Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain (born 12 May 1986) is a retired professional football player who played for the S.League and the Singapore national team as a left-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain.[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back/Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Young Lions | 20 | (1) |
| 2005–2011 | Singapore Armed Forces | 107 | (8) |
| 2012 | LionsXII | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Tampines Rovers | 53 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Warriors | 25 | (2) |
| 2018-2020 | Commonwealth Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
| 2021- | Warwick Knights | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (15) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2015 | Singapore | 54 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 29 November 2014 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Shaiful has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions, Singapore Armed Forces and LionsXII. Shaiful played in the AFC Champions League during his time with the warriors. He has a cultured left foot and is deadly from set pieces and dead ball situations having scored countless goals from long range and free kicks.He is the regular taker of the corner kick and free kick for his club and country. He then later went on to sign for Tampines Rovers in 2013 till 2015 and Warriors in 2016.
Shaiful retired from football in 2017 thus ending his 13 years career as a footballer.
International career
He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand that won a bronze medal.
He made his debut for the Singapore against Vietnam in the 2nd leg of the quarter-final round of the Suzuki Cup.
Shaiful has also been a goal threat for oppositions with his accurate free kicks and his delivery from corners which had helped a goal-shy Singapore in their 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup attempt.
Personal life
After retiring from football, Shaiful currently works as safety co-ordinator in Kimly construction, Singapore.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played November 2016. 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 | 2004 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 2005 | 03 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | |
| 2006 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | ||
| 2007 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | ||
| 2008 | ?? | 2 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 5 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| LionsXII | 2012[2] | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| Tampines Rovers | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 3 | |
| Warriors | 2016 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Warwick Knights | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 158 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 199 | 14 | |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International goals
- Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2011 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Philippines | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4 June 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Myanmar | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 27 November 2014 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Myanmar | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 AFF Championship |
| 4 | 6 June 2015 | Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Jurong West, Singapore |  Brunei | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Singapore Armed Forces
- S.League: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Singapore Cup: 2007, 2008
- Tampines Rovers FC
- S.League: 2013
International
Singapore
- AFF Championship: 2012
- Southeast Asian Games: Bronze Medal - 2007, 2009
References
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090324203005/http://data2.7m.cn/Player_data/48152/en/index.shtml
- Shaiful Esah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shaiful Esah at Soccerway
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- http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/108466/myanmar-vs-singapore/report