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Faris Ramli
Faris with LionsXII in 2014
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Faris bin Ramli[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Tampines Rovers
Number 10
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 0 (0)
2019 Hougang United 24 (16)
2020 Terengganu 11 (3)
2021–2022 Lion City Sailors 41 (8)
2023– Tampines Rovers 38 (12)
International career‡
2011–2015 Singapore U23 13 (4)
2013– Singapore[2] 92 (15)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third placeNaypyidaw 2013Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:49, 25 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

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.

Early life and education

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Faris studied in Loyang Primary School and Loyang Secondary School and Temasek Polytechnic.[6][7] His brother Fuad Ramli had two stints in the Singaporean league with Geylang International.[8]

Club career

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Young Lions

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

LionsXII

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In December 2012, the Football Association of Singapore announced that Faris was to join the LionsXII for the 2013 Malaysia Super League. He had his most prolific season yet in 2015, scoring 11 goals in all competitions, 8 in the MSL and 2 in the 2015 Malaysia FA Cup, which was won by the LionsXII, and 1 in the 2015 Malaysia Cup.[9] He had scored the first goal in the 3–1 win over Kelantan that brought the Malaysia FA Cup to Singapore.[10] His 8 goals in the league was good enough to see him finish the season as the LionsXII's top scorer in the league.[11]

Home United

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In 2016, although courted by high spending Tampines Rovers as well as Malaysia Super League clubs, Pahang and Selangor, Faris instead choose to signed for Home United for the 2016 S.League campaign after the LionsXII was disbanded following the conclusion of the 2015 MSL season.[9] However, Faris sustained injuries in 2016.[12][13]

Although he was once again wooed by some MSL sides, Faris chose to extend his contract with Home.[12] He started the 2017 season scoring 3 goals in 4 appearances in the league for Home.[14] He also has a further 4 goals in 6 games in the 2017 AFC Cup, helping his team become the first team to qualify for the zonal semi-finals.[15] In the 9–3 defeat of Brunei DPMM he scored 4 and assisted another 4. He eventually finished as the joint local top-scorer of the league with Shahril Ishak, amassing 11 goals in the league.[16] In total, Faris scored 21 goals and 21 assists in all competitions. He nominated for an S.League Player of the Year.[17]

PKNS

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On 5 January 2018, Faris signed a contract with Malaysia Super League club PKNS based in Shah Alam.[18] He scored his first goal for his new club in a 3–4 defeat to Kedah FA. He finished his first season as joint-second top scorer for his team with 6 league goals.[19]

Perlis

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After speculations of a move to Perak, in January 2019, Faris signed a contract with newly promoted Malaysia Premier League club, Perlis. He was also linked up again with former PKNS teammates Safee Sali as well as Khyril Muhymeen, whom joined the club in December 2018. However, after revelation of Perlis financial difficulties and subsequent exclusion from the Malaysian league, Faris opted to terminate his contract in January 2019.

Hougang United

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After Faris terminated his contract with Perlis, he returned to Singapore and signed with Singapore Premier League side, Hougang United on 7 February 2019. He made his debut in the opening match and scored his first goal in penalty against Tampines Rovers in a 5–1 defeat on 21 April 2019.

Faris was consistent in the year and was the top local-born goal scorer in the 2019 Singapore Premier League season, winning the Player of the Year award.

Terengganu

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In January 2020, Faris signed for Malaysia Super League side Terengganu ahead of the 2020 season. On 29 August 2020, he scored his first league goal of the season in a 4–0 victory against Sabah. On 25 September 2020, he scored a brace in a 4–0 victory against PDRM. He made only 10 appearances before leaving the club.

Lion City Sailors

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On 21 January 2021, Faris returned to Singapore to signed with Lion City Sailors after leaving Terengganu. He won the league title in his first season at the club.

Faris started off the 2022 season on a sour note as he missed out on the first game against Hougang United due to contracting COVID-19. It was only until the Sailors' 10th league match when manager Kim Do-Hoon gave Faris his first start of the season in the league. He scored his first goal of the season against Balestier Khalsa in June 2022 but remained largely used as a substitute until Kim left the club in August. His successor, Luka Lalić, also used Faris as a substitute in his first two games, in which Faris bagged 2 assists apiece. Faris managed to make the starting lineup in the next game against Hougang United, in which he scored 2 goals in a 9–4 thrashing victory. However, as the Sailors suffered a massive dip in form in the closing stages of the season, Faris, too, struggled badly, missing several crucial chances. In the penultimate round of the league, he was told that he would be leaving the Sailors next season. Faris managed to score a brace against Young Lions on the final day of the 2022 season, ending off his 2022 league campaign with the Sailors with just 5 goals.

In the domestic cup tournament Faris scored in the first cup match against Balestier Khalsa. However, the Sailors were knocked out at the group stage after a defeat against Albirex Niigata (S).

Faris scored against Borussia Dortmund in a friendly match which was considered a farewell goal. [20]

Tampines Rovers

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On 18 January 2023, Faris signed for Tampines Rovers ahead of the 2023 season. In his first 4 games with Tampines, he has been in the starting 11 and has scored a goal in each of the consecutive four matches.

On 24 May 2024, Faris scored his 100th professional career goal in a 4–2 league win over Balestier Khalsa.

International career

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Faris made his first international debut on 9 September 2014 against Hong Kong. He scored his first international goal against Cambodia on 17 November 2014 at the Yishun Stadium. By early March 2017, he had garnered 29 caps for Singapore.[12]

In the 2016 AYA Bank Cup and the 2019 AIRMARINE Cup, Faris scored the only goal in both game against Myanmar and causeway rivals, Malaysia which see Singapore advancing to the final of the cup respectively.

