Iqram Rifqi bin Mohammad Yazid (born 25 February 1996) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Football League club Starlight Soccerites and the Singapore national team.[1]

Iqram Rifqi
Personal information
Full name Iqram Rifqi bin Mohammad Yazid
Date of birth (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Singapore
Position(s) full-back / winger
Team information
Current team
Starlight Soccerites
Number 10
Youth career
2014–2015 National Football Academy
2016–2017 Home United Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Lion City Sailors 53 (3)
2021Geylang International (loan) 7 (0)
2023 Balestier Khalsa 10 (0)
2024– Starlight Soccerites
International career
2019– Singapore 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

In May 2017, he was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament at Adidas’ Singapore edition of the worldwide futsal campaign Tango League.[2]

Club career

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Home United

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After graduating from the NFA squad, he moved to play for the Home United Prime League squad. He was promoted to the squad in 2018.

He has held his own among his more illustrious teammates since making his senior debut in a Singapore Cup match against Warriors FC in July.[3] He made ten appearances in the 2017 S.League.[4]


In the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage fixture of matchday 3 against China club, Shandong Taishan, he kept a clean sheet and was named Man of the Match.

Balestier Khalsa

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Iqram joins Balestier Khalsa for the upcoming 2023 Singapore Premier League season.

Starlight Soccerites

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After being release by Balestier Khalsa, Iqram signed for semi-professional club Starlight Soccerites in January 2024.

International career

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Iqram was first called up to the national team in 2019, for the friendly against Qatar on 14 November 2019 and World Cup qualifiers against Yemen on 19 November.[5] Iqram made his first professional start and debut on 14 November against Qatar.[6]

Honours

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Club

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Lion City Sailors


Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 May 2022.[7]
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup /
Charity shield
Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lion City Sailors 2017 10 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 18 2
2018 16 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 22 3
2019 17 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 25 1
2020 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 8 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 15 1
Total 52 3 13 3 4 1 12 0 81 7
Geylang International (loan) 2021 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Balestier Khalsa 2023 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 65 3 15 3 4 1 6 0 90 7

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Singapore
2019 2 0
2021 2 0
2022 0 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. ^ "Iqram Rifqi promoted to 1st team in 2018".
  2. ^ "Home youngster steals the show at Tango League Singapore". Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Unknown Iqram turning heads at Home United".
  4. ^ "I. Rifqi". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Football: Roaring in changes as Lions coach announces 22-man squad for Yemen game". The Straits Times. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lions go down to Qatar in friendly". Football Association of Singapore. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Iqram Rifqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2022.