Irfan Najeeb

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Irfan Najeeb

| image =

| fullname = Mohammad Irfan bin Mohammad Najeeb

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|07|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Singapore

| height =

| currentclub = Tampines Rovers

| clubnumber = 23

| position = Right-back / Centre-back

| youthyears1 = –2017

| youthclubs1 = National Football Academy

| years1 = 2018–

| clubs1 = Tampines Rovers

| caps1 = 79

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = → Young Lions (loan)

| caps2 = 19

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = Singapore U19

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Singapore U23

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Singapore

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| club-update = 3 November 2019

| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025

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

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Mohammad Irfan bin Mohammad Najeeb (born 31 July 1999), better known as Irfan Najeeb, is a Singaporean footballer who plays either as a right-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Najeeb started playing football at the age of seven.[https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/new-paper-dollah-kassim-award-nominee-irfan-najeeb Interview with tnp.sg] He was part of the National Football Academy squad in 2017.

= Tampines Rovers =

In January 2018, Irfan joined Tampines Rovers for the inaugural 2018 Singapore Premier League season. He make his debut on 31 March playing the full match against Albirex Niigata (S). On 2 May, he scored his first professional goal scoring the only goal in the match in a 1–0 win over Balestier Khalsa.

On 6 January 2021, Irfan was registered for the 2021 Singapore Premier League season. On 28 June 2021, Irfan make his AFC Champions League debut coming on as a substitute against Chiangrai United. 4 days later on 1 July 2023, he played the full match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

On 17 May 2024, Irfan make his 100th appearance for the club in the Eastern Derby against Geylang International. On 30 June, he scored a brace in a 5–1 thrashing win over Hougang United.

== Young Lions (loan) ==

In January 2019, Irfan moved to Young Lions on loan to get more game time. In 2020, he rarely play for the club as he was going through National Service.

International career

On 23 March 2023, Irfan made his International debut against Hong Kong at the Mong Kok Stadium playing the full match.

On 18 June 2023, Irfan recorded his first international assist for Shawal Anuar in a 1–1 draw against Solomon Islands.

On 18 November 2024, he scored his first international goal in a 3–2 loss to Chinese Taipei.

Personal life

Irfan is the nephew of Singaporean legend, Shahril Ishak.{{cite web |title=Uncle Shahril faces off against nephew Irfan |date=6 July 2018 |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/uncle-shahril-faces-against-nephew-irfan}}

From January 2019 to December 2020, he completed two years of national service.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="2" \|Tampines Rovers \|2018 \|Singapore Premier League \|16	2	2Appearances in the Singapore Cup	0	65 appearances and one goal in the AFC Cup, one appearance in the AFC Champions League	1	0	0	24	3
colspan=2 \|Total !16	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	24	3
rowspan="3" \|Young Lions (loan) \|2019 \|Singapore Premier League \|13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
2020 \|Singapore Premier League \|6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
colspan=2 \| Total !19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
rowspan="5" \|Tampines Rovers \|2021 \|Singapore Premier League \|11	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	15	0
2022	Singapore Premier League \|22	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	0
2023	Singapore Premier League \|22	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	30	0
2024–25	Singapore Premier League \|17	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	21	4
colspan=2 \| Total !72	4	7	0	0	0	11	0	92	4
colspan=3 \| Career total !107	5	9	0	6	1	11	0	128	6