# 2019 Geylang International FC season

The 2019 season is Geylang International's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

## Key events
### Pre-season

* On 26/9/2018, it was reported that Geylang International is interested in bringing Song Ui-young to Bedok Stadium together with their former coach, Lee Lim Saeng for Season 2019. Joining the Eagles to express interest is Indonesian giants Persija Jakarta.
* On 30/10/2018, the team announced their 1st signing of the 2019 season. Shahrin Saberin officially joined from Home United after his contract ended.
* On 31/10/2018, the team announced that Zainol Gulam is the 1st player to sign an extension to their contract.

### In-season

* On 24/4/2019, Syahiran Miswan was banned for 3 matches for committing an act of violent conduct on opponent at the 64th minute of play against Warriors FC.

## Squad
### Sleague

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Hairul Syirhan | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) | Young Lions FC | 2019 | 2019 |
| 25 | Zainol Gulam | (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 32) | Warriors FC | 2018 | 2019 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Anders Aplin | (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) | SRC (Ex NFL) | 2016 | |
| 3 | Jufri Taha $^{>30}$ | (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985 (age 39) | Tampines Rovers | 2018 | 2019 |
| 4 | Shahrin Saberin | (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29) | Home United | 2019 | 2019 |
| 5 | Darren Teh $^{U23}$ (Captain) | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | SAFSA (NFL D1) | 2017 | 2019 |
| 14 | Danish Irfan $^{U23}$ | (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25) | NFA U18 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 21 | Yuki Ichikawa | (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 (age 37) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2014 | 2019 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Syahiran Miswan | (1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30) | Hougang United | 2019 | 2019 |
| 8 | Barry Maguire | (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 (age 35) | Limerick F.C. | 2019 | 2019 |
| 9 | Noor Ariff $^{U23}$ | (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) | Youth Team | 2017 | 2019 |
| 15 | Bryan Tan $^{U23}$ | (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 (age 28) | | 2019 | 2019 |
| 16 | Umar Ramle $^{U23}$ | (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) | Youth Team | 2016 | 2019 |
| 17 | Firdaus Kasman $^{>30}$ | (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 (age 36) | Warriors FC | 2019 | 2019 |
| 19 | Asshukrie Wahid $^{U23}$ | (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27) | Young Lions FC | 2019 | 2019 |
| 22 | Christopher van Huizen | (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31) | Home United | 2019 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Amy Recha | (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) | Home United | 2019 | 2019 |
| 10 | Shawal Anuar | (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) | Keppel Monaco (Ex NFL) | 2014 | 2019 |
| 11 | Fareez Farhan | (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 30) | Hougang United | 2019 | 2019 |
| 13 | Matthew Palmer $^{U19}$ | (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) | Vejle Boldklub U19 | 2019 | 2019 |
| 23 | Ifwat Ismail $^{U23}$ | (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) | Young Lions FC | 2019 | 2019 |
| Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season |||||||
| 20 | Corey Warren $^{U19}$ | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) | Australasian Soccer Academy | 2019 | 2019 |

### U19

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 50 | Wayne Chew $^{U19}$ | (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 51 | Nicholas Ong $^{U19}$ | (2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 52 | Izz Raziq $^{U19}$ | (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 43 | Ilhan Noor $^{U19}$ | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 46 | Aiman Zavyan $^{U19}$ | (2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 55 | Nasrul Pujiyono $^{U19}$ | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 58 | Rizqullah Baharudin $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 59 | Haifi Azlan $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 38 | Azri Suhaili $^{U19}$ | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 39 | Danish Qayyum $^{U19}$ | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 40 | Harith Kanadi $^{U19}$ | (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22) | Tampines Rovers U19 | 2019 | 2019 |
| 42 | Gabriel Myong $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 48 | Shafiq Asaraf $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 49 | Furqan Raoff $^{U19}$ | (2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 53 | Syahmi Samsudin $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 54 | Ihsan Fahmi $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 56 | Hariysh Krishnakumar $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 57 | Faezudin Jamaludain $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 60 | Tan Yee Kern $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 36 | Fikri Junaidi $^{U19}$ | (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24) | Home United U19 | 2019 | 2019 |
| 37 | Zikos Vasileios Chua $^{U19}$ | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | NFA U16 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 41 | Danial Hakim $^{U19}$ | | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 45 | Danish Haziq $^{U19}$ | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2019 |
| 47 | Ariffin Noor $^{U19}$ | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | Home United U19 | 2019 | 2019 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Mohd Noor Ali |
| Assistant Coach | Syed Azmir |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Sarong Naiket |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Shahril Jantan |
| Team Manager | Andrew Ang |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Kitman | |

