2021 Hougang United FC season

The 2021 season is Hougang United's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Hougang United
2021 season
ChairmanBill Ng
Head coachClement Teo
StadiumHougang Stadium

Squad

Singapore Premier League

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Mukundan Maran U23 (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 Warriors FC 2021 2021
13 Ridhuan Barudin >30 (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 Tampines Rovers 2015 2021
25 Aizil Yazid U23 (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 Albirex Niigata (S) 2021 2021
30 Izwan Mahbud >30 (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 Samut Prakan City F.C. 2021 2021
Defenders
2 Anders Aplin (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 Geylang International 2020 2021
5 Lionel Tan (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 SAFSA (NFL) 2020 2021
8 Hafiz Sujad >30 (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 Tampines Rovers 2019 2021
11 Nazrul Nazari (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 LionsXII 2016 2021
14 Maksat Dzhakybaliev (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 Sivasspor U-21 2020 2021
16 Faiz Salleh (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 Young Lions FC 2014 2021
20 Muhaimin Suhaimi (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 Young Lions FC 2018 2021
26 Kishon Philip U23 (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 Youth Team 2021 2021
Midfielders
4 Afiq Noor (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2019 2021
6 Kaishu Yamazaki (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 Lion City Sailors 2021 2021
12 Fabian Kwok (Captain) >30 (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 Tampines Rovers 2017 2021
15 Farhan Zulkifli U23 (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 Home United U19 2019 2021
18 Idraki Adnan U23 (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 Young Lions FC 2021 2021
21 Nikesh Singh Sidhu U23 (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 Home United U19 2019 2021
24 Naufal Azman U23 (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 Young Lions FC 2020 2021
Zulfahmi Arifin (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 Suphanburi F.C. 2021 2021
Strikers
7 Shahfiq Ghani (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 Geylang International 2018 2021
9 Tomoyuki Doi (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 Albirex Niigata (S) 2021 2021
10 Shawal Anuar (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 Geylang International 2020 2021
17 Shahril Ishak >30 (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 Warriors FC 2021 2021
19 Gilberto Fortunato (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 FC Drita 2021 2021
22 Khairul Nizam (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 Geylang International 2021 2021
23 Sahil Suhaimi (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 Warriors FC 2020 2021
29 Amir Zalani (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 Home United 2021 2021
Players who left during the season
3 Afiq Yunos >30 (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 Trat F.C. 2019 2021

U21 Squad

No. Name Nationality 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
55 Josiah Phua Yong Qi U21 (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000
Firas Irwan U21 (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 Albirex Niigata (S) 2021 2021
Strikers
57 Hairil Sufi U21 (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 Tampines Rovers U21

Tiong Bahru FC

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

No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
3 Syaqir Sulaiman (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 Warriors FC 2018 2020
5 Igor Ferreira Alves (1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 Hougang United 2017 2020
8 Zulfadli Zainal Abidin (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 Geylang International 2019 2020
10 Ang Zhiwei (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 Warriors FC 2018 2020
14 Kenneth Chang (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 Hougang United 2016 2020
26 Illyas Lee (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
Midfielders
12 Jonathan Tan (1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 Balestier Khalsa 2020 2020
24 Nurhilmi Jasni (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 Hougang United 2019 2020
Ryan Syaffiq (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 Geylang International 2019 2020
Forwards
7 Liam Shotton (1987-05-28) 28 May 1987 Singapore Cricket Club 2018 2020
9 Goh Swee Swee (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 Eunos Crescent 2018
13 Hazim Faiz (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 Young Lions FC 2017
16 Cameron Ayrton Bell (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 Geylang International 2019 2020

Coaching staff

[1]

PositionName Ref.
General Manager Matthew Tay
Head Coach Clement Teo
Assistant Coach Firdaus Kassim
Goalkeeping Coach Scott Starr
Head of Youth (COE) Han Yiguang
U17 Coach
U15 Coach Winston Yap
Fitness Coach Hairil Amin
Team Manager Robert Eziakor
Marketing Media Liu Jueming
Sports Trainer Thomas Pang
Sports Trainer Ryan Wang
Kitman Wan Azlan

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Mukundan Maran Free Agent Free [2]
GK Aizil Yazid Albirex Niigata (S) Free [3]
DF Kaishu Yamazaki Lion City Sailors Free [4] [5]
DF Kishson Philip End of NS [6]
FW Khairul Nizam Geylang International Free [7]
FW Shahril Ishak Lion City Sailors Free [8] [9] [10]
FW Gilberto Fortunato FC Drita Free [11]
FW Tomoyuki Doi Albirex Niigata (S) Free [12] [13]
MF Firas Irwan Free Agent NA

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Izwan Mahbud Samut Prakan City F.C. [14] [15]
FW Amir Zalani Free Agent [16]

Loan Return

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Asraf Zahid Young Lions FC Loan Return
DF Sahffee Jubpre Young Lions FC Loan Return
DF Harhys Stewart Young Lions FC Loan Return [17]
MF Nor Hakim Redzuan Young Lions FC Loan Return
MF Zulfahmi Arifin Suphanburi F.C. Loan Return
FW Idraki Adnan Young Lions FC Loan Return [18]

Note 1: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Suphanburi was cancelled before moving to Samut Prakan City on loan.

