Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain (born 12 May 1986) is a Singaporean former footballer who played for the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore national team as a left-back.
Club career Shaiful has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions, Singapore Armed Forces and LionsXII. Shaiful played in the AFC Champions League during his time with the warriors. He has a cultured left foot and is deadly from set pieces and dead ball situations having scored countless goals from long range and free kicks. He is the regular taker of the corner kick and free kick for his club and country. He then later went on to sign for Tampines Rovers in 2013 till 2015 and Warriors in 2016.
Shaiful retired from football in 2017 thus ending his 13 years career as a footballer.
International career He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand that won a bronze medal.
He made his debut for the Singapore against Vietnam in the 2nd leg of the quarter-final round of the Suzuki Cup.
Shaiful has also been a goal threat for oppositions with his accurate free kicks and his delivery from corners which had helped a goal-shy Singapore in their 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup attempt.
Personal life After retiring from football, Shaiful currently works as a WSH Professional in MCC Singapore.
Career statistics Club
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Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International goals Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 7 October 2011 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 1–0 2–0 Friendly2 4 June 2013 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 2–0 2–0 Friendly3 27 November 2014 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 1–0 4–2 2014 AFF Championship4 6 June 2015 Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Jurong West, Singapore 2–0 2–0 Friendly
Honours
Club
Singapore Armed Forces S.League: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Singapore Cup: 2007, 2008
Tampines Rovers FC S.League: 2013
International Singapore AFF Championship: 2012 Southeast Asian Games: Bronze Medal - 2007, 2009
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20090324203005/http://data2.7m.cn/Player_data/48152/en/index.shtml
http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/108466/myanmar-vs-singapore/report