SOCCER PLAYERS from Singapore

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Singaporean Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Singaporean Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Terry Butcher (b. 1958)

With an HPI of 46.63, Terry Butcher is the most famous Singaporean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Terry Ian Butcher (born 28 December 1958) is an English football manager and former player. During his playing career as a defender, Butcher captained the England national team, winning 77 caps in a ten-year international career that featured three FIFA World Cups. Butcher also enjoyed success in his club career, particularly with Ipswich Town and Rangers. He has subsequently managed clubs in England, Scotland, Australia and Wales and also had a brief spell in charge of the Philippines national team.

2. Fandi Ahmad (b. 1962)

With an HPI of 39.20, Fandi Ahmad is the 2nd most famous Singaporean Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Fandi bin Ahmad (born 29 May 1962) is a Singaporean professional football manager and former player. He is the current technical advisor and head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang. During his professional career, he played mainly as a striker, but also occasionally as a midfielder. Along with the Singapore FA, he also played for Malaysia Cup state sides Kuala Lumpur FA and Pahang FA, and won titles with all three, including two doubles in 1992 and 1994, as well as the Golden Boot in 1988. Fandi also played for Indonesia's Niac Mitra, Netherlands' Groningen as well as local Singaporean clubs Geylang United and SAFFC. Internationally with the Singapore national team, Fandi earned 101 caps and scored 55 goals, a record he holds today, as well as winning three Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) silver medals while being captain from 1993 to 1997. After his retirement, he began his managerial career in 2000 by helming his former playing club SAFFC, before moving on to Indonesia's Pelita Raya and Malaysia's Johor Darul Takzim, while also serving as the assistant national coach on numerous occasions while and running his own Fandi Ahmad Academy. Fandi has been described as a national legend for Singapore. In 1994, he was awarded the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Medal) for his achievements, which included being the first Singaporean footballer to play in Europe, the first Singaporean millionaire sportsperson and the first Singaporean sportsperson to have a published biography. He has five children with his wife, South African model Wendy Jacobs, and his father is Ahmad Wartam, a former national goalkeeper. Fandi was ranked sixth in a list of Singapore's 50 Greatest Athletes of the Century by The Straits Times in 1999. His children, most notably Ikhsan, Ilhan and Irfan, are also professional footballers.

3. Anders Aplin (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 17.10, Anders Aplin is the 3rd most famous Singaporean Soccer Player.  Her biography has been translated into 27 different languages.

Anders Aplin, also known as just Anders, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a center-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. He is known for his long-throw-ins and defensive attributes. Mainly a center-back, he is also capable of playing as either a right-back, central-midfielder, and occasionally as a striker.