Irwan Shah

Muhammad Irwan Shah Bin Arismail (born 2 November 1988) is a Singaporean former footballer who last played as a central-midfielder. Mainly a central-midfielder, Irwan has also been positioned as a full-back, and occasionally as a centre-back when needed.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Arismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Irwan Shah.

Irwan Shah

Irwan Shah with Hougang United in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Irwan Shah bin Arismail
Date of birth	(1988-11-02) 2 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Young Lions	62	(0)
2012–2013	LionsXII	38	(2)
2014–2015	Warriors	53	(0)
2016–2022	Tampines Rovers	141	(6)
2023	Hougang United	21	(0)
International career‡
2010–	Singapore	24	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Singapore Sea Games Sea Games 2009 Football Asean Football Championship Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2012 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Irwan Shah is the first Singaporean player to win the AFF Championship, Malaysian Super League, and S. League in 3 consecutive seasons (2012–2014).^{[citation needed]}

Club career

LionsXII

Irwan helped LionsXII in making history as the first foreign club to win the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

Warriors

Irwah left LionsXII to join Warriors in 2014 which he helped the club to win the 2014 S.League in his first season.

Tampines Rovers

Irwan scored his first goal for Tampines Rovers in a friendly match against Terengganu FA on 14 January 2017. He was also included in the 2019 Singapore Premier League Team of the Year. On 2 November 2019, Irwan scored in the 2019 Singapore Cup Final helping the club to clinch the trophy.

Hougang United

After 6 years at Tampines, He joined Hougang United in 2023.

Honours

Club

LionsXII

• Malaysia Super League: 2013

Warriors

• S.League: 2014

Tampines Rovers

• Singapore Cup: 2019
• Singapore Community Shield: 2020

Hougang United

• Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023

International

Singapore

• AFF Championship: 2012

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2019

Club statistics

As of 16 March 2022^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2009	S.League	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
	2010	S.League	12	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	17	0
	2011	S.League	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	Total		62	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	67	0
LionsXII	2012	Malaysia Super League	23	2	3	0	9	0	0	0	35	2
	2013	Malaysia Super League	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		38	2	4	0	11	0	0	0	53	2
Warriors FC	2014	S.League	26	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
	2015	S.League	27	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	31	0
	Total		53	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	60	0
Tampines Rovers	2016	S.League	19	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	28	0
	2017	S.League	16	1	2	0	2	0	5	0	25	1
	2018	Singapore Premier League	21	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	29	1
	2019	Singapore Premier League	24	2	6	1	6	2	0	0	36	5
	2020	Singapore Premier League	14	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	19	2
	2021	Singapore Premier League	20	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	25	1
	2022	Singapore Premier League	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	29	0
	Total		141	6	14	1	23	2	13	1	191	10
Hougang United	2023	Singapore Premier League	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	0
	Total		21	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	0
Career total			309	7	27	1	32	2	13	0	382	10

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 24 August 2019.