He is a natural centre midfielder who can also can play as a striker or winger.
Club career
Shahril has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions.
Hopes are high for this Young Lion and with his natural ability on the ball and inventive footballing brain, Shahril is well capable of meeting those expectations. Joined the Young Lions from the national U18 team in 2003 and made his international debut soon after.
In 2007, Shahril left the Young Lions and signed for Home United.
In 2010 he joined Persib Bandung along with his teammate in Singapore national football team, Baihakki Khaizan.
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.
In Aug 2010, Shahril was revealed as the new captain of the national team, In December he captained the Lions for the AFF Suzuki Cup.
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