2022 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2022 season
Chairman	Bill Ng
Head coach	Clement Teo
Stadium	Hougang Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021 →

The 2022 season is Hougang United's 25th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. After finishing third in the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Hougang qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

Squad[]

Singapore Premier League[]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Mukundan Maran	(1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 23)	Warriors FC	2021	2022
13	Ridhuan Barudin ^>30	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 34)	Tampines Rovers	2015	2022
25	^U23	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 17)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2022
??	Zainol Gulam	(1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 30)	Geylang International	2022	2022
Defenders
2	Anders Aplin ^>30	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 30)	Geylang International	2020	2022
4	Nazrul Nazari ^>30	(1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 31)	LionsXII	2016	2022
5	Lionel Tan	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 24)	(NFL)	2020	2022
8	Hafiz Sujad ^>30	(1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 31)	Tampines Rovers	2019	2022
15	Farhan Zulkifli ^U21	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 19)	Home United U19	2019	2022
16	Faiz Salleh	(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 29)	Young Lions FC	2014	2022
20	Muhaimin Suhaimi	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 27)	Young Lions FC	2018	2022
21	Nazhiim Harman ^U23	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2022	2022
22	Kishon Philip ^U23	(1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 22)	Youth Team	2021	2022
Midfielders
6	Kaishu Yamazaki	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 24)	Lion City Sailors	2021	2022
11	Afiq Noor	(1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 28)	(NFL)	2019	2022
12	Fabian Kwok (Captain) ^>30	(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 33)	Tampines Rovers	2017	2022
14	Kristijan Krajcek	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 28)	Balestier Khalsa	2022	2022
18	Idraki Adnan ^U23	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2021	2022
24	Amir Zalani	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 25)	Home United	2021	2022
30	André Moritz	(1986-08-06) 6 August 1986 (age 35)	Confiança	2022	2022
37	Zulfahmi Arifin ^>30	(1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 30)	Sukhothai F.C.	2022	2022
Strikers
7	Shahfiq Ghani	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 30)	Geylang International	2018	2022
9	Pedro Bortoluzo	(1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 25)	U.D. Oliveirense	2022	2022
10	Shawal Anuar ^>30	(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 30)	Geylang International	2020	2022
17	Shahril Ishak ^>30	(1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 38)	Warriors FC	2021	2022
19	Amy Recha	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 29)	Geylang International	2022	2022
23	Sahil Suhaimi	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 29)	Warriors FC	2020	2022
Players who left during the season
3	Artur Jesus Vieira	(1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 31)	Khon Kaen F.C.	2022	2022

U21 Squad[]

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
53	Jarrel Ong Jia Wei ^U21	(2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 19)
55	Josiah Phua Yong Qi ^U21	(2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 21)
	Firas Irwan ^U21	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 21)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2021	2021
Strikers
57	^U21	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 21)	Tampines Rovers U21

Tiong Bahru FC[]

(Chairman, Bill Ng is also the chairman for the club)

No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
3	Syaqir Sulaiman	(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 35)	Warriors FC	2018	2020
5	Igor Ferreira Alves	(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 37)	Hougang United	2017	2020
8	Zulfadli Zainal Abidin	(1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 (age 33)	Geylang International	2019	2020
10	Ang Zhiwei	(1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 32)	Warriors FC	2018	2020
14		(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 29)	Hougang United	2016	2020
26	Illyas Lee	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 26)	Balestier Khalsa	2020	2020
Midfielders
12	Jonathan Tan	(1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 26)	Balestier Khalsa	2020	2020
24	Nurhilmi Jasni	(1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 35)	Hougang United	2019	2020
Forwards
7	Liam Shotton	(1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 (age 34)	Singapore Cricket Club	2018	2020
9	Goh Swee Swee	(1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 35)		2018
13	Hazim Faiz	(1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2017
16		(1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 27)	Geylang International	2019	2020

Coaching staff[]

^[1]

Position	Name	Ref.
General Manager
Team Manager	Robert Eziakor
Head Coach	Clement Teo
Assistant Coach	Yuki Fujimoto
Assistant Coach	Firdaus Kassim
Goalkeeping Coach	Scott Starr
Head of Youth (COE)	Marko Kraljević
U17 Coach	Robert Eziakor
U15 Coach
Fitness Coach
Sports Trainer	Thomas Pang Seishen Gerard
Physiotherapist	Ain Hassan Maheen Gul Shoban Rahul
Equipment Team	Richard Lim Wan Azlan

