# Aizil Yazid

Muhammad Aizil bin Mohamed Yazid (born 24 December 2004), more commonly known as Aizil Yazid, is a Singapore professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Hougang United and the Singapore U23 national team.

## Club career
### Albirex Niigata (S)

Aizil signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore and was part of the 2020 Singapore Premier League squad that won the league title over rivals, Tampines Rovers.

### Hougang United

On 15 January 2021,16-year-old Aizil signed for Hougang United prior to the 2021 season as part of the goalkeeping trio of Mukundan Maran and Ridhuan Barudin.
Aizil would go on to make his professional debut against the same side Tampines Rovers in a 4–2 win over The Stags making him the second-youngest goalkeeper debutant in the league's history at 17 years and 218 days old, just falling short of his father's record at 16 years and 309 days.
Aizil would then make four more consecutive appearances for The Cheetahs before being unavailable during Hougang's league match against Tanjong Pagar United.

### Young Lions

Aizil signed on loan from Hougang due to his enlistment to national service ahead of the 2023 Singapore Premier League with the Young Lions.
He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat to Albirex Niigata.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 27 Aug 2022.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hougang United | 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hougang United | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Young Lions | 2023 | Singapore Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Young Lions | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Young Lions | Total | Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |

#### Notes
## International career

Aizil was called up for the Singapore under-15 squad ahead of the 2019 AFF Championships.
In 2022, Aizil was called up to the provisional squad for the Singapore under-23 team ahead of the under-23 AFF Championships held in Cambodia but ultimately didn't make the cut. Aizil was then called up to the Singapore under-19 team for the under-19 AFF Championships held in Indonesia after Hougang's AFC Cup campaign but didn't travel with the squad as he appeared on the bench against Young Lions a few days after the tournament's opening. Aizil was called up for the team again for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers and made his debut against group hosts Tajikistan, producing a man of the match performance as he kept a clean sheet including a penalty save to give The Cubs a hard-fought draw.
Aizil was called up for the 2023 Merlion Cup campaign where he made his Under-23's debut in a 1–0 loss to Hong Kong, along with a loss, Aizil would be awarded a red card for his behaviour against the referee near the end of the match. Following his good showing in his league campaign, he was then called up for the 2023 SEA Games 25-men provisional squad. He then made the final cut for the squad and made his first SEA Games appearance in a 3–1 defeat to Thailand in the group opener. Aizil was also given the starting position in the 7-0 thrashing from Malaysia, leading to the intense criticism despite his stellar performances in goal.

## Personal life

Aizil is the son of Singapore goalkeeping legend, Yazid Yasin and the younger brother of Young Lions centre-back, Aqil Yazid.

## Honours
### Club
#### Albirex Niigata (S)

* Singapore Premier League: 2020

#### Hougang United

* Singapore Cup: 2022