Lim Shiya

Lim Shiya

Personal information
Full name	Lim Shiya
Date of birth	26 June 1986
Place of birth	Singapore, Singapore
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Club information
Current team	Perth Glory
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001-2002	Home United
2003-2004	FAS Young Women
2005	Home United
2006-2008	Arion
2008-	Perth Glory[1]
National team‡
	Singapore
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2009

Lim Shiya (born 26 June 1986^[2]) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Australian W-League team Perth Glory. She made her debut for the Singapore Women's National Team on 18 April 2004, coming off the bench against Hong Kong in the AFC Beijing Olympics Qualifiers 2004 held at Hiroshima Big Arch Stadium in Osaka, Japan. She made her team debut for Home United FC (Women’s Team) in the FAS Women’s Challenge Cup 2001 at the age of 15 and played for FAS Young Women in 2003 before moving to Arion Women's Football Club, the Singapore’s first all-women football club in 2006. A left-footed attacking midfielder who possesses good pace and dribbling skills, Shiya is known for her vision, technique and passing. She is also a regular goal scorer for her club.^[3]

She has represented Singapore in AFC U19 Women’s Championship 2004 (China) and 2006 (Jordan), AFF Women’s Championship 2004 (Vietnam), FIFA Women’s U19 World Cup International Friendly 2004 (Thailand), AFC Beijing Olympics Qualifiers 2004 (Japan) and AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers 2008 (Malaysia).^[4][5]

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