Ikhsan Fandi
Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 9 April 1999), more commonly known as Ikhsan Fandi, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Thai League club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team.
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Ikhsan playing for Raufoss IL in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | BG Pathum United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | National Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Hércules | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Barnechea | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Universidad Católica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Home United | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Young Lions | 30 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Raufoss | 37 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Jerv | 36 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | BG Pathum United | 30 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Singapore U22 | 20 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Singapore U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Singapore | 34 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Ikhsan began his footballing career by going through the youth system at the National Football Academy (NFA), with subsequent stints and trials at various clubs before debuting as a professional at the age of 17 at local club Home United in 2016. Ikhsan would move to the Young Lions in 2017, before signing for Norwegian clubs Raufoss IL and FK Jerv respectively, netting a total of 16 goals in all competitions. In 2021, he moved back to Asia, signing for Thailand's BG Pathum United.
Ikhsan made his senior international debut for Singapore in 2017. He has since earned 31 caps and scored 16 international goals. He has represented his country in various international tournaments, including the AFF Championship and the AFC 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds.