Shawal Anuar

Geylang International

In 2014, Shawal signed a contract with Geylang International earning $500 a month being signed for six months to the team's reserve Prime League squad, Shawal also managed to appear for the senior team, clocking in 69 minutes of football in the 2014 S.League season. In the following year, Shawal received his first professional contract earning $1,800 which he decided to quit his odd jobs and turn his full attention to football. Shawal went on to have a solid full debut season for the Eagles in the 2015 S.League, scoring 4 goals in 22 appearances, helping his team finish 8th in the league. Shawal built on his debut season and helped his team win the 2016 Singapore League Cup Plate, Geylang's first trophy since 2009, while earning a call-up to the national team. His performances in 2016 prompted his head coach Hasrin Jailani to identify him as one of the players to watch for in the 2017 S.League season. Shawal started in the season open against Hougang United and scored his first goal of the season in the following match, helping his team to 3 points over Balestier Khalsa. He got his second of the season in a 2–0 win over the Garena Young Lions in Geylang's 5th game of the season. As the end of the 2018 Singapore Premier League season, Shawal has notched 22 goals in 77 appearances for Geylang International in his time with the club.

Matsumoto Yamaga trials

Shawal started the 2017 season on a good note. Following Geylang International…

Shawal was called up for the first time to the senior team by the Singapore national team head coach V. Sundramoorthy in 2016 for matches against Malaysia and Hong Kong. He made his international debut against Hong Kong in the 79th minute, replacing Gabriel Quak. Shawal scored his first international goal, in his second international cap, against Afghanistan. He scored in the 46th minute to equalise for the Lions. However, Singapore fell to an eventual 2–1 defeat. He scored his third and fourth international goal in a 3–1 win over Maldives in a final friendly game ahead of the 2022 AFF Championship. Shawal then scored his fifth international goal in his next game, coolly slotting in a 74th-minute winner, from a Zaiful Nizam long punt, to help the Lions to win their 2022 AFF Championship opening game against Myanmar. He notched his sixth goal in Singapore's 2–0 win over Laos in the 2022 AFF Championship, nicking the ball from Laos goalkeeper, Keo-Oudone Souvannasangso in the 94th minute of the game. As the national team returned to the Singapore National Stadium after 15 months, On 16 June and 18 June 2023, he scored in both the friendly against Oceania continent, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands which both games resulted in a draw. In the second legged match in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored the only goal in the match against Guam to secure the win which see Singapore advanced to the second round. On 21 November 2023, Shawal scored a…

Club

As of match played 30 May 2026. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Shawal studied at Kent Ridge Secondary School where he played field hockey and badminton but chose football as a co-curricular activity (CCA).