Faritz Abdul Hameed

Faritz Hameed
Faritz warming up before a 2014 MSL game
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Faritz bin Abdul Hameed[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) centre-back, full-back
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Young Lions 75 (1)
2013–2015 LionsXII 32 (0)
2016–2017 Geylang International 36 (2)
2018–2019 Home United 18 (2)
2020–2022 Tanjong Pagar United 56 (2)
International career
2013–2022 Singapore 33 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2009 Football
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Mohammed Faritz bin Abdul Hameed (born 16 January 1990) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played as a centre-back or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Faritz began his career with Young Lions in the S.League in 2009, playing four seasons for the club.

In January 2013, he was named in the LionsXII squad for the 2013 Malaysia Super League.[2][3] He made his debut and first start in a MSL match against ATM on 9 January 2013. Faritz played a further 15 games at the right side of defence as LionsXII finished league winners.[citation needed]

In January 2016, it was announced that Faritz would join Geylang International for the 2016 S.League campaign after the LionsXII was disbanded in 2015.[citation needed]

Faritz joined Tanjong Pagar United FC in 2021 for the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.[4]

International career

Faritz was in the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2009 and 2013 Southeast Asian Games.[citation needed] Faritz made his senior team debut in a friendly match against Myanmar on 6 June 2013.[5] He assisted Khairul Amri's opening goal with a cross from the right flank.[6]

In 2014, Faritz was not selected for the 2014 AFF Championship due to a knee injury.[7]


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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 Jul 22. 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 2009 23 1 - - - - 23 1
2010 20 0 3 0 - - 23 0
2011 8 0 8 0
2012 24 0 4 1 28 1
Total 75 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 82 2
Club Season Malaysia
Super League
Malaysia
FA Cup
Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[9] 16 0 1 0 7 0 24 0
2014[10] 16 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
2015 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
Total 32 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 42 0
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup
Asia Total
Geylang International 2016 22 2 3 1 0 0 25 3
2017 22 1 1 0 4 0 27 1
Total 44 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 52 4
Home United 2018 18 2 4 1 0 0 11 2 33 5
2019 17 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 26 1
Total 35 3 6 1 0 0 18 2 59 6
Tanjong Pagar United 2020 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2021 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2022 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2
Total 56 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 2
Career total 221 8 14 2 15 1 11 2 261 13
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and AFF youth competitions.

Honours

Club

Young Lions

  • RHB Cup: 2011

LionsXII

  • Malaysia Super League: 2013
  • Malaysia FA Cup: 2015

Geylang International

  • Plate League Cup Champions: 2016

International

Singapore

References

  1. ^ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "LionsXII 2013 unveiled". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "The football path leads nowhere, lot of things to change in Singapore football says former Lions defender Faritz Hameed". TMSG. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Faritz: My hard work has paid off". Goal. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Lions take good first step". The Straits Times. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ Lee, David (19 August 2015). "Defender Faritz's return to form a big boost for LionsXII". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  8. ^ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  9. ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  10. ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.