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{{short description|Singaporean footballer}}
{{distinguish|Muhammad Ridwan}}
{{EngvarB|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Malay name|Muhammad Ridhuan|Muhammad|note=on}}

{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ridhuan Muhammad
| image = 
| fullname = Muhammad Ridhuan bin Muhammad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Singapore
| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}
| currentclub = [[Tanjong Pagar United|Tanjong Pagar United youth]] (Head Coach)
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Right winger]]
| youthyears1 = 2000–2002
| youthclubs1 = [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]]
| years1 = 2003−2006
| clubs1 = [[Young Lions (Singapore football team)|Young Lions]]
| caps1 = 79
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2007−2009
| clubs2 = [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]
| caps2 = 77
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2009−2014
| clubs3 = [[Arema F.C.|Arema Malang]]
| caps3 = 90
| goals3 = 24
| years4 = 2013–2014
| clubs4 = → [[Bali United F.C.|Putra Samarinda]] (loan)
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014–2015
| clubs5 = [[Geylang International]]
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 4
| clubs6 = [[Tampines Rovers]]
| years6 = 2015–2016
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| clubs7 = [[Warriors FC|Warriors]]
| years7 = 2016–2017
| caps7 = 29
| goals7 = 5
| clubs8 = [[Borneo FC|Borneo Samarinda]]
| years8 = 2018
| caps8 = 10
| goals8 = 0
| clubs9 = [[Tanjong Pagar United]]
| years9 = 2021
| caps9 = 4
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 330
| totalgoals = 49
| nationalyears1 = 2003−2010
| nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]]
| nationalcaps1 = 68
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| club-update = 
| manageryears1 = 2021–
| managerclubs1 = [[Tanjong Pagar United]] (youth)
}}
'''Muhammad Ridhuan bin Muhammad''' (born 6 May 1984) is a Singaporean former [[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[Right back|right-back]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]]. Mainly a [[Right back|right-back]], '''Ridhuan''' has also played as [[Defensive Midfielder|defensive-midfielder]] and occasionally a [[Forward (association football)|winger]] or [[Forward (association football)|striker]] when called upon.

==Club career==
Ridhuan started playing football at the Milo Soccer School.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title='The Arema fans always connect me with Cristiano Ronaldo' - The remarkable story of Singapore legend Ridhuan Muhammad (exclusive) {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/the-arema-fans-always-connect-me-with-cristiano-ronaldo---the-remarkable-story-of--singapore-legend-ridhuan-muhammad/s0k30e3ojgg51ddp8u06vj9z3 |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.goal.com}}</ref> Ridhuan was part of the pioneer batch at the [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]] that was set up in 2000.<ref name=":2" />

=== Young Lions ===
Ridhuan started his career with [[S.League]] clubs [[Young Lions (Singapore football team)|Young Lions]]. First catching the eye for the national U18 team with his speed and mazy dribbling skills, he joined the [[Young Lions (Singapore football team)|Young Lions]] for the [[2003 S.League]] season.

=== Tampines Rovers ===
In 2007, Tampines Rovers head coach [[Vorawan Chitavanich]] offered Ridhuan to play at Tampines Rovers which he accepted.<ref name=":2" />

=== Arema Malang ===
In 2009, Ridhuan was in the midst of discussion with Indonesian club [[Persib Bandung]] when fellow national footballer, [[Noh Alam Shah]], invited him to join [[Arema F.C.|Arema Malang]].<ref name=":2" /> Ridhuan eventually signed with Arema and spent three and a half season with Arema and helped Arema to win the [[2009–10 Indonesia Super League|2009–10 Indonesian Super League]] title.<ref name=":2" />

==== Putra Samrinda (loan) ====
In 2013, Ridhuan also spent half a season on loan at [[Bali United F.C.|Putra Samarinda]]. He was wildly popular during his time in Indonesia and was often referred to as R6, a moniker of Cristiano Ronaldo's CR7.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/3332859/singapore-winger-ridhuan-muhammad-lands-borneo-move|title=Singapore winger Ridhuan Muhammad lands Borneo move|work=ESPNFC.com|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref> However due to a possible ban by [[FIFA]] on football activities in Indonesia,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia hit by FIFA ban |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/31/indonesia-hit-fifa-ban.html |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The Jakarta Post |language=en}}</ref> Ridhuan left the club and returned to Singapore.<ref name=":2" />

=== Geylang International ===
With a FIFA ban looming on all Indonesian footballing activities, Ridhuan moved back to Singapore with [[Geylang International FC|Geylang International]] after his 4-year sojourn.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/reunited-fantastic-four-duo-ridhuan-plans-keep-going?page=0,1|title=Reunited with 'Fantastic Four' duo, Ridhuan plans to keep going|date=2017-01-25|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en-SG}}</ref>

