Syazwan Buhari

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Buhari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Syazwan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Syazwan Buhari
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Syazwan bin Buhari
Date of birth (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tampines Rovers
Number 24
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Garena Young Lions 79 (0)
2016–2017 Geylang International 26 (0)
2018– Tampines Rovers 126 (0)
International career‡
Singapore U23
2023– Singapore 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place SEA Games 2013 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Muhammad Syazwan bin Buhari (born 22 September 1992) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Club career[edit]

Young Lions[edit]

Syazwan began his professional football career with Garena Young Lions in the S. League in 2010.

Geylang International[edit]

In 2016, Syazwan signed for Geylang International and was the first choice goalkeeper for the club.[1]

Tampines Rovers[edit]

Following the conclusion of the 2017 S.League season, it was announced that Syazwan had signed for local giants Tampines Rovers on a 2-year contract.[2] He is expected to take the place of departing No. 1 Izwan Mahbud, who had sealed a move to Thai League 2 side Nongbua Pitchaya.[3]

Syazwan won his first trophy in the 2019 Singapore Cup when he played through the game with a dislocated finger.[4]

On 7 July 2021 during matchday 5 of the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage match. He won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance against Japan club, Gamba Osaka and also notably saves 2 penalties in 1 game.

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Syazwan was called up to the national Under-23 team for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games and was the first choice goalkeeper.[5]

Senior[edit]

Syazwan spend most of his time being the third choice goalkeeper for Singapore.


His impressive performance in the 2016 S.League earns him a called up to the senior squad for the first time in a friendly match against Malaysia on 10 July 2016 by Singapore's head coach V. Sundramoorthy, but did not play.[6]

After 29 international games being on the bench, Syazwan made his international debut against Macau at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium playing the full match and keeping a clean sheet on 26 March 2023.

On 18 June 2023, Syazwan made his second international cap against Solomon Islands at the Singapore National Stadium.

Others[edit]

Singapore Selection Squad[edit]

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup held on 24 August 2019.

Personal life[edit]

Syazwan's elder brother, Syarqawi Buhari, is a FIFA-certified referee who has officiated in the S.League for a number of years.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 6 July 2022.[8]
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions FC 2010 S.League 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2011 S.League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012 S.League 21 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 25 0
2013 S.League 15 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
2014 S.League 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2015 S.League 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Total 79 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 88 0
Geylang International 2016 S.League 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2017 S.League 23 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 28 0
Total 47 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 55 0
Tampines Rovers 2018 Singapore Premier League 24 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 33 0
2019 Singapore Premier League 22 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 28 0
2020 Singapore Premier League 14 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18 0
2021 Singapore Premier League 17 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 22 0
2022 Singapore Premier League 28 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 36 0
2023 Singapore Premier League 21 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 29 0
Total 126 0 15 0 1 0 24 0 166 0
Career total 251 0 20 0 13 0 24 0 308 0

International caps[edit]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 26 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau  Macau 1–0 Friendly
2 18 June 2023 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Solomon Islands 1–1

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Tampines Rovers

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club career".
  2. ^ "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Tampines coach Raab delighted with Webb's return". The New Paper. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ hermesauto (4 November 2019). "Football: He dislocated his finger, saved a penalty and helped Tampines lift Singapore Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ Aziz, Sazali Abdul (21 October 2015). "Young Lions keeper Syazwan returns stronger after poor SEA Games". The New Paper. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Everything you need to know about Singapore's SEA Games team".
  8. ^ Syazwan Buhari at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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