Mahathir Azeman

Mahathir Azeman is a Singaporean former footballer widely known as the first Singaporean to play football professionally in Brazil, having been involved in the U23 reserve team for Boavista SC.

Club career Youth Boavista After his impressive performances in the Lion City Cup, he was brought by former S.League player and head coach of his secondary school team, Fabio Fanticelle Da Silva, for a training stint with Brazilian side Boavista Sport Club. After initially impressing on a five-month stint, Mahathir was handed a one-year extension to his contract. He was also the youngest member, at 18, to link up with the Under-21 squad.

Mahathir returned to Singapore after an 18-month stint in Brazil to fulfill his National Service (NS) obligations. However, he has received an open invitation to return to Boavista following the completion of his NS.

International career Mahathir was a key player for the Singapore national U15 football team that finished third in the 2011 Lion City Cup.

He was called up to the Singapore national under-19 football team for the 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.

He had his sights trained on earning a spot in the Singapore national under-23 football team that was due to play in the 2015 SEA Games on local soil and had his chances boosted when he was called up to the under-22 side that was gearing up for Olympics qualification. However, he was injured during training with Balestier and was ruled out for six months, missing out on the 2015 SEA Games in the process. Mahathir was also called up to the Singapore national under-21 football team in 2016.

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