{{short description|Singaporean footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Malay name|Ilhan|Fandi}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ilhan Fandi | image = 250930 FC 서울 vs 부리람 (Ilhan Fandi).jpg | image_size = | caption = Ilhan Fandi warming up for [[Buriram United]] during the [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite]] match against [[FC Seoul]] in September 2025. | fullname = Ilhan bin Fandi Ahmad | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Singapore]] | height = 1.83 m<ref name=five>{{cite web|url= https://www.fas.org.sg/profile-singapore-aff-mitsubishi-electric-cup-2022/ |title= Profile: Singapore Men’s National Team for AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 |work=Football Association of Singapore}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]] | currentclub = [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] (on loan from [[BG Pathum United F.C.|BG Pathum United]]) | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = i2i Football Academy | years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 13 | years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata (S)]] | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = [[K.M.S.K. Deinze|Deinze U21]] | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = [[K.M.S.K. Deinze|Deinze]] | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = [[BG Pathum United F.C.|BG Pathum United]] | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = → [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national under-16 football team|Singapore U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2014– | nationalteam2 = [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2015– | nationalteam3 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps3 = 23 | nationalgoals3 = 5 | club-update = 29 May 2025 | nationalteam-update = 18 November 2025 }}
'''Ilhan bin Fandi Ahmad''' (born 8 November 2002), better known as '''Ilhan Fandi''', is a Singaporean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays either as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]] for [[Thai League 1]] club [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]], on loan from [[BG Pathum United F.C.|BG Pathum United]], and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].
==Club career== ===Early career=== Ilhan embarked on his quest to become a professional footballer in Europe, by enrolling in an English school to study and train. The teenager left for England on 8 September 2017 to study at the [[Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate|Queen Ethelburga's College]] in [[York]] for the next two years. Ilhan trained with the i2i Football Academy, which has links to English football club [[Leeds United]]. The academy also has partnerships with both York College and York St John University and will assist in linking up players with English professional and semi-professional clubs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/fandi-ahmads-third-son-ilhan-train-and-study-england-two-years|title=Fandi Ahmad's third son, Ilhan, to train and study in England for two years|last=Tham|first=Raymond|date=12 September 2017|work=Today Sports|access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theindependent.sg/football-legends-son-wants-to-do-a-sacrifice-and-serve-ns-early/|title=Football legend's son "wants to do a sacrifice" and serve NS early|date=11 August 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref>
===Young Lions=== After his studies, Ilhan returned to Singapore to signed with the [[Singapore Premier League]] club, [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] in 2019. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against [[DPMM FC|DPMM]] on 7 August 2019. He became the third son of [[Fandi Ahmad]] to lace up his boots for the Young Lions – following in the footsteps of his brothers [[Irfan Fandi]] and [[Ikhsan Fandi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/ilhan-fandi/tkvu9w5iz2u518a7okcxn4tmz|title=Ilhan Fandi made his professional debut against DPMM FC|last=Alif|first=Chandra|date=9 August 2019|work=Goal|access-date=10 August 2019}}</ref> Ilhan made his first professional start in a league game at the age of 16 years and 331 days, where he scored his first goal in a 1–4 loss against [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata Singapore]] on 15 August 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/singapore-football/1172321/ilhan-fandi-nets-first-professional-goal-with-scorcher-for-young-lions/|title=Ilhan Fandi nets first professional goal with scorcher for Young Lions|last=Tan|first=Gabriel|date=15 September 2019|work=Fox Sports Asia|access-date=16 September 2019|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004185528/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/singapore-football/1172321/ilhan-fandi-nets-first-professional-goal-with-scorcher-for-young-lions/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ilhan scored his third goal for the club in a heavy 4–1 defeat at the hands of [[Hougang United]] in the [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]]' opening match of the [[2020 Singapore Premier League]] season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nagib |first1=Adeena Mohamed |title=Tampines Rovers goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari plays starring role in win |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/tampines-rovers-goalkeeper-syazwan-buhari-plays-starring-role-win |agency=The New Paper |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> As of April 2020, Ilhan has scored 3 goals in just 5 matches for the Young Lions.