Introduction
Mohamad Shaiful bin Esah Nain (born 12 May 1986) is a professional football player who plays for Warriors in the S.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.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played November 2016. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2004 | 20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Singapore Armed Forces | 2005 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | |
| 2006 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | ||
| 2007 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | ?? | ||
| 2008 | ?? | 2 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | — | ?? | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 5 | |
| Club | Season | Malaysia Super League | Malaysia FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| LionsXII | 2012 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
| Tampines Rovers | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 3 | |
| Warriors | 2016 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 158 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 199 | 14 | |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International goals
- As of November 2014
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Myanmar | 0-2 | 0-2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 November 2014 | National Stadium, Singapore, Kallang, Singapore | Myanmar | 1-0 | 4-2 | 2014 AFF Championship |
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