- Faizal Hamid
Football player infobox
playername = Faizal Hamid
fullname = Faizal Hamid
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|8
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Singapore
height = 175 cm
years = 2000-2005
2006
2007
2008-
clubs =Geylang United FC Home United FC
SAFFCGombak United FC
currentclub =Gombak United FC
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
caps(goals)= 12 (2)
3 (0)
15 (0)
19 (1)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Singapore
nationalcaps(goals) = 7 (0)
pcupdate = January 1, 2008
ntupdate = January 1, 2008Faizal Hamid is a
Singaporean footballer, born on the 9th of September 1981, and plays for currentS-League club,Gombak United and also theSingapore national football team as a defender.He usually plays atright-back Faizal came from a football powerhouse in the secondary school set-up, Siglap Secondary School. He then started his footballing career with
Geylang United 's academy team with the likes ofSyed Fadhil andLionel Lewis . However, it wasHome United who offered him a professional contract and was soon a regular in the team.Faizal's promising exploits as a youngster with Home United caught national team coach,
Radojko Avramovic 's eyes and he was soon handed a debut againstIndonesia in 2004. Unfortunately, only 19 minutes into his first ever international game, he suffered an injury and had to go off.It was only 3 years later did he played for his country again. Having moved to
S-League champions,SAFFC . He displaced national team defender,Hafiz Osman off his regular place. And so a friendly against UAE it was and he was soon back in the national team set-up.Aside from football, Faizal Hamid holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering from
Ngee Ann Polytechnic . [http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=2766]Faizal initially considered quitting football for a year to concentrate on his career in the
Singapore Prison Service , but decided to put his plans on hold to play for the National Team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.He has since signed for
Gombak United FC .
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