Yazid Yasin

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Yazid Yasin
2013
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Personal information
Date of birth (1979-06-24) 24 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998
Sembawang Rangers
17 (0)
1999–2000
Home United
52 (0)
2001–2003
Sembawang Rangers
93 (0)
2004–2008
Woodlands Wellington
124 (0)
2009–2012
Geylang United
100 (0)
2013–2014
Woodlands Wellington
39 (0)
2015–2016
Geylang International
26 (0)
2016 Warriors FC 25 (0)
2017–2019 Gymkhana FC 20 (0)
2019 Admiralty CSN 5 (0)
2022-2023 Commonwealth Cosmos FC
2023-2024
Yishun FC
2024 Tampines Rovers 7s (SCC Soccer 7s)
2024
Balestier United RC
International career
1996 Singapore U-15
1999 Singapore 1 (0)
Managerial career
2020–
Balestier Khalsa
(goalkeeper coach)
Medal record
Representing Gymkhana FC
Gold medal – first place
National Football League Division 2
2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2015

Yazid Yasin is a retired Singapore

S.League

He is one of a rare handful of players who had won every single title available in the

domestic league since its inauguration in 1996.[1]
He has recorded 450 appearances in the S.League and also Woodlands Wellington al-time highest appearances for the club.

Club career

Sembawang Rangers

As a youth player, Yazid first came to prominence in the 1995

His level headed performance as a 16-year-old in the competition led to him signing his first professional contract with

Home United

In 1999, he moved to

Protectors in the same year. He was also named as the League Young Player of The Year in 1999. He goes on to win the Singapore Cup
the following year.

Return to Sembawang Rangers

In 2001, Yazid return to his boyhood club, Sembawang Rangers for two seasons.

Woodlands Wellington

In 2004, Yazid signed for Woodlands Wellington which he make a total of 124 appearances at the club. In 2007, he won the inaugural Singapore League Cup and kept a clean sheet in the entire cup tournament.

Geylang United

In 2009, Yazid signed for

Da Nang, and Hong Kong FA Cup winners, Tai Po FC
.

Return to Woodlands Wellington

On 19 November 2012, it was announced that Yazid had re-joined his former club,

The 34-year-old achieved a milestone on 16 July when he made an incredible 400th S.League appearance in the Rams' 5–2 victory over the

Courts Young Lions
at the Woodlands Stadium.

Geylang International

After the merger of Woodlands into

Hougang United in 2015, Yazid returned to Geylang to join Geylang International.[8] At 36 years old, Yazid is S.League's oldest active player.[8]

Warriors FC

In 2016, Yazid joined Warriors FC which is his fifth club in the S.League.

Gymkhana FC

In 2017, Yazid moved to

National Football League Division 2 club, Gymkhana FC
where he helped them to win the Division two league titles gaining promotion to Division One.

Admiralty CSN

In 2019, Yazid joined another National Football League club, Admiralty CSN.

Various Semi-Professional/Amateur Clubs after Admiralty CSN

International career

Yazid has one solitary cap for

New Zealand on 29 June 1999.[9]

Coaching career

On 30 January 2020, Yazid joined Balestier Khalsa as their goalkeeping coach.

Personal life

Yazid both sons, Aizil Yazid and Aqil Yazid are professional footballers playing their trades for Young Lions in the Singapore Premier League. Aizil followed continued his Yazid legacy playing as a goalkeeper while Aqil played as a defender.

Club career statistics

As of 16 July 2013

Yazid Yasin's Profile

Club Performance League Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
Singapore
S.League
Singapore Cup League Cup
AFC Cup
Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Apps Goals
Geylang United
2009 28 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 28 0
2010 18 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20 (1) 0
2011 31 0 1 0 1 0 - - 1 0 0 33 0
2012 22 0 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0 0 23 0
Woodlands Wellington
2013
14 0 1 0 3 (1) 0 - - 2 0 0 18 (1) 0
Geylang International
2015 26 0 4 0 4 0 - - 1 0 0 34 0
All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances.

International Appearances

# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1. 29 June 1999
Kallang Stadium
, Singapore
New Zealand
0–1 Friendly
Updated 4 November 2012

Honours

Home United

Woodlands Wellington

Geylang United

Gymkhana

  • National Football League Division 2
    : 2017

Individual

  • S.League Young Player of the Year: 1999

References

  1. ^ "Player Feature: Yazid Yasin". Axross The Line by Liga Singapura. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012.
  2. ^ Aziz, Sazali Abdul (5 January 2015). "Small-sized Yazid is one of the biggest stories in S.League history". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rangers registers first win in style, The Straits Times, 9 May 1996, Page 42
  4. ^ Goalie plays as midfielder, The Straits Times, 22 September 1996, Page 40
  5. ^ "Geylang United crowned 2009 Singapore Cup Champions after edging out Bangkok Glass". Redsports.sg.
  6. ^ "Yazid returns after 4 years with Geylang". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
  7. ^ "Match Statistics for Match 0004 – Woodlands Wellington FC vs Warriors FC". S.League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b Sari, Haiqal (1 February 2015). "Geylang confident ahead of 2015 S.League season". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ Lions still not good enough, The Straits Times, 30 June 1999, p. 38.