{{short description|Singaporean footballer (born 1992)}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Malay name|Sahil|Suhaimi}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sahil Suhaimi | image = DPMM-Hougang United 4 August 2023 (Players) 24.jpg | caption = Sahil with Hougang United in 2023 | fullname = Mohamad Sahil bin Suhaimi<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/courts-young-lions-reveals-squad-2014-sleague-season-and-renewal-sponsorship-| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311151838/http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/courts-young-lions-reveals-squad-2014-sleague-season-and-renewal-sponsorship-| url-status=dead| archive-date=11 March 2014| title=Courts Young Lions Reveals Squad for 2014 S.League Season and Renewal of Sponsorship from Courts for Fourth Year| website=Football Association of Singapore| access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Singapore]] | height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/yglions/app_657903684284766|title=Courts Young Lions – players' profile|access-date=26 November 2014}} on Facebook</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Tanjong Pagar United]] | clubnumber = 32 | youthyears1 = 2004–2010 | youthclubs1 = [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]] | years1 = 2010–2014 | clubs1 = [[Courts Young Lions]] | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = [[LionsXII]] | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 3 | years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]] | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = [[Tampines Rovers]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = [[Sarawak FA]] | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = [[Warriors FC]] | caps6 = 44 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2020–2023 | clubs7 = [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] | caps7 = 53 | goals7 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalyears2 = 2013– | nationalteam2 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps2 = 23 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 22 November 2019 | nationalteam-update = 18 November 2019 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|SIN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Sea Games]]}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[2013 Southeast Asian Games|Sea Games 2013]]|[[Football at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games|Football]]}} | years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = [[Tanjong Pagar United]] | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 9 }} '''Mohamad Sahil bin Suhaimi''' (born 8 July 1992) is a Singaporean professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[midfielder]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]]. He was best known for outstanding performances during his time at [[LionsXII]].
==Club career== ===Young Lions=== Sahil Suhaimi made his [[S.League 2010|S.League]] debut as a 17-year-old against [[Etoile FC|Étoile FC]] in 2010 as a midfielder and impressed against the more physical French side but National Service restricted further appearances.
===Breakthrough=== During the 2012 Inaugural Nexlions Cup in December 2012, the then 20-year-old Sahil made appearances for Singapore U23 against [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool]]'s and [[Manchester United F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Manchester United]]'s U23 teams, where he scored the team's only goal in their tournament against Manchester United. Despite rumours of [[Warriors FC]] scouting Sahil during the tournament, the [[Courts Young Lions]] signed Sahil while [[Warriors FC]] signed [[Sufian Anuar]] from [[LionsXII]] instead.<ref>{{cite web|last=Farhan |first=Ismail |url=http://www.redsports.sg/2012/12/17/nexlions-cup-singapore-manchester-united/ |title=NexLions Cup: Singapore finish fourth as they lose 1-2 to Manchester United |publisher=Redsports.sg |date=2012-12-17 |access-date=2015-04-08}}</ref>
It proved to a breakthrough for Sahil as he impressed after signing for the Courts Young Lions during the football season in 2013. Even during friendlies, Sahil scored in both games against Malaysian giants [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]] who boasted a side with former Italian, Spanish and Malaysian internationals, in both home and away games which ended 1–1 for the Young Lions. Throughout the 2013 [[S.League]] season, Sahil impressed with his flair, technical ability, dribbles and his willing attitude to pressure opposing defenders."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2013/09/30/4298162/aide-sahil-is-a-special-player |title=Aide: Sahil is a special player |publisher=Goal.com |date=2013-09-30 |access-date=2015-04-08}}</ref>