Transfers[]

In[]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Nazhiim Harman	Young Lions FC	Free
DF	Artur Jesus Vieira	Khon Kaen F.C. (T2)	^[2]
MF	Kristijan Krajček	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[3]
MF	André Moritz	Confiança	Free ^[4]
FW	Pedro Bortoluzo	U.D. Oliveirense (P2)	Free ^[5]
FW	Amy Recha	Geylang International	Free ^[6]
GK	Zainol Gulam	Free Agent	NA

Note 1: Artur Jesus Vieira left the club on mutual consent despite signing the contract.

Loan Return[]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Harhys Stewart	Young Lions FC	Season loan
MF		Young Lions FC	Season loan
MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	Sukhothai F.C.	Loan Return

Note 1:

Out[]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
GK	Izwan Mahbud	Lion City Sailors	Free ^[7]
DF	Maksat Dzhakybaliev		Free
MF	Naufal Azman	Balestier Khalsa	Free ^[8]
FW	Tomoyuki Doi	Fujieda MYFC (J3)	Free ^[9]
FW	Gilberto Fortunato	Morrinhos FC (B2)	Free
FW	Khairul Nizam	Tanjong Pagar United	Free ^[10]

Note 1:

Loan out[]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Jordan Vestering		NS till 2022 ^[11]
GK			NS till 2023
DF	Sahffee Jubpre		NS till 2023
MF	Nikesh Singh Sidhu		NS till 2023
MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	Sukhothai F.C.	Season loan till May 2022
MF	Harhys Stewart	Young Lions FC	Season loan

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

Note 2: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Sukhothai was cut short and he returned to the club for the 2022 season.

Retained / Extension[]

Position	Player	Ref
Coach	Clement Teo	^[12]
GK	Ridhuan Barudin	^[13]
GK	Mukundan Maran
GK
DF	Nazrul Nazari	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[14] ^[15]
DF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[16] ^[17]
DF	Anders Aplin	^[18]
DF	Lionel Tan	^[19]
DF	Hafiz Sujad	^[20]
DF	Faiz Salleh	^[21]
DF	Kishon Philip	^[22]
MF	Fabian Kwok	^[23]
MF	Farhan Zulkifli	^[24]
MF	Idraki Adnan
MF	Afiq Noor
MF	Kaishu Yamazaki
FW	Shahfiq Ghani	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[25] ^[26]
FW	Shawal Anuar	2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 ^[27] ^[28] ^[29]
FW	Sahil Suhaimi	^[30]
FW	Shahril Ishak
FW	Amir Zalani

Rumored[]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Last club	Ref
MF	André Moritz	Confiança

Friendlies[]

Pre-Season Friendly[]

Win Draw Loss

Team statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 13 Aug 2021

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Mukundan Maran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Anders Aplin	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Nazrul Nazari	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Lionel Tan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Kaishu Yamazaki	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Shahfiq Ghani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	DF	Hafiz Sujad	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Pedro Bortoluzo	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	Shawal Anuar	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF	Afiq Noor	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	Fabian Kwok	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Ridhuan Barudin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Kristijan Krajcek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Faiz Salleh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Shahril Ishak	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Idraki Adnan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Amy Recha	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Nazhiim Harman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Kishon Philip	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Sahil Suhaimi	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	Amir Zalani	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	André Moritz	2+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Zulfahmi Arifin	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	MF	Jarrel Ong Jia Wei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	Farhan Zulkifli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	MF	Josiah Phua Yong Qi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
3	DF	Artur Jesus Vieira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %

Singapore Premier League[]

Win Draw Loss

27 February 2022 1	Lion City Sailors	3-1	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
	Kim Shin-wook 23' Iqram Rifqi 66' Diego Lopes 86' Anumanthan Kumar 15'	Report	Pedro Bortoluzo 7' 61' Afiq Noor 83' Clement Teo 90+4'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah

6 March 2022 2	Tanjong Pagar United	2-2	Hougang United	Jurong East
	Khairul Nizam 72' Shodai Nishikawa 88' Reo Nishiguchi 59'	Report	Nazrul Nazari 77' Kaishu Yamazaki 79' Nazhiim Harman 13' Muhaimin Suhaimi 62' Khairul Amri 90+1'	Stadium: Jurong East Stadium Referee:

