Editing Indra Sahdan Daud

| youthclubs1 = [[Home United|Police]]<ref name=fandi>{{cite news| author=Santokh Singh| title=Police signs on 3 youths| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=39| date=28 October 1995}}</ref>

| years1 = 1996 | clubs1 = [[Home United FC|Police]]<ref>{{cite news| author=Stanley Ho| title=Seven goals from history| newspaper=Today| page=35| date=8 April 2003}}</ref>

Indra rose to prominence when he captained Singapore in winning the 1995 [[Lion City Cup]].<ref name=fin /> His breakthrough performances led him to be labelled the "next [[Fandi Ahmad]]".<ref name= fandi /><ref>{{cite news| title=Those touted as the next Fandi| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=81| date=25 October 2008}}</ref>

He debuted as a 16-year-old with Police FC (later renamed Home United) in the [[1996 S.League|inaugural]] [[S.League]] where he was used as a back-up player.<ref>{{cite news| title=From reserve to top gun in just one season| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=50| date=15 May 1997}}</ref> Indra subsequently decided to move to [[Geylang United]] in 1997, spending four seasons with the 1996 champions.<ref>{{cite news| author=Joe Dorai| title=Geylang plans overseas stint for teenagers Indra, Latiff| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=51| date=26 June 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Tay Cheng Khoon| title=Indra signs year's deal with Geylang| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=68| date=1 November 1997}}</ref>

Indra signed a five-year contract with [[Home United]] from the 2001 season.<ref>{{cite news| author=Ernest Luis| title=Indra is a Protector for the next 5 years| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=77| date=7 October 2000}}</ref> 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 Cup]]s. Recognition of his potential came as he won the [[S.League#Young Player of the Year|S.League Young Player of the Year award]] in 2000 and 2001. He demonstrated his knack for scoring against top teams such as [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]], [[Japan national football team|Japan]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] and [[Manchester United]]. 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, Singapore|National Stadium]] on 24 July.<ref>{{cite news| title=8-1| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=1| date=25 July 2001}}</ref>

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<ref>{{cite news| title=A shirt worth 100 goals| newspaper=Today| page=53| date=26 July 2003}}</ref><ref name=milestone group=nb /> Despite reported interest from [[Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Ipswich Town]] in August 2003, a move to England did not materialise.<ref name=wed>{{cite news| author=Stanley Ho| title=Indra for Sheffield Wednesday?| newspaper=Today| page=74| date=9 August 2003}}</ref> 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 F.C.|Chelsea]]'s reserve team in December 2003 as part of a deal with club sponsor [[Emirates Airline]].<ref>{{cite news| author=Ray Chen| title=Training at Chelsea similar to Darby's regime at Home: Indra| newspaper=Today| page=60| date=16 December 2003}}</ref>

In 2005, Indra rejected an offer of US$5,000 (S$8,520) per month from [[Malaysia Super League]] club [[Perak FA|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.<ref>{{cite news| author=Jose Raymond| title=Show him the money| newspaper=Today| page=68| date=16 November 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Leonard Lim| title=Indra's fears of a pay cut eased| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=36| date=13 February 2008}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news| author=Jose Raymond| title=Indra out for season| newspaper=Today| page=46| date=3 June 2006}}</ref>

Indra underwent a trial with the American [[Major League Soccer|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.<ref>{{cite news| author=Leonard Lim| title=Indra called up for second trial with MLS team Salt Lake| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=37| date=26 February 2008}}</ref> Prior to the trip to Argentina Indra's friend, [[Dave Roberts (Sports Broadcaster/Referee)|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]].<ref>{{cite news| author=Leonard Lim| title=Indra upbeat despite Salt Lake rejection| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=72| date=15 March 2008}}</ref> 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 1|V.League]] clubs and one First Division club.<ref>{{cite news| author=Wang Meng Meng| title=Indra to play in Vietnam?| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=28| date=30 December 2008}}</ref> He rejected a contract offer from Vietnamese club [[Hoa Phat]], citing issues with the accommodation and food.<ref>{{cite news| author=Wang Meng Meng| title=Indra turns down V-League contract| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=69| date=3 January 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.redsports.sg/2009/01/03/indra-sahdan-football/| title=Footballer Indra Sahdan can't take the same food every day and turns down contract| website=RedSports.sg| access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> He eventually quit his police job and joined [[Sengkang Punggol]] for the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite news| author=Wang Meng Meng| title=Indra agrees to join Sengkang| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=35| date=11 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| author=Wang Meng Meng| title=Indra quits Police job| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=36| date=19 February 2009}}</ref> 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 (Singapore)|Albirex Niigata (S)]] player only 10 minutes into the game. Albirex Niigata eventually won 2–1.

Indra made his debut for the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]] in a World Cup qualifier against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] on 26 April 1997.<ref>{{cite news| author=Tay Cheng Khoon| title=Barry's boys put up lion-hearted performance against Asian giant| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=44| date=27 April 1997}}</ref>

Indra was part of the Singapore squad for the [[2004 AFF Championship]]. Despite failing to strike up a partnership with [[Agu Casmir]], he ended up scoring the opener in the home leg of the [[2004 AFF Championship]] as Singapore won the tournament. It was their second ASEAN title after 1998, in which Indra missed after he was dropped from the national squad for skipping training.<ref name=fourth>{{cite web| url=http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fourth-time-lucky-indra| title=Fourth time lucky for Indra| publisher=FAS| access-date=11 April 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011842/http://www.fas.org.sg/news/fourth-time-lucky-indra| archive-date=24 September 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Indra says thanks for wake-up call| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=32| date=23 December 1998}}</ref>

With national team captain, [[Aide Iskandar]] dropped from the national side for the friendly against [[UAE national football team|UAE]], Indra took over the armband and led the side to a 1–1 draw. Just hours before the kick off of the 2010 World Cup 2010 qualifier against [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] on 9 November 2007, Aide Iskandar sensationally retired from international football. Indra was appointed the new captain.<ref>{{cite news| author=Wang Meng Meng| title=New Lion King| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=38|date=13 November 2007}}</ref>

Indra was born to father Daud Bidin, a technician and mother Sabariah Hambali, a nurse.<ref name=fin>{{cite news| author=Wang Meng Meng| title=I am not finished yet| newspaper=The Straits Times| page=39| date=15 February 2009}}</ref>

He was the face of Nike (Singapore) together with other national team players like [[Khairul Amri]] and [[Hariss Harun]] as part of Nike's advertising campaigns such as the [[2007 AFF Championship]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwofuujBW9E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/HwofuujBW9E |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=Indra Sahdan: Nike Commercial 2007|website=[[YouTube]] | access-date=10 April 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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