Khairul Nizam

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohammad Kamal is patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name: Muhammad Khairul Nizam.
Khairul Nizam
Khairul Nizam playing for LionsXII in 2013
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Kamal[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 GDT Circuit FC
Number 9
Youth career
Home United U-16
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Young Lions 48 (13)
2012–2015 LionsXII 20 (3)
2016–2017 Home United 30 (12)
2018–2019 Warriors FC 16 (3)
2020 Geylang International 9 (4)
2021 Hougang United 6 (0)
2022 Tanjong Pagar United 16 (5)
2023- GDT Circuit FC
International career‡
2010– Singapore 24 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2009 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 Dec 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019

Mohammad Khairul Nizam bin Mohammad Kamal (born 25 June 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC. He is the younger brother of Khairul Amri who's also a professional footballer currently playing as striker or winger for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United F.C.

He was first spotted when he was playing for his alma mater Serangoon Secondary School where he won the Golden Boot Award in the 2007 National ‘B’ Division Football Championship, scoring all of his nine goals from open play.[3] He went on to represent an adidas squad from Singapore that played in a regional football tournament in Hong Kong later that year.[4]

Club career

Young Lions

Nizam began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2009. He was one of the Young Lions players involved in an on-pitch fight with Beijing Guoan Talent players in their S.League match on 7 September 2010. He was charged by the Football Association of Singapore for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute; he was banned for eight months and fined S$2,000 for his part in the brawl.[5]

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Nizam was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League.

A catalogue of injuries over three years limited him to just 20 games between 2012 and 2014. 2015 would prove to be a better year as Nizam featured 14 times in the Malaysian Super League for the LionsXII and scored three goals.[6]

Home United

In 2016, Nizam signed for Home United. He scored his first goal for Home United on his debut in the opening match of the 2016 season against Warriors in the Uniform Derby. However, injuries continued to curtail his career, with Nizam having gone through three knee surgeries since 2012 to repair his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus. Nizam was eventually ruled out of the year end 2016 AFF Championship for the national team.[7]

He scored his first goal for the 2017 S.League season in a 6-1 dismantling of Garena Young Lions in Home's first league game of the season.[8] Subsequently, in just three starts and two substitute appearances at the start of 2017 for Home, he has racked up a goal and four assists, which led to a national recall.[7] In total, he racked up 8 goals in all competitions for the protectors in 2017.[9]

Warriors FC

For the 2018 S.League season, Nizam moved to Warriors FC after rejecting a contract extension at Home United.[9]

After Tanjong Pagar United

Nizam signed for Island Wide League club GDT Circuit FC for the 2023 Island Wide League season.

International career

Nizam was first called up to the Singapore senior squad in 2009 but did not feature against Thailand. He made his first international debut in a friendly match against Poland on 23 January 2010, replacing Faris Ramli in the 46th minute. Although earmarked as Singapore's next big thing, he has yet to find the back of the net for the Lions after 16 appearances.[7][10] In his next two games for the Lions, against Afghanistan and Bahrain, Nizam found himself with opportunities to score in both games but somehow managed to miss them, leaving him still waiting to open his account after 18 caps.[11][12][13]

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

Nizam was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 Oct 2021. Caps and goals may be incorrect.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2009 20 5 2 0 - - — 20 5
2010 23 6 — 1 0 — 24 6
2011 5 2 — 0 0 — 5 2
Total 48 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 49 13
Club Season Malaysia
Super League 		Malaysia
FA Cup 		Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[15] 15 2 2 0 0 0 — 17 2
2013[16] 3 1 0 0 1 0 — 4 1
2014[17] 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2015 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? — ?? ??
Total 20 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 23 3
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Home United 2016 19 5 3 2 0 0 — 22 7
2017 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 2
Total 22 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 30 9
Warriors FC 2018 6 3 2 0 0 0 — 8 3
2019 10 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 15 4
Total 16 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 23 7
Geylang International 2020 9 4 0 0 0 0 — 9 4
Total 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
Hougang United 2021 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Tanjong Pagar United 2022 16 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 5
Total 16 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 5
Career total 137 34 16 6 2 0 0 0 158 41
  • 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.

Personal life

Khairul Nizam is the younger brother of forward Khairul Amri, and both have previously played alongside each other at LionsXII.[18]

Honours

Club

LionsXII

References

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  4. ^ "Footballer Khairul Nizam, 17, scores for Young Lions against full national squad". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Young Lions, Beijing Guoan players banned, fined". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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  14. ^ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR'S CUP REVEALED - The Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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