Taufik Suparno Explained

Taufik Suparno
Fullname:Mohamad Taufik bin Suparno
Birth Place:Singapore
Birth Date:31 October 1995
Height:1.65m (05.41feet)
Position:Winger, Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Tampines Rovers
Clubnumber:13
Youthclubs1:National Football Academy
Years1:2014
Clubs1:Tampines Rovers
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Young Lions
Caps2:26
Goals2:4
Years3:2018–
Clubs3:Tampines Rovers
Caps3:106
Goals3:26
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Singapore U22
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Singapore
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:27 November 2016
Nationalteam-Update:8 June 2022

Mohamad Taufik bin Suparno (born 31 October 1995) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger or attacking-midfielder 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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct. Career caps and goals does not include 2016 S.League statistics.[6]

ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupSingapore
League Cup
AsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tampines Rovers201410----10
Total1000000010
Young Lions201562----62
201600000000
20172020000202
Total264000000264
Tampines Rovers20184010----50
2019243610060374
2020123001030163
2021206000000206
202227126300203515
2023192000000192
2024–25112000000112
Total11728134109014032
Career Total14432134109016736

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore202250
202310
Total60

Honours

Club

Tampines Rovers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auto . Hermes . 2022-03-25 . Football: A long wait but Taufik eager to seize his moment with the Lions this time The Straits Times . 2022-03-27 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  2. Web site: cue . 2022-10-22 . SPL review: Should Young Lions stay or go? The Straits Times . 2022-10-26 . www.straitstimes.com . en.
  3. Web site: Football: Courts Young Lions' Taufik Suparno called up for World Cup qualifiers . Channel NewsAsia . 2015-11-06 . 2017-04-18.
  4. Web site: Ikhsan Fandi double gives Singapore win over Malaysia in FAS Tri-Nations friendly . 2022-03-27 . CNA . en.
  5. Web site: SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore . 2017-05-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170628215629/http://fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/singapore-selection-squad-sultan-selangor%E2%80%99s-cup-revealed . 28 June 2017 . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Singapore - T. Suparno - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway . Sg.soccerway.com . 1995-10-31 . 2017-04-18.