Hassan bin Abdullah Sunny (born 2 April 1984) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S), whom he captains and the Singapore national team.
He is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in SouthEast Asia and also Singapore's history.
1999
He also quipped that his happiest football memory was that, back in 1999, he scored the winning goal from the halfway line in a game that ended 2–1.
joined the Eagles from the Singapore U-18 team and quickly cemented his spot in the first team, earning an S.League Young Player of the Year nomination for his confident performances and knack for pulling off blinding saves.
2000
Along with Baihakki Khaizan, Shahril Ishak and Khairul Amri, Hassan was in the pioneer batch of the National Football Academy in 2000.
Hassan has previously played for S.League clubs Tampines Rovers, Geylang United, Young Lions, Warriors and Lion City Sailors.
2007
According to an interview he gave in November 2007, Hassan only started playing football competitively when he was 11, captaining his school, May Primary School.
He later went on to represent Braddell Secondary School football team as well.
Hassan started playing football as a midfielder, only switching to playing as a goalkeeper due to an asthma attack he suffered when he was 12.
2008
In 2008, he joined Geylang International's bitter rivals, Tampines Rovers.
2011
He helped the club to win the 2011 S.League and the 2011 Singapore Community Shield.
In December 2011, Hassan joined SAFFC, after four years of service as Tampines Rovers' first-choice goalkeeper.
2014
His brilliant performances in the 2014 S.League season helped the Warriors win the S.League title.
He also became the first goalkeeper to win the S.League Player of the Year award in 2014.
2015
Hassan joined Army United. for the 2015 Thai Premier League season.
He made his debut in a 1–0 win over Royal Thai Navy. After a series of games in good form Hassan excelled in a surprising 1–0 away win at Suphanburi, handing the latter side their first home defeat of the 2015 season as well as giving Hassan man-of-the-match award.
After the game, Suphanburi player Jakkaphan Pornsai said Hassan's performance was the main reason Suphanburi lost the match.
In November 2015 Hassan signed a new two-year contract with the club.
2016
In 2016, UK based The Daily Telegraph ranked him #18 on its list of the world's top 20 goalkeepers.
The list has since been updated to remove his name, in what was likely an error.
He admitted to The Straits Times that he originally thought that it was a late April Fools joke.
Hassan is the first and only player in the Singapore Premier League history to win the four league titles with four different clubs.
He excelled so much so that British newspaper The Telegraph placed him 18th in their list of top 20 goalkeepers worldwide in 2016.
In December 2016 after the relegation of Army United from Thai League 1, Hassan Sunny was released from the team, ending two years of service at the Thai club.
Following his release from the Thai League side, Hassan signed for S.League side Home United.
2017
On 10 February 2017, Hassan linked up with Japanese third-tier (J3) club, Gainare Tottori, to get a taste of professional football in Japan.
He played for Gainare in two friendlies during the brief stint.
A snowstorm delayed the team's arrival at Osaka from their Gainare base some 200 km away by several hours, however, despite minimal preparation, Hassan did not appear affected and he played about 70 minutes of the Tottori 3–3 draw with top-tier South Korean side Incheon United at the J-Green Sakai training facility.
Hassan added he was encouraged by the positive feedback he received from head coach Ryuzo Morioka and the club's goalkeeper coaches.
After the end of 2017 S.League season, Hassan re-signed for Army United and will play for them in the 2018 Thai League 2 season.
2018
He made his second debut for the club in the club's season opener against Nongbua Pitchaya on 10 February 2018, facing off against another Singaporean goalkeeper, Izwan Mahbud, who was also making his debut.
After 2 seasons with Army United, Hassan penned a 2-year deal with the new privatised club, Lion City Sailors.
During a match against Balestier Khalsa on 8 August 2021, Hassan was substituted after suffering an injury from a collision with teammate Jorge Felipe.
The collision ultimately led to Šime Žužul opening the score for the Jaguars though the Sailors were able to salvage a point through Stipe Plazibat.
He went on to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League title with the club.
On 19 February 2022, He helped LCS win the 2022 Singapore Community Shield.
During the club 2022 AFC Champions League group stage campaign, He kept 3 clean sheets in 6 matches.
At the end of the season, He left Lion City Sailors after 3 season at the club.
On 16 December 2022, Albirex Niigata Singapore announced the signing of Hassan on a 2-years contract until 2024.