11 March 2022 3	Hougang United	3-2	Geylang International	Hougang
	André Moritz 72' 90' 74' (pen) Nazhiim Harman 42'	Report	Šime Žužul 4' Takahiro Tezuka 88' Huzaifah Aziz 48'	Stadium: Hougang Stadium Referee: Muhammad Taqi

18 March 2022 4	Tampines Rovers	v	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

1 April 2022 5	Hougang United	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

5 April 2022 6	Balestier Khalsa	v	Hougang United	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

10 April 2022 7	Hougang United	v	Young Lions FC	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

6 May 2022 8	Hougang United	v	Lion City Sailors	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

14 May 2022 9	Hougang United	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

22 May 2022 10	Geylang International	v	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

28 May 2022 11	Hougang United	v	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

19 June 2022 12	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Hougang United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

3 July 2022 13	Young Lions FC	v	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

9 July 2022 14	Lion City Sailors	v	Hougang United	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

13 July 2022 15	Hougang United	v	Tampines Rovers	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

17 July 2022 16	Tanjong Pagar United	v	Hougang United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

22 July 2022 17	Hougang United	v	Geylang International	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

30 July 2022 18	Tampines Rovers	v	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

5 August 2022 19	Hougang United	v	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

12 August 2022 20	Balestier Khalsa	v	Hougang United	Toa Payoh
				Stadium: Toa Payoh Stadium

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

26 August 2022 22	Hougang United	v	Lion City Sailors	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

3 September 2022 23	Hougang United	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

11 September 2022 24	Geylang International	v	Hougang United	Tampines
				Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

17 September 2022 25	Hougang United	v	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang Stadium

2 October 2022 26	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Hougang United	Jurong East
				Stadium: Jurong East Stadium

8 October 2022 27	Hougang United	v	Tampines Rovers	Hougang
				Stadium: Hougang 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	Qualification or relegation
2	Albirex Niigata (S)^[a]	3	2	0	1	11	2	+9	6
3	Lion City Sailors	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Standby team for AFC Cup group stage
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

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.

AFC Cup[]

Win Draw Loss

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v	Qualification	VIE	HOU	PPC	YEL
1	Viettel (H)	Zonal semi-finals	—	30 Jun	—	24 Jun
2	Hougang United	Possible Zonal semi-finals	—	—	24 Jun	—
3	Phnom Penh Crown		27 Jun	—	—	30 Jun
4	Young Elephants		—	27 Jun	—	—

First match(es) will be played on 24 June 2022. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

24 June 2022 1	Hougang United	v	Phnom Penh Crown	Ho Chi Minh City
				Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

27 June 2022 2	Young Elephants	v	Hougang United	Ho Chi Minh City
				Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

30 June 2022 3	Viettel FC	v	Hougang United	Ho Chi Minh City
				Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium

Singapore Cup[]

Win Draw Loss

Notes[]

References[]

[table_note_ALB0.81847925010066-31] 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] "TECHNICAL STAFF".

[2] "The Cheetahs have signed defender Artur Vieira".

[3] "The Cheetahs have signed Croat midfielder Kristijan Krajcek from Balestier Khalsa".

[4] "Former Crystal Palace midfielder André Moritz joins Hougang United".

[5] "The Cheetahs have signed striker Pedro Bortoluzo".

[6] "Thank you for the goals Amy Recha and all the best in your future".

[7] "Izwan signs for LCS on 2 years contract".

[8] "Welcome, Naufal to the Tiger's den". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.

[9] "Tomoyuki Doi Announcement of Complete Transfer from Hougang United FC".

[10] "Tanjong Pagar United is pleased to announce the signing of Khairul Nizam".

[11] "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".

[12] "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ⁣".

[13] "Our custodian, Ridhuan Barudin has signed for another season".

[14] "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".

[15] "Another season for Nazrul Nazari!".

[16] "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".

[17] "Muhaimin Suhaimi continues with the Cheetahs!

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2022 Hougang United FC season

Contents

Squad[]

Singapore Premier League[]

U21 Squad[]

Tiong Bahru FC[]

Coaching staff[]

Transfers[]

In[]

Loan Return[]

Out[]

Loan out[]

Retained / Extension[]

Rumored[]

Friendlies[]

Pre-Season Friendly[]

Team statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Singapore Premier League[]

AFC Cup[]

Group stage[]

Singapore Cup[]

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]