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parmar |first1=Jay |title=From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli – Meet the future of Singapore |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/lists/from-ilhan-fandi-to-farhan-zulkifli-meet-the-future-of/is3cbd9a0yhz185o5hcf7phpw |publisher=Goal|access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref>
Ilhan scored the first goal of the Young Lions' [[2021 Singapore Premier League]] season, helping his team to a 3–3 draw against [[Balestier Khalsa FC|Balestier Khalsa]]. He ended the [[2021 Singapore Premier League]] season with 7 goals in 18 league matches.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kwek|first=Kimberly|date=2021-10-07|title=Khairin and Chua the way forward in Fandi brothers' absence|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/khairin-and-chua-way-forward-fandi-brothers-absence|access-date=2021-10-11|website=The New Paper|language=en}}</ref>
Ilhan notched 2 goals for the Young Lions before leaving for Albirex in the mid-season transfer window.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdul Aziz |first=Sazali |date=2022-07-28 |title=Football: More to come, promises in-form Ilhan Fandi, as Albirex face Sailors in big SPL clash |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-more-to-come-promises-in-form-ilhan-fandi-as-albirex-face-sailors-in-big-spl-clash |access-date=2022-07-28 }}</ref> In total, Ilhan has grabbed 13 goals in 33 games, a better strike rate than his older brothers, striker-turned-defender Irfan (eight in 43) and forward Ikhsan (10 in 52), managed during their time in the league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=David |date=2022-04-21 |title=Football: I want to reach a new level, says Ilhan Fandi as he joins Albirex Niigata |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-i-want-to-reach-a-new-level-says-ilhan-fandi-as-he-joins-albirex-niigata |access-date=2022-07-28 }}</ref>
===Albirex Niigata (Singapore)=== On 21 April 2022, [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata (S)]] confirmed they had signed Ilhan for the remaining [[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/42613/|title=Swans sign Ilhan Fandi Ahmad!|date=21 April 2022|work=Albirex Niigata Singapore|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> Ilhan signed the contract which runs until the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/football/i-want-reach-new-level-says-ilhan-fandi-he-joins-albirex-niigata|title=Football: I want to reach a new level, says Ilhan Fandi as he joins Albirex Niigata|date=21 April 2022|work=The New Paper|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://spl.sg/ilhan-fandi-joins-albirex-niigata-s/|title=Ilhan Fandi joins Albirex Niigata (S)|date=21 April 2022|work=Singapore Premier League|access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref> Ilhan made his debut on 27 May 2022 in a 8–2 win against [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]]. His presence after coming on changed the game and he was awarded the [[Player of the match|man of the match]], where he was involved in 3 of the 5 Albirex goals after coming on for 22 minutes, showing his vision, strength and composure respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-27|title= 【Match Report】Goals Galore in Special Night – 2022 SPL MD10 |url= https://www.albirex.com.sg/en/news/42677/ |access-date=2022-05-28|website=Albirex Niigata Singapore|language=en}}</ref> He also assisted and scored on his debut.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-05-27|title= Today's Man of the Match is #Ilhan, whose presence on the field shot us into a goal rush|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/CeERP-KhNVD/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= |access-date=2022-05-28|website=Albirex Niigata Singapore|language=en}}</ref> In his first four games for the White Swans, Ilhan has already racked up three goals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdul Aziz |first=Sazali |date=2022-07-06 |title=Football: SPL shaping up to be a two-horse race, but it's Lion City Sailors' title to lose |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-spl-shaping-up-to-be-a-two-horse-race-but-its-lion-city-sailors-title-to-lose |access-date=2022-07-14 }}</ref> Ilhan notched his first career hat-trick in his sixth game for the club, which included an outrageous bicycle kick that opened the scoring for Albirex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karnageran |first=Narendaren |date=2022-07-18 |title=SPL Team of the Week: Matchweek 16 {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/spl-team-of-the-week-matchweek-16 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> He has managed 12 goals in his first 11 matches for the