{{Short description|Singaporean footballer (born 1998)}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Malay name|Hami|Syahin}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hami Syahin | fullname = Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = Singapore | height = {{height|cm=166}} | position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Central-midfielder]] / [[Right-back]] | currentclub = [[Lion City Sailors F.C.|Lion City Sailors]] | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]] | years1 = 2015–2018| | clubs1 = [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]]| | caps1 = 64| | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2019| | clubs2 = [[Home United FC|Home United]]| | caps2 = 21| | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2020–2021| | clubs3 = [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]]| | caps3 = 18| | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2022–| | clubs4 = [[Lion City Sailors F.C.|Lion City Sailors]]| | caps4 = 76| | goals4 = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2015–2017 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national under-19 football team|Singapore U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2020 | nationalteam2 = [[Singapore national under-22 football team|Singapore U22]] | nationalcaps2 = 21 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps3 = 38 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 22 November 2019 | nationalteam-update = 15 October 2025 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|SIN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Merlion Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2019 Merlion Cup|2019 Singapore]]|}} | image = Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 42.jpg | caption = Hami playing for [[Lion City Sailors]] in 2024 }}

'''Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said''' (born 16 December 1998), better known as '''Hami Syahin''' or just '''Hami''', is a Singaporean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays either as a [[Midfielder (association football)|central-midfielder]] or [[right-back]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Lion City Sailors F.C.|Lion City Sailors]] and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].

== Beginnings and breakthrough ==

=== Youth career === On 13 March 2015, He was selected for a 10-day training stint in France with [[Ben Davis (footballer, born 2000)|Ben Davies]] and [[Muhelmy Suhaimi]] and played in two friendly matches for [[FC Metz]], against [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|RC Strasbourg]] on their second day there, and FC Sarrebourg, a day before they were scheduled to return home.

==Club career==

===Young Lions===

Hami began his club career with [[S.League]] club [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] in November 2015. However, he made zero appearance for the club. In the 2016 season, Hami earned his first appearances and played almost all matches throughout the [[2016 S.League]] season. He scored his first goal against [[Warriors FC|Warriors]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Club career|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/muhammad-hami-syahin-bin-said/429367/ }}</ref>

===Home United=== On 3 February 2019, Hami joined [[Home United]] from Young Lions ahead of the [[2019 Singapore Premier League]] season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2019-02-27 |title=Football: Impressive Hami Syahin rescues a point for Home United in AFC Cup opener {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-impressive-hami-syahin-rescues-a-point-for-home-united-in-afc-cup-opener |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>

During Home United's [[2019 AFC Cup]] Group H opening match, Hami scored a long range volley to equalise against Indonesian side [[PSM Makassar]] to secure a point with a 1-1 draw.<ref name=":0" />

Hami scored the decisive penalty for Home United in the 2019 [[Singapore Community Shield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Football: Home United claim Community Shield in 5-4 shoot-out win over Albirex Niigata|date=23 February 2019 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-home-united-claim-community-shield-in-5-4-shoot-out-win-over-albirex-niigata}}</ref> Due to a combination of injuries to [[Izzdin Shafiq]] as well as the constant coaching changes, Hami was mainly deployed in the defensive midfield position.

=== Return to Young Lions === On 4 November 2020, Hami re-joined his former club, Young Lions as he is serving his compulsory two years [[National service in Singapore|National Service]].

=== Lion City Sailors === In January 2022, Hami joined [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] after he completed his National services commitments. On 9 December 2023, he lifted his first ever cup win which is the [[2023 Singapore Cup]]. On 18 June 2024, Hami made his 50th appearance for the club.

Hami played in the [[2025 AFC Champions League Two final]] against [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]] on 18 May 2025 as the Sailors finished as a runner-up after a 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory |url= https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/news/sharjah-edge-sailors-to-savour-glory|accessdate=19 May 2025|date=18 May 2025|work=AFC.com}}</ref>

During the [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two]] group stage fixtures against Indonesian club [[Persib Bandung]] on 26 November 2025, as the match was at 2–2, Hami composed the ball after defending from a corner and dribble near the half way court punting the ball all the way to the opposition box assisting [[Anderson Lopes]] to score the winner in a 3–2 win. <ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Lopes drills past Persib keeper Alam for Lion City Sailors' WINNER {{!}} AFC Champions League Two 25/26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpVglD_dEhM|date=2025-11-26|access-date=2025-11-30|via=YouTube|last=Entertainment - Mediacorp}}</ref>

