AFF Championship

(Clockwise from top left) Vietnam's Nguyen Quang Hai, Thailand's Theerathon Bunmathan, Singapore's Shawal Anuar, Indonesia's Jordi Amat, Malaysia's Safawi ...

The Swindon Town academy graduate had played for various South-east Asian clubs, including Geylang International, in the last decade. The 31-year-old doubled his goal tally for Singapore with a brace against Maldives last Saturday. The Buriam United defender, who won the J1 League title with Yokohama F. A forward blessed with strong physique and penalty-box instincts, he has eight goals in 35 appearances for the Azkals and is now playing for Philippines’ top side United City. The Straits Times’ Ervin Ang picks six players to watch. He possesses superb ball control, which allows him to fill in at central midfield if required.