Zaiful Nizam
Zaiful Nizam bin Abdullah (born 24 July 1987) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team. Club career. Gombak United. Zaiful began his professional football career with Gombak United in the S. League in 2006. His stint with the bulls ended after the club has dissolved in 2012. Balestier Khalsa. In 2013, Zaiful signed for Balestier Khalsa and is the first choice and captain for the team. He made his 100 capped in the first match of the 2017 S.League against Warriors. He almost  scored a goal with a free kick when the team was losing 1–2 to Warriors, his free kick came close and hit the post and the game resulted to a loss. On 16 August 2021, Balestier Khalsa confirmed that they have suspended Zaiful Nizam pending an internal disciplinary inquiry for his refusal to play against the Young Lions on 14 August 2021. On 19 August 2021, Balestier Khalsa have terminated Zaiful's contract after his refusal to play incident. Zaiful revealed that his refusal to play against Young Lions was to help fellow goalkeeper, Zacharial Leong, regain his confidence. In  a Straits Time post, Zaiful said that he refusal to play was with the team's interest at heart by trying to support Leong from the sidelines. Geylang International. On 27 August 2021, Geylang International announced the signing of Zaiful as part of their goalkeeping squad. International career. Zaiful got his first international call up by Singapore's head coach Bernd Stange for friendlies against Bangladesh and Brunei on 30 May and 6 June 2015 respectively. He made his international debut against Brunei on the 60th minute, replacing Izwan Mahbud. He finally collected his second cap for the Lions in  a friendly against Fiji on 11 September 2018, replacing Hassan Sunny in the 60th minute. Zaiful then collected his 3rd cap and pulled off a series of stunning saves against Oman in the AIRMARINE Cup Final. Zaiful made his third appearance for the national team on 23 March 2019, against Oman in the finals of the AIRMARINE Cup 2019. He started the game and played the full 90 minutes. It eventually ended in a 1–1 draw but Singapore lost to Oman in penalties. Others. Singapore Selection Squad. He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan  of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017. Career statistics. Club. . Caps and goals may not be correct. Honours. Balestier Khalsa Singapore U17