Singaporean footballer

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mahbud is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Izwan.*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Mohamad Izwan bin Mahbud (born 14 July 1990) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors 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.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Young Lions
  • 1.2 LionsXII
  • 1.3 Tampines Rovers
  • 1.4 Nongbua Pitchaya
  • 1.5 Trat FC
  • 1.6 Hougang United
• 2 International career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Club
  • 3.2 International
• 4 Honours
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 International
  • 4.3 Individual
• 5 References
• 6 External links

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 *an 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 *les.

Tampines Rovers

In late 2015, when the decision was made by the Football *ociation 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, H*an 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.

Hougang United

On 27 June 2021, Izwan return to his home country after a long stint in Thailand by signing for the Singapore Premier League side Hougang United for the remainder of the 2021 season.

Izwan's Hougang debut didn't go as planned as the Cheetahs lost 4–1 to Tanjong Pagar United. Izwan couldn't preserve a point for his side against Albirex at home after conceding a lobbed goal by Takahiro Tezuka and ultimately lost to the *le holders.

Izwan picked up his first clean sheet for the Cheetahs in a 1–0 win against Young Lions

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 *an to a 0–0 draw in Saitama, *an during a 2018 World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifier match.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.

• Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC compe*ions in their respective leagues.
• Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.

International

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League: 2013
• FA Cup Malaysia: 2015

International

Singapore

• AFF Championship: 2012
• Southeast Asian Games: bronze medal – 2013

Individual

• 2015 Malaysia FA Cup Final: Man Of the Match
• 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC); vs *an, (Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama): Man Of the Match

References

External links

• Lions XII profile
• Goal profile
• Izwan Mahbud at National-Football-Teams.com
• Izwan Mahbud at Soccerway