Fazrul Nawaz

Fazrul Nawaz bin Shahul Hameed (born 17 October 1985 ) is a Singapore international footballer who last played as a striker or second-striker for Singapore National League club Warwick Knights and the Singapore national team.

He is the current assistant coach for the Singapore women national team.

Club career

Geylang United Fazrul went to a trial by Geylang United for Prime League players and was signed by the club in 2004.

Sabah FA In December 2014, Fazrul signed a 12 months contract with the Malaysia Premier League side, Sabah FA, however he was released 4 months later after suffering from an injury on his left knee. During his 4 months stay with the Malaysian club, he managed to score twice in 5 league appearances for the team.

Return to the Warriors Following the end of his short stint with Sabah, Fazrul rejoined old club Warriors FC on the 2015 S.League June mid-window transfer deadline after recovering from an injury sustain in Malaysia. He scored two goals in first match after rejoining his old club, leading the Warriors to a 4-1 win over their uniformed rivals Home United. In his second match of the season, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Hougang United, sending the defending champions to second place in the table. Fazrul ended the season as the highest local-born scorer in the 2015 S.League season with 18 goals from 24 matches.

Tampines Rovers In December 2015, Fazrul joined Tampines Rovers after turning down a new contract at his former club. He scored his first goal for Tampines in the second game of the season against Hougang United. Fazrul ended the season as the second highest local-born scorer with 7 goals.

Hougang United On 13 July 2018, Fazrul joined Hougang United on a league record transfer fee of $50,000 until it was surpass by Brazilian Diego Lopes for S$2.9 million in 2021. In 2019, Fazrul became the captain of the team.

Return to Tampines Rovers After nearly 6 months without a club, Fazrul signed for Tampines Rovers on 7 October 2020. He make his AFC Champions League debut on 25 June 2021 against Japanese club Gamba Osaka in a 2–0 lost at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Uzbekistan.

Warwick Knights In January 2022, Fazrul signed for semi-professional team Warwick Knights which competed in the Singapore National League. In 2023, he announced his retirement from football

International career Fazrul made his international debut for Singapore on 4 June 2005, against Causeway rivals Malaysia, He scored his 10th international goal in his 80th Singapore cap in a friendly against Myanmar on 24 March 2016. He notched his 11th goal for Singapore and the last of Head Coach Bernd Stange's reign in charge of Singapore.

Fazrul played his last international match during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Turkmenistan on 10 October 2017.

Managerial career

Singapore women In 2023, Fazrul was appointed the assistant coach of Singapore women national team under head coach Karim Bencherifa

Personal life Fazrul father was a national boxer who also won a Bronze Medal in a SEA Games competition in the 1970s.

He is married and has two sons and a daughter.

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