# Shahfiq Ghani

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Singaporean footballer (born 1992)

In this [Malay name](/source/Malaysian_names#Malay_names), there is no [surname or family name](/source/Surname).  The name *Ghani* is a [patronymic](/source/Patronymic), and the person should be referred to by their [given name](/source/Given_name), *Shahfiq*.

Shahfiq Ghani Shahfiq Ghani playing for LionsXII in 2013 Personal information Full name Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani[1] Date of birth (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 34) Place of birth Singapore Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Positions Forward midfielder Team information Current team Geylang International Youth career 2005–2010 National Football Academy Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2010–2012 Young Lions 37 (7) 2013–2014 LionsXII 22 (5) 2015 Young Lions 22 (4) 2016–2017 Geylang International 21 (3) 2018–2022 Hougang United 26 (6) 2023–2024 Geylang International 15 (1) International career‡ 2010– Singapore U23 15 (3) 2012– Singapore 14 (2) Medal record Men's football Representing Singapore SEA Games Naypyidaw 2013 Team * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:23, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

**Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani** (born 17 March 1992), also known as **Shahfiq Shahfiq** or just **Shahfiq**, is a [Singaporean](/source/Singapore) professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays either as a [centre forward](/source/Centre_forward) or [attacking midfielder](/source/Attacking_midfielder) for [Malaysia Super League](/source/Malaysia_Super_League) club [Negeri Sembilan](/source/Negeri_Sembilan_FC) and the [Singapore national team](/source/Singapore_national_football_team). He is known as a free-kick specialist.

## Club career

### Young Lions

Shahfiq began his club career with [S.League](/source/S.League) club [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) in 2010. He scored 7 goals in 37 competitive matches over three Seasons from 2010 to 2012.

### LionsXII

Shahfiq was selected to be in the [LionsXII](/source/LionsXII) squad in 2013.[2][3] He contributed with 5 goals in 13 MSL matches as LionsXII won the [2013 Malaysia Super League](/source/2013_Malaysia_Super_League). He drew criticism from head coach [V. Sundramoorthy](/source/V._Sundramoorthy) for his dismissal for slapping [Sarawak](/source/Sarawak_FA)'s [Muamer Salibašić](/source/Muamer_Saliba%C5%A1i%C4%87) in a [Malaysia Cup](/source/Malaysia_Cup) match on 24 August 2013.[4]

A spinal injury threatened to rule Shahfiq out for the start of the 2014 season.[5] He missed the Charity Cup match against [Pahang](/source/Pahang_FA) and the [Malaysia FA Cup](/source/Malaysia_FA_Cup) match against [DRB-Hicom](/source/DRB-Hicom_F.C.), returning as a 74th-minute substitute against [Selangor](/source/Selangor_FA) on 25 January. In total, he spent only 77 minutes on the pitch for his club in 2014.[6]

During his two-year spell with LionsXII, he scored six goals in 31 appearances.

### Return to Young Lions

In 2015, Shahfiq return to the Young Lions, where he scored 5 goals in 22 league appearances for his club.

### Geylang International

In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining [Geylang International](/source/Geylang_International) at the start of the [2016 S.League](/source/2016_S.League) season on a 2 year contract.[6] However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during pre-season training and was ruled out for 6 months.[7] This resulted in Shafiq missing most of the games of the season although he did make a return during the second half of the season. He returned to full fitness in July and made a surprise cameo appearance in the League Cup Plate Final against [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC).[6] He marked his return from injury by scoring a goal for his club in a friendly match against the [Cambodia national football team](/source/Cambodia_national_football_team) and laying off an assist for a last gasp goal in a 2-1 victory over [Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa_FC) in the league.

He scored in his first goal for the club during the last game of the season in a 4-1 win over [Home United](/source/Home_United_FC).[8] He came back strongly enough to be recalled back to the national team and making the final 23 for Singapore's disappointing [2016 AFF Championship](/source/2016_AFF_Championship).[9]

Shahfiq scored his first goal of the [2017 S.League](/source/2017_S.League) season in a 2-0 win over [Brunei DPMM FC](/source/Brunei_DPMM_FC) while also winning another penalty which teammate [Víctor Coto](/source/V%C3%ADctor_Coto_Ortega) converted.[10]

### Hougang United

After being rumoured to join [UKM F.C.](/source/UKM_F.C.) in Malaysia, Shahfiq signed for [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United) in 2018.

