Shahril Ishak

Shahril Ishak
Shahril playing for LionsXII in 2012
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Shahril bin Ishak
Date of birth (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Youth career
2000–2002 National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Young Lions 101 (20)
2007–2010 Home United 98 (42)
2011 Persib Bandung 7 (1)
2012 Medan Chiefs 32 (5)
2012–2013 LionsXII 40 (18)
2013–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 75 (23)
2017 Warriors 24 (10)
2018–2021 Lion City Sailors 48 (23)
2021–2022 Hougang United 8 (0)
Total 539 (190)
International career
2003–2018 Singapore 146 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2007 Football
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2004 2004
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2007 2007
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shahril Ishak (born 23 January 1984) is a Singaporean retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. A former captain of the Singapore national team where he become the first Singaporean to win three AFF Championship title.

Along with Baihakki Khaizan, Hassan Sunny and Khairul Amri, Shahril was in the pioneer batch of the National Football Academy in 2000.[1]

Shahril led Singapore to become the first nation to win four titles in the tournament's history. He followed it up by winning the 2012 AFF Championship 'Most Valuable Player' award and the AFF 'Player of the Year' (Men) award in 2013.[2] He was also included in the ASEAN Football Federation Best XI in 2013.

Shahril also won the 2010 S.League 'Player of the Year' award and was included in the 2018 Singapore Premier League 'Team of the Year'.

Shahril has also scored against a European opponent such as Norway and Azerbaijan.

  1. ^ "Interview With Baihakki Khaizan". FAS. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Football: S'pore sweep inaugural AFF awards, with Lions, Shahril & Raddy leading the way". The Straits Times. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.