Farhan would go on to play a total of 1767 minutes in the [2021 season](/source/2021_Singapore_Premier_League) bagging 20 appearances however, he failed to score a goal once during the [2021 Singapore Premier League](/source/2021_Singapore_Premier_League) season. 2022 for Farhan could be called his breakout year as he managed to make 18 appearances for the team and scoring 1 goal during the 5–1 thrashing of [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC). Farhan also played a crucial role in [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC)'s triumph over [Tampines Rovers](/source/Tampines_Rovers_FC) in the [2022 Singapore Cup Finals](/source/2022_Singapore_Cup), helping his team stun [Tampines Rovers](/source/Tampines_Rovers_FC) 3–2 to clinch the cup.[8] #### Young Lions (loan) On 12 July 2023, Farhan joined [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) on loan from Hougang United as he is undergoing his compulsory [National Service](/source/National_service_in_Singapore). He was named the club vice-captain ahead of the [2024–25 Singapore Premier League](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Singapore_Premier_League) season. In November 2024, Farhan completed his National Service and returned to Hougang United. ## International career Farhan was first called up to the [Singapore national team](/source/Singapore_national_football_team) in 2019, for the friendly against [Jordan](/source/Jordan_national_football_team) on 5 October and the [2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)) against [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team) and [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan_national_football_team) on 10 and 15 October respectively.[9][10][11] In 2022, Farhan was called up to the national team for the [2022 AFF Championship](/source/2022_AFF_Championship) tournament. He make his international debut against causeway rival, [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia_national_football_team).[12] On 14 November 2024, Farhan scored his first goal for Singapore during a friendly match against [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar_national_football_team) where he opened up the account in the 5th minute.[13] ## Career statistics ### Club - *As of 10 October 2021.*[14] Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Hougang United 2019 Singapore Premier League 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 2020 Singapore Premier League 13 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 1 2021 Singapore Premier League 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 2022 Singapore Premier League 18 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 24 2 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 12 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 2025–26 Singapore Premier League 15 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 19 5 Total 87 7 17 3 1 0 0 0 105 8 Young Lions 2023 Singapore Premier League 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 Total 18 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 21 4 Career total 105 10 20 4 1 0 0 0 126 16 **International goals** # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 14 November 2024 Singapore National Stadium, Singapore Myanmar 1–0 3–2 Friendly ## Honours ### Club **Hougang United** - [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [2022](/source/2022_Singapore_Cup) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Dream Singapore Premier League debut for Hougang United's Farhan Zulkifli thanks to wonder goal"](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-dream-singapore-premier-league-debut-for-hougang-uniteds-farhan-zulkifli). *The Straits Times*. 29 June 2019. 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