Yazid Yasin

Mohamed Yazid bin Mohamed Yasin is a Singaporean retired footballer who played most of his career in S.League.

He is one of a rare handful of players who had won every single title available in the domestic league, since its inauguration in 1996. He has recorded 450 appearances in the S.League and also Woodlands Wellington al-time highest appearances for the club.

Club career

Sembawang Rangers As a youth player, Yazid first came to prominence in the 1995 Lion City Cup where he stood in goal for eventual winners, the Singapore A (Under-16) squad, alongside Indra Sahdan and Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin.

His level headed performance as a 16-year-old in the competition led to him signing his first professional contract with Sembawang Rangers in the S.League's maiden season in 1996. During his time with the Stallions, he was once famously deployed as a midfielder in a 1996 S.League match against Woodlands Wellington due to an injury crisis in the Sembawang squad.

Home United In 1999, he moved to Home United and won the 1999 S.League title with the Protectors in the same year. He was also named as the League Young Player of The Year in 1999. He goes on to win the Singapore Cup the following year.

Return to Sembawang Rangers In 2001, Yazid return to his boyhood club, Sembawang Rangers for two seasons.

Woodlands Wellington In 2004, Yazid signed for Woodlands Wellington which he make a total of 124 appearances at the club. In 2007, he won the inaugural Singapore League Cup and kept a clean sheet in the entire cup tournament.

Geylang United In 2009, Yazid signed for Geylang United which will be his fourth club in the S.League. Yazid's performance during the 2009 Singapore Cup, which included a penalty save late in the game, won him the man of the match award and helped Geylang United to lift the Cup after a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Thai Premier League side Bangkok Glass in the final. The following season, Yazid appeared in the Eagles' 2010 AFC Cup group stage matches against V-League champions, Da Nang, and Hong Kong FA Cup winners, Tai Po FC.

Return to Woodlands Wellington On 19 November 2012, it was announced that Yazid had re-joined his former club, Woodlands Wellington ahead of the 2013 S.League season. . He is the player with the most number of appearances for the Rams at 163 appearances ahead of Abdelhadi Laakkad (129 appearances), Goh Tat Chuan (138 appearances) and Sazali Salleh (158 appearances). He made his first reappearance and his 125th overall appearance for Woodlands Wellington on 21 February 2013 in a 2–2 draw against Warriors F.C.

The 34-year-old achieved a milestone on 16 July when he made an incredible 400th S.League appearance in the Rams' 5–2 victory over the Courts Young Lions at the Woodlands Stadium.

Geylang International After the merger of Woodlands into Hougang United in 2015, Yazid returned to Geylang to join Geylang International. At 36 years old, Yazid is S.League's oldest active player.

Coaching career On 30 January 2020, Yazid joined Balestier Khalsa as their goalkeeping coach.

Personal life Yazid both sons, Aizil Yazid and Aqil Yazid are professional footballers playing their trades for Young Lions in the Singapore Premier League. Aizil followed continued his Yazid legacy playing as a goalkeeper while Aqil played as a defender.

Club career statistics

Yazid Yasin's Profile

All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances.

International appearances + # Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. 29 June 1999 Kallang Stadium, Singapore New Zealand 0–1 FriendlyUpdated 4 November 2012

Honours

Home United S.League: 1999 Singapore Cup: 2000

Woodlands Wellington Singapore League Cup: 2007

Geylang United Singapore Cup: 2009

Gymkhana National Football League Division 2: 2017

Individual S.League Young Player of the Year: 1999