Amirul Adli
 Amirul playing for Singapore in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Amirul Adli bin Azmi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | National Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Young Lions | 86 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Tampines Rovers | 82 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Lion City Sailors | 42 | (0) |
| 2023 | Geylang International | 18 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Tampines Rovers | 41 | (2) |
| 2025– | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2018 | Singapore U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014– | Singapore | 36 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Muhammad Amirul Adli bin Azmi (born 13 January 1996) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a full-back or a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Singapore national team.
Club career
[edit]Young Lions
[edit]In 2014, Amirul was promoted from the National Football Academy to S.League club, Young Lions. He made his professional career debut in a league match against Balestier Khalsa on 23 February 2014.
On 31 July 2015, Amirul received his first career red card after picking up two yellow cards in a league match against DPMM.
Amirul scored his first career goal on 2 July 2017 in a 2–1 loss against Geylang International.
Tampines Rovers
[edit]After four seasons playing with Young Lions, on 1 December 2017, Amirul was taken by Tampines Rovers for the newly revamped 2018 Singapore Premier League season.
Lion City Sailors
[edit]On 21 January 2021, Amirul joined newly privatised club, Lion City Sailors in which he helped them to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League in his debut season and also the 2022 Singapore Community Shield. At the end of the season, he was being linked to Malaysia Super League clubs, Terengganu, Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan were all reported to be interested in the player but nothing materialised.
Geylang International
[edit]On 20 February 2023, Amirul joined Geylang International as a free agent. On 27 May 2023, he scored his first goal for Geylang against his former club, Young Lions.
Return to Tampines Rovers
[edit]On 26 January 2024, Amirul rejoined his former club, Tampines Rovers ahead of the 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season.
International career
[edit]Amirul was first called up to the Singapore national team against Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong in 2014.[3] He made his international debut against Papua New Guinea on 6 September 2014, replacing Afiq Yunos in the 46th minute.[4] He got his second cap in a 2–0 win against Laos on 13 November 2014, replacing Baihakki Khaizan in the 87th minute.[5] He then got his third cap a few days later against Cambodia in a 4–2 on 17 November 2014, replacing Safuwan Baharudin in the 90th minute.[6]
Amirul's first major senior tournament was the 2014 AFF Championship, making him the youngest player in the national team at age 18.[7] His fourth cap came in the Singapore's last match of the 2014 AFF Championship against Malaysia replacing Shahfiq Ghani in the 76th minute. The game ended in a 3–1 loss to Singapore and was Amirul's first international loss with the national team.[8] He got a couple of call ups in 2015 but did not feature for the team in that year.
Amirul was part of the 2018 AFF Championship, 2020 AFF Championship and 2022 AFF Championship squads.
On 5 June 2025, Amirul scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Maldives in a 3–1 win.
Others
[edit]He was selected in the Singapore national squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 Sept 2023. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | League Cup Charity Shield |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2014 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1 | |
| Tampines Rovers | 2018 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |
| Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Geylang International | 2023 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Tampines Rovers | 2024–25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Career total | 220 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 261 | 10 | |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
- Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | |||
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
International goals
[edit]| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 June 2025 | Bishan Stadium, Singapore |  Maldives
|
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Tampines Rovers
Lion City Sailors
References
[edit]- ^ "Announcement of squad for AFF Suzuki Cup 2014". Football Association of Singapore. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Courts Young Lions – players' profile". Retrieved 26 November 2014. on Facebook
- ^ "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "International debut". Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Second cap". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Third cap". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Suzuki Cup 2014". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Fourth cap and first loss". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi at Soccerway.com
- Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi at WorldFootball.net
- Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Muhammad Amirul Adli Azmi at FBref.com
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Singaporean men's footballers
- Singapore men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Singapore Premier League players
- Young Lions FC players
- 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- Singaporean people of Malay descent
- Asian Games competitors for Singapore
- SEA Games competitors for Singapore
- Geylang International FC players