===LionsXII=== Having impressed during the [[2014 S.League]] Season, Sahil was signed up to the [[LionsXII]] for the 2015 [[Malaysian Super League]] Season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-lionsxii-aim-for/1634540.html |title=Football: LionsXII aim for top 3 MSL finish with fresh blood |publisher=Channelnewsasia.com |date=2015-02-03 |access-date=2015-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095331/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-lionsxii-aim-for/1634540.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He made his competitive debut as a substitute in the opening game of the season and scored with a brilliantly taken freekick.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kiat |first=Teng |url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/new-lionsxii-striker-sahil-revels-in-dream-debut-goal-044539791.html |title=New LionsXII striker Sahil revels in dream debut goal | Fit To Post Sports - Yahoo Sports Singapore |publisher=Sg.sports.yahoo.com |date=2015-02-09 |access-date=2015-04-08}}</ref> On 28 February 2015, Sahil then went on to notch a brace in the LionsXII's opening game of the [[2015 Malaysia FA Cup]], after coming as a half-time substitute, to help the Lions win 4–0 against [[Kedah United F.C.|Kedah United]] and send the Singaporean outfit into the Round of 16.<ref>{{cite web |author=Gary Koh |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/pb-melayu-kedah-0-lionsxii-4-sahil-brace-ensures-progression |title=PB Melayu Kedah 0 LionsXII 4: Sahil brace ensures progression |publisher=FourFourTwo.com |date=2015-02-28 |access-date=2015-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224085541/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/pb-melayu-kedah-0-lionsxii-4-sahil-brace-ensures-progression |archive-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Lions then went on to win the [[2015 Malaysia FA Cup final|2015 Malaysia FA Cup]] in a 3–1 win against [[Kelantan F.C.|Kelantan]] in the finals, where Sahil had scored the final two goals during the 82nd and 92nd minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-lionsxii-clinch/1867600.html|title=Football: LionsXII clinch Malaysia FA Cup with stunning 3-1 win|publisher=|access-date=18 June 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093220/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-lionsxii-clinch/1867600.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sahil managed to score 7 goals (4 from the Malaysia FA Cup and 3 in league matches) in 26 appearances for the [[LionsXII]], despite making most of his appearance from the substitute bench.
===Geylang International=== In December 2015, after the disbandment of [[LionsXII]], Sahil joined [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]] for the 2016 S.League season. He scored his first goal for the Eagles in a 1–1 draw against [[Brunei DPMM FC|Brunei DPMM]].<ref>http://gifc.org.sg/10-man-geylang-extend-unbeaten-streak-against-dpmm/ 10-Man Geylang Extend Unbeaten Streak Against DPMM</ref>
=== Tampines Rovers === Sahil has signed for [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] for the [[2017 S.League]] season but was not registered in the club S.League squad, but only for the [[2017 AFC Cup]] squad as he was in negotiations with overseas clubs when the Stags finalised their roster for the league campaign.
==== Trials at Burnley ==== On 8 April 2017, Sahil joined [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] of the [[Premier League|English Premier League]] for a month long training stint which he became the third Singaporean to train with an English [[Premier League]] club after [[Lionel Lewis]] and [[Shahril Jantan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-tampines-striker-sahil-suhaimi-to-train-at-epl-club-burnley|title=Football: Tampines striker Sahil Suhaimi to train at EPL club Burnley|last=Meng|first=Wang Meng|date=7 April 2017|work=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-22 |title=Singapore flyer Sahil may move to Sarawak |url=https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/blog-football-asia/story/3131674/sahil-suhaimi-poised-for-move-from-singapore-to-sarawak-in-msl |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Sarawak FA=== After returning from England, on 23 May 2017, Sahil secured a move to [[Sarawak FA]] as one of their foreign players ahead of the [[2017 Malaysia Super League]] season playing alongside former Tampines Rovers striker, [[Mateo Roskam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aziz |first=Sazali Abdul |date=2017-05-24 |title=Sahil joins Sarawak |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/football/sahil-joins-sarawak |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=The New Paper |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-23 |title=FAS eyeing hopes on Mohd Sahil, Raickovic - New Sarawak Tribune |url=https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/fas-eyeing-hopes-on-mohd-sahil-raickovic/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> He made 12 appearances for the Borneo club, scoring two goals in the process. On 15 July 2017, He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]. <ref>{{Citation |title=JDT vs Sarawak 3 - 1 {{!}} Liga Super 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nN95HwOpVg |access-date=2023-04-16 |language=en}}</ref>
=== Warriors FC === On 6 February 2018, Sahil joined [[Warriors FC]] making 51 appearances for the club.
