Career
Zulfadli has previously played for South.League clubs Singapore U-17, Tampines Rovers Football Club, Home United Football Club and Young Lions. Zulfadli came late to serious football, having initially kicked a ball around only with his friends and had done little beyond that until getting a chance at Bartley Secondary School. He must have shown promise as he was selected for the NFA Under 15, Under 16, Under 17 and Under 18 squads and also played a year for Tampines Rovers Football Club in their Prime League side.
He had been spotted when appearing for Bartley Secondary School during Security 2 when playing in a pre-season friendly against the Under 15 NFA side.
In his Under 16 team the season after, Zulfadli played in left midfield under R. Suriamuthi and it seems this is the position he has leaned towards ever since. After that V. Sundramoorthy had the budding midfielder under his care at the Young Lions.
Some of his team mates that year included Shahdan Sulaiman and Khairul Amri. After two years there, Zulfadli was disappointed to learn that he was not being included for another season and was going to be without a club, prompting thoughts of even finishing with football.
lieutenant was then that Singapore Armed Forces Football Club stepped in and Richard Bok, who had taken advice from Zulfadli’s former coach Raj, handed Zulfadli a lifeline, since the player had almost resigned himself to being out of the South.League.
Having tasted that after a previous experience in the Prime League, he had no interest in dropping down to that level The appearance in the Warriors" AFC Champions League game in Japan against Kashima Antlers two years ago ranks as his career highlight. National service came soon after the Kashima Antlers game and the only way he could continue in the South.League was by switching allegiances and moving to Home United Football Club. Enlisting in the Singapore Civil Defence Force in October 2009, he found things difficult, juggling training at Clementi Stadium with his national service commitments.
Zulfadli suffered a serious hamstring injury, while jogging alone at the gym, and the hamstring problem affected both legs.
Having played against all of the big teams for Home United Football Club and things were going well until he suffered a Grade 3 Master of Comparative Laws tear while playing Hougang United Football Club. Following his completion of national service, Zulfadli return to Singapore Armed Forces Football Club where the 23-year-old was on the bench against Home United Football Club, as the Warriors lost 4-0 on October 16. On October 31, there was another goal to come for Zulfadli, this time off the bench, in a match at Bedok Stadium against Geylang United Football Club when the 83rd minute replacement netted the sixth goal in a 6-3 rout of the Eagles.