| Club: | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: |  (until 13 July 2024) |
| League: | S.League |
| League Result: | TBD |
| Cup1: | Singapore Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | TBD |
| League Topscorer: | TBD |
| Season Topscorer: | TBD |
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| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football[1] [2] and in the Singapore Premier League, having joined the league in 2004. Along with the 2024–25 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.
Albirex Niigata Singapore is in transition to a local outfit from the 2024–25 season onwards, which mean that they will have to abide by the same competition rules as local teams, including the foreign player quota.[3] [4]
The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the first season to be played having a two-year schedule where Albirex Niigata Singapore participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 23 February until 20 April. The interim pre-season tournament ensure that the players are adequately prepared for an extended new season that will span nearly 12 months. On 30 March, Albirex Niigata Singapore travelled to Ipoh to face Malaysia Super League club, Perak in a pre-season friendly which resulted in a 3–1 lost at the Perak Stadium where Arya Igami Tarhani scored the only goal for the club. On 16 April, they faced another Malaysia Premier League club, Sri Pahang at the Jalan Besar Stadium in which The Swans lost 1–0 to the visitors.
Heading into the new season, the team faced a void left by the retirement of veteran ex-Japan International Tadanari Lee.[5] To shore up their title defense, they brought in seasoned campaigner Yojiro Takahagi, who boasts 3 caps for the Japan national team, and promising youngster Stevia Egbus Mikuni, a former Japan youth international.[6] [7]
They also welcomed back some faces, which include Daniel Goh, a Singapore international, Gareth Low and Shuhei Hoshino, who bring a wealth of experience and a connection to the club's past.[8]
In addition, current Singapore internationals, Idraki Adnan & Ho Wai Loon join former Singapore youth internationals, Dylan Pereira, Arshad Shamim, Haziq Kamarudin and Syukri Bashir in the ranks. [9]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract start | Contract end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | 2000 7, df=yes | Police SA | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 18 | 2 April 1984 | 2023 | 2026 | ||||
| 25 | Zainol Gulam | 1992 2, df=yes | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 74 | Kai Yamamoto FP U21 |  | 21 June 2005 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 4 | Koki Kawachi | | 2000 5, df=yes | Chukyo University | 2023 | 2025 | |
| 31 | 25 February 1999 | Tanjong Pagar United | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 41 | Stevia Egbus Mikuni | | 1998 5, df=yes | FC Gifu (J3) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 52 | Junki Kenn Yoshimura | | 20 July 2004 | Singapore Sport School | 2021 | 2025 | |
| 54 | Kenji Austin | | 24 February 2004 | Active SG | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Arya Igami Tarhani FP U21 |  | 2003 2, df=yes |  CF Badalona (S5) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 8 | Yojiro Takahagi | | 1986 8, df=yes | Tochigi SC (J2) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 10 | Yohei Otake | | 1989 5, df=yes | V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 15 | Syed Firdaus Hassan | 1998 5, df=yes | Tampines Rovers | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 20 | 1999 12, df=yes | Geylang International | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 24 | Ho Wai Loon | 1993 8, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 28 | 1997 2, df=yes | Geylang International | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 42 | Haziq Kamarudin | 2001 3, df=yes | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 53 | Hilman Norhisam | 5 May 2004 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2025 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 | Amy Recha |  | 1992 5, df=yes | Hougang United | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 9 | Shuhei Hoshino | | 1995 12, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 11 | 1999 8, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 13 | 1999 3, df=yes | Hougang United | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 19 | 1998 4, df=yes | Tanjong Pagar United | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 58 | Shingo Nakano FP U21 | | 2004 12, df=yes | El Camino College | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Players who left club for NS during season | |||||||
| 22 | Nicky Melvin Singh | 13 June 2002 | Tampines Rovers U19 | 2021 | 2023 | ||
| 27 | Shakthi Vinayagavijayan | 28 May 2003 | Albirex Niigata (S) U19 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| 56 | Firman Nabil | 2005 3, df=yes | Mattar Sailors (SFL1) | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| Ashvin Vela | 3 March 2005 | Hougang United U21 | 2024 | 2026 | |||
| 17 | 2003 10, df=yes | 2024 | 2026 | ||||
| 26 | Jarrel Ong Jia Wei |  | 2002 10, df=yes | Hougang United U21 | 2023 | 2026 | |
Remarks:
FP U21 These players are registered as U21 foreign players.
