Wahyudi Wahid

Wahyudi bin Abdul Wahid (born 29 October 1989) is a Singaporean professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hougang United in the S.League. He started off playing as a striker, but converted to a centre-back role in recent years partly due to severe competition for places in the forward roles during early parts of his footballing career. Wahyudi started off playing for Tanjong Pagar United when he was just fifteen years old, subsequently playing for a multitude of clubs before joining LionsXII.

Early life Wahyudi started playing football at the age of nine, but football was not his first love. He started off participating in his elementary school band, before joining the school football team after many of his friends did so. His impressive performance for the trial got him playing for the club, but ended prematurely after half a season as undesirable school results prompted his father to pull him out of football, so as to concentrate on his studies.

Club career

Geylang International Wahyudi went on to join Geylang International's squad that played in the Prime League, Singapore's second tier of football, until he enlisted for national service. During his national service term, he played for Home United's Prime League squad as that was his only eligible option then.

Following the sole season with Geylang International after winning three Prime League titles in a row, Wahyudi became disillusioned with the prospect of continuing his professional footballing career, and retired from the game, albeit temporarily.

Following the dismissal of LionsXII from the Malaysia Super League at the end of the 2015 Malaysia Super League season, Wahyudi subsequently rejoined Hougang United to participate in the 2016 S.League season. On 26 February 2016, Wahyudi made his first competitive appearance for his second spell with Hougang United in a S.League fixture against Tampines Rover, which eventually ended in a 4-1 loss.

International career Wahyudi has represented Singapore in national football at the U16, U17 and U18 levels, but has never been called up to represent the Singapore's national senior football team.