Izwan Mahbud


Mohamad Izwan bin Mahbud is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 1 club Trat and the Singapore national team. He was the third-choice goalkeeper of Singapore at the 2010 AFF Championship and broke into the first team as Singapore won the 2012 AFF Championship.

Club career

Young Lions

Izwan began his club career with S.League club Young Lions.

LionsXII

Izwan played for the LionsXll in the Malaysia Super League.
During his time at the LionsXII, Izwan's performance at the 0-0 draw between Singapore and Japan drew interest from several clubs, including newly promoted J-League side Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. Yamaga's Vice-President Yoshiyuki Kato stated that he was very impressed by Izwan's concentration and ability and gave Izwan a one-week trial at Yamaga. It was later revealed that uncertainty over his ability and the language barrier prevented Izwan from becoming the first Singaporean to play in the J.League, with the club expressing concerns that Izwan was not any better than the local players Yamaga had.
During his time with the LionsXII, Izwan helped the team win the 2013 Malaysian Super League and 2015 Malaysian FA Cup titles.

Tampines Rovers

In late 2015, when the decision was made by the Football Association of Malaysia to kick the LionsXII out of the Malaysian Super League, Izwan, along with former teammates Christopher van Huizen, Izzdin Shafiq, Hafiz Sujad and Firdaus Kasman linked up with former coach V. Sundramoorthy at Tampines Rovers.

Nongbua Pitchaya

After spending two years with the Stags, Izwan signed for Nongbua Pitchaya, becoming the second Singaporean to play in the Thai League 2, alongside compatriot and fellow goalkeeper, Hassan Sunny, who joined Army United for a second stint. It was reported that Izwan took a pay cut to join the Thai side, underlining his fierce desire to try his talent overseas. His move to Thailand was a successful one as he was named in FourFourTwo's Thai League 2 Team of the Season at the end of the 2018 season.

Trat FC

After spending two seasons in the Thai League 2, Izwan signed for top-flight Thailand side Trat F.C. for the 2020 Thai League 1 season.

International career

Izwan made his international debut for Singapore in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei on 18 July 2011.
He rose to prominence in 2011 when he started in goal for Singapore as they defeated traditional rivals Malaysia over a two-leg World Cup qualifier in the same month.
On 16 June 2015, Izwan made 18 saves as Singapore managed to hold 4-time Asian Cup winners Japan to a 0-0 draw in Saitama, Japan during a 2018 World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifier match.

Career statistics

Club

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International caps

Honours

Club

LionsXII
Singapore