=== Hougang United === On 6 January 2020, Sahil joined Hougang United. During the [[2022 AFC Cup]] group stage match, he scored a brace against [[Lao Premier League|Laos]] club, [[Young Elephants FC|Young Elephants]] in a 3–1 victory. In the [[2022 Singapore Cup]] 1st leg of the semi-finals fixture, he scored a brace against league champions, [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata (S)]] which Sahil went on to win the [[2022 Singapore Cup]] with Hougang in their first ever piece of silverware in the club history.
=== Tanjong Pagar United === After being out of contract for nearly 6 months, Sahil joined [[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] on 14 June 2024. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 lost against Young Lions on 22 June.
==International career==
=== Youth === During the [[2013 SEA Games]], Sahil played a key role as the Singapore U23 team won the Bronze, and finished as joint top scorers in the tournament.
Sahil was once against selected to play for Singapore U23 in the [[2015 Southeast Asian Games]]. Coach Aide selected him as part of the squad along with stars [[Irfan Fandi]]. However, he disappointed throughout the tournament only managing to find the net once against [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] in a breakaway, as Singapore were knocked out in the group stages after losing 0–1 to [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] and [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] 1–2. He had also missed several opportunities notably against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] in a 2–0 win which one of the effort was saved and had 2 shots hit the bar, several slightly over the bar.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/sea-games-2015/story/football-misfiring-sahil-the-firing-line-20150605 |title=Sahil in misfiring line |publisher=Straits Times}}</ref>
=== Senior === Sahil earned his first international cap against [[Laos national football team|Laos]] on 10 October 2013, as a substitute in the second half after Singapore national team head coach, [[Bernd Stange]] was impressed with Sahil's performance in the [[2013 S.League]] season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Football: Singapore U-23 team thrash Philippines 6-0 in charity friendly |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-singapore-u-23/906334.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083049/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/football-singapore-u-23/906334.html |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref>
On 6 September 2014, Sahil scored his first international goal against in a friendly match against [[Papua New Guinea national football team|Papua New Guinea]] at the [[Hougang Stadium]].
Sahil was also included in the [[2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series]] tournament against [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] and [[India national football team|India]] on 21 and 24 September.
== Career statistics == ===Club===
{{updated|27 Feb 2022}}. 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"|[[Singapore League Cup|Singapore<br/>League Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Courts Young Lions|Young Lions]] |[[2010 S.League|2010]] |??||??||1||0||??||??||colspan='2'|—||1||0 |- |[[2011 S.League|2011]] |??||??||20||??||??||??||colspan='2'|—||??||?? |- |[[2012 S.League|2012]] |??||??||??||??||??||??||colspan='2'|—||??||?? |- |[[2013 S.League|2013]] |14||1||1||0||3||1||colspan='2'|—||18||2 |- |[[2014 S.League|2014]] |18||9||-||-||-||-||colspan='2'|—||18||9 |- !Total !32!!10!!2!!0!!3!!1!!0!!0!!37!!11 |- !Club !Season !colspan="2"|[[Malaysia Super League|Malaysia<br/>Super League]] !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup Malaysia|Malaysia<br/>FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Malaysia Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- |rowspan="2"|[[LionsXII]] |[[2015 LionsXII season|2015]] |??||??||??||??||??||??||colspan='2'|—||??||?? |- !Total !??!!??!!??!!??!!??!!??!!??!!??!!??!!?? |- !Club !Season !colspan="2"|[[S.League]] !colspan="2"|[[Singapore Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Singapore League Cup|Singapore<br/>League Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- |rowspan="2"|[[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]] |[[2016 S.League|2016]] |21||5||3||2||0||0||colspan='2'|—||24||7 |- !Total !21!!5!!3!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!24!!7 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Tampines Rovers]] |[[2017 S.League|2017]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||4||0 |- !Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0!!4!!0 |- !Club !Season !colspan="2"|[[Malaysia Super League|Malaysia<br/>Super League]] !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup Malaysia|Malaysia<br/>FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Malaysia Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- |rowspan="2"| [[Sarawak FA]] |[[2017 Malaysia Super League|2017]] |10||1||0||0||4||0||colspan='2'|—||14||1 |- !Total !10!!1!!0!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!14!!1 |- !Club !Season !colspan="2"|[[S.League]] !colspan="2"|[[Singapore Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Singapore League Cup|Singapore<br/>League Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|Asia]] !colspan="2"|Total |- |rowspan="3"|[[Warriors FC]] |[[2018 Singapore Premier League|2018]] |21||1||1||0||0||0||colspan='2'|—||22||1 |- |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |21||5||5||4||0||0||colspan='2'|—||26||9 |- !Total !42!!6!!6!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!48!!10 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Hougang United]] |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |4||1||0||0||1||0||3||0||8||1 |- |[[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |25||4||6||4||0||0||2||2||33||10 |- |[[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023]] |24||2||0||0||1||0||0||0||25||2 |- !Total !53!!7!!6!!4!!2!!0!!5!!2!!66!!13 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]] |[[2024-25 Singapore Premier League|2024-25]] |30||4||4||0||0||0||0||0||34||4 |- !Total !30!!4!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!34!!4 |- !colspan="2"|Career Total !188!!23!!21!!10!!9!!1!!9!!2!!227!!36 |- |}
* <small>Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] competitions in their respective leagues.</small> *Career total excludes [[LionsXII]] matches.
