Hami Syahin

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hami Syahin

| fullname = Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| height = {{height|cm=166}}

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub = Lion City Sailors

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = National Football Academy

| years1 = 2015–2018|

| clubs1 = Young Lions|

| caps1 = 64|

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2019|

| clubs2 = Home United|

| caps2 = 21|

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2020–2021|

| clubs3 = Young Lions|

| caps3 = 18|

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2022–2025|

| clubs4 = Lion City Sailors|

| caps4 = 37|

| goals4 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017

| nationalteam1 = Singapore U19

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2020

| nationalteam2 = Singapore U22

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016–

| nationalteam3 = Singapore

| nationalcaps3 = 27

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 22 November 2019

| nationalteam-update = 14 December 2024

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|SIN}}}}

| image = Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 42.jpg

| caption = Hami playing for Lion City Sailors in 2024

}}

Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said (born 16 December 1998) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Beginnings and breakthrough

= Youth career =

On 13 March 2015, He was selected for a 10-day training stint in France with Ben Davies and Muhelmy Suhaimi and played in two friendly matches for FC Metz, against RC Strasbourg on their second day there, and FC Sarrebourg, a day before they were scheduled to return home.

Club career

=Young Lions=

Hami began his club career with S.League club Young Lions in November 2015. However, he made zero appearance for the club. In the 2016 season, Hami earned his first appearances and played almost all matches throughout the 2016 S.League season. He scored his first goal against Warriors.{{cite web|title=Club career|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/muhammad-hami-syahin-bin-said/429367/

}}

=Home United=

On 3 February 2019, Hami joined Home United from Young Lions ahead of the 2019 Singapore Premier League season.{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2019-02-27 |title=Football: Impressive Hami Syahin rescues a point for Home United in AFC Cup opener {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-impressive-hami-syahin-rescues-a-point-for-home-united-in-afc-cup-opener |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}

During Home United's 2019 AFC Cup Group H opening match, Hami scored a long range volley to equalise against Indonesian side PSM Makassar to secure a point with a 1-1 draw.

Hami scored the decisive penalty for Home United in the 2019 Singapore Community Shield.{{cite web|title=Football: Home United claim Community Shield in 5-4 shoot-out win over Albirex Niigata|date=23 February 2019 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-home-united-claim-community-shield-in-5-4-shoot-out-win-over-albirex-niigata}} Due to a combination of injuries to Izzdin Shafiq as well as the constant coaching changes, Hami was mainly deployed in the defensive midfield position.

= Return to Young Lions =

On 4 November 2020, Hami re-joined his former club, Young Lions as he is serving his compulsory two years National services.

= Lion City Sailors =

In January 2022, Hami joined Lion City Sailors after he completed his National services commitments. On 9 December 2023, he lifted his first ever cup win which is the 2023 Singapore Cup. On 18 June 2024, Hami make his 50th appearance for the club.

International career

= Youth =

Hami was initially selected in the 40 players provisional squad by head coach V. Sundramoorthy for the 2016 AFF Championship.{{cite web|title=2016 AFF Championship rules|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2016AFFSuzukiCup-TournamentRegulations.pdf}} However, he was not included in the final 23 man squad to take part in the competition.{{cite web|title=Call up for national team|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/media/2016AFFSuzukiCup_FinalRoundGroup_OfficialsandPlayers-GroupA.pdf}}

Hami was called up in June 2017 for a closed door friendly against Myanmar on 6 June 2017, 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Chinese Taipei on 10 June 2017 and a friendly against Argentina on 13 June 2017.{{cite web|title=Call up for against Myanmar, Chinese Taipei and Argentina|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|access-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709034858/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/uncapped-singaporeans-line-take-messi-and-mighty-argentina|archive-date=9 July 2017|url-status=dead}}

Hami was also called up for 2017 Southeast Asian Games.{{Cite web |title=Hami Syahin aims to make most of ‘shock’ Lions call-up |url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/hami-syahin-aims-make-most-shock-lions-call |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=TODAY |language=en}}

= Senior =

Hami made his official debut for Singapore on 5 September 2019, against Yemen in an eventual 2-2 draw.

In 2022, Hami was included in the team for the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series and 2022 AFF Championship.{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2022-03-17 |title=Football: Four uncapped players called up for Singapore's March friendlies {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-four-uncapped-players-called-up-for-singapores-march-friendlies |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Amanda |date=2022-12-20 |title=Five players in Singapore squad to take part in AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 for the first time |url=https://youthopia.sg/read/five-players-in-singapore-squad-to-take-part-in-aff-mitsubishi-electric-cup-2022-for-the-first-time/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=youthopia.sg |language=en-US}}

On 18 November 2024, Hami captained Singapore during a friendly match against Chinese Taipei.

Others

=Singapore Selection Squad=

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed |title=SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore |access-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628215629/http://fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed |archive-date=28 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 21 Mar 2025.}}. Caps and goals may not be correct.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|S.League !colspan="2"\|Singapore Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup Charity Shield !colspan="2"\|Asia !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Young Lions \|2015 \|0	0\|



\|colspan='2'\|—	0	0
2016 \|22	2	1	0\|

\|colspan='2'\|—	23	2
2017 \|19	0	0	0	0	0	colspan='2'\|—	19	0
2018 \|22	3	0	0	0	0	colspan='2'\|—	22	3
Total !63	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	64	5
rowspan="2"\|Home United \|2019 \|18	2	3	0\|

\|5	1	26	3
Total !18	2	3	0	0	0	5	1	26	3
rowspan="3"\|Young Lions \|2020 \|5	0	0	0\|

\|0	0	5	0
2021 \|13	4	0	0\|

\|0	0	13	4
Total !18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4
rowspan="4" \|Lion City Sailors \|2022 \|10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	1
2023 \|23	2	5	0	0	0	4	0	32	2
2024–25 \|21	0	2	0	1	0	12	0	36	0
Total !54	3	8	0	1	0	17	0	80	3
colspan="2" \|Career total !153	14	12	0	1	0	22	1	188	15

Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

=International=

==International caps==

class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
align=center\|15	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	{{fb\|HKG}}	align=center\|1–1 (draw)	Friendly
align=center\|16	26 March 2023	Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau	{{fb\|MAC}}	align=center\|1–0 (won)	Friendly
align=center\|17	12 Sept 2023	Bishan Stadium, Singapore	{{fb\|TPE}}	align=center\|3-1 (win)	Friendly