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 51 | Jeremy Quan U21 | 4 July 2006 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 68 | Eizlan Haiqal Herman U21 | 25 July 2005 | Geylang International U17 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 75 | Mika Airie Rosmaini Shah U21 | 11 November 2005 | Tanjong Pagar United U17 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 57 | Ahmad Martin Roslan U21 | 6 August 2008 | Singapore Sport School | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 62 | Hendra Erza U21 | 3 September 2008 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| 66 | Aneeq Fairus U21 | 9 June 2007 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 67 | Mathava Krishnan U21 | 27 January 2006 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 69 | Aidil Johari U21 | 2003 4, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 72 | Aeriel Syazwan U21 | 7 July 2007 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 73 | Harriz Danial U21 | 9 January 2005 | Hougang United U21 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 56 | Rauf Anaqi U21 | 6 March 2008 | Singapore Sport School | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| 59 | Preston Heng Yu Hng U21 | 2005 1, df=yes | Active SG | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 60 | Ilhanz Yazid U21 | 2005 1, df=yes | 2022 | 2025 | |||
| 61 | Ilhan Azahar U21 | 2005 12, df=yes | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2022 | 2025 | ||
| 70 | Farhan Sahlan U21 | 2003 7, df=yes | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Strikers | |||||||
| 55 | Helmi Shahrol U21 | 31 July 2008 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 63 | Nawfal Jailani U17 | 29 April 2006 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 64 | Liska Haaziq Iskandar U17 | 30 April 2007 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 65 | Matin Mirza Abdullah U17 | 11 September 2007 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
| 71 | Rian Haziq Rosley U21 | 14 May 2005 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| Players who left during mid-season | |||||||
| Darwisy Hanis U21 | 2005 6, df=yes | Geylang International U17 | 2023 | 2023 | |||
First team
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Technical director | Kazuaki Yoshinaga[11] | |
| Team manager (men) | Dominic Wong | |
| Head coach (men) | Keiji Shigetomi Kazuaki Yoshinaga[12] (until 13 July 2024) | |
| Assistant coach (men) | Jaswinder Singh Marcal Trulls | |
| Goalkeeper coach (men) | Fadhil Salim | |
| Fitness coach (men) | Masayuki Kato | |
| Sports trainer | Kyler Wong Yiming | |
| Physiotherapist | Karen Koh Alison Soh | |
| Kitman | Roy Krishnan Muhammad Taufik | |
| Interpreter | Masayuki Kato |
Academy
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head of youth | Marcal Trulls | |
| Under-21 head coach | Jaswinder Singh | |
| Under-17 head coach | Marcal Trulls | |
| Under-15 head coach | Masayuki Kato | |
| Under-21 asst coach | Nas | |
| Under-17 asst coach | ||
| Under-15 asst coach | Tyrus Soo Nurhalis Azmi | |
| Goalkeeper coach (under-21) | Fadhil Salim | |
| Goalkeeper coach (under-17 & under-15) | Hyrulnizam Juma'at | |
| Under-21 fitness coach | Sufian | |
| Under-21 trainer | Xin Yu |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Team | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Pereira | Police SA | First team | Free [14] | ||
| Zainol Gulam | Hougang United | First team | Free [15] [16] | ||
| Kai Yamamoto | Carnegie Mellon University | First team | Free [17] | ||
| FC Gifu (J3) | First team | Free | |||
| Daniel Martens | Free Agent | First team | N.A. | ||
| Balestier Khalsa | U21 | Free [18] | |||
| Gabriel Goh | Lion City Sailors U21 | U21 | Free | ||
| Ahmad Martin Roslan | Singapore Sports School | U21 | Free | ||
| Harriz Danial | Hougang United U21 | U21 | Free | ||
| Balestier Khalsa | First team | Free [19] | |||
| Arya Igami Tarhani | CF Badalona (S5) | First team | Free [20] | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) | First team | Free [21] [22] | |||
| Tochigi SC (J2) | First team | Free | |||
| Arshad Shamim | Lion City Sailors | First team | Free [23] | ||
| Gareth Low | Geylang International | First team | Free [24] | ||
| Syafi’ie Redzuan | First team | Free [25] | |||
| Young Lions | First team | Free [26] | |||
| Idraki Adnan | Hougang United | First team | Free [27] [28] | ||
| Ashvin Vela | Hougang United U21 | U21 | Free [29] | ||
| Farhan Sahlan | Balestier Khalsa U21 | U21 | Free | ||
| Hougang United | First team | Free [30] | |||
| Balestier Khalsa | First team | Free | |||
| Shuhei Hoshino | Balestier Khalsa | First team | Free [31] | ||
| Syukri Bashir | Tanjong Pagar United | First team | Free [32] | ||
| Shingo Nakano | El Camino college | First team | Free [33] | ||
| Rauf Anaqi | Singapore Sports School | U21 | Free |
Pre-season
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Team | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyrulnizam Juma'at | Retired | First team | N/A[35] | |
| Yoshihiko Kobayashi | Retired | First team | Free | |
| Shunsaku Kishimoto | Reilac Shiga FC (J4) | First team | Free [36] | |
| Sho Fuwa | Basara Hyogo (J5) | First team | Free [37] | |
| Ryo Takahashi |  Langwarrin SC (A3) | First team | Free [38] | |
| Keito Hariya | Geylang International | First team | Free [39] | |
| Gabriel Goh | Hougang United U21 | U21 | Free | |
| Irfan Azahar | U21 | Free | ||
| Adam Norkhalis | U21 | Free | ||
