In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Suparno is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Taufik.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamad Taufik bin Suparno | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Tampines Rovers | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| National Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Tampines Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Young Lions | 26 | (4) |
| 2018– | Tampines Rovers | 106 | (26) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Singapore U22 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Singapore | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024 | |||
Mohamad Taufik bin Suparno (born 31 October 1995) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger or a forward for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team. Taufik had spent his entire playing career for Tampines Rovers.
Club career
Tampines Rovers
Taufik began his club career with S.League club Tampines Rovers in 2014. However, he made only one appearance for the club on 18 October 2014 against Balestier Khalsa.
Young Lions
In 2015, Taufik signed for Young Lions and extended his contract up to 2017 when he rejoined his first club Tampines .
Returned to Tampines Rovers
In August 2018, Taufik returned to Tampines Rovers midway throughout the 2018 season. On 13 August 2018, he played his first match since his returned to the club in a league match against Hougang United.
On 8 March 2019, he scored his first goal and also recorded an assist in a 5–1 win against Home United.
The 2021 Singapore Premier League season saw Taufik appearing in 21 matches but only made the starting line-up thrice and scored on six occasions. He suffered an injury midway in the season which he didn't appeared in all of the club 2021 AFC Champions League group stage matches.
Taufik enjoyed a superb start to the 2022 season, scoring 3 goals in his first 3 appearances, earning a call-up to the Singapore national team. Taufik ended the 2022 season as the 3rd highest local goalscorer with 12 goals in 27 games for the stags.
On 17 May 2024, Taufik came on as a substitution in the Eastern Derby against Geylang International where his team was losing 4–2 in which he scored two goals in the 82th and 84th minute to rescued his team to a 4–4 draw.
International career
Taufik was first called up to the Singapore national team in 2015 by head coach Bernd Stange for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Japan and Syria on 12 and 17 October 2015 respectively. However, Taufik did not get a chance to make his international debut for both matches.
Taufik made his full debut for Singapore on 26 March 2022, in a 2–1 win against Malaysia at the 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series.
Taufik got called up again for Singapore in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifications fixtures. He was on the starting line up against Kyrgyzstan.
Others
Singapore Selection Squad
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 July 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct. Career caps and goals does not include 2016 S.League statistics.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tampines Rovers | 2014 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Young Lions | 2015 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | — | 6 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Tampines Rovers | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 15 | |
| 2023 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| Total | 120 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 146 | 34 | |
| Career Total | 147 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 173 | 38 | |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Tampines Rovers
References
- ^ Auto, Hermes (25 March 2022). "Football: A long wait but Taufik eager to seize his moment with the Lions this time | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- cue (22 October 2022). "SPL review: Should Young Lions stay or go? | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- "Football: Courts Young Lions' Taufik Suparno called up for World Cup qualifiers". Channel NewsAsia. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Ikhsan Fandi double gives Singapore win over Malaysia in FAS Tri-Nations friendly". CNA. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Singapore - T. Suparno - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Sg.soccerway.com. 31 October 1995. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
External links
- Alvin Chia (7 November 2015). "Call-up caps Taufik's rapid rise, Football News & Top Stories". The Straits Times. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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