## Transfers
### Pre-season transfers
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| Coach | Mohd Noor Ali | Matsumoto Yamaga | End of Exchange |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | Young Lions FC | |
| DF | Anders Aplin | Matsumoto Yamaga | Loan Return |
| DF | Shahrin Saberin | Home United | |
| MF | Syahiran Miswan | Hougang United | |
| MF | Chris van Huizen | Home United | |
| MF | Firdaus Kasman | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Asshukrie Wahid | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
| MF | Barry Maguire | Limerick F.C. | |
| MF | Mortaza Safdari | Australasian Soccer Academy | Season loan |
| FW | Amy Recha | Home United | |
| FW | Ifwat Ismail | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
| FW | Fareez Farhan | Hougang United | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| Coach | Hirotaka Usui | Redesignated | End of Exchange |
| GK | Jasper Chan | | |
| GK | Faris Danial | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| GK | Syed Syazwan | | |
| DF | Afiq Yunos | Tampines Rovers | Loan Return |
| DF | Ahmad Zaki | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| DF | Zulfadli Zainal Abidin | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1) | |
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Azhar Sairudin | Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (NFL D1) | |
| MF | Sadiq Rahim | Balestier United (NFL D1) | |
| MF | Fuad Ramli | Bishan Barx FC (NFL D1) | |
| MF | Ryson Yap | Police SA (NFL D1) | |
| MF | Farish Khan | | |
| MF | Fumiya Kogure | Soltilo Angkor FC | |
| MF | Ryan Syaffiq | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1) | |
| FW | Cameron Ayrton Bell | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL D1) | |
| FW | Fairoz Hassan | Warriors FC | |

#### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |

#### Extension

| Position | Player |
| GK | Zainol Gulam |
| DF | Darren Teh |
| DF | Danish Irfan Azman |
| DF | Jufri Taha |
| MF | Yuki Ichikawa |
| MF | Noor Ariff |
| FW | Shawal Anuar |

#### Promoted

| Position | Player | Ref |

#### Trial

| Position | Player | Trial From |
| FW | Víctor Coto Ortega | Free Agent |
| MF | Parham Khosravi | Australasian Soccer Academy |
| DF | Morteza Safdari | Australasian Soccer Academy |

### Mid-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| FW | Matthew Palmer | Free Agent | |
| MF | Bryan Tan | SAFSA (NFL D1) | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| FW | Corey Warren | FC Vilniaus Vytis | |

## Friendlies
### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss
Tour of Malaysia (20 to 27 January)

### Mid-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 29 September 2018.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Hairul Syirhan | 9(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Anders Aplin | 16(3) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jufri Taha | 11(3) | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Shahrin Saberin | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Darren Teh | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Syahiran Miswan | 7(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Amy Recha | 14(9) | 6 | 3(2) | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | Barry Maguire | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 9 | MF | Noor Ariff | 9(8) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Shawal Anuar | 12(2) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 11 | FW | Fareez Farhan | 14(10) | 9 | 4(1) | 2 | 29 | 11 |
| 13 | FW | Matthew Palmer | 0(6) | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Danish Irfan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Umar Ramle | 14(2) | 0 | 4(2) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Firdaus Kasman | 18(2) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Yuki Ichikawa | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 22 | MF | Christopher van Huizen | 16(5) | 1 | 4(1) | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | Ifwat Ismail | 4(6) | 0 | 0(2) | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Zainol Gulam | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Fikri Junaidi | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua | 7(3) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 38 | MF | Azri Suhaili | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Danish Qayyum | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Harith Kanadi | 1 | 0 | 3(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Gabriel Myong | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||
| 20 | MF | Corey Warren | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Note 1: Darren Teh scored an own goal against Balestier Khalsa on 31/3/2019.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Singapore Premier League | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 041.67 |
| Singapore Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 016.67 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 036.67 |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Hougang United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Geylang International | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Home United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 30 | |
| 7 | Warriors | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 23 | |
* ↑ The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Semi-final

Tampines Rovers won 4-1 on aggregate.