He then started his footballing career with Geylang United's academy team with the likes of Syed Fadhil and Lionel Lewis.
Faizal's promising exploits as a youngster with Home United caught national team coach, Radojko Avramovic's eyes and he was soon handed a debut against Indonesia in 2004.
He displaced national team defender, Hafiz Osman off his regular place.
Aside from football, Faizal Hamid holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
[1] Faizal initially considered quitting football for a year to concentrate on his career in the Singapore Prison Service, but decided to put his plans on hold to play for the National Team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.