In the 2020 AFF Championship, Faris made the front page for his stoppage-time penalty miss. Had Faris scored, Singapore would have defeated Indonesia and move on to the finals. However, the penalty miss ultimately caused 9-man Singapore to fall 4–2 to Indonesia after extra time, which caused some frustration amongst Singaporeans.

On 26 March 2023, Faris earned his 75th cap for Singapore against Macau at the Macau Olympic Complex Stadium.

In the 2022 AFF Championship, Faris failed to score despite two good opportunities against Laos, causing much widespread criticism for his playing style. While he managed to register his first goal of the tournament against Malaysia, Singapore would lose 4–1.

In March 2024, Faris returned to the national team after nearly a year where on 21 March 2024, he scored the equalizer goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against China 8 seconds later from kick off after China scored a goal.

Others

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Singapore Selection squad

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He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[21]

Selangor Selection squad

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As a player of PKNS in the 2018 Malaysia Super League season, Faris was selected as part of the Selangor Selection squad for the 2018 Sultan of Selangor's Cup that was held at the Shah Alam Stadium. He came on as a substitute for his PKNS teammate, Zac Anderson on the 60th minute. Selangor eventually won the match 1–1 (5–3) on penalties after he scored the winning penalty.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 July 2024. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2010 312000—51
2011 2530 00 0—253
2012 2020 010—212
2014 3 1 0 0 0 0 — 3 1
Total 517201000547
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2013[22] 2011060—271
2014[23] 2242181—326
2015[24] 17 8 6 2 7 1 — 30 11
Total 591393212008918
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Home United 2016 1551000—165
2017 231145201043920
Total 381655201045525
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
PKNS 2018 2165132—299
Total 216513200299
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Perlis 2019 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Hougang United 2019 24163100—2717
Total 24163100002717
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Terengganu 2020 1130000—113
Total 113000000113
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Lion City Sailors 2021 203000000203
2022 215001060285
Total 418001060488
Tampines Rovers 2023 2497300103212
2024–25 208000061269
Total 44177300715822
Career total 275823213304235364111
  • Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
  • Young Lions withdrew from the 2011 and 2012 Singapore Cup, and the 2011 Singapore League Cup due to participation in AFC and AFF youth competitions.

International goals

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As of match played 5 September 2019. Singapore score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ramli goal.[25]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2014Yishun Stadium, Singapore9 Cambodia2–14–2Friendly
2 31 March 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore14 Guam1–12–2
3 13 October 2015National Stadium, Singapore18 Cambodia1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 3 June 2016Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar20 Myanmar1–01–02016 AYA Bank Cup
5 5 October 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar34 Qatar1–21–3 Friendly
6 21 November 2018National Stadium, Singapore44 Timor-Leste5–16–12018 AFF Championship
7 20 March 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia46 Malaysia1–01–02019 AIRMARINE Cup
8 8 June 2019National Stadium, Singapore48 Solomon Islands1–04–3Friendly
9 5 September 201950 Yemen2–22–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 8 December 202161 Philippines2–02–12020 AFF Championship
11 3 January 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia73 Malaysia1–31–42022 AFF Championship
12 21 March 2024National Stadium, Singapore78 China1–22–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 26 March 2024Tianjin Olympic Center, Tianjin, China791–11–4
14 11 December 2024National Stadium, Singapore84 Cambodia1–02–12024 ASEAN Championship
15 17 December 202485 Thailand2–02–4

U23 International goals

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Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.[26]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 July 2012Kaharudin Stadium, Pekanbaru, Indonesia Macau3–03–02013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
2.17 September 2014Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea Oman2–33–32014 Asian Games
3.4 June 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Myanmar1–11–22015 Southeast Asian Games
4.8 June 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Cambodia2–03–12015 Southeast Asian Games
5.5 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Brunei4–07–02019 Southeast Asian Games
6.5–0

Honours

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Club

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LionsXII

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Lion City Sailors

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Tampines Rovers

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Individual

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References

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  1. ↑ "U23 Young Lions". FAS. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Faris Ramli". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Faris to return after Nike run ends". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Faris has a point to prove". Today. 6 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Keeping the memory of his brother alive". ActiveSG. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (10 January 2018). "Fuad Ramli aims to make a name for himself". The New Paper. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Why I signed for Home United: Faris". The New Paper. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Faris Ramli joins Home United". The New Paper. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  11. ↑ hermes (7 October 2016). "Quak, Faris eager to wing their way to regional honours". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 "Singapore winger Faris Ramli eyes S.League title and Asian Cup glory". ESPN FC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  13. ↑ Osman, Shamir (22 December 2015). "Faris Ramli joins Home United | The New Paper". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Warriors FC vs Home United: In-form rivals meet in Uniformed Derby". FourFourTwo. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  15. ↑ Ramesh, Akshay. "Exclusive: Home United can reach the final of AFC Cup 2017, says coach Aidil Sharin". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "FFT'S S.League XI of 2017: Who makes the cut?". FourFourTwo. 22 November 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Singapore's Faris Ramli impressing in week-long Melaka United trial". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Singapore star Faris Ramli leaves Home United to join MSL side PKNS". ESPN FC. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Was Faris Ramli the brightest ASEAN spark in MSL?". FourFourTwo. 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Football: Malen brace lights up packed Jalan Besar Stadium as Dortmund beat Lion City Sailors 7-2". The Straits Times. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  21. ↑ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR'S CUP REVEALED – The Football Association of Singapore". fas.org.sg. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  24. ↑ "Faris Ramli 2014 season". Football Malaysia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  25. ↑ Faris Ramli at Soccerway
  26. ↑ "Quak, Gabriel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  27. ↑ "Faris Ramli named SPL Player of the Year as FAS Nite 2019 recognises season's best – Football Association of Singapore".
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