Career
Shahril started his football career as a 16-year-old for for the under 16 team He eventually progressed up the ranks to the under 18 team in 1997 and Prime League team in 1998. He was also registered as a South-league player in the 1998 squad as the northern
3 goalie behind David Lee and Shahri Rahim.
Shahril remained as the northern 3 in 1999 and eventually moved a notch up as northern
2 in 2000 behind German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel. In November 2000, Shahril and Lionel Lewis was sent to Arsenal Football Club in London for a five-week training attachment where both of them rubbed shoulders with some of the top players in the premiership.
They were training with the likes of Ashley Cole, Matthew Upson, David Bentley and Jermaine Pennant, who were from the reserve team and the youth team respectively.
In 2002, Shahril moved to SAFFC as he was serving his National Service,a year where Shahril played 1 of his best season helping SAFFC winning the South-League Championship, his second winners medal two years running. The same year, Shahril edged out long-time custodian Rezal Hassan, taking the national number one jersey. He was also named Straits Times Goalkeeper of the Year award for 2002 season.The then-national serviceman was a formidable presence in goal that year.
Shahril returned to for the 2004 and 2005 season to finish the remainder of his contract where he had a disappointing season before moving to SAFFC in 2006.
In 1998, Shahril got his first national team call-up as an 18-year-old, against Brunei. With injuries to first choice keeper Rezal Hassan and the unavailability of others, Shahril got his chance, thanks to then Head Coach Vincent Subramaniam.
His full international debut came against Uruguay on 21 May 2002. The 2002 Tiger Cup would prove a disappointing end to what should have been a memorable year for Shahril, and the young keeper bore the brunt of much criticism.
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