Hassan bin Abdullah Sunny (born 2 April 1984) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S) and the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Baihakki Khaizan, Shahril Ishak and Khairul Amri, Hassan was in the pioneer batch of the National Football Academy in 2000. Hassan has previously played for S.League clubs Tampines Rovers, Geylang United and Young Lions. According to the interview he granted in November 2007, Hassan only started playing football competitively when he was 10, captaining his school, May Primary School. He later went on to represent Braddell Secondary School football team as well. Hassan started out in football as a midfielder, only switching to between the sticks due to an asthma attack he suffered when he was 12. He also quipped that his happiest football memory was that, back in 1999, he scored the winning goal from the halfway line in a game that ended 2-1. Hassan joined the Eagles from the Singapore U-18 team and quickly cemented his spot in the first team, earning an S.League Young Player of the Year nomination for his confident performances and knack of pulling off blinding saves. Singapore Armed Forces In December 2011, Hassan joined SAFFC, after four years of service as Tampines Rovers' first-choice goalkeeper. His brilliant performances in the 2014 S.League season helped the Warriors win the S.League title. He also became the first goalkeeper to win the S.League Player of the Year award in 2014. Army United Hassan joined Army United F.C. for the 2015 Thai Premier League season. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Royal Thai Navy F.C. After a series of games in good form Hassan excelled in a surprising 1-0 away win at Suphanburi F.C., handing the latter side their first home defeat of the 2015 season as well as giving Hassan man-of-the-match award. After the game Suphanburi player Jakkaphan Pornsai said Hassan's performance was the main reason Suphanburi lost the match. In November 2015 Hassan signed a new two-year contract with the club. In December 2016 after the relegation of Army United from Thai League 1, Hassan Sunny was released from the team, ending two years of service at the Thai club. Home United Following his release from the Thai League side, Hassan signed for S.League side Home United FC. Return to Army United After the end