Shahril Jantan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shahril Jantan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Home United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Geylang United | 13 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Singapore Armed Forces | 45 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Geylang United | 52 | (0) |
| 2006–2012 | Singapore Armed Forces | 184 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Home United | 65 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Singapore | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2009 |
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Shahril Jantan (born 20 April 1980) is a Singaporean footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for S.League club Home United.
Shahril started his football career as a 16-year-old for Geylang United for the under 16 team. He eventually progressed up the ranks to the under 18 team in 1997 and Prime League team in 1998. He was also registered as a S-league player in the 1998 squad as the no. 3 goalie behind David Lee and Shahri Rahim. Shahril remained as the no. 3 in 1999 and eventually moved a notch up as no. 2 in 2000 behind German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel.
In Nov 2000, Shahril and Lionel Lewis was sent to Arsenal Football Club in London for a five-week training attachment where both of them rubbed shoulders with some of the top players in the premiership. They were training with the likes of Ashley Cole, Matthew Upson, David Bentley and Jermaine Pennant, who were from the reserve team and the youth team respectively.
In Shahril 1st full season in the S-League in 2001, he won his first S-League Championship medal with Geylang United after a mixed season,sharing playing time with Lionel Lewis.
In 2002, Shahril moved to SAFFC as he was serving his National Service,a year where Shahril played 1 of his best season helping SAFFC winning the S-League Championship, his second winners medal two years running. The same year, Shahril edged out long-time custodian Rezal Hassan, taking the national number one jersey.
He was nominated for the Young Player of The Year award but lost to eventual winner Noh Alam Shah. He was also named Straits Times Goalkeeper of the Year award for 2002 season.The then-national serviceman was a formidable presence in goal that year.
Shahril returned to Geylang United for the 2004 and 2005 season to finish the remainder of his contract where he had a disappointing season before moving to SAFFC in 2006.
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