=== Tampines Rovers ===
Following his release by [[Tampines Rovers]] at the conclusion of the [[2015 S.League]] season, Ridhuan announced his retirement from football to forge a new career in the oil and gas industry following his failure to secure a contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-s-leagues-exodus-of-veterans|title=Football: S-League's exodus of veterans|last=hermes|date=2016-01-12|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en}}</ref>

=== Warriors ===
However, the speedy winger was snapped up by [[Warriors FC|Warriors]] just before the start of the [[2016 S.League|2016 S.League season]] and made his debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss against [[Brunei DPMM|DPMM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/football-asia/153/post/2810676/warriors-ismail-yunos-targets-first-sleague-victory|title=Warriors' Ismail Yunos targets first win against Young Lions in S.League|publisher=[[ESPNFC]]}}</ref> He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 draw against [[Geylang International]] to rescue a point for the Warriors after coming on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/geylang-draw-again-after-late-warriors-comeback#:IR98HhAIdGNGqQ|title=Geylang draw again after late Warriors comeback|publisher=[[FourFourTwo]]}}</ref> He repaid the faith that the Warriors had shown him by accumulating a total of four goals and six assists in all competitions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/reunited-fantastic-four-duo-ridhuan-plans-keep-going|title=Reunited with 'Fantastic Four' duo, Ridhuan plans to keep going|date=2017-01-25|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en-SG}}</ref> His performances for the Warriors was rewarded with a contract extension for the 2017 S.League season.<ref name=":1" />

===Borneo Samarinda===
Ridhuan planned to end his footballing career in Indonesia and signed a one month deal with [[Borneo F.C. Samarinda|Borneo Samarinda]] in early 2018 to participate in a tournament.<ref name=":2" /> After his contract ended, Warriors contacted Ridhuan to sign him back to the club but was rejected by him.<ref name=":2" />

===Tanjong Pagar United===
On 13 January 2021, Tanjong Pagar United has announced that they have signed Ridhuan for the 2021 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2021-01-14 |title=Football: Old heads for new-look Jaguars {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-old-heads-for-new-look-jaguars |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> This marks him coming out of retirement from football since 2018. On 10 October 2021, Ridhuan retired from football after a season with the Jaguars, making four appearances for the club.

==Managerial career==
===Tanjong Pagar United Youth===
On 28 December 2021, Tanjong Pagar United has announced that Ridhuan will be a part of the coaching team. He will coach the club’s U15 team.

==International career==
While Ridhuan did not feature much in the league, [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] coach [[Radojko Avramović]] saw something in the talented youngster and gave him his international debut against [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]] on 19 November 2003.<ref name=":2" />

With midfielder [[Shahril Ishak]], defender [[Baihakki Khaizan]] and keeper [[Hassan Sunny]], he is part of the 'NFA Gang of Four', the quartet which has played together since their early teenage years and earned senior international honours in 2003.

He was also part of the national side that won the [[2004 AFF Championship]] albeit only featuring in the opening game.<ref name=":2" /> Three years later in the [[2007 AFF Championship]], he played a major role in the team's success in retaining the championship.

As of December 2017, Ridhuan has amassed 68 caps for Singapore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/mixed-reaction-to-changes|title=Mixed reaction to changes|last=hermes|date=2017-12-13|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ridhuan went to Hong Kah Primary and Secondary School. Apart from playing football, he owns a home based barber service called 1E_Xpress. Amongst his clients was his former lions teammates [[Baihakki Khaizan]], [[Khairul Amri]], [[Noh Alam Shah]] and [[Shahril Ishak]].

==National team career statistics==

===Goals for Senior National Team===
:''Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/5977/Ridhuan_Muhamad.html|title=Muhammad, Ridhuan|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1|| 15 January 2007 || [[Former National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] || {{fb|LAO}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || 11–0 || [[2007 AFF Championship]]
|-
| 2|| 27 January 2007 || National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore || {{fb|MAS}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 {{pso|5–4}} || 2007 AFF Championship
|-
| 3|| 24 June 2007 || National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore || {{fb|PRK}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
<!--  LEAGUE AND FEDERATION-SANCTIONED AWARDS ONLY -->

===Club===
;Arema Malang
*[[Indonesia Super League]]: [[2009–10 Indonesia Super League|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Arema is The Winner of 2009–2010 ISL | publisher = LigaIndonesia.com | year = 2010 | access-date = 31 May 2010 | url = http://www.liga-indonesia.co.id/bli/index.php?go=news.detail&idnews=1423 | language = id | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100529155925/http://www.liga-indonesia.co.id/bli/index.php?go=news.detail&idnews=1423 | archive-date = 29 May 2010 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

;Warriors
*[[Singapore FA Cup]]: 2017

===International===
;Singapore
*[[AFF Championship]]: [[2004 Tiger Cup|2004]], [[2007 AFF Championship|2007]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=5977}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090503042535/http://www.fas.org.sg/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1291 Fas.org]
*{{Soccerway|ridhuan-muhamad/24481}}

{{Warriors FC squad}}

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