| Club: | Hougang United |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Firdaus Kassim |
| Stadium: | Jalan Besar Stadium |
| League: | S.League |
| Cup1: | Singapore Cup |
| Cup2: | AFC Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Hazzuwan Halim (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Hazzuwan Halim (3) |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
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The 2023 season is Hougang United's 26th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. After finishing third in the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Hougang qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup.
The women team played in the Women Premier league.
After winning the 2022 Singapore Cup, Hougang was thought to be a contender for the SPL champion.[1]
On 6 April 2023, Hougang lost to Tanjong Pagar United FC 1-2 and was second bottom of the SPL table with the same points as Young Lions but with a better goal difference.
On 17 April, head of youth, Marko Kraljević replaced head coach Firdaus Kassim as interim head coach after the club failed to win any matches since they won the opening match in the 2023 Singapore Premier League season.[2] Firdaus took over Kraljević's position as head of youth.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 19 | Zaiful Nizam O30 | 1987 7, df=yes | Geylang International | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 25 | Zainol Gulam O30 | 1992 2, df=yes | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Anders Aplin O30 | 21 June 1991 | Geylang International | 2020 | 2023 | ||
| 3 | Jordan Nicolas Vestering U23 | 25 September 2000 | NFA U18 | 2018 | 2023 | ||
| 4 | Nazrul Nazari O30 | 1991 2, df=yes | LionsXII | 2016 | 2023 | ||
| 5 |  | 1990 12, df=yes | Ehime FC (J3) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 6 | | 1996 7, df=yes | Kataller Toyama (J3) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 17 | Irwan Shah O30 | 1988 11, df=yes | Tampines Rovers | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 36 | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib O30 | 1989 5, df=yes | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 8 | Shahdan Sulaiman O30 | 9 May 1988 | Lion City Sailors | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 10 | 1993 10, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| 14 | 1996 5, df=yes | Geylang International | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 16 | Ajay Robson U23 | 2003 12, df=yes | Youth Team | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 18 | 1999 3, df=yes | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2023 | |||
| 24 | 1996 12, df=yes | Home United | 2021 | 2023 | |||
| Strikers | |||||||
| 7 | Amy Recha O30 |  | 1992 5, df=yes | Geylang International | 2022 | 2023 | |
| 9 | Fairoz Hassan O23 | 1988 11, df=yes | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 11 | 1994 2, df=yes | Geylang International | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 22 | Gabriel Quak O30 | 1990 12, df=yes | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 23 | Sahil Suhaimi O30 | 1992 7, df=yes | 2020 | 2023 | |||
| 44 |  | 9 October 1999 | FK Radnicki 1923 (S1) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| Players who left for NS during the season | |||||||
| 25 | Aizil Yazid U23 | 2004 12, df=yes | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2026 | ||
| 55 | Farhan Zulkifli U23 | 2002 11, df=yes | Home United U19 | 2019 | 2025 | ||
| Syafi’ie Redzuan U21 | 2003 10, df=yes | ||||||
| Players who left during the season | |||||||
| 32 |   | 24 May 1994 | Cafetaleros de Chiapas (M3) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 37 | Zulfahmi Arifin O30 | 5 October 1991 | Sukhothai F.C. | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 53 | Keith Chung Wen Jie U21 | 2004 11, df=yes | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2023 | |||
| 61 | Isaac Jonathan Hean-Oon Lee U21 | 2006 3, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2023 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 51 | Nicholas Jordan U21 | 2003 7, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 52 | Harriz Danial U21 | 2005 1, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 54 | Spencer U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 55 | Rauf Sanizal U21 | 2006 11, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 56 | Wong Ngang Haang U21 | 2004 3, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 57 | Mustajab U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 59 | Brant Tan Jun Rong U21 | 2003 11, df=yes | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 68 | Iryan Fandi U21 | 2006 8, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 74 | Nasrul Pujiyono U21 | | 2002 8, df=yes | Geylang International U21 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 60 | Raimi Ishraq U21 | 2003 4, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 62 | Timothy U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 63 | Hariysh Krishnakumar U21 | 2002 10, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 64 | Ayan Jarique U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 65 | Putera Danish U21 | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| 66 | Shahreez Basheer U21 | 2005 5, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 67 | Hairil U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 70 | Ashvin Vela U21 | 2005 3, df=yes | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 71 | Syed Adel Alsree U21 | 2002 7, df=yes | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 76 | Snir Shalev U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 77 | Afzal Halim U21 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| Strikers | |||||||
