Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman (born 29 March 1998), also known as Mamat, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.
He is the younger brother of Zulfahdmi Suzliman who plays mainly as winger and striker for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.
Club career
Young Lions
Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for Young Lions in a 2-0 Singapore Premier League loss to Geylang International FC on 25 February 2016.
Lion City Sailors
2021–2022: Loan to Police SA and Young Lions
Zulqarnaen signed for the Lion City Sailors in 2020. Zulqarnaen was loaned to Young Lions following his national service commitments.
2022 season
Zulqarnaen returned to his parent club Lion City Sailors from Young Lions on 11 June 2022 after completing his national service.
On 26 July 2023, in a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspurs at the Singapore National Stadium, Zulqarnaen was tasked to marked against Son Heung-min who was considered as one of the best players in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time in which he managed to close down and prevented Son for scoring or dribbling past him for the first half of the match. Zulqarnaen went on to gain worldwide media attention for his excellent defensive work rate against Tottenham.
International career
Zulqarnaen made his professional debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly 2-0 win over Fiji on 19 September 2018.
Zulqarnaen made his AFF Championship debut in the 2018 campaign on 9 November, with a 1-0 win over Indonesia.
On 21 November, Zulqarnaen started and played 90 minutes in Singapore's 6-1 win over Timor Leste in the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Career statistics
Club
International
International caps
U22 International caps
U19 International caps
U16 International caps
He was called up to the National U16 team for the 2014 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship qualifiers.
U16 International goals
Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
Personal life
Suliman's brothers, Zulkifli, Zulfadhli, Zulfadhmi, are all footballers in Singapore.
Honours
International
Singapore U22
Merlion Cup: 2019
Others
Singapore Selection Squad
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 24 August 2019.