Baihakki Khaizan
Baihakki Khaizan (born 31 January, 1984) is a centre-back for Persija Jakarta and former captain for Young Lions.
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| Informasi pribadi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nama lengkap | Baihakki bin Khaizan | ||
| Tanggal lahir | 31 Januari 1984 | ||
| Tempat lahir | Singapore | ||
| Tinggi | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Posisi bermain | Defender | ||
| Informasi klub | |||
| Klub saat ini | Persija Jakarta | ||
| Karier senior* | |||
| Tahun | Tim | Tampil (Gol) | |
| 2003 2004-2007 2008-2009 2009- |
Geylang United Young Lions Geylang United Persija Jakarta |
29 (2) 87 (6) 25 (0) | |
| Tim nasional‡ | |||
| 2003- | Singapore | 69 (2) | |
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* Penampilan dan gol di klub senior hanya dihitung dari liga domestik dan akurat per May 24, 2009 ‡ Penampilan dan gol di tim nasional akurat per May 24, 2009 | |||
Club career
He has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions.
An ever-present for Singapore so far in 2004, Baihakki Khaizan's rise to prominence has been an extremely swift one.
In the National Football Academy age-group squads, he caught the eye with his 1.9m stature, instinctive confidence and composure at the back. Signing on with Geylang United in 2003, Baihakki took the Young Player of the Year award in his debut S.League season.
After learning his craft alongside former Singapore international Lim Tong Hai - a player he considers a big influence - that year, the lanky defender then moved to the Young Lions in 2004 and captained them in the S.League.
He nearly missed out playing for the 2007 S-League season after MINDEF refused to release him to play as he was serving National Service. However, he got the green light after a few games into the season. In 2008, again, his army conscription clashed with his football career, and thus he missed the first few games of the new season for the team that he newly joined, Geylang United.
International career
He made his debut for the Singapore against Hong Kong on 4 August 2003.
He was part of the team that won the Tiger Cup in 2005 and the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. Then captain of the Under-23 team, he led the Young Lions out for the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Philippines and also won a bronze medal for the 2007 edition in Korat, Thailand. He has the honour of being the first player to earn his first cap under national team head coach, Radojko Avramovic.
With midfielder Shahril Ishak, winger Muhammad Ridhuan and keeper Hassan Sunny, he is part of the 'NFA Gang of Four', the quartet which has played together since their early teenage years and earned senior international honours in 2003.
Capped for Singapore at senior, U18, U16 levels.
National team career statistics
Goals for Senior National Team
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | December 15, 2004 | Hanoi, Vietnam |  Kamboja |
3-0 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup |
Personal life
He is engaged with Singaporean flight attendant, actress and singer, Norfasarie. They engaged on the 1st of April 2007. Their first child,a son, was born on 24 April 2009. He weighed a healthy 3.5 kg.
Honours
International
- Tiger Cup: 2004
- ASEAN Football Championship: 2007
- Southeast Asian Games Bronze Medallist: 2007
Individual
S.League Young Player of the Year: 2003
Videos
References
- (Inggris) Baihakki Khaizan pada situs web National-Football-Teams.com
- http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1284
- http://www.soccerway.com/players/baihakki-khaizan-khaizan/24393/
- http://data2.7m.cn/Player_Data/41709/en/index.shtml