Shariff Abdul Samat
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Shariff Abdul Samat, is a Singapore
an footballer
for S.League
side, Hougang United FC. He is the son of the former Singaporean international footballer, Samat Allapitchay.
He is a natural centre back.
As for the current S-League season, he is the team Captain for Hougang United FC.
clubs Sembawang Rangers FC
, Young Lions
and Tampines Rovers FC
.
He was brought into the Tampines Rovers squad from the Young Lions
after a stint with Sembawang Rangers FC
, largely as a back-up player for the 2007/2008 highlighting season. However, due to fellow team-mate Sead Muratovic
's failure to pass the annual fitness test, he became a major part of the first team's fixture in the S-League. He then join Home United FC
in 2010.
He is also known as a hot-tempered player, and was once handed out an eight-month ban by the Football Association of Singapore
for throwing a punch at a Geylang United FC
player, Peter Bennett
in a S-League match when he was a Sembawang Rangers FC
player.
in the national team when he retires. However, although he has been called up for every match since June 2007, he has not played a single game for the national team.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
for S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
side, Hougang United FC. He is the son of the former Singaporean international footballer, Samat Allapitchay.
He is a natural centre back.
As for the current S-League season, he is the team Captain for Hougang United FC.
Club career
He has previously played for S.LeagueS.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
clubs Sembawang Rangers FC
Sembawang Rangers FC
Sembawang Rangers Football Club was a football club in Singapore, based in Yishun. The club is also referred to among supporters as the "Stallions"....
, Young Lions
Young Lions (Singapore football team)
The Courts Young Lions are an under-23 football team from Singapore. Most of the members of the squad are players from Singapore's national under-23 team. The team comes under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore , but is managed as a football club and has competed in...
and Tampines Rovers FC
Tampines Rovers FC
Tampines Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that play in the S.League. Founded in 1945, they have won the national league championship five times, the Singapore Cup thrice and the ASEAN Club Championship once...
.
He was brought into the Tampines Rovers squad from the Young Lions
Young Lions (Singapore football team)
The Courts Young Lions are an under-23 football team from Singapore. Most of the members of the squad are players from Singapore's national under-23 team. The team comes under the direct control of the Football Association of Singapore , but is managed as a football club and has competed in...
after a stint with Sembawang Rangers FC
Sembawang Rangers FC
Sembawang Rangers Football Club was a football club in Singapore, based in Yishun. The club is also referred to among supporters as the "Stallions"....
, largely as a back-up player for the 2007/2008 highlighting season. However, due to fellow team-mate Sead Muratovic
Sead Muratovic
Sead Muratović is a retired Serbian footballer who last played for Tampines Rovers in the S. League...
's failure to pass the annual fitness test, he became a major part of the first team's fixture in the S-League. He then join Home United FC
Home United FC
Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...
in 2010.
He is also known as a hot-tempered player, and was once handed out an eight-month ban by the Football Association of Singapore
Football Association of Singapore
The Football Association of Singapore is the governing body of football in Singapore. It was founded in 1952. Prior to that, the Singapore Amateur Football Association, founded in 1892, was the governing body for football in Singapore...
for throwing a punch at a Geylang United FC
Geylang United FC
Geylang United Football Club is a professional football club from Singapore, currently playing in the S.League. The club is based in Bedok and their home ground is Bedok Stadium. Their mascot is an eagle, and hence the team is also known as "the Eagles"....
player, Peter Bennett
Peter Bennett
Peter Bennett is a self made musical promoter. Born Pietro Benedetto, he was raised in The Bronx, New York.Following the death of Brian Epstein in 1967, he was hired as promotional manager for The Beatles and Apple Corps...
in a S-League match when he was a Sembawang Rangers FC
Sembawang Rangers FC
Sembawang Rangers Football Club was a football club in Singapore, based in Yishun. The club is also referred to among supporters as the "Stallions"....
player.
International career
He first earned an international call-up for the games against North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia and UAE. He looks set to become the prime replacement for fellow central defender, Aide IskandarAide Iskandar
Aide Iskandar is a professional soccer player who plays for Sengkang Punggol and was once the captain of the Singapore national football team, which he led to consecutive Tiger Cup wins in 2005 and 2007...
in the national team when he retires. However, although he has been called up for every match since June 2007, he has not played a single game for the national team.
External links
- http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=24439
- http://data2.7m.cn/Player_Data/57857/en/index.shtml
- http://www.soccerway.com/players/shariff-abdul-samat/29752/