2022 Garena Young Lions FC season

Garena Young Lions
season
Chairman	Farehan Hussein
Head coach	Nazri Nasir
Stadium	Jurong West Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021 →

The 2022 season is Young Lion's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.^[1]

Key Events[]

Danish Irfan and Jordan Emaviwe were injured during the AFF u23 tournament and will miss significant time out. Danish partially torn his ACL and meniscus while Jordan had a broken jaw.

Squad[]

Singapore Premier League[]

As of 26 Sept 2019.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club	Contract Start	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1		(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 19)	Hong Kah Secondary School	2022	2022
18	Ridhwan Fikri	(1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 22)		2020	2022
25		(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 21)	Geylang International	2021	2022
35		(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 16)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2022
Defenders
2	Raoul Suhaimi	(2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 16)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2022
3	Jordan Emaviwe	(2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 20)	Balestier Khalsa	2021	2022
4	Danish Irfan (Captain)	(1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 23)	Geylang International	2020	2021
5	Syabil Hisham	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 19)	Tanjong Pagar United	2021	2021
6	Jacob Mahler	(2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 21)	FFA Under-18	2018	2022
13	Syahrul Sazali	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 23)	Tampines Rovers	2021	2022
16	Ryhan Stewart	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 22)	Warriors FC	2020	2022
21	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	(1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 23)	Lion City Sailors FC	2021	2022
26	Danial Crichton	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 18)	Warriors FC U21	2020	2022
28		(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 21)	FFA Under-18	2019	2022
29	Harith Kanadi	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 21)	Geylang International	2022	2022
Midfielders
7	Daniel Goh	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 22)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2022
8	Shah Shahiran	(1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 22)	Tampines Rovers	2021	2022
11	Rasaq Akeem	(2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 20)	FFA Under-17	2019	2022
12	Joel Chew	(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 22)	Tampines Rovers	2021	2022
14	Rezza Rezky	(2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 21)	FFA Under-18	2019	2022
15	Amir Syafiz	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 17)	Singapore Sports School	2021	2022
20		(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 21)	Hougang United U21	2020	2022
22		(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 20)	Geylang International U21	2021	2022
23	Harhys Stewart	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2020	2022
27	Arshad Shamim	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 22)	Lion City Sailors FC	2018	2022
30		(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 20)	Kitchee SC Reserve	2021	2022
			Singapore Sport School	2022	2022
			Singapore Sport School	2022	2022
Forwards
9	Zikos Vasileios Chua	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 19)	Geylang International	2022	2022
10	Glenn Kweh	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 21)		2021	2022
17	Ilhan Fandi	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 19)		2019	2022
19	Khairin Nadim	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 17)		2020	2022
24	Zamani Zamri	(2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 20)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2020	2022
		(2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 17)	Singapore Sports School	2022	2022
Players who left during the season

U19 Squad[]

(Singapore Sport School)

As of 26 Feb 2017.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Last Club
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Team Manager	Tan Qing Hui Samuel
Head team coach	Nazri Nasir
Assistant coach
Assistant coach	Fadzuhasny Juraimi
Goalkeeping coach
Physiotherapist	Vacant
Sports Trainers	Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer	Omar Mohamed

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Transfer[]

In[]

Pre-Season

Position	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Singapore Sports School	Free
GK	Singapore Sports School	Free
MF	Singapore Sports School	Free
MF	Singapore Sports School	Free
FW	Singapore Sports School	Free

Out[]

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Nazhiim Harman	Hougang United	Free
DF	Alif Iskandar		Free
FW	Ilhan Fandi	Albirex Niigata (S)	Free

Note 1: Ilhan Fandi will stay with the club till he completes his NS in April/May 2022.

Loan In[]

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK		Geylang International U21	Season loan
DF			Season loan
DF	Harith Kanadi		Season loan
DF	Harhys Stewart	Hougang United U21	Season loan
DF	Danial Crichton		NS till 2023
DF	Jacob Mahler		Season loan
MF	Joel Chew		Season loan
MF	Daniel Goh		Season loan ^[3]
MF	Arshad Shamim		Season loan
MF	Jordan Emaviwe		Season loan
MF	Rasaq Akeem		Season loan
MF		Hougang United U21	Season loan
MF	Shah Shahiran		Season loan
FW	Zamani Zamri		Season loan
FW	Zikos Vasileios Chua		Season loan

Note 1: Harhys Stewart returns on loan for another season.

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Loan Out[]

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Ref
DF		NS till 2023
DF	Sahffee Jubpre	NS till 2023
DF		NS till 2023
MF	Rasaq Akeem	NS till 2023

Loan Return[]

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK		Balestier Khalsa	Loan Return ^[4]
GK		Geylang International U21	Loan Return ^[5]
DF	Danish Irfan	Geylang International	Loan Return
DF	Harhys Stewart	Hougang United U21	Loan Return
DF	Sahffee Jubpre	Hougang United U21	Loan Return
DF	Syahrul Sazali		Loan Return ^[6]
DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman		Loan Return ^[7]
MF	Jacob Mahler		Loan Return ^[8]
MF	Bill Mamadou	Lion City Sailors U21	Loan Return
MF	Joel Chew		Loan Return ^[9]
MF	Daniel Goh		Loan Return ^[10]
MF	Hami Syahin		Loan Return ^[11]
MF		Hougang United U21	Loan Return
MF	Arshad Shamim		Loan Return
MF	Jordan Emaviwe		Loan Return
MF	Shah Shahiran		Loan Return
FW	Zamani Zamri		Loan Return

Note 1: Danish Irfan will subsequently moved to Tampines Rovers after his contract with Geylang International ended at his end of NS stint. He will stay with the club till he completes his NS in April/May 2022.''

