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.
 Faritz warming up before a 2014 MSL game | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammed Faritz bin Abdul Hameed[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editFaritz 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
editFaritz 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
editSingapore Selection Squad
editHe 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
editClub
edit- 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 | |||||
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| 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 | |
Honours
editClub
editYoung Lions
- RHB Cup: 2011
LionsXII
- Malaysia Super League: 2013
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2015
Geylang International
- Plate League Cup Champions: 2016
International
editSingapore
- Southeast Asian Games: 2009 (bronze)
- Southeast Asian Games: 2013 (bronze)
References
edit- ^ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII 2013 unveiled". LionsXII official website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "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) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Faritz: My hard work has paid off". Goal. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Lions take good first step". The Straits Times. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016.
- ^ Lee, David (19 August 2015). "Defender Faritz's return to form a big boost for LionsXII". The New Paper. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.