| Firwen Anaqin | U21 | Free | ||
| Oswald Tan | U21 | Free | ||
| Wong Jun Kai | U21 | Free | ||
| Raihan Ramlee | U21 | Free | ||
| Mustaqim Mulyadi Ihsan | U21 | Free | ||
| Daniyal Lynn Rasor | U21 | Free | ||
| Asahi Yokokawa | Heidelberg United (A2) | First team | Free [40] | |
| Shuto Komaki | Kaya–Iloilo (P1) | First team | Free [41] | |
| Kaisei Ogawa | Young Lions | First team | Free [42] | |
| Riku Fukashiro | Balestier Khalsa | First team | Free [43] | |
| Masaya Watanabe | | First team | Free | |
| Shodai Yokoyama | Hougang United | First team | Free [44] | |
| Danish Adam Abdullah | Geylang International U21 | U21 | Free | |
| Ukaishah Ilhan | Hougang United U21 | U21 | Free | |
| Asraf Rilwan | U21 | Free | ||
| Rayson Goh Hong Yu | U21 | Free | ||
| Danish Harith | U21 | Free | ||
| Okada Ryusei | U21 | Free | ||
| Seia Kunori | BG Tampines Rovers | First team | Free [45] | |
| Tadanari Lee | Retired | First team | N/A | |
| Keito Komatsu | Retired | First team | N/A | |
| Zamani Zamri | Hougang United | First team | Free [46] | |
| Irsyad Azarudin | South Avenue FC (SFL2) | U21 | Free | |
| Firman Shah Roslani | U21 | Free | ||
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Terms | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Melvin Singh | SAFSA | First team | NS till July 2025 [47] | |
| Shakthi Vinayagavijayan | SAFSA | First team | NS till December 2025 [48] | |
| Darwisy Hanis | SAFSA | First team | NS till January 2026 | |
| Firman Nabil | Young Lions | First team | Season-long loan [49] | |
| Jarrel Ong Jia Wei | SAFSA | First team | NS till June 2026 [50] | |
| Syafi’ie Redzuan | SAFSA | First team | NS till June 2026 [51] | |
| Position | Player | Terms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koki Kawachi | 1.5 year contract till June 2025 [53] | ||
| Kenji Austin | 1.5 year contract till June 2025 (promoted) [54] | ||
| Junki Kenn Yoshimura | 1.5 year contract till June 2025 (promoted) [55] | ||
| Hilman Norhisam | 2.5 years contract till June 2025 [56] [57] | ||
| Hassan Sunny | 2 years contract till 2026 [58] |
2024 SPL Interim Tournament - 23 Feb to 21 Apr
Others
Match was abandoned after 35mins due to incremental weather.
As at 10 Aug 2024
| Player | SPL | Singapore Cup | Charity Shield | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Dylan Pereira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Koki Kawachi | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | DF | Arya Igami Tarhani | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |||||||
| 7 | FW | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | Yojiro Takahagi | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | Shuhei Hoshino | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | Yohei Otake | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | FW | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
| 13 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | GK | Hassan Sunny | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | FW | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 20 | MF | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | MF | Ho Wai Loon | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | GK | Zainol Gulam | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | MF | Jarrel Ong Jia Wei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | MF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | DF | Daniel Martens | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 41 | DF | SteviaEgbus Mikuni | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 42 | MF | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
| 52 | DF | Junki Kenn Yoshimura | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 53 | MF | Hilman Norhisam | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 54 | MF | Kenji Austin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 58 | FW | Shingo Nakano | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
| 74 | GK | Kai Yamamoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club | |||||||||||||||||
Results summary (SPL)
See main article: 2024–25 Singapore Premier League.
League table
Warning: The SYL official website has stopped publishing results since March 16, 2024. Therefore, the table you are viewing may not accurately reflect the actual goals scored, conceded, or the goal difference. Any actual result published is based on club or fan club released.
Classification Stage Group C League matches & table
Stage 2 Division 1 League matches & table
Warning: The SYL official website has stopped publishing results since March 16, 2024. Therefore, the table you are viewing may not accurately reflect the actual goals scored, conceded, or the goal difference. Any actual result published is based on club or fan club released.
Classification Stage Group B League matches & table
Albirex Niigata (S) awarded 3–0 win after Euro Soccer Academy conceded a walkover
Albirex Niigata (S) awarded 3–0 win after Euro Soccer Academy conceded a walkover
Stage 2 Division 2 League matches & table
Warning: The SYL official website has stopped publishing results since March 16, 2024. Therefore, the table you are viewing may not accurately reflect the actual goals scored, conceded, or the goal difference. Any actual result published is based on club or fan club released.
Classification Stage Group D League matches & table
Albirex Niigata awarded 3–0 win after St Michael SA conceded a walkover
Albirex Niigata awarded 3–0 win after Island City conceded a walkover
Stage 2 Division 1 League matches & table