===International caps=== {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|20 || 10 July 2016 || [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], Singapore|| {{fb|MYS}} || align=center|0–0 (draw) || Friendly |- |align=center|21|| |21 Sept 2022 ||[[Thống Nhất Stadium]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]], Vietnam|| {{fb|VIE}} || align=center|0–4 (lost) || 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |- | align=center|22 || 23 March 2023 || [[Mong Kok Stadium]], Hong Kong || {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|1–1 (draw) || Friendly |- | align=center|23 || 26 March 2023 || [[Estádio Campo Desportivo|Macau Olympic Complex Stadium]], Macau || {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|1–0 (won) || Friendly |- |}
=== International goals === :''Scores and results list goal tally first.''<ref>{{soccerway|khairul-amri/24522}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align="center" |1 || 6 Sep 2014 || [[Hougang Stadium]],Singapore || {{fb|PNG}}|| align="center" |'''1'''–0 || align="center" |2–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |}
=== U23 International goals === {| class="wikitable" |- ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 2 December 2013 || [[Hougang Stadium]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|PHI}} || 6–0 || Won || [[Exhibition game|International Friendly]] |- | 2 || 8 December 2013 || [[Zayyarthiri Stadium]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fb|LAO}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[2013 SEA Games]] |- | 3 || 10 December 2013 || [[Zayyarthiri Stadium]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fb|VIE}} || 1–0 || Won || [[2013 SEA Games]] |- | 4 || 13 December 2013 || [[Zayyarthiri Stadium]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fb|BRU}} || 2–0 || Won || [[2013 SEA Games]] |- | 5 || 6 August 2014 || [[Al-Ahli Stadium]], [[Qatar]] || {{fb|BHR}} || 3–2 || Won || [[Exhibition game|International Friendly]] |- | 6 || 13 December 2014 || [[Hwaseong Stadium]], [[South Korea]] || {{fb|OMN}} || 3–3 || Draw || [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men|2014 Asian Games]] |- | 7 || 8 June 2015 || [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], [[Singapore]] || {{fbu|23|CAM}}|| 3–1 || Won || [[2015 Southeast Asian Games]] |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|[[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2013||2||0 |- |2014||5||1 |- !Total||7||1 |} ''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014''
== Honours ==
=== Club === '''Hougang United''' * [[Singapore Cup]]: [[2022 Singapore Cup|2022]]
=== International === '''Singapore''' *[[Southeast Asian Games]]: :*Bronze Medal: 2013
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://jakartacasual.blogspot.sg/2010/11/sahil-suhaimi-young-lions.html Jakartacasual.blogspot.sg] *[http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/5681/goal-singapore-football-awards/2013/11/29/4440376/sahil-i-didnt-expect-nomination Goal.com] *[http://www.todayonline.com/sports/football/singapore-struggle-against-10-man-laos Todayonline.com] *[http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/125476/vietnam-u-23-vs-singapore-under-23/report Goal.com] *[https://www.asiaone.com/young-lions-clinch-2-0-win-over-brunei News.asiaone.com]
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