Hassan Sunny

Hassan Sunny
Hassan playing for Army United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Hassan bin Abdullah Sunny[1]
Date of birth (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Albirex Niigata (S)
Number 18
Youth career
2000–2002 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Geylang United 31 (0)
2004–2005 Young Lions 43 (0)
2006–2007 Geylang United 52 (0)
2008–2011 Tampines Rovers 104 (0)
2012–2014 Warriors 53 (0)
2015–2016 Army United 54 (0)
2017 Home United 19 (0)
2018–2019 Army United 54 (0)
2020–2022 Lion City Sailors 51 (0)
2023– Albirex Niigata (S) 22 (0)
International career
2004–2024 Singapore 115 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Football
Asean Football Championship
Winner Tiger Cup 2004 2004
Winner AFF Championship 2007 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Hassan bin Abdullah Sunny (born 2 April 1984), better known as Hassan Sunny, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S).

In 2016, UK based The Daily Telegraph ranked him #18 on its list of the world's top 20 goalkeepers.[3] Hassan admitted to The Straits Times that he originally thought that it was a late April Fools joke.[4][5][6]

Hassan is the first and only player in the Singapore Premier League history to win four league titles with four different clubs.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ハッサン サニー". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website | アルビレックス新潟シンガポール オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ^ "The top 20 best goalkeepers in the world". The Telegraph. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ "The top 20 best goalkeepers in the world". The Telegraph. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ hermesauto (13 April 2016). "Football: Hassan Sunny thought Telegraph accolade was belated April Fool's joke". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Singapore's Hassan Sunny named one of world's top 20 goalkeepers". TODAY. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.