Note 2: Hami Syahin returned to Lion City Sailors after completing his NS.

Note 3: Zulqarnaen Suzliman will continue with GYL and return to Lion City Sailors after completing his NS.

Note 4: Syahrul Sazali will continue with GYL until he complete his NS.

Note 5: Dylan Pereira and Hakim Redzuan loan to the GYL were extended for another season.

Retained[]

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Ridhwan Fikri
DF	Ryhan Stewart
DF	Raoul Suhaimi
DF	Syabil Hisham
MF	Rezza Rezky
MF
MF	Amir Syafiz
MF
FW	Khairin Nadim
FW	Glenn Kweh

Friendly[]

Pre-Season Friendly[]

Win Draw Loss

22 January 2022 1	Geylang International	1-0	Young Lions FC	Tampines
	Azri Suhaili			Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

29 January 2022 2	Tanjong Pagar United	1-3	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
			Jacob Mahler pen' Daniel Goh	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

Team statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 14 August 2021

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
2	DF	Raoul Suhaimi	0+1	0	0	0
4	DF	Danish Irfan	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Syabil Hisham	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Jacob Mahler	1	0	0	0
7	FW	Daniel Goh	1	0	0	0
8	MF	Shah Shahiran	1	0	0	0
9	FW	Zikos Vasileios Chua	1	0	0	0
10	FW	Glenn Kweh	0+1	0	0	0
11	MF	Rasaq Akeem	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Joel Chew	1	0	0	0
13	DF	Syahrul Sazali	1	0	0	0
14	MF	Rezza Rezky	0+1	0	0	0
15	MF	Amir Syafiz	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Ryhan Stewart	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Ilhan Fandi	0+1	0	0	0
18	GK	Ridhwan Fikri	1	0	0	0
19	FW	Khairin Nadim	1	0	0	0
20	MF		0	0	0	0
21	DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	1	0	0	0
22	MF		1	0	0	0
23	DF	Harhys Stewart	0	0	0	0
24	FW	Zamani Zamri	0	0	0	0
25	GK		0	0	0	0
27	MF	Arshad Shamim	0	0	0	0
28	DF		0+1	0	0	0
29	DF	Harith Kanadi	1	0	0	0
30	MF		0	0	0	0
32	GK		0	0	0	0
42	MF	Jordan Emaviwe	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Singapore Premier League[]

Win Draw Loss

12 March 2022 1	Young Lions FC	0-5	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
	Jacob Mahler54 Joel Chew 17' Zulqarnaen Suzliman 37'	Report	Kodai Tanaka 34' 36' Masahiro Sugita 82' Fairoz Hassan 87' Kan Kobayashi 90+2' (pen) 44' Tatsuya Sambongi 52'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

19 March 2022 2	Balestier Khalsa	v	Young Lions FC	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

2 April 2022 3	Young Lions FC	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

6 April 2022 4	Young Lions FC	v	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

10 April 2022 5	Hougang United	v	Young Lions FC	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

16 April 2022 6	Young Lions FC	v	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

20 April 2022 7	Tampines Rovers	v	Young Lions FC	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

23 April 2022 8	Geylang International	v	Young Lions FC	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

27 April 2022 9	Young Lions FC	v	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

31 May 2022 10	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

18 June 2022 11	Tanjong Pagar United	v	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

25 June 2022 12	Young Lions FC	v	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

29 June 2022 13	Lion City Sailors	v	Young Lions FC	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

3 July 2022 14	Young Lions FC	v	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

8 July 2022 15	Young Lions FC	v	Geylang International	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

17 July 2022 16	Tampines Rovers	v	Young Lions FC	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

23 July 2022 17	Young Lions FC	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

31 July 2022 18	Young Lions FC	v	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

7 August 2022 19	Young Lions FC	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

13 August 2022 20	Young Lions FC	v	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

20 August 2022 21	Hougang United	v	Young Lions FC	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

27 August 2022 22	Geylang International	v	Young Lions FC	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

3 September 2022 23	Young Lions FC	v	Tampines Rovers	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

10 September 2022 24	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

16 September 2022 25	Lion City Sailors	v	Young Lions FC	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

1 October 2022 26	Tanjong Pagar United	v	Young Lions FC	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

8 October 2022 27	Young Lions FC	v	Balestier Khalsa	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

15 October 2022 28	Young Lions FC	v	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Hougang United	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
5	Geylang International	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
6	Tampines Rovers	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
7	Balestier Khalsa	3	0	1	2	5	13	−8	1
8	Young Lions^[a]	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

^ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Notes[]

References[]

^ "2018 changes".
^ "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
^ "Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country".
^ "Martyn is back with the Tigers for 2022". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
^ "A new recruit between the sticks". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.^{[self-published]}
^ "Stone is back with us for 2021!

[table_note_ALB0.7631042272612-12] The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

[1] "2018 changes".

[2] "Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-10-15.

[3] "Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country".

[4] "Martyn is back with the Tigers for 2022". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[5] "A new recruit between the sticks". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.^{[self-published]}

[6] "Stone is back with us for 2021!

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2022 Garena Young Lions FC season

Contents

Key Events[]

Squad[]

Singapore Premier League[]

U19 Squad[]

Coaching staff[]

Transfer[]

In[]

Out[]

Loan In[]

Loan Out[]

Loan Return[]

Retained[]

Friendly[]

Pre-Season Friendly[]

Team statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Singapore Premier League[]

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]