Note 2: Harhys Stewart loan to Young Lions was extended for another season.

Note 3: Sahffee Jubpre loan to Young Lions was extended for another season.

Note 4: Asraf Zahid left the club after returning to the club.

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF Zulfahmi Arifin Samut Prakan City F.C. Loan Return

Note 1: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Samut Prakan City was terminated before the agreed date, May 2022.

Out

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Jordan Vestering SAFSA NS till 2022 [19]
GK Heng How Meng SAFSA NS till 2022
GK Khairulhin Khalid
GK Daniel Ong Singapore U19 Goalkeeper Coach
DF Alif Iskandar Young Lions FC Free [20]
DF Emmeric Ong Tanjong Pagar United Free [21]
DF Zachary Anderson Olympic FC Free [22]
MF Charlie Machell Visakha FC Free [23]
MF Anumanthan Kumar Kedah FA Free [24]
MF Mahathir Azeman Free
MF Justin Hui Lion City Sailors Free [25]
FW Daniel Martens Tanjong Pagar United Free [26]
DF Asraf Zahid Free

Note 1: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Suphanburi was cancelled before moving to Samut Prakan City on loan till May 2022 .

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
DF Afiq Yunos Geylang International Free, 6 months contract [27]

Loan out

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Zulfahmi Arifin Suphanburi F.C. Season loan till May 2021 [28] [29]
MF Zulfahmi Arifin Samut Prakan City F.C. Season loan till May 2022
DF Harhys Stewart Young Lions FC Season loan
DF Sahffee Jubpre Young Lions FC Season loan
MF Nor Hakim Redzuan Young Lions FC Season loan

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Zulfahmi Arifin Sukhothai F.C. Season loan till May 2022

Retained / Extension

Position Player Ref
Coach Clement Teo [30]
GK Ridhuan Barudin [31]
DF Nazrul Nazari 2 years contract signed in 2019 [32] [33]
DF Muhaimin Suhaimi 2 years contract signed in 2019 [34] [35]
DF Anders Aplin [36]
DF Lionel Tan [37]
DF Hafiz Sujad [38]
DF Faiz Salleh [39]
DF Maksat Dzhakybaliev [40]
DF Afiq Yunos [41]
MF Afiq Noor [42]
MF Fabian Kwok [43]
MF Farhan Zulkifli [44]
MF Nikesh Singh Sidhu [45]
FW Shahfiq Ghani 2 years contract signed in 2019 [46] [47]
FW Shawal Anuar 2 years contract signed in 2019 [48] [49] [50]
FW Sahil Suhaimi [51]
FW Naufal Azman [52]

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) Tampines Rovers 6-1 Hougang United Singapore
Yasir Hanapi
Armin Bosnjak
Taufik Suparno
Kyoga Nakamura
Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

Mid-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 13 Aug 2021
No. Pos. Player Sleague Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Mukundan Maran 4040
2DF Anders Aplin 11+31141
4MF Afiq Noor 3+111141
5DF Lionel Tan 183183
6DF Kaishu Yamazaki 201201
7FW Shahfiq Ghani 3+81111
8DF Hafiz Sujad 7+74144
9FW Tomoyuki Doi 18+2192019
10FW Shawal Anuar 12+63183
11DF Nazrul Nazari 9+31121
12MF Fabian Kwok 15+32182
13GK Ridhuan Barudin 7070
14DF Maksat Dzhakybaliev 141141
15MF Farhan Zulkifli 200200
16DF Faiz Salleh 6060
17FW Shahril Ishak 1+7080
18MF Idraki Adnan 124124
19FW Gilberto Fortunato 8+34114
20DF Muhaimin Suhaimi 2+4060
22FW Khairul Nizam 2+4060
23FW Sahil Suhaimi 0000
24FW Naufal Azman 110110
26DF Kishon Philip 9+11101
29FW Amir Zalani 0+1010
30GK Izwan Mahbud 100100
53MF Jarrel Ong Jia Wei 1111
55MF Josiah Phua Yong Qi 5050
57MF Hairil Sufi 1010
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
3DF Afiq Yunos 0000

