Fahrudin Mustafić

Fahrudin Mustafić (born 17 April 1981) is a Singaporean-Serbian former footballer who spent most of his playing career as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers FC and retired at the end of the 2018 season.
Born in Serbia, he represents the Singapore national team.
Football career
Club career
Born in Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Fahrudin started playing in the youth team of FK Novi Pazar when he was 10. He played in the youth teams until 2000, when he joined the senior squad and spent two seasons in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia.
In January 2002, Fahrudin was brought to Singapore with the help of fellow Serbian and Tampines Rovers player, Sead Muratović. Impressive displays in his first two seasons earned him citizenship.
Fahrudin, or Farra as he is affectionately known by fans of the Tampines Rovers and the national team.
Known as a tenacious player, Fahrudin became a pivotal member of the national set-up with his crisp passing and tight marking ability. He is also proficient in taking penalties and was the first-choice penalty taker for both club and country.
In September 2009, Fahrudin went to Indonesia to play for Persija Jakarta. Following his release by Persija, he joined Persela Lamongan. He returned to the Tampines Rovers in June 2011.
At the end of the 2018 Singapore Premier League, Fahrudin announced his retirement from professional football, having played more than 300 official games for Tampines Rovers.
International career
Fahrudin made his debut for the national team in a friendly against Denmark in January 2006.
Fahrudin was also part of the national side that took part at the 2007 AFF Championship, where he played a key role in helping Singapore retain their title. He scored his first goal for Singapore in the final through a controversial penalty against Thailand at the National Stadium.
Personal life
Fahrudin has Serbian, Bosnian and Singaporean citizenship, receiving the latter in 2005 under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
National team career statistics
Goals for senior national team
Honours
Tampines Rovers
S.League: 2004, 2005
Singapore Cup: 2004, 2006
Singapore
AFF Championship: 2007, 2012
Individual
ASEAN Football Federation Best XI: 2013
References
External links
Fahrudin Join Persija
https://web.archive.org/web/20131013033232/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/98590/singapore-vs-thailand/report
1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Novi Pazar
Singaporean men's footballers
Singapore men's international footballers
Serbian men's footballers
Serbian emigrants to Singapore
Singaporean people of Bosniak descent
Singaporean people of Serbian descent
Bosniaks of Serbia
FK Novi Pazar players
Tampines Rovers FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
Singaporean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Persija Jakarta players
Persela Lamongan players
Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
Naturalised citizens of Singapore
Singapore Premier League players
Men's association football midfielders
Hougang United FC players
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Naturalised association football players