# 2023 Young Lions FC season

The 2023 season is Young Lion's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

## Squad

    As of 26 Sept 2019.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Prathip Ekamparam | (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 13 | Rauf Erwan | (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2023 |
| 25 | Aizil Yazid | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) | Hougang United | 2023 | 2023 |
| 32 | Umayr Sujuandy | (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2023 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 5 | Jun Kobayashi | (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 8 | Harhys Stewart | (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23) | Hougang United U21 | 2020 | 2023 |
| 15 | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) | Geylang International U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 20 | Ilhan Noor | (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) | Geylang International | 2023 | 2023 |
| 26 | Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim | (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 27 | Syafi Hilman | (2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 20) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 34 | Aqil Yazid | (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 36 | Danish Haqimi | (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17) | Singapore Sports School | 2023 | 2023 |
| 38 | Xavier Wong | | FC Inter Turku | 2023 | 2023 |
| 39 | Sahffee Jubpre | (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23) | Hougang United U19 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Jared Gallagher | (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) | Kitchee SC Reserve | 2021 | 2023 |
| 7 | Kan Kobayashi | (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 10 | Amir Syafiz | (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 20) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2023 |
| 21 | Iman Hakim | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) | Tampines Rovers | 2023 | 2024 |
| 30 | Fairuz Fazli Koh | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sport School | 2022 | 2023 |
| 35 | Loo Kai Sheng | (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17) | Singapore Sport School | 2023 | 2023 |
| 37 | Farhan Zulkifli | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 21) | Hougang United U21 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 42 | Haziq Kamarudin | (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| | Rasul Ramli | (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 17) | Singapore Sport School | 2023 | 2023 |
| | Ethan Henry Pinto | (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20) | Tampines Rovers U21 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Zikos Vasileios Chua | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | Geylang International | 2018 | 2023 |
| 16 | Ryan Praveen | (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22) | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 18 | Syafi’ie Redzuan | (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21) | Hougang United U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 19 | Syahadat Masnawi | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23) | Sporting Westlake | 2023 | 2023 |
| 28 | Ameen Shah | (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 19) | Albirex Academy | 2023 | 2023 |
| 40 | Amiruldin Asraf | (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27) | Lion City Sailors | 2023 | 2023 |
| 41 | Irfan Iskandar | (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 20) | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2023 |
| | Khairin Nadim | (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) | Woodlands Secondary School | 2020 | 2022 |
| Players who left during the season |||||||
| 3 | Danial Crichton | (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) | Warriors FC U21 | 2020 | 2023 |
| 6 | Jacob Mahler | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 | 2018 | 2023 |
| 11 | Harith Kanadi | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2023 |
| 17 | Adam Reefdy | (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) | Tampines Rovers U21 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 22 | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2023 |
| 23 | Jordan Emaviwe | (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23) | Balestier Khalsa | 2021 | 2023 |
| 24 | Wayne Chew | (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2023 |
| Players who left for NS during season |||||||
| 14 | Ryu Hardy Yussri | (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sport School | 2022 | 2023 |
| 31 | Keshav Kumar | (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23) | Balestier Khalsa | 2023 | 2023 |
| 29 | Andrew Aw | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | Tampines Rovers U21 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 33 | Danial Iliya | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) | Tampines Rovers | 2023 | 2023 |
| 2 | Raoul Suhaimi | (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2023 |

## 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 |

## Transfer
### In

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| GK | Prathip Ekamparam | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Free |
| DF | Syafi Hilman | Lion City Sailors U21 | First Team | Free |
| DF | Aqil Yazid | Balestier Khalsa U21 | First Team | Free |
| DF | Keshav Kumar | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | |
| DF | Jun Kobayashi | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free |
| MF | Kan Kobayashi | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free |
| MF | Ethan Henry Pinto | Tampines Rovers U21 | First Team | Free |
| MF | Haziq Kamarudin | NA | First Team | Free |
| FW | Syahadat Masnawi | Sporting Westlake | First Team | Free |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| DF | Danish Haqimi | Singapore Sports School | First Team | Free |
| DF | Sahffee Jubpre | SAFSA | First Team | Free |
| MF | Loo Kai Sheng | Singapore Sports School | First Team | Free |
| FW | Irfan Iskandar | | First Team | Free |
| FW | Amiruldin Asraf | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Free |

### Out

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| GK | Ridhwan Fikri | Geylang International | First Team | Free |
| GK | Dylan Pereira | Retired | First Team | |
| DF | Moritz Faizal Radewaldt | FC Bad Wörishofen (Kreisliga Bayern) | First Team | Free |
| DF | Syabil Hisham | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | Free |
| DF | Syed Akmal | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | Free |
| MF | Syed Adel Alsree | Lion City Sailors U21 | U21 | Free |
| MF | Danish Qayyum | Lion City Sailors U21 | U21 | Free |
| MF | Nor Hakim Redzuan | | First Team | Free |
| FW | Abdul Rasaq | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Free |
| FW | Khairin Nadim | Lion City Sailors U21 | U21 | Free |
| FW | Glenn Kweh | Tampines Rovers | First Team | Free |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| DF | Jacob Mahler | Madura United | First Team | Free |
| DF | Danial Crichton | University TRGV | First Team | Free |
| MF | Loo Kai Sheng | ESC La Liga Academy | U15 | Free |

