Mohamad Taufik bin Suparno (born 31 October 1995) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a winger or a striker for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United and the Singapore national team.
Club career
Tampines Rovers
Taufik began his club career with S.League club Tampines Rovers in 2014. However, he made only one appearance for the club on 18 October 2014 against Balestier Khalsa.
Young Lions In 2015, Taufik signed for Young Lions and extended his contract up to 2017 when he rejoined his first club Tampines .
Returned to Tampines Rovers In August 2018, Taufik returned to Tampines Rovers midway throughout the 2018 season. On 13 August 2018, he played his first match since his returned to the club in a league match against Hougang United.
On 8 March 2019, he scored his first goal and also recorded an assist in a 5–1 win against Home United.
The 2021 Singapore Premier League season saw Taufik appearing in 21 matches but only made the starting line-up thrice and scored on six occasions. He suffered an injury midway in the season which he didn't appeared in all of the club 2021 AFC Champions League group stage matches.
Taufik enjoyed a superb start to the 2022 season, scoring 3 goals in his first 3 appearances, earning a call-up to the Singapore national team. Taufik ended the 2022 season as the 3rd highest local goalscorer with 12 goals in 27 games for the stags.
On 17 May 2024, Taufik came on as a substitution in the Eastern Derby against Geylang International where his team was losing 4–2 in which he scored two goals in the 82nd and 84th minute to rescued his team to a 4–4 draw.
International career Taufik was first called up to the Singapore national team in 2015 by head coach Bernd Stange for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Japan and Syria on 12 and 17 October 2015 respectively. However, Taufik did not get a chance to make his international debut for both matches.
Taufik made his full debut for Singapore on 26 March 2022, in a 2–1 win against Malaysia at the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.
Taufik got called up again for Singapore in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifications fixtures. He was on the starting line up against Kyrgyzstan.
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.
Javanese Ancestry He also has Javanese ancestry inherited from his father.
Career statistics Club . Caps and goals may not be correct. Career caps and goals does not include 2016 S.League statistics.
ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingaporeLeague CupAsiaTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTampines Rovers201410----—10Total1000000010Young Lions201562----—622016000000—0020172020000—202Total264000000264Tampines Rovers20184010-- --5020192436100 6037420201230010 30163202120600000020620222712630020351520231920000001922024–252766000603962025–261503010101291Total147322242025119737Tanjong Pagar United2026–270000000000Total0000000000Career Total175362242025122441 Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSingapore202250202310Total60
Honours
Club Tampines Rovers
Singapore Cup: 2019 Singapore Community Shield: 2020, 2025
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