Japanese side. Ilhan won the [[2022 Singapore Premier League]] title with the White Swans, with 2 games to spare, helping his team's cause by averaging almost a goal a game with 14 goals for the White Swans since his arrival at the [[Jurong East Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=Where did it go wrong for Lion City Sailors after being dethroned by Albirex as SPL champions? |url=https://www.espn.com.sg/football/singaporean-premier-league/story/4764806/where-wrong-lion-city-sailors-dethroned-albirex-niigata-s-singapore-premier-league-champions |access-date=2022-10-12 |publisher=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Ilhan was rewarded for his efforts in the season as he clinched 3 awards, the 2022 SPL 'Young Player of the Year' award, the 2022 'Goal of the Year' award and was also named in the 2022 SPL 'Team of the Year'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birthday boy Ilhan Fandi takes three top honours at FAS Awards Night |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/birthday-boy-ilhan-fandi-three-top-honours-fas-awards-night-154857836.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}}</ref>
=== Deinze === On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Ilhan had signed for [[Belgian First Division B]] club [[K.M.S.K. Deinze|Deinze]] and will join up with his new team after the conclusion of the [[2022 AFF Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2022-12-13 |title=Football: Ilhan Fandi wants to make it big in Europe {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ilhan-fandi-wants-to-make-it-big-in-europe |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> However, Ilhan sustained an ACL injury in the tournament, in which he could be out of action for six to nine months. On 23 September 2023, Ilhan made his first appearance for the club in a U21 Reserves Pro League match where he scored a goal against [[Lommel S.K.|Lommel U21]] in a 4–2 home win. Ilhan made his debut for the first team on 19 January 2024, coming on as a substitute for hat-trick hero [[Lennart Mertens]] in a 4–0 league win over [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-28 |title='I like the pressure': 21-year-old Ilhan Fandi kickstarts football career in Europe, opens up about living up to his father's name |url=https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/i-pressure-21-year-old-ilhan-fandi-kickstarts-football-career-europe-opens-about-living |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref>
=== BG Pathum United === On 30 July 2024, [[Thai League 1]] club [[BG Pathum United F.C.|BG Pathum United]] announced the signing of Fandi on a four-year contract, where he also became the third Fandi brother to play at the club, after [[Irfan Fandi|Irfan]] and [[Ikhsan Fandi]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=BG Pathum United signs Singaporean striker Ilhan Fandi Ahmad |url=https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=news/ReadNews&iID=2321 |publisher=BG Pathum United |date=30 July 2024 |accessdate=30 July 2024}}</ref> On 21 August 2024, Ilhan make his official debut for the club during the [[2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship]] fixtures against Indonesian club [[PSM Makassar]] at the [[Batakan Stadium]] in [[Balikpapan]]. During the [[2024–25 Thai League Cup]] round of 32 fixtures on 30 October against [[Bangkok F.C.|Bangkok]], Ilhan recorded a brace of assist which open up the goal scoring account in the 17th minute for [[Chananan Pombuppha]]. Later on in the 21st minute, he assisted [[Chanathip Songkrasin]] for the second goal of the match. BG Pathum United went on to win 5–0 to advance to the round of 16. In a league match against [[Lamphun Warriors F.C.|Lamphun Warriors]] on 4 November, Ilhan scored his first goal for the club by coming on from the bench and scoring a header in the 68th minute, however, the match ended with a 2–2 draw. During the second round of the [[2024–25 Thai FA Cup]] on 20 November 2024, Ilhan made an appearance as a substitute in the 60th minute where he would go on to scored a goal in the 78th minute which proved decisive as BG Pathum United won 2–1 against [[Port F.C.|Port]] to advanced to the next round. On 5 February 2025, Ilhan scored a crucial goal during the final group stage fixtures of the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship in a 4–3 win over Malaysian club [[Terengganu FC|Terengganu]] which sees his team top the group thus advancing to the knockout stage. Ilhan went on to win the [[2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship]] 'Young Player of the Tournament' award.
====Loan to Buriram United==== On 7 June 2025, it was announced that Ilhan was loaned out to defending league champions [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] until the end of the [[2025–26 Thai League 1|2025–26 season]].<ref>{{Cite news |title= BGPU Attacker Ilhan Fandi joins Buriram United on loan |url= https://www.bgputd.com/official/?r=news/ReadNews&iID=2480 |publisher=BG Pathum United |date=7 June 2025|accessdate=7 June 2025}}</ref> During the first round of the [[2025–26 Thai FA Cup|Thai FA Cup]], Ilhan scored a brace and also provided two assists in a 12–0 thrashing win over Warin Chamrap on 29 October.