## International career

Shahfiq was part of the [Singapore national under-23 football team](/source/Singapore_national_under-23_football_team) that won the bronze medal at the [2009 & 2013 Southeast Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Football_at_the_2009_%26_2013_Southeast_Asian_Games&action=edit&redlink=1).

He earned his first [senior](/source/Singapore_national_football_team) international cap in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012.[11] His first international goal came against [China PR](/source/China_national_football_team) in a friendly match in 2013.[12]

## Personal life

Shahfiq graduated from the [Singapore Sports School](/source/Singapore_Sports_School) in 2008.[13]

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of match played 27 Feb 2022*. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Young Lions 2010 16 3 4 0 - - — 20 3 2011 8 2 — — — 8 2 2012 13 2 — 4 0 — 17 2 Total 37 7 4 0 4 0 0 0 45 7 Club Season Malaysia Super League Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total LionsXII 2013[14] 13 5 0 0 6 1 — 19 6 2014[15] 9 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0 Total 22 5 0 0 6 1 0 0 28 6 Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total Young Lions 2015 ?? ?? ?? ?? - - — ?? ?? Total ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Geylang International 2016 6 1 0 0 1 0 — 7 1 2017 17 5 1 0 2 0 — 20 5 Total 23 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 27 6 Hougang United 2018 12 2 2 0 0 0 — 14 2 2019 10 8 2 0 0 0 — 12 8 2020 11 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 15 1 2021 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 2022 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 21 1 Total 59 12 8 0 2 0 5 0 73 13 Geylang International 2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total 137 29 9 0 15 1 3 0 155 31

- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) competitions in their respective leagues.

- Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to their players participating in [AFC](/source/2013_AFC_U-22_Championship_qualification) and [AFF](/source/2011_AFF_U-23_Youth_Championship) youth competitions.

### International

**International goals**

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 6 September 2013 TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China PR China 1–1 6–1 Friendly

Singapore national team Year Apps Goals 2012 2 0 2013 6 1 2014 1 0 Total 9 1

*Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014*

### U23 International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 8 June 2013 Indonesia Indonesia 1-0 1-1 U23 International Friendly 2 14 September 2013 Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan Thailand 1-0 2-1 2013 Merdeka Tournament 3 2 April 2014 Hougang Stadium, Singapore Indonesia 1-2 1-2 U23 International Friendly 4 14 September 2014 Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea Palestine 1-0 2-1 2014 Asian Games 5 14 September 2014 Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Korea Palestine 2-0 2-1 2014 Asian Games 6 16 May 2015 Shizuoka, Japan Shizuoka Sangyo University SC 1-0 3-0 U23 International Friendly 7 16 May 2015 Shizuoka, Japan Shizuoka Sangyo University SC 2-0 3-0 U23 International Friendly 8 22 May 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Laos 3-1 5-1 U23 International Friendly 9 30 May 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Timor-Leste 2-0 2-0 U23 International Friendly

## Honours

### Club

**LionsXII**

- [Malaysia Super League](/source/Malaysia_Super_League): [2013](/source/2013_Malaysia_Super_League)

**Hougang United**

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [2022](/source/2022_Singapore_Cup)

### International

**Singapore**

- [Southeast Asian Games](/source/Southeast_Asian_Games): Bronze [2009 & 2013](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2009_%26_2013_Southeast_Asian_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214515/http://lionsxii.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/LionsXII_Team_2013.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://lionsxii.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/LionsXII_Team_2013.pdf) (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["MSL: Another blow for Fandi as Shahfiq injures spine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151010112454/http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/msl-another-blow-fandi-shahfiq-injures-spine). The New Paper. 6 January 2014. Archived from [the original](http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/msl-another-blow-fandi-shahfiq-injures-spine) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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