Akram Azman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akram bin Azman | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lion City Sailors | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NFA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Young Lions | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Tanjong Pagar United | 52 | (4) |
| 2025– | Lion City Sailors | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2023 | Singapore U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Singapore | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Akram bin Azman (born 21 November 2000), better known as Akram, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays either as a full-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Young Lions
[edit | edit source]Akram played for the Young Lions for the 2019 and 2020 season. The then-18-year-old made his professional career debut in a 4–1 defeat to Balestier Khalsa on 2 March 2019.[1]
Tanjong Pagar United
[edit | edit source]After completing his national service, Akram moved to Tanjong Pagar United ahead of the 2022 season in May 2022. He then scored his first professional career goal on 10 March 2023 in a 2–0 win over Geylang International.
In July 2023, Akram was appointed as the captain of the team.[2] He made a total of 52 league appearance for the club, scoring 4 times.
Lion City Sailors
[edit | edit source]Midway through the 2024–25 season transfer window, Akram made the switch to league leaders Lion City Sailors on 16 January 2025 after Lion City Sailors paid SGD$15,000 to sign him.[2] Akram made his debut on 9 February 2025 against his former club Tanjong Pagar United in a 4–1 home win. On 20 February, he made his AFC Champions League Two debut against Thailand club Muangthong United. Despite Maxime Lestienne's equaliser in the 91st minute of the 2025 AFC Champions League Two final against Sharjah, Akram finished as a runner-up after a 1–2 defeat.[3]
International career
[edit | edit source]Akram was first called up to the national team in March 2025, for the friendly against Nepal and the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong.[4][5][6] He made his debut and started against Nepal on 21 March 2025.
Style of play
[edit | edit source]Akram is athletic, strong in the tackle, and is versatile to play across multiple positions. Akram, who primarily plays as a full-back, can also play as a centre-back or winger.[2]
Personal life
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Akram has an older brother, Naufal Azman, who is also a professional footballer. His other twin, Akmal, is also a professional footballer. Both of them is currently playing their trade for Geylang International.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 9 April 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Young Lions | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 52 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 4 | ||
| Lion City Sailors | 2024–25 | Singapore Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 62 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 12 April 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Lion City Sailors
- AFC Champions League Two runner-up: 2024–25
- Singapore Premier League: 2024–25
- Singapore Cup: 2024–25
- Singapore Community Shield runner-up: 2025
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External links
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