International Career
Singapore's most natural creative midfielder to emerge in recent years, Shahril Ishak has quickly established himself as the heartbeat of the Lions engine room since he made his international debut aged just 19 against Maldives on 4 March 2003.
With winger Muhammad Ridhuan, defender Baihakki Khaizan and keeper Hassan Sunny, he is part of the 'NFA Gang of Four', the quartet which has played together since their early teenage years and earned senior international honours in 2003.
He has been employed in various positions across the midfield by coach Radojko Avramovic, but Shahril staked a strong claim for an influential central role with a series of convincing performances there in the second half of 2004.
He played a major role in the victory in the Tiger Cup in 2005 and also the ASEAN Football Championship in 2007. He was also part of the 2005 SEA Games squad and the 2006 Asian Games.
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.
Capped for Singapore at senior, U23, U18 and U16 levels.
On Aug 2010, Shahril was revealed as the new captain of the national team, and led the Lions for the AFF Suzuki Cup in December.
On 24 February 2011, Shahrill Ishak converted a penalty into a goal in a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan national football team.
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