Zulkarnaen Zainal

Singaporean footballer

Zulkarnaen Zainal
Personal information
Full name	Zulkarnaen bin Zainal
Date of birth	(1973-10-01) 1 October 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Left Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2001	Geylang United	82	(4)
2002–2003	Woodlands Wellington
2004–2011	Tampines Rovers	150	(3)
International career
1998–2003	Singapore	34	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zulkarnaen bin Zainal (born 1 October 1973) is a Singaporean former footballer. He played as a left-back or left midfielder. He was a member of the Singapore national football team that won the 1998 Tiger Cup. He also played in their 0–2 loss against Liverpool F.C and a 1–8 loss to Manchester United in an exhibition match at the Kallang Stadium.

Zainal started off his career at Admiralty as a promising young fullback in 1992^[2] and was caught in the middle of a transfer controversy when the Football Association of Singapore banned him for eight months after discovering that he had registered himself with Admiralty and South Avenue, a club which plays in the First Division as well.^[3] The ban was later reduced to three months^[4] to allow him to be involved competitively after his recent seven-week training stint with FC Nitra in Slovakia.

Honours

International

Singapore

AFF Championship: 1998

References

^ S Gulam (4 December 1995). "Personal file". The New Paper. p. 48.
^ "Watch out for classy Zul next season", The Straits Times, 17 April 1992, Page 39
^ "Zulkarnaen and Admiralty FC guilty of breaching contract", The Straits Times, 15 May 1993, Page 39
^ "Zulkarnaen's ban cut to 3 months", The Straits Times, 16 July 1993, Page 38