Huzaifah Abdul Aziz is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a central-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore National Team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Huzaifah Abdul Aziz | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hougang United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Home United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Geylang International | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Geylang International | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Hougang United | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Balestier Khalsa | 41 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Tampines Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Geylang International | 45 | (0) |
| 2025– | Hougang United | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Singapore U18 | |||
| 2018– | Singapore | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2019 | |||
A versatile player, Huzaifah is also capable as a defensive-midfielder, left-back or centre-back. He is the nephew of former Singapore International Malek Awab.
Club career
editGeylang International
editHougang United
editAfter being released by the Eagles, he joined the Hougang's revolution.[2]
Balestier Khalsa
editOn 23 January, it was announced that he had signed for Balestier Khalsa for 2017 season, joining Raihan Rahman from Hougang United[3]
Tampines Rovers
editOn 8 June 2021, Huzaifah returned to Tampines Rovers after successfully recovering from his injury.[4]
Geylang International
editOn 7 November 2021, it was announced that he had returned to the Eagles for the 2022 season.
Hougang United
editOn 25 July 2025, Huzaifah re-joined Hougang United to bolster the club’s midfield for the 2025/26 season. On 12 April 2026, Huzaifah scored his first goal for the cheetahs since his return against the league giants Lion City Sailors with a rocket from 40 yards out which could be a goal of the season contender.
International career
editHuzaifah was first called up to the Singapore side in 2018 for the friendlies against Mongolia and Cambodia on 12 October and 16 October 2018 respectively.[5] He made his international debut against Mongolia, replacing Hariss Harun in the 90th minute.[6]
After 4 years since his last international appearances, Huzaifah was called up to the Singapore side in March 2023 for the friendly match against Hong Kong and Macau in which he played in both game.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 Aug 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Geylang International | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Hougang United | 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2017 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 61 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 9 | |
| Tampines Rovers | 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Geylang International | 2022 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 132 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 152 | 9 | |
International statistics
editInternational caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2018 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore |  Mongolia | 2–0 (won) | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia | 2–1 (won) | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 March 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia | 1–0 (won) | Friendly |
| 4 | 11 June 2019 | Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore |  Myanmar | 1–2 (lost) | Friendly |
| 5 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau |  Macau | 1–0 | Friendly |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2018
Honours
editIndividual
edit- S.League Goal of the Year: 2017
- Singapore Premier League Goal of the Year: 2025–26
References
edit- ↑ "Player's feature – Huzaifah Abdul Aziz | Geylang International FC". Gifc.org.sg. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- 1 2 "Hougang sign youngster Huzaifa Aziz! - Hougang United FC Supporters' Club". Facebook. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Team Profile : BALESTIER KHALSA". Sleague.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- ↑ "HUZAIFAH RETURNS". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ↑ "Huzaifah gets first Lions call-up". The New Paper. October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Singapore Ratings: Quak, Irfan shine as Lions claim second successive win". Fox Sports Asia. October 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
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