 Faris with LionsXII in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Faris bin Ramli[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Young Lions | 51 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | LionsXII | 59 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Home United | 38 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | PKNS | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Perlis FA | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Hougang United | 24 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Terengganu | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Lion City Sailors | 41 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Tampines Rovers | 32 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Balestier Khalsa | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Singapore U23 | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Singapore[2] | 81 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 25 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a winger for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team. Considered one of the best players in the country, Faris is known for his dribbling skills, trickery, speed and finishing.
A forward, Faris primarily plays as a winger. In 2012, Faris made it to the top 52 of Nike's 'The Chance' competition, a worldwide talent hunt for young players.[3][4] However, he was not drafted in the selection of the final 16 in Barcelona.[5] Faris played for the Young Lions prior to featuring for LionsXII in the Malaysia Super League.
- ^ "U23 Young Lions". FAS. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Faris Ramli". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ Tan, Kenneth (8 February 2014). "Faris set sights on year-end AFF Cup | Lions XII Official Web Site". Lions XII Official Web Site. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Five of the best to represent Singapore in NIKE THE CHANCE Regional Finals | The Football Association of Singapore". The Football Association of Singapore. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Faris to return after Nike run ends". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.