Ismail Yunos

Ismail Yunos
Personal information
Full name	Ismail Bin Yunos
Date of birth	24 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Home United
Number	8
Youth career
1998	Tampines Rovers
1998–2004	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2009	Young Lions
2009–2010	Home United
2011–2012	Gombak United
2013–	Home United
International career‡
2005–	Singapore
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2014

Ismail Yunos (born 24 October 1986) is a Singaporean centre-back who plays for S-League side Home United and the Singapore national football team.

Club career

Ismail has previously played for S.League clubs Home United, Gombak United and Young Lions.

International career

He was part of the team that won the Tiger Cup in 2005 and the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship two years later. He was also part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Philippines and also won a bronze medal for the 2007 edition in Korat, Thailand.

Possessing a lanky frame and a composure belying his age, Ismail was called up by national team coach Radojko Avramovic into the Lions squad for the first time in September 2004 after a series of promising performances for the Under-18 and U-21 teams. But he only got his first team debut for the Singapore on 28 December 2006, in the invitational tournament, King's Cup held in Thailand, against Vietnam.

A mid-season transfer to Warriors F.C., Ismail played an exception role in marshalling the defense for the Warriors. Wearing the number 4 shirt, he made numerous tackles to deny the opponents from scoring. Ismail was instrumental in the Warriors 1-0 win over Albirex Niigata S FC when they clinched their first title in 5 years and their 9th title in the league's 19 years history.