# Fareez Farhan

Muhammad Fareez bin Mohd Farhan (born 29 July 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a winger or attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

## Club career
### Gombak United

Fareez began his footballing career with Gombak United in 2011. The teenage forward became the youngest player since Hariss Harun to make his debut in the S.League against Albirex Niigata (S) on 11 April 2011, coming on for South Korean striker Chang Jo-Yoon in the 88th minute. He was then the second youngest player to play in the S.League at 16 years 7 months and 13 days. He scored his first league goal in the 2-1 defeat against Singapore Armed Forces on 25 June 2011.
In February 2011, Fareez's father contacted Serbian coach Luka Lalic who arranged a six-week-long trial for the player at Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb wanted to keep Fareez, but were unable to sign him under new FIFA regulations in the wake of Chelsea's alleged tapping-up of French youngster Gael Kakuta in 2009.

### Young Lions

Following Gombak United's decision to sit out the 2013 S.League, Fareez signed for Courts Young Lions. As he was in the Singapore Police Force for compulsory national services in Singapore, he only appeared four times and failed to score for the club.

### Hougang United

Fareez Farhan signed for Hougang United in December 2014. He scored 2 goals in 12 appearances for the club.

### Young Lions

Fareez resigned for the Young Lions for the 2016 S.League season and made a fine start to the season, scoring 3 goals in 6 appearances. Fareez scored his fourth goal in his seventh appearance, becoming the top scoring local-born footballer.

### Return to Hougang

Fareez signed again for Hougang United in December 2017, after his release from Young Lions.

### Geylang International

For the 2019 AIA Singapore Premier League season, Geylang announced that Fareez had signed for Geylang International. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata Singapore. On the 5th of April he scored his first goal in a 5-2 victory over Warriors FC. In total, he scored nine goals from 23 appearances to help the Eagles finish fifth in the 2019 Singapore Premier League.

## International career

Singapore national football team's Coach Tatsuma Yoshida called up Fareez Farhan to replace Khairul Amri for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine in their first two Group D matches. Fareez made his debut against Palestine on 10 September 2019. He won his second cap and his first start in a friendly against Jordan.

## Career statistics
### Club

Statistics accurate as of 19 Mar 2022
| Club | Season | League | League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AFC | AFC | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gombak United | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Gombak United | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gombak United | Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Young Lions FC | 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Young Lions FC | 2013 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Young Lions FC | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Young Lions FC | Total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Hougang United | 2015 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Young Lions FC | 2016 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 |
| Hougang United | 2017 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Hougang United | 2018 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Hougang United | Total | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 |
| Geylang International | 2019 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| Geylang International | 2020 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Geylang International | 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Geylang International | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Geylang International | Total | 50 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 12 |
| Singapore Khalsa Association | 2023 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Singapore Khalsa Association | 2024 | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 |
| Singapore Khalsa Association | Total | ? | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | 159 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 34 |

## International statistics
### International caps

| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 10 September 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | Palestine | 2-1 (won) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
| 2 | 6 October 2019 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Jordan | 0-0 (draw) | Exhibition game |