International Career
Amri scored for Singapore in his first start for the national team in the first leg of the final of the 2004 Tiger Cup against Indonesia. A few month later, he scored the opener in the 2-0 victory in the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers against Asian Champions, Iraq with a freekick. He repeated the feat again in their next meeting although Singapore lost 4-2 this time.
In the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, he netted a goal and made six assists for his striking partner Noh Alam Shah in the 11-0 win against Laos. He became an overnight national hero when he scored the crucial late winner in the second leg of the final against Thailand, allowing Singapore to clinch their 3rd ASEAN Football Championship title.
He was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand that won a bronze medal.
During the Singapore Cup 2008 third place play-offs against the Young Lions, Khairul Amri sustained a metatarsal injury in the 88th minute and was sidelined for about two months, ruling him out of the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, as well as the first two matches of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup Final Qualifying round against Iran(away) and Jordan(home).
In 2011, Khairul Amri was unable to participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) because of the injury he sustain when he is playing for his club.
He was in the winning squad of the 2012 Suzuki Cup, scoring a blistering free-kick against Laos and also netting against Thailand in the final. Singapore went on to win 3-2 on aggregate.
He has been capped for Singapore at senior, U23, U18 and U16 levels.
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