| 58 | Louka Vaissierre Tan Jun Cheng U21 |  | 2005 6, df=yes | Hougang United U17 | 2023 | 2023 | |
| 72 | Dylan Choo Chi Tao U21 | 2004 5, df=yes | Tanjong Pagar United U17 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 73 | Shafeeq Ameer U21 | 2005 8, df=yes | Project Vaults SC | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Olivia Lee Jia Min | ||||||
| 23 | Belle Jaffar | Balestier Khalsa (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 28 | Azreanna Azlan | 2005 8, df=yes | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Rosnani Azman | 1997 5, df=yes | Kibi International | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 3 | Angelyn Pang Yen Ping | 1991 4, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 4 | Nurul Asyiqin | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 5 | Jacklyn Lee Pei Xian | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 6 | Claire Merrow-Smith | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 12 | Carey Lee Shi Min | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 14 | Leo Huang | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 17 | Victoria Lee Chun Hui | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 19 | Clara Wong Si Lin | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 20 | Rena Ang En Ting | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 7 | Deborah Chin Ngeet Ling | 1988 4, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 11 | Winette Lim Siu | 1999 5, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 18 | Nurul Ardian Baharrudin | ||||||
| 21 | Rochelle Chan Wan Wen | 1995 8, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 22 | Genevieve Lee Min | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 27 | Riddle Reneelyn Sison | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Strikers | |||||||
| 8 | Raudhah Kamis | 1999 3, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 9 | Levyn Wong Si Min | 2023 | 2023 | ||||
| 10 | Rachel Chan Ye Ling | 2004 8, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 15 | Siti Wan Nabilah | 1993 5, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 16 | Nicole Lim Yan Xiu | 2002 4, df=yes | Lion City Sailors (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 25 | Clara Lau Shi Hui | 1997 9, df=yes | Tiong Bahru FC (W) | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| Players who left mid-season | |||||||
| 23 | Erlinawaty Dewi | Balestier Khalsa (W) | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Position | Name | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Manager | |||
| Team Manager | Robert Eziakor | ||
| Head Coach (Men) | Marko Kraljević (Interim) | ||
| Head Coach (Women) | G.Sivaraj | ||
| Assistant Coach & Head of Youth (COE) & U21 Coach | Robert Eziakor | ||
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Scott Starr | ||
| U17 Coach | Firdaus Kassim Tan Puay Guan | ||
| U15 Coach | Yuki Fujimoto | ||
| Strength & Monitoring Coach | Syaqir Sulaiman | ||
| Sports Trainer | Thomas Pang | ||
| Physiotherapist | Ain Hassan Daniel Tan Shoban Rahul | ||
| Equipment Team | Richard Lim Wan Azlan Bin Wan Adanan |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaiful Nizam | Geylang International | First Team | Free [4] | ||
| Tampines Rovers | First Team | Free [5] | |||
| Kazuma Takayama | Omiya Ardija (J2) | First Team | Free [6] | ||
| Naoki Kuriyama | Ehime FC (J3) | First Team | Free [7] | ||
| Brant Tan Jun Rong | U21 | Free | |||
| Nasrul Pujiyono | Geylang International U21 | U21 | Free | ||
| Umar Ramle | Geylang International | First Team | Free [8] | ||
| Shahdan Sulaiman | First Team | Free [9] | |||
| Brian Ferreira |  Cafetaleros de Chiapas (M3) | First Team | Free | ||
| Hariysh Krishnakumar | Balestier Khalsa | U21 | Free | ||
| Dylan Choo | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | U21 | Free | ||
| Gabriel Quak Jun Yi | First Team | Free [10] [11] | |||
| Hazzuwan Halim | Geylang International | First Team | Free [12] | ||
| Fairoz Hasan | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free [13] | ||
| Nicole Lim Yan Xiu | Lion City Sailors (W) | Women | Free. |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djordje Maksimovic | FK Radnički 1923 (S1) | First Team | Free | |
| Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | Geylang International | First Team | Free | |
| Syed Adel Alsree | Lion City Sailors U21 | U21 | Free | |
Note 1:
Pre-season
Note 1: Nor Hakim Redzuan release after his return
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukundan Maran | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | Free. 2 years contract till 2024 [14] [15] | ||
| Ridhuan Barudin | Tampines Rovers | First Team | Free [16] | ||
| Lionel Tan | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Undisclosed [17] | ||
