Khairin Nadim

Khairin Nadim bin Rahim (born 12 May 2004) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker or left-winger for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Lion City Sailors and the Singapore U-23 National Team. He was part of Goal Singapore's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Nadim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Khairin.
Khairin Nadim
Personal information
Full name Khairin Nadim bin Rahim
Date of birth (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Young Lions (on loan from Lion City Sailors)
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Lion City Sailors 23 (6)
2023– → Young Lions (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2021 Singapore U16 2 (2)
2022– Singapore U19 4 (1)
2021– Singapore U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022

Club career

Young Lions

Khairin signed for the Young Lions in 2020. He made his professional debut on March 1, 2020 in a 1–4 loss against Hougang United when he was substituted in the 75th minute.[2] At 15 years and 298 days old, he became the youngest ever debutant in the competition's 25-year history before the record was broken on 31 March 2023 by Lion City Sailors player Nathan Mao at 15 years and 5 days old.[3]

Khairin then became the third-youngest player to score in Singapore’s professional football league in the Young Lions’ 3-1 loss to Tampines in the same year, missing Singapore captain Hariss Harun’s record by just 20 days.[4] Khairin continued his fine progress and broke yet another record when he scored against Geylang International on 20 March 2021. At just 16 years and 316 days old, Khairin became the youngest player ever to score five goals in Singapore Premier League eclipsing the previous record of 17 years and 102 days set by Geylang’s Zikos Chua in 2019.[4] His performance at the start of the 2021 Singapore Premier League earned him the SPL Young Player of the Month award in March 2021.[4]


In 2023, he enlisted into the Singapore Armed Forces for his 2-years national services

International career

Youth

Khairin represent Singapore U16 at the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification in 2019.[5]

Personal life

Khairin is a childhood Liverpool fan and cited Brazilian star, Neymar as his footballing idol growing up.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of December 2022[7]
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2020 Singapore Premier League 1230000123
2021 Singapore Premier League 1930000193
2022 Singapore Premier League 1810000181
Total 3970000397
Career total 3970000397
Notes

    U23 International caps
    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    125 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Timor-Leste2-2 (draw)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
    228 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Philippines1–0 (won)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
    37 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Laos2-2 (draw)2021 SEA Games
    49 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Thailand0–5 (lost)2021 SEA Games
    511 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Cambodia1-0 (won)2021 SEA Games
    614 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Malaysia2-2 (draw)2021 SEA Games

    U19 International caps
    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    13 July 2022Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Cambodia0-1 (lost)2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
    25 July 2022Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Timor-Leste0-1 (lost)2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
    37 July 2022Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia0-0 (draw)2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
    49 July 2022Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Laos1-3 (lost)2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

    U19 International goals
    NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    19 July 2022Madya Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Laos1–31-3 (lost)2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

    U17 International caps
    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    117 September 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Hong Kong1-2 (lost)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
    219 September 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore North Korea1–6 (lost)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

    U17 International goals
    NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    117 September 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Hong Kong1–01-2 (lost)2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
    219 September 2019Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore North Korea1–31–6 (lost)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

    References
    1. "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.
    2. "Tampines Rovers goalkeeper Syazwan Buhari plays starring role in win". The New Paper. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
    3. "Khairin Nadim, 15, becomes youngest ever SPL debutant". Singapore Premier League. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
    4. "Young Lions' Khairin Nadim, 17, out to prove age is just a number". youthopia.sg. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
    5. "2020 AFC U16 Championship Qualifiers: Singapore suffer 2-1 defeat to Hong Kong; DPR Korea record 16-0 win!". FOX Sports Philippines. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
    6. "Neymar admirer, record breaker & schoolboy - Meet Young Lions sensation Khairin Nadim". Goal.
    7. Khairin Nadim at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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