Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail (born 2 November 1988) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played as a central-midfielder. Mainly a central-midfielder, Irwan has also been positioned as a full-back, and occasionally as a centre-back when needed.

Irwan Shah
Irwan Shah with Hougang United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Irwan Shah bin Arismail
Date of birth (1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) central-midfielder, full-back, centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2011 Young Lions 71 (2)
2012–2013 LionsXII 38 (2)
2014–2015 Warriors 66 (2)
2016–2022 Tampines Rovers 201 (9)
2023– Hougang United 23 (0)
International career
2010– Singapore 24 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Singapore
Sea Games
Bronze medal – third place Sea Games 2009 Football
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019


Irwan Shah is the first Singaporean player to win the AFF Championship, Malaysian Super League, and S. League in 3 consecutive seasons (2012–2014).[citation needed]

Club career edit

LionsXII edit

Irwan helped LionsXII in making history as the first foreign club to win the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Warriors edit

Irwah left LionsXII to join Warriors in 2014 which he helped the club to win the 2014 S.League in his first season.

Tampines Rovers edit

Irwan scored his first goal for Tampines Rovers in a friendly match against Terengganu FA on 14 January 2017. He was also included in the 2019 Singapore Premier League Team of the Year. On 2 November 2019, Irwan scored in the 2019 Singapore Cup Final helping the club to clinch the trophy.

Hougang United edit

After 6 years at Tampines, He joined Hougang United in 2023.

Honours edit

Club edit

LionsXII

Warriors

Tampines Rovers

Hougang United edit

International edit

Singapore

Individual edit


Club statistics edit

As of 16 March 2022[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions FC 2009 S.League 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2010 S.League 12 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
2011 S.League 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Total 62 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 67 0
LionsXII 2012 Malaysia Super League 23 2 3 0 9 0 0 0 35 2
2013 Malaysia Super League 15 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Total 38 2 4 0 11 0 0 0 53 2
Warriors FC 2014 S.League 26 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
2015 S.League 27 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 31 0
Total 53 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 60 0
Tampines Rovers 2016 S.League 19 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 28 0
2017 S.League 16 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 25 1
2018 Singapore Premier League 21 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 29 1
2019 Singapore Premier League 24 2 6 1 6 2 0 0 36 5
2020 Singapore Premier League 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 19 2
2021 Singapore Premier League 20 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 25 1
2022 Singapore Premier League 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 0
Total 141 6 14 1 23 2 13 1 191 10
Hougang United 2023 Singapore Premier League 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0
Total 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0
Career total 309 7 27 1 32 2 13 0 382 10

Others edit

Singapore Selection Squad edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Irwan Shah at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.