"You Are the Hero of Chinese Football"... Singapore Goalkeeper Struggles with 'Donzzul' Chinese Fans

A Singaporean national football team goalkeeper, who became a sensation among Chinese fans for 'donjjul' (a term meaning to teach a lesson with money), has urged, "Please stop sending money over the internet."

Singapore national football team goalkeeper Hassan Sunny stands at the restaurant he operates.
[Image source=Captured from China Global Times]

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On the 14th, foreign media including the AP reported that Hassan Sunny (40) of the Singapore national football team posted on Instagram the previous night, making this appeal and warning that the QR code, believed to be linked to his street food stall, might be fake. Sunny said, "Thank you for the support sent over the past few days. I could fully feel the passion of Chinese fans," but also added, "I urge rational support. Please stop this through the internet."

Earlier, in the final 6th match of the 2026 CONCACAF World Cup Asian second qualifying round, China was on the brink of elimination but was saved by the result of the match between Singapore and Thailand. If Thailand had won by a 3-goal margin in the match against Singapore, China would have been eliminated. However, Sunny made miraculous saves, blocking 13 shots on target, and the game ended with a 1-3 score. Thanks to this, China tied with Thailand in points, goal difference, and goals scored, and advanced to the third qualifying round by leading the head-to-head record with 1 win and 1 draw. Because of this, Chinese football fans enthusiastically called Sunny the "12th player of the Chinese national football team" and the "top contributor."

Sunny runs a nasi lemak (a Malaysian dish cooked with coconut milk, pandan leaves, rice, fish, and chicken wings) restaurant called 'Dapur Hassan' in Singapore with his wife. The restaurant immediately jumped to first place in the Singapore food category on the Chinese restaurant review app 'Dianping.' Chinese fans gave the restaurant five stars and left reviews such as "You are the hero of Chinese football" and "Your saves saved Chinese football." Chinese fans have been flocking to Dapur Hassan, buying out all the food, and fans in mainland China have been sending money using the restaurant's QR payment code. Fans posted photos on social media showing their 'donjjul' donations ranging from 1 to 10 Singapore dollars (about 1,000 to 10,000 won) or more, saying, "Sincere thanks from football fans," and "Love from China."

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