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %


Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 April 2021 10 (Rescheduled) Hougang United 0-1 Lion City Sailors Hougang Stadium
Farhan Zulkifli 7'
Idraki Adnan 47'
Anders Aplin 79'
Report Diego Lopes 69'
Jorge Fellipe 90+3'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
22 May 2021 11 Tampines Rovers 2-3 Hougang United Our Tampines Hub
Yasir Hanapi 12'
Boris Kopitović 62'
Report Nazrul Nazari 45+1' 39'
Tomoyuki Doi 50'
Idraki Adnan 55'
Shafiq Ghani 88'
Muhaimin Suhaimi 90+4'
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Taufik Thana
7 August 2021 14 (Rescheduled) Young Lions FC 0-1 Hougang United Jalan Besar Stadium
Hami Syahin 20'  71'
Arshad Shamim 72'
Report Tomoyuki Doi 77' Referee: Nathan Chan
10 October 2021 21 (Rescheduled) Hougang United 1-3 Young Lions FC Hougang Stadium
Fabian Kwok 73' 77'
Kishon Philip 45'
Report Harhys Stewart 15'
Shah Shahiran 32'
Zamani Zamri 55' 80'
Referee: Taufil Thana
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Lion City Sailors 21 14 6 1 59 21 +38 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
    2 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 21 13 7 1 50 19 +31 46
    3 Hougang United 21 10 4 7 48 40 +8 34 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
    4 Tampines Rovers 21 7 6 8 48 51 3 27
    5 Tanjong Pagar United 21 5 7 9 36 49 13 22
    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:
    1. 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.

    Singapore Cup

      Win   Draw   Loss


    See also

    Notes

    1. Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
    2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
    3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

    References

    1. "TECHNICAL STAFF".
    2. "Mukundan Maran signs for the Cheetahs! 📝⁣".
    3. "Aizil Yazid commits to Cheetahs! ✔️".
    4. "Our Japanese defender, Kaishu Yamazki, will be leaving the Sailors".
    5. "Kaishu Yamazaki to reinforce Hougang United defence".
    6. "Kishson Philip joins the first team squad!".
    7. "Khairul Nizam is now a Cheetah! 🐆".
    8. "Shahril Ishak – thank you for everything this season, legend".
    9. "Shahril Ishak signs for Hougang United! 📝⁣".
    10. "Singapore stalwart Shahril Ishak joins Hougang United".
    11. "Hougang United sign Brazilian forward Gilberto Fortunato".
    12. "Tomoyuki Doi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
    13. "Doi Tomoyuki has completed his transfer to Hougang United FC".
    14. "Izwan Mahbud has signed for Hougang United⁣".
    15. "Izwan Mahbud signs for Hougang United".
    16. "Amir Zalani has rejoined the Cheetahs! 🐆⁣".
    17. "Harhys makes debut for Young Lions".
    18. "Idraki Adnan is back with the Cheetahs! 🐆⁣".
    19. "Jordan's decision to enlist for National Service that saw his time at Hougang United come to an end rather than footballing reasons".
    20. "Another addition to our camp! 🦁 #coyl".
    21. "Tanjong Pagar United has further reinforced its defence with the signing of Emmeric Ong".
    22. "Hougang United defender Zachary Anderson has left Hougang United".
    23. "Hougang United defender Zachary Anderson has left Hougang United".
    24. "M. Anumanthan eyes silverware with new team Kedah".
    25. "our final signing for the new season, Justin Hui 😎".
    26. "The club is pleased to announce the signing of Daniel Martens".
    27. "Afiq to add steel to Eagles' defence".
    28. "Suphanburi FC signs Singaporean midfielder Zulfahmi Arifin on their ASEAN quota".
    29. "Zulfahmi Arifin has joined Thailand Premier League club, Suphanburi F.C. on a season long deal next year. ⁣ ⁣".
    30. "Head Coach Clement Teo signs for another year with the Cheetahs! ⁣".
    31. "Our custodian, Ridhuan Barudin has signed for another season".
    32. "Singapore International, Nazrul Nazari has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
    33. "Another season for Nazrul Nazari!".
    34. "Singapore International, Muhaimin Suhaimi has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
    35. "Muhaimin Suhaimi continues with the Cheetahs! 🤝⁣⁣⁣".
    36. "Anders Aplin continues with the Cheetahs!".
    37. "Lionel signs for the new season".
    38. "Hafiz Sujad stays for 2021! ✔️⁣".
    39. "Faiz Salleh extends his contract!".
    40. "Maksat Dzhakybaliev commits for another season! 🇰🇬⁣".
    41. "0-year-old defender has rejoined the team after his stint with Thai Premier League club, Trat FC in the 2020 season.⁣".
    42. Afiq Noor signs for the Cheetahs! 🖌⁣ ⁣
    43. "Fabian Kwok ties the knot, for another year with the Cheetahs".
    44. "Farhan Zulkifli extends his stay! ✨⁣".
    45. "Nikesh has signed for another term! 💫⁣".
    46. "Singapore International, Shahfiq Ghani has signed a 2-year contract extension with the club!⁣⁣".
    47. "Shahfiq Ghani still a Cheetah! 🐆⁣".
    48. "New cheetah Shawal Anuar joining from Eagles".
    49. "Shawal Anuar joins Hougang United!⁣⁣".
    50. "Another year for Shawal Anuar! 📝⁣ ⁣".
    51. "Sahil Suhaimi extends his stay!".
    52. "Naufal Azman continues with the Cheetahs! 🪄".
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