Khairin Nadim
Khairin Nadim bin Rahim (born 8 May 2004) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions and the Singapore U22. He was part of Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents. Khairin is a childhood Liverpool fan, with Brazil star Neymar as his footballing idol growing up. Club career. Young Lions. Khairin signed for the Young Lions in 2020. He made his professional debut on March 1, 2020 in a 1–4 loss against Hougang United when he was substituted in the 75th  minute. At 15 years and 298 days, he became the youngest ever debutant in the competition's 25-year history. He then became the third-youngest player to score in Singapore’s professional football league in the Young Lions’ 3-1 loss to Tampines in the same year, missing Singapore captain Hariss Harun’s record by just 20 days. Khairin continued his fine progress and broke yet another record when he scored against Geylang International FC on 20 March 2021. At just 16 years and 316 days old, Khairin became the youngest player ever to score five goals in Singapore  Premier League (SPL), eclipsing the previous record of 17 years and 102 days set by Geylang’s Zikos Chua in 2019. His performance at the start of the 2021 Singapore Premier League earned him the SPL Young Player of the Month award in March. International career. Youth. Khairin represent Singapore U16 at the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.