 Ramli with LionsXII in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Faris bin Ramli[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Perak | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Young Lions | 51 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | LionsXII | 59 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Home United | 38 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | PKNS | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Perlis United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Hougang United | 24 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Terengganu | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Lion City Sailors | 41 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Tampines Rovers | 24 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Perak | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Singapore U23 | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Singapore[2] | 77 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 25 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Perak and the Singapore national team. Considered as one of the best players in the country, Faris is known for his dribbling skills, trickery, speed and finishing.
A forward, Faris primarily plays as a winger. In 2012, Faris made it to the top 52 of Nike's 'The Chance' competition, a worldwide talent hunt for young players.[3][4] However, he was not drafted in the selection of the final 16 in Barcelona.[5] Faris played for the Young Lions prior to featuring for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League.
Club career
Young Lions
Faris began his professional football career with Young Lions in the 2010 S.League.
LionsXII
In December 2012, the Football Association of Singapore announced that Faris was to join the LionsXII for the 2013 Malaysia Super League. He had his most prolific season yet in 2015, scoring 11 goals in all competitions, 8 in the MSL and 2 in the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup, which was won by the LionsXII, and 1 in the 2015 Malaysia Cup.[6] He had scored the first goal in the 3–1 win over Kelatan that brought the Malaysia FA Cup to Singapore.[7] His 8 goals in the league was good enough to see him finish the season as the LionsXII's top scorer in the league.[8]
Home United
In 2016, although courted by high spending Tampines Rovers as well as Malaysia Super League clubs, Pahang and Selangor, Faris instead choose to signed for Home United for the 2016 S.League campaign after the LionsXII was disbanded following the conclusion of the 2015 MSL season.[6] However, following the heights of 2015, Faris was brought down to earth by a disappointing 2016 as he was constantly plagued by injuries.[9][10]
Although he was once again wooed by some MSL sides, Faris chose to extend his contract with Home.[9] He started the 2017 season in sensation form, scoring 3 goals in 4 appearances in the league for Home.[11] He also has a further 4 goals in 6 games in the 2017 AFC Cup, helping his team become the first team to qualify for the zonal semi-finals.[12] The 9-3 thrashing of Brunei DPMM has to be his best game of the season as he scored 4 and assisted another 4. He eventually finished as the joint local top-scorer of the league with Shahril Ishak, amassing 11 goals in the league.[13] In total, Faris had a standout 2017, scoring 21 goals and notching 21 assists in all competitions, earning him an S.League Player of the Year nomination.[14]
PKNS
On 5 January 2018, Faris signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club PKNS.[15] He scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–4 defeat to Kedah FA. He had a good first season with PKNS, finishing joint-second top scorer for his team with 6 league goals to his name.[16]
Perlis FA
After speculations of a move to Perak, in January 2019, Faris signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Premier League club, Perlis FA. He was also linked up again with former PKNS FC teammates Safee Sali as well as Khyril Muhymeen, whom joined the club in December 2018. However, after revelation of Perlis financial difficulties and subsequent exclusion from the Malaysian league, Faris opted to terminate his contract in January 2019.
Hougang United
After Faris terminated his contract with Perlis, he returned to Singapore and sign with Singapore Premier League side Hougang United. On 21 April 2019, He made his debut in the opening match and scored his first goal in penalty against Tampines Rovers in a 5–1 defeat.
Faris was consistent in the year and was the top local-born goal scorer in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, winning the Player of the Year award.
Terengganu
After leaving Hougang United, Faris signed for Terengganu for 2020 season. On 29 August 2020, he scored his first league goal of the season in a 4-0 victory against Sabah. On 25 September 2020, he scored a brace in a 4-0 victory against PDRM. He made only 10 appearances for the club.
Lion City Sailors
Faris signed for Lion City Sailors after leaving Terengganu. He won the league with the Sailors for the 2021 season.
Faris’ 2022 campaign begun on a sour note as he missed out on the first game against Hougang United due to contracting COVID 19. It was only until the Sailors’ 10th league match when manager Kim Do-Hoon gave Faris his first start of the season in the league. He scored his first goal of the season against Balestier Khalsa in June 2022 but remained largely used as a substitute until Kim left the club in August. His successor, Luka Lalic, also used Faris as a substitute in his first two games, in which Faris bagged 2 assists apiece. Faris managed to make the starting lineup in the next game against Hougang United, in which he scored 2 goals in a 9-4 thrashing. However, as the Sailors suffered a massive dip in form in the closing stages of the season, Faris, too, struggled badly, missing several crucial chances. In the penultimate round of the league, he was told that he would be leaving the Sailors next season. Faris managed to score a brace against Young Lions on the final day of the SPL 2022, ending off his 2022 league campaign with the Sailors with just 5 goals.
The Sailors remained sinking in the domestic cup tournament. While Faris did well to score in the first cup match against Balestier Khalsa, the Sailors were knocked out at the group stage after a defeat against Albirex Niigata. Faris ended off his LCS journey with a marvellous goal with his weak foot against Borussia Dortmund in a friendly match - a farewell goal of sorts. [17]
Tampines Rovers
Faris signed for Tampines at the beginning of 2023. In his first 4 games with Tampines, he have been in the starting 11 and have scored a goal in each of the consecutive four matches.
International career
Faris made his first international debut on 9 September 2014 against Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 17 November 2014 at the Yishun Stadium. By early March 2017, he had garnered 29 caps for Singapore.[9]
In the 2016 AYA Bank Cup and the 2019 AIRMARINE Cup, Faris scored the only goal in both game against Myanmar and causeway rivals, Malaysia which see Singapore advancing to the final of the cup respectively.