==International career==
=== Youth === Despite being only 17, Ilhan has been invited to train with the [[Singapore national under-22 football team|Singapore U22]] squad. Ilhan received his first [[Singapore national football team|senior team]] training session in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Dilenjit|date=2021-03-24|title=Ilhan the latest Fandi in the Lions' den|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/ilhan-latest-fandi-lions-den|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The New Paper|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganesan|first=Deepanraj|date=2021-03-23|title=Football: Ilhan Fandi, 18, follows in his father and brothers' footsteps with Lions call-up|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ilhan-fandi-follows-in-his-father-and-brothers-footsteps-with-lions-call-up|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Straits Times}}</ref> Ilhan played in an unofficial closed-door friendly against [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] on 29 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Football: Yoshida happy with new 'leaders' as Lions draw 1-1 with Afghanistan|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-yoshida-happy-with-new-leaders-as-lions-draw-1-1-with-afghanistan|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The Straits Times|date=2021-05-30|language=en}}</ref> Ilhan made his official international debut and started in the second-round of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] against [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] on 3 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lions fall to defeat against Palestine – Football Association of Singapore|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/lions-fall-defeat-palestine|date=2021-06-04|access-date=2021-07-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Senior === On 26 March 2022, his two brothers, [[Irfan Fandi|Irfan]] and [[Ikhsan Fandi|Ikhsan]], were on the first team against Causeway rivals, [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] in a Tri-Nations Series friendly match.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=26 March 2022 |title=Football: Ikhsan Fandi brace gives Lions win over Malaysia in front of record crowd |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-ikhsan-fandi-brace-gives-lions-win-over-malaysia-in-front-of-record-crowd |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=[[The Straits Times]]}}</ref> Ilhan came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, leading to the first time that the three [[Fandi Ahmad|Fandi]] brothers played in the same match for the [[Singapore national football team|national team]] together.<ref name=":0" /> Singapore won the match 2–1.<ref name=":0" />
On 17 December 2022, Ilhan scored his first international goal in a 3–1 win over [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]] in the friendly match before the start of the [[2022 AFF Championship]] tournament, heading in from a [[Christopher van Huizen]]’s cross from the left for his first international goal on his fifth cap.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lions see off Maldives in final pre-tournament friendly - Football Association of Singapore |url=https://www.fas.org.sg/singapore-maldives-report |access-date=2022-12-25 |language=en-US}}</ref> He netted in back-to-back games for the Lions when he clinically headed in yet another [[Christopher van Huizen]]’s lovely floater for his second international goal in six caps, in a 3–2 win over [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] in the Lions' opening match of the [[2022 AFF Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2022-12-24 |title=Football: Lions fight back to defeat Myanmar 3-2 in AFF C’ship opener {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-lions-claw-back-to-defeat-myanmar-3-2-in-aff-c-ship-opener |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
During a match against [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] on 30 December 2022, Ilhan suffered a [[anterior cruciate ligament injury]] (ACL) in his left knee and was slide-lined throughout most of 2023. On 2 October that year, Ilhan was called up to the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] against [[Guam national football team|Guam]] on 12 and 17 October 2023. On 18 November 2025, in a crucial winner-takes-all tie away against [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]], Ilhan scored and assisted in a come-back 2–1 win for the Lions as Singapore secured qualification for the [[2027 AFC Asian Cup]]. This marked the first time Singapore qualified for the AFC Asian Cup through a full qualification campaign on merit and their first appearance at the tournament since [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]].
