Hyrulnizam Juma'at


Hyrulnizam Juma'at is a Singaporean footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata Singapore and the Singapore national football team. Hyrulnizam started his professional footballing career with S.League club Young Lions, and has played as a goalkeeper for the entirety of his career.

Career

SAFFC

Hyrulnizam began his footballing career as part of the youth setup of SAFFC.

Young Lions

He eventually chose to sign for Young Lions in 2006.

Back to SAFFC

At the end of 2009, Hyrulnizam rejoined his boyhood club, Warriors FC. On 23 March 2010, Hyrulnizam made his Asian Champions League debut, coming on for Shahril Jantan in the 89th minute, keeping a clean sheet as well as two saves.

LionsXII

In 2012, he played for Malaysia Super League club LionsXII for a season before reuniting with Warriors FC once again in 2013. During his time with the LionsXII, he played second fiddle to Izwan Mahbud. He, however, grabbed his chances with both hands when Izwan was out injured, conceding only one goal in three games.

Warriors FC

Following his departure from the LionsXII, Hyrulnizam once again joined Warriors FC, replacing the outgoing Sharil Jantan.

Tampines Rovers

After the 2013 S.League season, Hyrulnizam signed for Tampines Rovers FC. His impressive performance during his stint with Tampines Rover FC led to him being nominated by on 24 February 2014 as its Southeast Asia Player of the Week. Although Hyrulnizam was the first choice goalkeeper at a club for the first time in his career, he only managed a total of 19 appearances for the Stags in total due to a fibromotasis tumour on his right glute.

Home United

After a bright spell at Tampines Rover FC, he switched clubs once again, joining rivals Home United. He was retained for the 2016 S.League season.

Re-signing for Warriors FC

Hyrulnizam re-signed for boyhood club Warriors FC once again for the 2017 S.League season.

International career

Hyrulnizam has represented Singapore's U23 side in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, playing a total of 4 games during the competition, helping the team to a bronze medal.
On 1 June 2012, Hyrulnizam made his senior international debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly match against Hong Kong. The match ended 1-0 in a Hong Kong victory. Following his international debut, he served as back-up to compatriots Hassan Sunny and Izwan Mahbud as the 3rd choice national goalkeeper. Hyrulnizam was called up during the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification in Qatar, the 2012 AFF Championship, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

Hyrulnizam is currently studying at Republic Polytechnic and has stated that Petr Čech is his sporting hero.

Honours

International

Singapore Under-23