Zulqarnaen Suzliman
Zulqaernaen playing for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman
Date of birth (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2015 NFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Young Lions 60 (2)
2020– Lion City Sailors 22 (0)
2021–2022 → Young Lions (loan) 15 (2)
International career‡
2016 Singapore U16 6 (6)
2016 Singapore U19 2 (0)
2017–2020 Singapore U22 16 (0)
2018– Singapore 26 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Merlion Cup
Winner2019 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman (born 29 March 1998), also known as Mamat, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

He is the younger brother of Zulfahdmi Suzliman who plays mainly as winger and striker for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.

Club career

Young Lions

Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for Young Lions in a 2–0 league match lost to Geylang International on 25 February 2016.[1] He scored his first career goal on 27 February 2017 against Home United.

Lion City Sailors

On 17 January 2020, Zulqarnaen signed for newly privatised club, Lion City Sailors. He make his debut on 6 March 2020 in a league match against Tanjong Pagar United.

Loan to Young Lions

In April 2021, Zulqarnaen was loaned to his former club, Young Lions following his National Service commitments.[2] He made a total of 16 appearances for the club.


On 11 June 2022, Zulqarnaen returned to his parent club, Lion City Sailors from Young Lions after completing his national service.[3][4][5]

On 26 July 2023, in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspurs at the Singapore National Stadium, Zulqarnaen was tasked to marked against Son Heung-min who was considered as one of the best players in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time in which he managed to close down and prevented Son for scoring or dribbling past him for the first half of the match. Zulqarnaen went on to gain worldwide media attention for his excellent defensive work rate against Tottenham.[6] On 9 December 2023, he won the 2023 Singapore Cup after a 3–1 win against defending champion, Hougang United. On 15 December 2023, Lion City Sailors announce that Zulqaernaen has signed a contract extension with the club,

International career

Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly 2–0 win over Fiji on 19 September 2018.[7]

Zulqarnaen made his AFF Championship debut in the 2018 campaign on 9 November, with a 1–0 win over Indonesia.

On 21 November, Zulqarnaen started and played 90 minutes in Singapore's 6–1 win over Timor Leste in the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2023.[8]
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2016 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2017 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2018 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2019 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Total 602000000602
Lion City Sailors 2020 2000000020
Total 2000000020
Young Lions (loan) 2021 130000000130
2022 3100000031
Total 161000000161
Lion City Sailors 2022 3000000030
2023 180600060300
Total 210600060330
Career total 9936000601113

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore 201870
201940
202180
202220
Total210

International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
17 September 2018Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Mauritius1-1 (draw)Friendly
212 October 2018Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Mongolia2-0 (won)Friendly
316 October 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia2-1 (won)Friendly
49 November 2018Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore Indonesia1-0 (won)2018 AFF Championship
513 November 2018Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines Philippines0-1 (lost)2018 AFF Championship
621 November 2018Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore Timor-Leste6-1 (won)2018 AFF Championship
725 November 2018Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand0-3 (lost)2018 AFF Championship
85 September 2019National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Yemen2-2 (draw)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
910 September 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Palestine2-1 (won)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
105 October 2019Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan0-0 (draw)Friendly
1110 October 2019King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0-3 (lost)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
123 June 2021King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Palestine0-4 (lost)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
137 June 2021King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan0-5 (lost)2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
145 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Myanmar3-0 (won)2020 AFF Championship
158 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines2-1 (won)2020 AFF Championship
1614 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Timor-Leste2-0 (won)2020 AFF Championship
1718 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand0-2 (lost)2020 AFF Championship
1822 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Indonesia1-1 (draw)2020 AFF Championship
1925 December 2021National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Indonesia4-2 (lost)2020 AFF Championship
2026 March 2022National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Malaysia2-1 (won)2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series

U22 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
112 July 2017Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore India1-0 (won)Friendly
221 March 2018National Stadium, Singapore Indonesia0-3 (lost)Friendly
325 April 2018Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Laos5-1 (won)2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
430 April 2018Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Cambodia0-1 (lost)2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
52 May 2018Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei Timor-Leste1-2 (lost)2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
620 June 2018Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Myanmar0-2 (lost)Friendly
722 March 2019MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Hong Kong1-1 (draw)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
824 March 2019MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia North Korea1-1 (draw)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
926 March 2019MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mongolia3-1 (won)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
107 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines3-0 (w0n)2019 Merlion Cup
119 June 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand1-0 (won)2019 Merlion Cup
1226 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Laos0-0 (draw)2019 Southeast Asian Games
1328 November 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Indonesia0-2 (lost)2019 Southeast Asian Games
141 December 2019Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines Thailand0-3 (lost)2019 Southeast Asian Games
153 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Vietnam0-1 (lost)2019 Southeast Asian Games
165 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Brunei7-0 (won)2019 Southeast Asian Games

U19 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
111 September 2016Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam0-0 (draw)2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
215 September 2016Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Malaysia1-2 (lost)2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

U16 International caps

He was called up to the National U16 team for the 2014 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship qualifiers.[9]

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
123 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Malaysia1-1 (draw)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
225 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Philippines2-0 (won)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
327 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Indonesia1-1 (draw)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
429 August 2013Zeyar Thiri Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Laos2-4 (lost)2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
521 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Hong Kong1-4 (lost)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
625 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Chinese Taipei3-1 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
727 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Macau9-0 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
829 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Australia1-3 (lost)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

U16 International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Malaysia
1–1
1-1
2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2.25 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Philippines
1–0
2-0
2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
3.27 August 2013Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar Indonesia
1–0
1-1
2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
421 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Hong Kong1-41-4 (lost)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
527 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Macau1-09-0 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
627 September 2013Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Macau2-09-0 (won)2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Personal life

Zulqaernaen's brothers, Zulkifli, Zulfadhli, Zulfadhmi, are all footballers in Singapore.[10] He served his compulsory National Service from 2020 to 2022.

Zulqarnaen studied at ITE College West from 2016 to 2017.

Honours

Club

Lion City Sailors

International

Singapore U22

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 24 August 2019.

References

  1. ↑ "Young Lions vs. Geylang International - 25 February 2016 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Mamat is back with GYL". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.[self-published]
  3. ↑ "Lion City Sailors: Will the Sailors guard their title or will they succumb to the other persevering clubs?". Vavel.
  4. ↑ "Zulqarnaen Suzliman has returned to the Sailors' squad after completing his National Service". Lion City Sailors. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  5. ↑ "The right back will be returning to Lion City Sailors having completed his NS". Young Lions. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  6. ↑ "'Once in a lifetime': Singapore footballer Zulqarnaen Suzliman on what it's like facing Spurs". CNA. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  7. ↑ "Singapore coach Fandi Ahmad: "Big Lungs" Mahler is a true professional at 18". 13 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Zulqarnaen Suzliman at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "AFC U-16 Football Qualifiers: Singapore bow out; Malaysia only SEA country to qualify".
  10. ↑ "Once a firefighter, Zulfadhmi Suzliman now sets fields ablaze at Tampines". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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