| Nazhiim Harman | Geylang International | First Team | Free [18] | ||
| Kishon Philip | First Team | Free | |||
| Muhaimin Suhaimi | Retired | First Team | Free | ||
| Faiz Salleh | Retired | First Team | N.A.[19] [20] | ||
| Yeong Siew Mei | Still Aerion | Women | Free | ||
| Foo Shini | Still Aerion | Women | Free | ||
| Deanna Lim | Still Aerion | Women | Free | ||
| Afiq Noor | Tiong Bahru FC (SFL1) | First Team | Free | ||
| Fabian Kwok | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | Free [21] [22] | ||
| Kaishu Yamazaki |  Mosta F.C. | First Team | Free [23] [24] | ||
 André Moritz | Retired | First Team | Free [25] | ||
| Jarrel Ong | Albirex Niigata (S) | U21 | Free.[26] | ||
| U21 | Free | ||||
| Dhaniyah Qasimah | Tanjong Pagar United (W) | Women | Free | ||
| Pedro Bortoluzo | Portuguesa | First Team | Free [27] | ||
| Shawal Anuar | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Free [28] | ||
| Shahfiq Ghani | Geylang International | First Team | Free [29] | ||
| Shahril Ishak | Retired | First Team | Free [30] |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ferreira | La Luz F.C. | First Team | Free | |
| Zulfahmi Arifin | Bhayangkara | First Team | Free. 6 months contract till 30 April 2024 | |
Note 1:
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFSA | NS till 2023 | |||
| SAFSA | NS till 2023 | |||
| Nikesh Singh Sidhu | SAFSA | NS till 2023 | ||
| Aizil Yazid | SAFSA | NS till Jan 2025 | ||
| Farhan Zulkifli | SAFSA | NS till Jan 2025 | ||
| Hafizzuan Riduan | SAFSA | NS till Jan 2025 | ||
| Woo Chun Wei | SAFSA | NS till Jan 2025 | ||
| Young Lions FC | Season loan |
Note 1: Harhys Stewart returns on loan to GYL for another season.
| Position | Player | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zainol Gulam | 1 year extension till 2023 [31] | ||
| 3 years extension till 2025 [32] | |||
| Anders Aplin | 1 year extension till 2023 [33] | ||
| 1 year extension till 2023 [34] | |||
| Jordan Nicolas Vestering | 1 year extension till 2023 [35] | ||
| 1 year extension till 2023 | |||
| 1 year extension till 2023 [36] | |||
| Zulfahmi Arifin | 1 year extension till 2023 | ||
| Kristijan Krajcek | 1 year extension till 2023 [37] | ||
| 1 year extension till 2023 [38] | |||
| 1 year extension till 2023 | |||
| 1 year extension till 2023 | |||
| Sahil Suhaimi | 1 year extension till 2023 |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Last club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Prada | Trujillanos | ||
| Luka Matkovic | NK Zrinski Jurjevac | ||
First Team
U21
| Player | SPL | Singapore Cup | Charity Shield | AFC Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||||||
| 2 | DF | Anders Aplin | 13+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Jordan Vestering | 14+1 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | DF | Nazrul Nazari | 20+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Naoki Kuriyama | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | Kazuma Takayama | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | FW | Amy Recha | 14+6 | 6 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Shahdan Sulaiman | 0+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | Fairoz Hassan | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Kristijan Krajcek | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Hazzuwan Halim | 14+5 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | MF | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 16 | MF | 9+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Irwan Shah | 21+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | Idraki Adnan | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | GK | Zaiful Nizam | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | FW | Gabriel Quak | 10+13 | 6 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 29 | 7 | ||||
| 23 | FW | Sahil Suhaimi | 16+8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | FW | Amir Zalani | 3+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | GK | Zainol Gulam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | DF | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | FW | Djordje Maksimovic | 10 | 4 | 5+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 13 | ||||
| 55 | DF | Rauf Sanizal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 58 | FW | Louka Vaissierre Tan | 5+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 60 | MF | Raimi Ishraq | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 63 | MF | Hariysh Krishnakumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 68 | DF | Iryan Fandi | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 74 | DF | Nasrul Pujiyono | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | MF | Brian Ferreira | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | MF | Zulfahmi Arifin | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore Premier League | ||||||||
| Charity Shield | ||||||||
| Singapore Cup | ||||||||
| AFC Cup | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
Results summary (SPL)
See main article: 2023 Singapore Premier League.
See main article: 2023 Singapore Cup.
Hougang won 3-0 on aggregate.
See main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup.
League table
League table
League table