2023 Young Lions FC season explained

Club:Young Lions
Season:2023
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Jalan Besar Stadium
League:S.League
League Result:8th of 8th
Cup1:Singapore Cup
Cup1 Result:on progress
League Topscorer:Jun Kobayashi (3 goals)
Season Topscorer:Jun Kobayashi (3 goals)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024–25
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The 2023 season is Young Lion's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.[1]

Squad

Squad No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Last ClubContract StartContract End
Goalkeepers
12001 8, df=yes Lion City Sailors U2120232023
132005 4, df=yes Singapore Sports School20222023
252004 12, df=yes Hougang United20232023
322003 2, df=yes Singapore Sports School20212023
Defenders
5Jun Kobayashi1999 5, df=yes Albirex Niigata (S)20232023
82001 3, df=yes Hougang United U2120202023
152004 4, df=yes Geylang International U2120232023
202002 12, df=yes Geylang International20232023
265 August 2005 Tanjong Pagar United U2120232023
272004 7, df=yes Lion City Sailors U2120232023
342004 1, df=yes Balestier Khalsa U2120232023
3622 March 200720232023
3820232023
39Sahffee Jubpre2001 3, df=yes Hougang United U1920232023
Midfielders
418 January 2002 Kitchee SC Reserve20212023
7Kan Kobayashi1999 4, df=yes Albirex Niigata (S)20232023
10Amir Syafiz21 June 2004 Singapore Sports School20212023
219 March 2002 Tampines Rovers20232024
3020 January 2005 Singapore Sport School20222023
359 January 2007 Singapore Sport School20232023
372002 11, df=yes Hougang United U2120232024
422001 3, df=yes Lion City Sailors U2120232023
Rasul Ramli 26 March 2007 Singapore Sport School20232023
14 October 2004 Tampines Rovers U2120232024
Forwards
92002 4, df=yes Geylang International20182023
162002 5, df=yes Balestier Khalsa U2120232023
182003 10, df=yes Hougang United U2120232023
197 November 2001 Sporting Westlake 20232023
288 August 2005 Albirex Academy20232023
401997 1, df=yes20232023
41Irfan Iskandar16 August 2004 Singapore Sports School20222023
Khairin Nadim2004 5, df=yes Woodlands Secondary School20202022
Players who left during the season
3Danial Crichton2003 4, df=yes Warriors FC U2120202023
6Jacob Mahler20 April 2000 FFA Under-1820182023
112000 8, df=yes Geylang International20222023
178 May 2004 Tampines Rovers U2120232024
228 May 2001 Geylang International20222023
23Jordan Emaviwe2001 4, df=yes20212023
242001 10, df=yes Geylang International20222023
Players who left for NS during season
1420 April 2005 Singapore Sport School20222023
312001 2, df=yesBalestier Khalsa20232023
29Andrew Aw29 March 2003 Tampines Rovers U2120232024
33Danial Iliya6 February 2003 Tampines Rovers20232023
2Raoul Suhaimi2005 9, df=yes Singapore Sports School20212023

Coaching staff

Position Name
Team Manager Matthew Sean
Sakthi Vel Ganesan
Head team coach Nazri Nasir
Assistant coach Koichiro Iizuka
Fadzuhasny Juraimi
Afiq Yahya
Goalkeeping coach Ahmadulhaq Che Omar
Fitness coach Donald Wan
Physiotherapist Vacant
Sports Trainers Nasruldin Baharudin
Muklis Sawit
Equipment Officer Omar Mohamed

[2]

Transfer

In

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef
Prathip Ekamparam Lion City SailorsFirst TeamFree
Syafi Hilman Lion City Sailors U21First TeamFree
Aqil Yazid Balestier Khalsa U21First TeamFree [3]
Keshav Kumar Balestier KhalsaFirst Team
Jun Kobayashi Albirex Niigata (S)First TeamFree [4] [5]
Kan Kobayashi Albirex Niigata (S)First TeamFree [6] [7]
Ethan Henry PintoFirst TeamFree
Haziq KamarudinNAFirst TeamFree
Sporting Westlake First TeamFree

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef
Danish HaqimiFirst TeamFree
SAFSAFirst TeamFree
Loo Kai ShengFirst TeamFree
Irfan IskandarFirst TeamFree
Amiruldin AsrafFirst TeamFree

Out

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef
Ridhwan Fikri Geylang InternationalFirst TeamFree [8]
Dylan PereiraRetiredFirst Team
Moritz Faizal Radewaldt FC Bad Wörishofen
(Kreisliga Bayern)		First TeamFree
Syabil Hisham Balestier KhalsaFirst TeamFree [9]
Syed Akmal Tanjong Pagar UnitedFirst TeamFree
Syed Adel Alsree Lion City Sailors U21U21Free
Danish Qayyum Lion City Sailors U21U21Free[10]
Nor Hakim RedzuanFirst TeamFree
Abdul Rasaq Lion City SailorsFirst TeamFree [11]
Khairin NadimU21Free
Glenn Kweh Tampines RoversFirst TeamFree [12]

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef
Jacob Mahler Madura UnitedFirst TeamFree [13] [14]
Danial Crichton University TRGVFirst TeamFree
Loo Kai Sheng ESC La Liga AcademyU15Free