### Loan in

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| GK | Wayne Chew | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Season loan till 2023 |
| GK | Danial Iliya | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Season loan till 2023 |
| GK | Aizil Yazid | SAFSA (Hougang) | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Season loan till 2023 |
| DF | Ilhan Noor | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| DF | Harith Kanadi | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | Harhys Stewart | SAFSA (Hougang) | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim | SAFSA (Tanjong Pagar) | First Team | Season loan |
| DF | Andrew Aw | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| DF | Adam Reefdy | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Season loan till 2024 |
| DF | Jordan Emaviwe | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | Iman Hakim | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | Ryan Praveen | SAFSA (Balestier) | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | Syafi’ie Redzuan | SAFSA (Hougang) | First Team | Season loan |
| FW | Khairin Nadim | SAFSA (LCS) | First Team | Season loan |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| MF | Farhan Zulkifli | SAFSA (Hougang) | First Team | Season loan |
| MF | Amir Syafiz | SAFSA | First Team | Season loan |
* ↑ Khairin Nadim signed and loaned to Young lions while serving NS
* ↑ Amir Syafiz take a break of 3 months for enlistment before returning to the team.

### Loan return

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Putra Anugerah | Lion City Sailors FC | Loan Return |
| GK | Martyn Mun | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| DF | Harhys Stewart | Hougang United | Loan Return |
| MF | Jordan Emaviwe | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| MF | Nor Hakim Redzuan | Hougang United | Loan Return |
| MF | Shah Shahiran | SAFSA | Loan Return |
* ↑ Jordan Emaviwe extends his loan after completion of NS in March 2023 till June 2023
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | First Team | Ref |
| GK | Danial Iliya | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Andrew Aw | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Adam Reefdy | SAFSA (Tampines) | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Jordan Emaviwe | Balestier Khalsa | First Team | Loan Return |
| GK | Wayne Chew | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Harith Kanadi | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Loan Return |
| MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | SAFSA (Geylang) | First Team | Loan Return |
* ↑ Jordan Emaviwe re-join Balestier after his loan to Young Lions ended.
* ↑ Wayne Chew joined Balestier after his loan to Young Lions ended and released by Geylang.
* ↑ Harith Kanadi joined LCS after his loan to Young Lions ended.
* ↑ Elijah Lim joined Balestier after his loan to Young Lions ended and released by Geylang.

### Loan out

Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| DF | Keshav Kumar | SAFSA | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi | SAFSA | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| MF | Amir Syafiz | SAFSA | First Team | NS till July 2025 |
| MF | Ryu Hardy Yussri | SAFSA | First Team | NS till July 2025 |

### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Umayr Sujuandy | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| GK | Rauf Erwan | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| GK | Wayne Chew | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| DF | Danial Crichton | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| DF | Jacob Mahler | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| MF | Jared Gallagher | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| MF | Amir Syafiz | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| MF | Ryu Hardy | 1 year extension till 2023 |
| MF | Fairuz Fazli | 1 year extension till 2023 |
* ↑ Wayne Chew extends contract till end of NS.
* ↑ Raoul Suhaimi extends contract till start of NS.
* ↑ Danial Crichton extends contract till end of NS.
* ↑ Jacob Mahler extends contract till end of NS.
* ↑ Amir Syafiz extends contract till start of NS.
* ↑ Ryu Hardy extends contract till start of NS.

### Training stint

| Position | Player | Club |
| MF | Jared Gallagher | Sligo Rovers F.C. |

## Friendly
### Pre-season friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

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

    As of 26 Nov 2023
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Prathip Ekamparam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Jared Gallagher | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Jun Kobayashi | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Kan Kobayashi | 18 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | Harhys Stewart | 18+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Amir Syafiz | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Rauf Erwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | 18 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Ryan Praveen | 0+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Syafi’ie Redzuan | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Syahadat Masnawi | 15+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Ilhan Noor | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Iman Hakim | 5+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Aizil Yazid | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Syafi Hilman | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Ameen Shah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Fairuz Fazli Koh | 17+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 32 | GK | Umayr Sujuandy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Aqil Yazid | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Loo Kai Sheng | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Danish Haqimi | 0+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Farhan Zulkifli | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Sahffee Jubpre | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Amiruldin Asraf | 4+2 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 41 | FW | Irfan Iskandar | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Haziq Kamarudin | 4+11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| ?? | MF | Ethan Henry Pinto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Raoul Suhaimi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Danial Scott Crichton | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jacob Mahler | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Harith Kanadi | 9+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Ryu Hardy Yussri | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | Adam Reefdy | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | 9+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | Jordan Emaviwe | 6+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 24 | GK | Wayne Chew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Andrew Aw | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Keshav Kumar | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Danial Iliya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Geylang International | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 33 |
| 6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 29 |
| 7 | Brunei DPMM | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 23 |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 21 |
| 9 | Young Lions | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 5 |
* ↑ Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium unavailable due to ongoing renovations.
* 1 2 Three clubs – Albirex Niigata (S), DPMM FC and the FAS under-23 team Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

### Singapore Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brunei DPMM (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Geylang International | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Young Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |

## Competition (U21)

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 (C) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 34 | Group A |
| 2 | Young Lions B | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 29 | Group A |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors U21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 27 | Group A |
| 4 | Geylang International U21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 25 | Group A |
| 5 | Tampines Rovers U21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | Group B |
| 6 | Hougang United U21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 24 | Group B |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 21 | Group B |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata (S) U19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | Group B |
| 9 | SAFSA | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 1 | Group B |