==International career==

=== Youth === Hami was initially selected in the 40 players provisional squad by head coach [[V. Sundramoorthy]] for the [[2016 AFF Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 AFF Championship rules|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016AFFSuzukiCup-TournamentRegulations.pdf}}</ref> However, he was not included in the final 23 man squad to take part in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Call up for national team|url=https://www.aseanfootball.org/media/2016AFFSuzukiCup_FinalRoundGroup_OfficialsandPlayers-GroupA.pdf}}</ref>

Hami was called up in June 2017 for a closed door friendly against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] on 6 June 2017, [[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] match against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] on 10 June 2017 and a friendly against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] on 13 June 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Call up for against Myanmar, Chinese Taipei and Argentina|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|access-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709034858/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hami was also called up for [[2017 Southeast Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hami Syahin aims to make most of ‘shock’ Lions call-up |url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/hami-syahin-aims-make-most-shock-lions-call |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref>

=== Senior === Hami made his official debut for [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] on 5 September 2019, against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]] in an eventual 2-2 draw.

In 2022, Hami was included in the team for the [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]] and [[2022 AFF Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2022-03-17 |title=Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-four-uncapped-players-called-up-for-singapores-march-friendlies |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Amanda |date=2022-12-20 |title=Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time |url=https://youthopia.sg/read/five-players-in-singapore-squad-to-take-part-in-aff-mitsubishi-electric-cup-2022-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=youthopia.sg |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 18 November 2024, Hami captained Singapore during a friendly match against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]].

==Others== ===Singapore Selection Squad=== He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed |title=SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED &#124; the Football Association of Singapore |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628215629/http://fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed |archive-date=28 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 21 May 2025.}}. Caps and goals may not be correct.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|[[S.League]] !colspan="2"|[[Singapore Cup]] !colspan="2"|League Cup <br/> Charity Shield !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] |[[2015 S.League|2015]] |0||0||-||-||-||-||colspan='2'|—||0||0 |- |[[2016 S.League|2016]] |22||2||1||0||-||-||colspan='2'|—||23||2 |- |[[2017 S.League|2017]] |19||0||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||19||0 |- |[[2018 Singapore Premier League|2018]] |22||3||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||22||3 |- !Total !63!!5!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!64!!5 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Home United FC|Home United]] |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |18||2||3||0||-||-||5||1||26||3 |- !Total !18!!2!!3!!0!!0!!0!!5!!1!!26!!3 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |5||0||0||0||-||-||0||0||5||0 |- |[[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] |13||4||0||0||-||-||0||0||13||4 |- !Total !18!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!18!!4 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Lion City Sailors]] |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |10||1||1||0||0||0||1||0||12||1 |- |[[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023]] |23||2||5||0||0||0||4||0||32||2 |- |[[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] |27||0||5||0||1||0||15 {{efn|5 in [[ASEAN Club Championship]] and 10 in [[AFC Champions League Two]]}} ||0||48||0 |- !Total !60!!3!!11!!0!!1!!0!!20!!0!!92!!3 |- ! colspan="2" |Career total !159!!14!!15!!0!!1!!0!!25!!1!!200!!15 |- |} * <small>Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] competitions in their respective leagues.</small>

===International=== ====International caps==== {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|15 || 23 March 2023 || [[Mong Kok Stadium]], Hong Kong || {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|1–1 (draw) || Friendly |- | align=center|16 || 26 March 2023 || [[Estádio Campo Desportivo|Macau Olympic Complex Stadium]], Macau || {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|1–0 (won) || Friendly |- | align=center|17 || 12 Sept 2023 || Bishan Stadium, Singapore || {{fb|TPE}} || align=center|3-1 (win) || Friendly |- |}

==Honours==

=== Club ===

==== Lion City Sailors ==== * [[AFC Champions League Two]] runner-up: [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Premier League]]: [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Cup]]: [[2023 Singapore Cup|2023]], [[2024–25 Singapore Cup|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Community Shield]]: 2022, 2024; runner-up: 2025

===International=== '''Singapore U22''' * [[Merlion Cup]]: [[2019 Merlion Cup|2019]]

=== Individual === [[Singapore Premier League]] Young Player of the Year: [[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]]

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Young Lions FC squad}}

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