Indra Sahdan Daud

Indra Sahdan bin Daud (born 5 March 1979) is a former Singapore international footballer who played as a forward.

He previously played for S.League clubs Geylang United, Home United, Sengkang Punggol and Singapore Armed Forces.

He is known for his knack for scoring goals in big matches as well as being a pacy player in his earlier years.

Indra rose to prominence when he captained Singapore in winning the 1995 Lion City Cup.

His breakthrough performances led him to be labelled the "next Fandi Ahmad".

He debuted as a 16-year-old with Police FC (later renamed Home United) in the inaugural S.League where he was used as a back-up player.

Indra subsequently decided to move to Geylang United in 1997, spending four seasons with the 1996 champions.

Recognition of his potential came as he won the S.League Young Player of the Year award in 2000 and 2001.

He demonstrated his knack for scoring against top teams such as Uruguay, Japan, Denmark and Manchester United.

Indra signed a five-year contract with Home United from the 2001 season.

Along with his football commitments with Home United, Indra signed on with the Singapore Police Force as a police officer.

He struck up a prolific partnership with Egmar Goncalves as Home United won one S.League title and three Singapore Cups.

During Manchester United's pre-season Far East tour in 2001, he scored Team Singapore's only goal in their 1–8 defeat at the National Stadium on 24 July.

He became the first local player to reach a milestone 100 domestic goals in Home United's 4–0 win over Balestier Khalsa on 21 June 2003 Despite reported interest from Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town in August 2003, a move to England did not materialise.

However, he tasted success with Home United achieving a S.League and Singapore Cup double that year.

Along with teammate Sutee Suksomkit, he was sent for a 2-week training stint with Chelsea's reserve team in December 2003 as part of a deal with club sponsor Emirates Airline.

In 2005, Indra rejected an offer of US$5,000 (S$8,520) per month from Malaysia Super League club Perak, choosing to extend his contract with Home United til the end of the 2008 season.

With the new deal, he became Singapore highest-paid local player with an annual wage in excess of S$100,000.

He also renewed his contract with the Police Force for another five years.

He damaged the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during international duty in May 2006 that ruled him out for the remainder of the season.

Indra underwent a trial with the American MLS club Real Salt Lake in Miami, Florida from 14 to 24 Feb 2008.

He scored two goals in four starts.

The Home United striker was then invited to join Real Salt Lake on their two weeks pre-season tour to Rosario, Argentina, beginning on 1 March, for three exhibition matches.

Prior to the trip to Argentina Indra's friend, Dave Roberts, who helped arrange the trial was quoted to describe his chances of getting the contract as "very good", after his conversation with the club's general manager, Garth Lagerway.

However Indra suffered a knee injury in Argentina and was not offered a contract by coach Jason Kreis.

Had the transfer gone through, he would have become Singapore's only third footballer to be playing professionally outside of Asia, following Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundramoorthy.

In 2008, Indra was having problems scoring for Home United with just 10 goals in the league all season.

After the 2008 AFF Championship, Indra's contract with Home United expired at the end of 2008.

He went for trials with two V.League clubs and one First Division club.

He rejected a contract offer from Vietnamese club Hoa Phat, citing issues with the accommodation and food.

He returned to Singapore but was left in limbo as Home United had signed his replacement, and that he would have to resign from the Singapore Police Force if he was to join another S.League club.

He eventually quit his police job and joined Sengkang Punggol for the 2009 season.

Indra was temporarily handed the armband as regular captain Aide Iskandar was promoted to caretaker coach.

He made his debut for Sengkang Punggol in a 2–2 draw against Super Reds.

He suffered his first career dismissal after he elbowed an Albirex Niigata (S) player only 10 minutes into the game.

Albirex Niigata eventually won 2–1.

Indra was signed by Singapore Armed Forces in 2010.

He reached a milestone 200 domestic goals in March 2011 with two goals in the club's 5–0 win over Woodlands Wellington.

After he was released by Singapore Armed Forces at the end of 2011, Indra signed with National Football League amateur side Keppel Monaco for the 2012 season.

Home United head coach Lee Lim-saeng was however, soon convinced by his pre-season performances and "his intelligence on and off the ball" to sign him for a second spell with the Protectors in February 2012.