Khairulhin Khalid

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Khalid is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Khairulhin.

Muhammad Khairulhin bin Mohd Khalid (born 18 July 1991) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hougang United in the S.League.

Khairulhin Khalid

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Khairulhin bin Mohd Khalid^[1]
Date of birth	(1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Hougang United
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Young Lions
2012–2015	LionsXII	2	(0)
2016–	Hougang United	51	(0)
International career
	Singapore U23
2016–	Singapore	0	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Singapore Sea Games Sea Games 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2016

Youth career

Khairulhin was part of the National Youth Academy age group set ups until he was 18.^[3]

Club career

LionsXII

In December 2011, the Football Association of Singapore announced that Khairulhin will join the newly formed LionsXII in the 2012 Malaysia Super League. The news was a shocking one as Khairulhin had been out of footballing circles for the past 3 years.^[3] He, however, failed to make a single appearance with first-choice Izwan Mahbud and back-up goalkeeper Hyrulnizam Juma'at ahead of him.

With the departure of Hyrulnizam to Warriors, Khairulhin assumed the role of second-choice custodian behind Izwan. He made his debut as a substitute against T-Team on 11 May 2013.^[4]

In total, Khairulhin made less than 10 appearances for LionsXII from 2012 to 2015.^[3]

Hougang United

Following the exit of the LionsXII from the Malaysia Super League, Khairulhin signed for Hougang United for the 2016 S.League season following the advice of former head coach and Singapore legend Fandi Ahmad. He started the season as the first choice goalkeeper for the Cheetahs, keeping 2 clean sheets in his first 3 games.^[5] After 12 games, Khairulhin had kept 4 clean sheets, more than any other local custodians in the league.^[6] He made 22 appearances in total over the entire season and was retained for the 2017 S.League season.^[7]

Khairulhin retained his position as starting goalkeeper for the Cheetahs, conceding only 16 goals in 14 S.League games.^[8]

International career

Khairulhin was part of the Singapore national under-23 football team that won the bronze medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

Senior Team

Following his exploits early on in the 2016 S.league season, Khairulhin was called up by national coach Bernd Stange for centralised training.^[3] Khairulhin was called up for the training tour in Japan and the friendly against Cambodia in 2016 by coach V. Sundramoorthy.^[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 Dec 2020

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2011	-	-	—		—|		—		0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Club	Season	Malaysia Super League		Malaysia FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
LionsXII	2012^[11]	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013^[12]	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2014^[13]	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Hougang United	2016	12	0	-	-	0	0	—		12	0
	2017	14	0	1	0	0	0	—		15	0
	2018	16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0
	2019	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2020	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	7	0
	Total	50	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	57	0
Career Total		52	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	59	0

• Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League: 2013

International

Singapore

• Southeast Asian Games: Bronze Medal – 2013

References

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2. . LionsXII. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
3. "Khairulhin happy to be back in the spotlight". FourFourTwo. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
4. . LionsXII. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
5. . FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
6. . FourFourTwo. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. "RETAINED: KHAIRULHIN KHALID – Hougang United Football Club". www.hgfc.com.sg. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
8. . FourFourTwo. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
9. . FourFourTwo. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
10. "Clock ticking for Lions to impress Sundram for Suzuki Cup". TODAYonline. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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