Shahfiq Ghani


Muhammad Shahfiq bin Ghani is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Hougang United in the Singapore Premier League. Shahfiq is known as a free kick specialist.

Club career

Young Lions

Shahfiq began his club career with S.League club Young Lions 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 squad in 2013. He contributed with 5 goals in 13 MSL matches as LionsXII won the 2013 Malaysia Super League. He drew criticism from head coach V. Sundramoorthy for his dismissal for slapping Sarawak's Muamer Salibašić in a Malaysia Cup match on 24 August 2013.
A spinal injury threatened to rule Shahfiq out for the start of the 2014 season. He missed the Charity Cup match against Pahang and the Malaysia FA Cup match against DRB-Hicom, returning as a 74th-minute substitute against Selangor on 25 January. In total, he spent only 77 minutes on the pitch for his club in 2014.
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 squad, where he scored 5 goals in 22 league appearance for his club.

Geylang International

In 2016, it was announced that Shahfiq would be joining Geylang International at the start of the 2016 S.League season on a 2 year contract. However, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during pre-season training and was ruled out for 6 months. 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. He marked his return from injury by scoring a goal for his club in a friendly match against the Cambodia national football team and laying off an assist for a last gasp goal in a 2-1 victory over Balestier Khalsa 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. 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.
Shahfiq scored his first goal of the 2017 S.League season in a 2-0 win over Brunei DPMM FC while also winning another penalty which teammate Víctor Coto converted.

Hougang United

After being rumoured to join UKM F.C. in Malaysia, Shahfiq signed for Hougang United in 2018.

International career

Shahfiq was part of the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.
He earned his first senior international cap in a friendly match against Hong Kong on 15 August 2012. His first international goal came against China in a friendly match in 2013.

Personal life

Shahfiq graduated from the Singapore Sports School in 2008.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct.
International goals
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 2013TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin, China1–16–1Friendly

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

U23 International goals

Honours

Club

LionsXII
Singapore