==Style of play== Ilhan plays as an attacking midfielder, noted for his footwork, coordination and composure as cited by Singapore football legend, [[Noh Alam Shah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-i-want-to-carry-on-my-dads-legacy-and-make-him-proud-says-ilhan-fandi|title=Football: I want to carry on my dad's legacy and make him proud, says Ilhan Fandi|website=The Straits Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-01|date=2019-09-27}}</ref> In the [[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020 season]], he was given the role as a [[Forward (association football)#False 9|false 9]] as he "has really good technique and good reading of the game", pointed out by head coach [[Nazri Nasir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/ilhan-relishes-pressure-being-fandi|title=Ilhan relishes the pressure of being a Fandi|website=The New Paper|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-01|date=2020-02-24}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ilhan is the third son of Singaporean footballing legend [[Fandi Ahmad]] and South African model Wendy Jacobs. His brothers, [[Irfan Fandi|Irfan]] and [[Ikhsan Fandi|Ikhsan]], are also footballers. Irfan is playing for [[Port F.C.|Port]] while Ikhsan is playing for [[BG Pathum United F.C.|BG Pathum United]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/spotlight-on-adidas-footballers-marc-and-ilhan---sons-of-singapore-legends/1hri8ktxh9aii1i6oljuhx5q31|title=Spotlight on adidas footballers Marc and Ilhan – sons of Singapore legends|first=Alif|last=Chandra|work=Goal.com|date=26 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2024}}</ref> both in the [[Thai League 1]]. He has an older sister [[Iman Fandi|Iman]], who is a singer, actress and model, and a younger brother [[Iryan Fandi|Iryan]] who plays for [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]]. His grandfather, [[Ahmad Wartam]], was an ex-national [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].<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> [[Hafiz Abu Sujad]] and the national team's physiotherapist Nurhafizah are the cousins of his father Fandi Ahmad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-06 |title=Nerves no longer freeze rising son |url=https://www.asiaone.com/nerves-no-longer-freeze-rising-son |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 24 Aug 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|620145|Ilhan Fandi|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="5" |[[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] | rowspan="4"|[[Singapore Premier League]] |4||2||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||4||2 |- |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |8||2||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||8||2 |- |[[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] |18||7||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||18||7 |- |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |3||2||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||3||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!13!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!33!!13 |- |[[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata (S)]] |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |[[Singapore Premier League]] |18||15||6||3||0||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||24||18 |- | rowspan="3" |[[K.M.S.K. Deinze|Deinze]] |[[2022–23 Challenger Pro League|2022–23]] | rowspan="2"|[[Challenger Pro League]] |0||0||0|||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||0||0 |- |[[2023–24 Challenger Pro League|2023–24]] |1||0||0|||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |- |[[K.M.S.K. Deinze|Deinze U21]] |[[2023–24 Reserve Pro League|2023–24]] |Reserve Pro League |15||8||0||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||colspan='2'|—||15||8 |- |[[BG Pathum United F.C.|BG Pathum United]] |[[2024–25 Thai League 1|2024–25]] |[[Thai League 1]] |16||2||4||3||2||0||colspan='2'|—||8{{efn|Five appearances and two goals in [[ASEAN Club Championship]], three appearances in [[Singapore Cup]]}}||2||30||7 |- |[[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] (loan) |[[2025–26 Thai League 1|2025–26]] |Thai League 1 |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||1||4||2 |- ! colspan="3"|Career total !84!!38!!10!!6!!2!!0!!0!!0!!8!!2!!104!!46 |- |} *<small>Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] competitions in their respective leagues.</small>
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=== International === {{updated|match played 18 November 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="6" |[[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] |- |2021||1||0 |- |2022||7||2 |- |2023||4||0 |- |2024||2||0 |- |2025||9||3 |- ! colspan="2" |Total||23||5 |}
===<small>International goals</small>=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 17 December 2022 || rowspan="2" | [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], [[Jalan Besar]], Singapore || {{fb|MDV}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 3–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- | 2. || 24 December 2022 || {{fb|MYA}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 3–2 || [[2022 AFF Championship]] |- | 3. || 4 September 2025 || [[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia || {{fb|MYS}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center| 2–1 || rowspan=2| Friendly |- | 4. || 9 September 2025 || [[Kallang Football Hub]], [[Kallang]], Singapore || {{fb|MYA}}|| align="center" |'''1'''–1 || align="center" |1–1 |- | 5. || 18 November 2025 || [[Kai Tak Sports Park]], [[Kowloon]], Hong Kong || {{fb|HKG}} || align="center" |'''2'''–1 || align="center" |2–1 || [[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- |}
==Honours==
=== Club === '''Albirex Niigata (Singapore)''' *[[Singapore Premier League]]: [[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]]
'''Buriram United''' *[[Thai League 1]]: [[2025–26 Thai League 1|2025–26]] *[[Thai FA Cup]]: [[2025–26 Thai FA Cup|2025–26]] *[[ASEAN Club Championship]]: [[2025–26 ASEAN Club Championship|2025–26]]
=== Individual === * [[Singapore Premier League]] Young Player of the Year: [[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] * [[Singapore Premier League]] Team of the Year: [[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] * [[Singapore Premier League]] Goal of the Year: [[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] * [[ASEAN Club Championship]]: Young Player of the Tournament: [[2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship|2024–25]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ7DmFxyGA3/?igsh=MXdkbWdhbGhjcjV6Zw==| title=Instagram }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|ilhan-fandi/620145}}
{{Buriram United F.C. squad}}
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