In the 2020 AFF Championship, Faris made the front page for his stoppage-time penalty miss. Had Faris scored, Singapore would have defeated Indonesia and move on to the finals. However, the penalty miss ultimately caused 9-man Singapore to fall 4-2 to Indonesia after extra time, which caused some frustration amongst Singaporeans.
On 26 March 2023, Faris earned his 75th cap for Singapore against Macau at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium.
In the 2022 AFF Championship, Faris failed to score despite two good opportunities against Laos, causing much widespread criticism for his playing style. While he managed to register his first goal of the tournament against Malaysia, Singapore would still go down 4-1.
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.[18]
Selangor Selection squad
As a player of PKNS in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season, Faris was selected as part of the Selangor Selection squad for the 2018 Sultan of Selangor's Cup that was held at the Shah Alam Stadium. He came on as a substitute for his PKNS teammate, Zac Anderson on the 60th minute. Selangor eventually won the match 1-1 (5-3) on penalties after he scored the winning penalty.
Early life and education
Faris studied in Loyang Primary School and Loyang Secondary School.[19][20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 Apr 2023. 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| LionsXII | 2013[21] | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2014[22] | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2015[23] | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 30 | 11 | ||
| Total | 59 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 18 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
| Home United | 2016 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 20 | |
| Total | 38 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 25 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| PKNS | 2018 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 29 | 9 | |
| Total | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| Perlis | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
| Hougang United | 2019 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 17 | |
| Total | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League |
Malaysia FA Cup |
Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| Terengganu FA | 2020 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
| Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| Total | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 8 | |
| Tampines Rovers | 2023 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
| Career total | 257 | 74 | 26 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 326 | 99 | |
International
International goals
- As of match played 5 September 2019. Singapore score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ramli goal.[24]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2014 | Yishun Stadium, Yishun, Singapore | 9 |  Cambodia | 2–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 March 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 14 |  Guam | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | 13 October 2015 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 18 | Cambodia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 3 June 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | 20 |  Myanmar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2016 AYA Bank Cup |
| 5 | 5 October 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 34 |  Qatar | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 6 | 21 November 2018 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 44 |  Timor-Leste | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2018 AFF Championship |
| 7 | 20 March 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia | 46 |  Malaysia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 AIRMARINE Cup |
| 8 | 8 June 2019 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 48 |  Solomon Islands | 1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 9 | 5 September 2019 | 50 |  Yemen | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 8 December 2021 | 61 |  Philippines | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2020 AFF Championship | |
| 11 | 3 January 2023 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia | 73 | Malaysia | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2022 AFF Championship |
U22 International goals
- Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[25]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 July 2012 | Kaharudin Stadium, Pekanbaru, Indonesia |  Macau | 3–0 | 3-0 | 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification |
| 2. | 17 September 2014 | Hwaseong Stadium, Gyeonggi, South Korea |  Oman | 2–3 | 3-3 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 3. | 4 June 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Myanmar | 1–1 | 1-2 | 2015 Southeast Asian Games |
| 4. | 8 June 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Cambodia | 2–0 | 3-1 | 2015 Southeast Asian Games |
| 5. | 5 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Brunei | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
| 6. | 5–0 |
Honours
LionsXII
- Malaysia Super League: 2013
- FA Cup Malaysia: 2015
Lion City Sailors
- Singapore Premier League: 2021
- Singapore Community Shield: 2022
Individual
- Malaysia Super League: Best Asean Player of the Year: 2018
- Singapore Premier League Player of the Year: 2019[26]
- Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2019
- Singapore Premier League Player of the Month: February/March 2023
References
- ↑ "U23 Young Lions". FAS. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ "Faris Ramli". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ Tan, Kenneth (8 February 2014). "Faris set sights on year-end AFF Cup | Lions XII Official Web Site". Lions XII Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Five of the best to represent Singapore in NIKE THE CHANCE Regional Finals | The Football Association of Singapore". The Football Association of Singapore. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Faris to return after Nike run ends". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Why I signed for Home United: Faris". The New Paper. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Faris Ramli joins Home United". The New Paper. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ hermes (7 October 2016). "Quak, Faris eager to wing their way to regional honours". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Singapore winger Faris Ramli eyes S.League title and Asian Cup glory". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Osman, Shamir (22 December 2015). "Faris Ramli joins Home United | The New Paper". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Warriors FC vs Home United: In-form rivals meet in Uniformed Derby". FourFourTwo. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Ramesh, Akshay. "Exclusive: Home United can reach the final of AFC Cup 2017, says coach Aidil Sharin". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "FFT'S S.League XI of 2017: Who makes the cut?". FourFourTwo. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "Singapore's Faris Ramli impressing in week-long Melaka United trial". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "Singapore star Faris Ramli leaves Home United to join MSL side PKNS". ESPN FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ↑ "Was Faris Ramli the brightest ASEAN spark in MSL?". FourFourTwo. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Football: Malen brace lights up packed Jalan Besar Stadium as Dortmund beat Lion City Sailors 7-2". The Straits Times. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR'S CUP REVEALED - The Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ↑ "Faris has a point to prove". Today. 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Keeping the memory of his brother alive". ActiveSG. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ "Faris Ramli 2014 season". Football Malaysia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ Faris Ramli at Soccerway
- ↑ "Quak, Gabriel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- ↑ "Faris Ramli named SPL Player of the Year as FAS Nite 2019 recognises season's best - Football Association of Singapore".
External links
- Faris Ramli at Soccerway