Amirul Adli

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Azmi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amirul Adli.
Amirul Adli
Amirul playing for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Amirul Adli bin Azmi[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Tampines Rovers
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2014 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Young Lions 86 (1)
2018–2020 Tampines Rovers 82 (7)
2021–2022 Lion City Sailors 42 (0)
2023 Geylang International 18 (1)
2024– Tampines Rovers
International career‡
2014–2018 Singapore U23 10 (0)
2014– Singapore 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Muhammad Amirul Adli bin Azmi (born 13 January 1996) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a full-back or a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Young Lions

In 2014, Amirul was promoted from the National Football Academy to S.League club, Young Lions. He make his professional career debut in a league match against Balestier Khalsa on 23 February 2014.

On 31 July 2015, Amirul received his first career red card after picking up double yellow card in a league match against DPMM.

Amirul scored his first career goal on 2 July 2017 in a 2–1 lost against Geylang International.

Tampines Rovers

After four seasons playing with Young Lions, on 1 December 2017, Amirul was snatched up by Tampines Rovers for the newly revamp 2018 Singapore Premier League season.

Lion City Sailors

On 21 January 2021, Amirul joined newly privatised club, Lion City Sailors in which he helped them to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League in his debut season and also the 2022 Singapore Community Shield. At the end of the season, He was being linked to Malaysia Super League clubs, Terengganu, Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan was reported to be interested in the player but nothing materialised.

Geylang International

On 20 February 2023, Amirul joined Geylang International as a free agent. On 27 May 2023, he scored his first goal for against his former club, Young Lions.

Return to Tampines Rovers

On 26 January 2024, Amirul rejoined his former club, Tampines Rovers ahead of the 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season.

International career

Amirul was first called up to the Singapore national team against Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong in 2014.[3] He made his international debut against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014, replacing Afiq Yunos in the 46th minute.[4] He got his second cap in a 2–0 win against Laos on 13 November 2014, replacing Baihakki Khaizan in the 87th minute.[5] He then got his third cap a few days later against Cambodia in a 4–2 on 17 November 2014, replacing Safuwan Baharudin in the 90th minute.[6]

Amirul first major senior tournament was the 2014 AFF Championship, making him the youngest player in the national team at age 18.[7] His fourth cap came in the Singapore'a last match of the 2014 AFF Championship against Malaysia replacing Shahfiq Ghani in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 loss to Singapore and was Amirul's first international loss with the national team.[8] He got a couple of call ups in 2015 but did not feature for the team in that year.

Amirul was part of the 2018 AFF Championship, 2020 AFF Championship and 2022 AFF Championship squad.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 Sept 2023. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup League Cup
Charity Shield 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2014 22 0 0 0 0 0 — 22 0
2015 25 0 0 0 0 0 — 25 0
2016 16 0 1 0 - - — 17 0
2017 22 1 0 0 0 0 — 22 1
Total 85 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 86 1
Tampines Rovers 2018 23 4 2 0 0 0 6 0 31 4
2019 23 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 34 2
2020 12 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 17 1
Total 58 6 7 1 1 0 16 0 82 7
Lion City Sailors 2021 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2022 26 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 33 0
Total 42 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 49 0
Geylang International 2023 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
Career total 203 8 9 1 1 0 22 0 235 9
  • Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Singapore
2014 4 0
2019 7 0
2021 3 0
Total 14 0

International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 6 September 2014 Hougang Stadium, Hougang, Singapore  Papua New Guinea 2–1 (won) Friendly
2 13 November 2014 Yishun Stadium, Yishun, Singapore  Laos 2–0 (won) Friendly
3 17 November 2014 Yishun Stadium, Yishun, Singapore  Cambodia 4–2 (won) Friendly
4 29 November 2014 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Malaysia 1–3 (lost) 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
5 20 March 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1-0 (won) Friendly
6 23 March 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Oman 1-1 (draw) Friendly
7 8 June 2019 Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore  Solomon Islands 4-3 (won) Friendly
8 11 June 2019 Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore  Myanmar 1-2 (lost) Friendly
9 10 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Palestine 2-1 (won) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
10 5 October 2019 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 0-0 (draw) Friendly
11 14 November 2019 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 0-2 (lost) Friendly
12 18 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 0-2(lost) 2020 AFF Championship
13 22 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Indonesia 1-1(draw) 2020 AFF Championship
14 25 December 2021 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Indonesia 4-2(lost) 2020 AFF Championship
17 1 June 2022 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Kuwait 0–2 (lost) Friendly
18 8 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 1–2 (lost) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19 14 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Myanmar 6–2 (won) 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
20 21 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Vietnam 0-4 (lost) 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
21 24 Sept 2022 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  India 1–1 (draw) 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
22 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–1 (draw) Friendly
23 16 June 2023 National Stadium, Singapore  Papua New Guinea 2-2 Friendly

U22 International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 9 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore  India 0-1 (lost) Friendly
2 12 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore  India 1-0 (won) Friendly
3 14 August 2017 MP Selayang Stadium, Malaysia  Myanmar 0-2 (lost) 2017 Southeast Asian Games
4 16 August 2017 MP Selayang Stadium, Malaysia  Malaysia 1-2 (lost) 2017 Southeast Asian Games
5 18 August 2017 MP Selayang Stadium, Malaysia  Laos 2-0 (won) 2017 Southeast Asian Games
6 23 August 2017 MP Selayang Stadium, Malaysia  Brunei 1-0 (won) 2017 Southeast Asian Games
7 21 March 2018 National Stadium, Singapore  Indonesia 0-3 (lost) Friendly
8 20 June 2018 National Stadium, Singapore  Myanmar 0-2 (lost) Friendly

U19 International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 9 September 2013 Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia  East Timor 1-1 (draw) 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
2 13 September 2013 Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia  Laos 2-0 (won) 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
3 17 September 2013 Petrokimia Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Cambodia 2-3 (lost) 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
4 4 August 2017 Hartfield Park, Australia  Australia 0-4 (lost) Friendly[9]
Singapore national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 4 0
2019 4 0
Total 2 0

Statistics accurate as of match played November 2015

Others

Singapore squad

He was selected in the Singapore national squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.

Honours

Club

Tampines Rovers

Lion City Sailors

References

  1. ^ "Announcement of squad for AFF Suzuki Cup 2014". Football Association of Singapore. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
  3. ^ "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "International debut". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Second cap". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Third cap". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Suzuki Cup 2014". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Fourth cap and first loss". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Squad vs OZ u20". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.


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