Zulkiffli Hassim

Zulkiffli Hassim (born 26 March 1986) is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays for Yishun Sentek Mariners. He plays as a forward.

Zulkiffli Hassim

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Zulkiffli bin Hassim[1]
Date of birth	(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Tanjong Pagar United
Number	24
Youth career
2007	Woodlands Wellington
2009	Gombak United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Gombak United	57	(7)
2012–2016	Balestier Khalsa	76	(13)
2017	Yishun Sentek Mariners
2019	Warriors F.C.	9	(2)
2020	Tanjong Pagar United	8	(0)
2022–	Yishun Sentek Mariners
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Career

Gombak United

Zulkiffli played for Woodlands Wellington and Gombak United reserve teams in the Prime League in his early days. In late 2009, Zulkiffli was called up to play for the Bulls' first team in the S.League and became a regular in 2010 and 2011.

Balestier Khalsa

However, as Gombak United had plans to sit out of the S.League from 2013 onwards due to lack of financial resources,^[2] Zulkiffli joined Balestier Khalsa in 2012 and has remained with the Tigers since then.

Zulkiffli suffered one of his grey periods in the footballing career as he was handed a five-match ban and a suspended fine for making offensive remarks against Woodlands Wellington defender Fabien Lewis. Zulkiffli had clashed with Lewis when their respective teams met at Toa Payoh Stadium for a S.League fixture on 18 March 2012, which ended 2–0 in favour of the Tigers. It was concluded that Hassim made "remarks of an offensive and racist nature" to Lewis, a Trinidadian of African descent.^[3]

Yishun Sentek Mariners FC

He signed for Yishun Sentek Mariners FC after being released by the Tigers.

Honours

Balestier Khalsa

• Singapore Cup: 2014^[1]
• League Cup: 2013^[1]

Yishun Sentek Mariners

• National Football League Division 1: 2017

References

1. Zulkiffli Hassim at Soccerway
2. "Gombak United to sit out of 2013 S.League". axrosstheline.com. Axrosstheline.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
3. "Tigers back Zulkiffli to recover from ban". sleague.com. S.League. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)