Irwan Shah
Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail (born 2 November 1988), more commonly known as Irwan Shah, is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a full-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. Mainly a full-back, Irwan has also been positioned as a central-midfielder, and occasionally as a centre-back when needed.
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Full name | Muhammad Irwan Shah bin Arismail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | full-back,centre back, central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Hougang United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
–2011 | Young Lions | 71 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | LionsXII | 38 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Warriors | 66 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2022 | Tampines Rovers | 201 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Hougang United | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2010– | Singapore | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019 |
Irwan Shah is the first Singaporean player to win the AFF Championship, Malaysian Super League, and S. League in 3 consecutive seasons (2012–2014).
Club career
LionsXII
Irwan helped LionsXII in making history as the first foreign club to win the 2013 Malaysia Super League.
Warriors
Irwah left LionsXII to join Warriors in 2014 which he helped the club to win the 2014 S.League in his first season.
Tampines Rovers
Irwan scored his first goal for Tampines Rovers in a friendly match against Terengganu FA on 14 January 2017. He was also included in the 2019 Singapore Premier League Team of the Year. On 2 November 2019, Irwan scored in the 2019 Singapore Cup Final helping the club to clinch the trophy.
Hougang United
After 6 years at Tampines, He joined Hougang United in 2023.
Honours
Club statistics
- As of 16 March 2022[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Young Lions FC | 2009 | S.League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2010 | S.League | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2011 | S.League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Total | 62 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
LionsXII | 2012 | Malaysia Super League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
2013 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
Warriors FC | 2014 | S.League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
2015 | S.League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Tampines Rovers | 2016 | S.League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
2017 | S.League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
2018 | Singapore Premier League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2019 | Singapore Premier League | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
2020 | Singapore Premier League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
2021 | Singapore Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
2022 | Singapore Premier League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
Total | 141 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 191 | 10 | ||
Hougang United | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Career total | 309 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 382 | 10 |
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 24 August 2019.
References
- Irwan Shah at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190508/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/shaiful-my-biggest-enemy-also-my-motivation
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120204212716/http://www.lionsxii.sg/player/profile/id/5