# 2022 Albirex Niigata (S) Women season

The 2022 season is Albirex Niigata (S) Women's 1st season in the top flight of Singapore football.
Their marquee player is former Japan international Kana Kitahara.

## Squad
### Women Squad

    As of 5 February 2022
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Nurul Radiatul | (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 23) | Tampines Changkat CSC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 25 | Maisarah Ramat | (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 96 | Lynse Ann Sng | | | 2022 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Kana Kitahara | (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35) | MyNavi Sendai | 2022 | 2022 |
| 5 | Cynthia Taye Shi Ya | (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 6 | Nur Shaahidah | (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 25) | Arion Women's FC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 10 | Irsalina Irwan | (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 15 | Dini Danisha | (2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 17 | Nur Emilia Natasha | (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) | Police SA | 2022 | 2022 |
| 18 | Wee Xin Yi | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 23 | Marilou Bautista Rubio | (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 49) | Far Eastern University | 2022 | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Noridah Abdullah | (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 37) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 8 | Noralinda Wahab | (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30) | Kaki Bukit SC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 9 | Nadhra Aqilah | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) | Tanjong Pagar United Women | 2022 | 2022 |
| 12 | Chloe Poh Yee Fang | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 14 | Suriati Soony | (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) | Kaki Bukit SC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 16 | Nadya Zah | (1985-12-31) 31 December 1985 (age 38) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 19 | Nur Maisarah | (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 25) | Home United Women | 2022 | 2022 |
| 20 | Nurul Unaisah | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 21 | Amirah Syahirah | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) | Kaki Bukit SC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 22 | Siti Nor Aqilah | (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22) | Tampines Changkat CSC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 24 | Nur Sarah Zu'risqha | (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 18) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 30 | Wan Nashirah | (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 73 | Siti Erma Ellyana | (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 97 | Lauren Reese | (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) | Wrexham AFC Women | 2022 | 2022 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 2 | Nurhidayah Shah | (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 7 | Huraizah Ismail | (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 40) | Police SA | 2022 | 2022 |
| 11 | Tina Afrida Nasmi | (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| 13 | Nuur Fitri Ardilla | (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 (age 25) | Lion City Sailors Women | 2022 | 2022 |
| Players who left club during season |||||||
| 15 | Nur Danisyah | (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 25) | | 2022 | 2022 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Technical Director | Kazuaki Yoshinaga |
| Head Coach (Men) | Kazuaki Yoshinaga |
| Head Coach (Women) | Nahar Daud |
| Assistant Coach | Keiji Shigetomi Jaswinder Singh |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Fadhil Salim |
| Sports Trainer | Tomoya Ueta |
| Fitness Coach & U15 Coach | Masayuki Kato |
| Fitness Coach & U19 Coach | |
| Team Manager (Men) | Dominic Wong |
| Team Manager (Women) | Tyrus Soo |
| Physiotherapist | Karen Koh Alison Soh |
| Kitman | Roy Krishnan |
| Interpreter | Ayumi Nagami |

## Transfer
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| MF | Kana Kitahara | MyNavi Sendai | Women | Free |
| MF | Dini Danisha | NA | Women | Free |
| MF | Wan Nashirah | NA | Women | Free |
| MF | Siti Erma Ellyana | NA | Women | Free |
| MF | Lauren Reese | Wrexham AFC Women | Women | Free |
Note 1: .

### Loan In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |

### Loan Return

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To / From | Ref |

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |

### Loan Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |

## Friendly
### Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals (Women)

    As of 10 Sept 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | WPL | WPL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Nurul Radiatul Ain | 2+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | FW | Nurhidayah Shah | 3+7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Kana Kitahara | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Noridah Abdullah | 5+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Cynthia Taye Shi Ya | 5+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Nur Shaahidah | 10+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Huraizah Ismail | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | FW | Noralinda Wahab | 4+6 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Nadhra Aqilah | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | Irsalina Irwan | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Tina Afrida Nasmi | 10+2 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | MF | Nuur Fitri Ardilla | 0+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Suriati Soony | 7+4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Dini Dannisha | 4+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Nadya Zah | 2+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Nur Emilia Natasha | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Wee Xin Yi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Nur Maisarah | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Nurul Unaisah | 1+6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Amirah Syahirah | 1+3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Siti Nor Aqilah | 8+2 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 23 | DF | Marilou Bautista Rubio | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Nur Sarah Zu'risqha | 6+1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Maisarah Ramat | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Wan Nashirah | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | MF | Siti Erma Ellyana | 5+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | Lynse Ann Sng | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | MF | Lauren Reese | 2+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||

## Competition (Women's Premier League)
### Women's Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lion City Sailors | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 32 | Champion for 2022 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 25 | |
| 3 | Tanjong Pagar United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 23 | |
| 4 | Tiong Bahru | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Balestier Khalsa | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 11 | |
| 6 | Still Aerion Women | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 10 | |
| 7 | Hougang United | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 45 | −37 | 2 | |