Loan in

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef
Wayne Chew SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamSeason loan till 2023
Danial Iliya SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamSeason loan till 2023
Aizil Yazid SAFSA (Hougang)First TeamSeason loan till 2024
Elijah Lim Teck Yong SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamSeason loan till 2023
Ilhan Noor SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamSeason loan till 2024
Harith Kanadi SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamSeason loan
Kieran Teo Jia Jun SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamSeason loan
Harhys Stewart SAFSA (Hougang)First TeamSeason loan
Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim SAFSA (Tanjong Pagar)First TeamSeason loan
Andrew Aw SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamSeason loan till 2024
Adam Reefdy SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamSeason loan till 2024
Jordan EmaviweFirst TeamSeason loan
Iman Hakim SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamSeason loan
Zikos Vasileios Chua SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamSeason loan
Ryan Praveen SAFSA (Balestier)First TeamSeason loan
Syafi’ie Redzuan SAFSA (Hougang)First TeamSeason loan
Khairin Nadim SAFSA (LCS)First TeamSeason loan

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef
Farhan Zulkifli SAFSA (Hougang)First TeamSeason loan
Amir SyafizFirst TeamSeason loan

Loan return

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
Putra Anugerah Lion City Sailors FCLoan Return
Martyn Mun SAFSALoan Return
Harhys Stewart Hougang UnitedLoan Return
Jordan Emaviwe SAFSALoan Return
Nor Hakim Redzuan Hougang UnitedLoan Return
Shah Shahiran SAFSALoan Return

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToFirst TeamRef
Danial Iliya SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamLoan Return
Andrew Aw SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamLoan Return
Adam Reefdy SAFSA (Tampines)First TeamLoan Return
Jordan EmaviweFirst TeamLoan Return
Wayne Chew SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamLoan Return
Harith Kanadi SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamLoan Return
Elijah Lim Teck Yong SAFSA (Geylang)First TeamLoan Return

Loan out

Mid-season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef
Keshav Kumar SAFSAFirst TeamNS till July 2025
Raoul Suhaimi SAFSAFirst TeamNS till July 2025
Amir Syafiz SAFSAFirst TeamNS till July 2025
Ryu Hardy Yussri SAFSAFirst TeamNS till July 2025

Retained

PositionPlayerRef
Umayr Sujuandy" rowspan="18" 1 year extension till 2023 [15]
Rauf Erwan
Jared Gallagher
Fairuz Fazli

Training stint

Friendly

Pre-season friendly

Team statistics

Appearances and goals (SPL)

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

PlayerSleagueSingapore CupTotal
Apps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals
1GK Prathip Ekamparam101020
4MF Jared Gallagher19241222
5DF Jun Kobayashi24330273
7MF Kan Kobayashi1811+11191
8DF Harhys Stewart18+3340243
9FW Zikos Vasileios Chua2+211051
10MF Amir Syafiz6+101+1080
13GK Rauf Erwan000000
15DF Kieran Teo Jia Jun1813+11211
16FW Ryan Praveen0+801+20110
18FW Syafi’ie Redzuan7+7100141
19FW Syahadat Masnawi15+511+10221
20DF Ilhan Noor10+4010150
21MF Iman Hakim5+3040110
25GK Aizil Yazid19+1000200
26DF Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim0+400+1040
27DF Syafi Hilman0+200020
28FW Ameen Shah000000
30MF Fairuz Fazli Koh17+6200231
32GK Umayr Sujuandy103030
34DF Aqil Yazid11+4010160
35MF Loo Kai Sheng0+200+1030
36DF Danish Haqimi0+203+1050
37MF Farhan Zulkifli6+103190
39DF Sahffee Jubpre0+103040
40FW Amiruldin Asraf4+222+2092
41FW Irfan Iskandar000+2020
42MF Haziq Kamarudin4+11130171
??MF Ethan Henry Pinto000000
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
2DF Raoul Suhaimi900090
3DF Danial Scott Crichton2+100030
6DF Jacob Mahler3+100040
11DF Harith Kanadi9+8100171
14MF Ryu Hardy Yussri3+510081
17DF Adam Reefdy4+300070
22MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong9+6200152
23DF Jordan Emaviwe6+130073
24GK Wayne Chew300030
29DF Andrew Aw10+3000130
31DF Keshav Kumar1+100020
33GK Danial Iliya000000

Competitions

Singapore Premier League

See main article: article and 2023 Singapore Premier League.

Singapore Cup

See main article: 2023 Singapore Cup.

Competition (U21)

League table

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 changes.
  2. Web site: Fandi to take charge of the Young Lions. 2018-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214183157/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/fandi-take-charge-young-lions-fas. 2017-12-14. dead.
  3. Web site: Yazid Yasin's penalty-saving heroics spark sons’ footballing dreams .
  4. Web site: Kobayashi Jun (Kwansei Gakuin University) will be joining us for 2022 season!.
  5. Web site: Kobayashi Jun will be joining Young Lions for 2023 season! .
  6. Web site: Kobayashi Kan (Tsukuba University) will be joining us for 2022 season! .
  7. Web site: Kobayashi Kan will be joining Young Lions for 2023 season! .
  8. Web site: New safe hands for the Eagles.
  9. Web site: Tigers signed Syabil Hisham from Young Lions.
  10. Web site: Danish Qayyum is determined to fulfil his potential with the Lion City Sailors.
  11. Web site: An opportunity to relish: Rasaq .
  12. Web site: Glenn the new Stags.
  13. Web site: Jacob Mahler secure move to Madura United .
  14. Web site: Madura United Officially Signs Singapore National Team Players .
  15. Web site: 2022/2023 Singapore Premier League: Retained and Released List - Football Association of Singapore . spl.sg.

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