Ahmad Syahir
{{short description|Singaporean footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{BLP one source|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ahmad Syahir
| image =
| fullname = Ahmad Syahir bin Sahimi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| height = 1.56m
| currentclub = Geylang International
| clubnumber = 14
| position = Left-back / Left-midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2010
| clubs1 = Young Lions
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2021
| clubs2 = Balestier Khalsa
| caps2 = 167
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Geylang International
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 5 Feb 2021
| nationalteam-update = 5 Feb 2021
}}
Ahmad Syahir bin Sahimi (born 10 April 1992) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a left-back or left-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International.
He is known as one of the shortest players in the Singapore Premier League and the longest serving player at Balestier Khalsa in their history.
Club career
= Young Lions =
Ahmad began his career with Young Lions in the 2010 season.
= Balestier Khalsa =
After serving his two years compulsory National Service, Ahmad joined Balestier Khalsa ahead of the 2013 season.{{cite web |title=Ahmad Syahir struck in the 89th minute to salvage a point for Balestier Khalsa in a 1-1 draw against Tanjong Pagar United |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3880/singapore/2014/05/08/4803452/2014-prime-league-review-round-10}} From the 2014 season, he was used as a regular starter for the club.
After 9 seasons at Balestier Khalsa and accumulating a total of 167 appearances, his contract wasn’t renewed for the 2022 season.
= Geylang International =
Ahmad joined Geylang International ahead of the 2022 Singapore Premier League season.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|19 Aug 2022}}{{Soccerway|ahmad-syahir/164752|accessdate=5 February 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||||||||||
| Young Lions FC
|2010 | S.League
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="10" | Balestier Khalsa
|2013 |S.League |2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014
|S.League |12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2015
|S.League |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2016
|S.League |11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2017
|S.League |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018
| rowspan="4" | Singapore Premier League |21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2019
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2020
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2021
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!128 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 167 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4" | Geylang International
|2022 | rowspan="3" | Singapore Premier League |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2 |Total
!30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!158 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 199 | 1 |
Notes
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References
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Category:Singaporean men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Singapore Premier League players
Category:Geylang International FC players
Category:Balestier Khalsa FC players
Category:Young Lions FC players
Category:21st-century Singaporean sportsmen
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