# 2022 Young Lions FC season

The 2022 season is Young Lion's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

## Key events

* Danish Irfan and Jordan Emaviwe were injured during the AFF u23 tournament and will miss significant time out. Danish partially torn his ACL and meniscus while Jordan had a broken jaw.

## Squad
### Singapore Premier League

    As of 26 Sept 2019.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club | Contract Start | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Umayr Sujuandy | (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) | Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 2021 |
| 18 | Ridhwan Fikri | (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25) | GFA Victoria FC | 2020 | 2022 |
| 25 | Dylan Pereira | (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 24) | Geylang International | 2021 | 2022 |
| 32 | Putra Anugerah | (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24) | Lion City Sailors FC U21 | 2020 | 2022 |
| 35 | Rauf Erwan | (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2022 |
| 38 | Martyn Mun | (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24) | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 40 | Wayne Chew | (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 23) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Raoul Suhaimi | (2005-09-18) 18 September 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2022 |
| 3 | Jordan Emaviwe | (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23) | Balestier Khalsa | 2021 | 2022 |
| 5 | Syabil Hisham | (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2021 | 2021 |
| 6 | Jacob Mahler | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 | 2018 | 2022 |
| 23 | Harhys Stewart | (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23) | Hougang United U21 | 2020 | 2022 |
| 26 | Danial Crichton | (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) | Warriors FC U21 | 2020 | 2022 |
| 28 | Syed Akmal | (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 | 2019 | 2022 |
| 29 | Harith Kanadi | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2022 |
| 37 | Moritz Faizal Radewaldt | (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Shah Shahiran | (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 24) | Tampines Rovers | 2021 | 2022 |
| 15 | Amir Syafiz | (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 20) | Singapore Sports School | 2021 | 2022 |
| 20 | Nor Hakim Redzuan | (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24) | Hougang United U21 | 2020 | 2022 |
| 22 | Danish Qayyum | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) | Geylang International U21 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 30 | Jared Gallagher | (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) | Kitchee SC Reserve | 2021 | 2022 |
| 33 | Fairuz Fazli Koh | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sport School | 2022 | 2022 |
| 34 | Ryu Hardy Yussri | (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 19) | Singapore Sport School | 2022 | 2022 |
| 36 | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2022 |
| 39 | Justin Hui | (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) | Lion City Sailors FC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 41 | Syed Adel Alsree | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | | 2022 | 2022 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Zikos Vasileios Chua | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2022 |
| 10 | Glenn Kweh | (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-15 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 11 | Rasaq Akeem | (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 23) | FFA Under-17 | 2019 | 2022 |
| 19 | Khairin Nadim | (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) | Woodlands Secondary School | 2020 | 2022 |
| 31 | Irfan Iskandar | (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004 (age 20) | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2022 |
| Players who left during the season |||||||
| 4 | Danish Irfan (Captain) | (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25) | Geylang International | 2020 | 2022 |
| 7 | Daniel Goh | (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2022 |
| 12 | Joel Chew | (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24) | Tampines Rovers | 2021 | 2022 |
| 13 | Syahrul Sazali | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | Tampines Rovers | 2021 | 2022 |
| 14 | Rezza Rezky | (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 | 2019 | 2022 |
| 16 | Ryhan Stewart | (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2022 |
| 17 | Ilhan Fandi | (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22) | i2i Football Academy | 2019 | 2022 |
| 21 | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) | Lion City Sailors FC | 2021 | 2022 |
| 24 | Zamani Zamri | (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 23) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2020 | 2022 |
| 27 | Arshad Shamim | (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24) | Lion City Sailors FC | 2018 | 2022 |

### U19 squad

(Singapore Sport School)
    As of 26 Feb 2017.
* Squad No.
* Goalkeepers ||||
* Defenders ||||
* Midfielders ||||
* Forwards ||||

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Tan Qing Hui Samuel |
| Head team coach | Nazri Nasir |
| Assistant coach | Koichiro Iizuka |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ahmadulhaq Che Omar |
| Physiotherapist | Vacant |
| Sports Trainers | Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit |
| Equipment Officer | Omar Mohamed |

## Transfer
### In

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Umayr Sujuandy | Singapore Sports School | Free |
| GK | Rauf Erwan | Singapore Sports School | Free |
| MF | Fairuz Fazli Koh | Singapore Sports School | Free |
| MF | Ryu Hardy Yussri | Singapore Sports School | Free |
| FW | Irfan Iskandar | Singapore Sports School | Free |

### Out

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Nazhiim Harman | Hougang United | Free |
| DF | Alif Iskandar | | Free |
| MF | Daniel Goh | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| FW | Ilhan Fandi | Albirex Niigata (S) | Free |
Note 1: Daniel Goh will join Balestier Khalsa after completing his NS stint in April 2022.
Note 2: Ilhan Fandi will join Albirex Niigata after completing his NS stint in April 2022.
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Ryhan Stewart | Chiangmai F.C. | Free |

### Loan in

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Dylan Pereira | Geylang International U21 | Season loan |
| DF | Syed Akmal | SAFSA | Season loan |
| DF | Harith Kanadi | SAFSA | Season loan |
| DF | Harhys Stewart | Hougang United U21 | Season loan |
| DF | Danial Crichton | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| DF | Jacob Mahler | SAFSA | Season loan |
| MF | Joel Chew | SAFSA | Season loan |
| MF | Daniel Goh | SAFSA | Season loan |
| MF | Arshad Shamim | SAFSA | Season loan |
| MF | Jordan Emaviwe | SAFSA | Season loan |
| MF | Rasaq Akeem | SAFSA | Season loan |
| MF | Nor Hakim Redzuan | Hougang United U21 | Season loan |
| MF | Shah Shahiran | SAFSA | Season loan |
| FW | Zamani Zamri | SAFSA | Till April 2022 |
| FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua | SAFSA | Season loan |
Note 1: Harhys Stewart returns on loan for another season.
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Putra Anugerah | Young Lions FC | Season loan |
| MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | SAFSA | Free |
| GK | Martyn Mun | SAFSA | Season loan |
| GK | Wayne Chew | SAFSA | Season loan |

### Loan out

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Danial Crichton | Police SA | NS till 2023 |
| DF | Sahffee Jubpre | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| DF | Syed Akmal | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| MF | Rasaq Akeem | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |

### Loan return

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Martyn Mun | Balestier Khalsa | Loan Return |
| GK | Dylan Pereira | Geylang International U21 | Loan Return |
| DF | Danish Irfan | Geylang International | Loan Return |
| DF | Harhys Stewart | Hougang United U21 | Loan Return |
| DF | Sahffee Jubpre | Hougang United U21 | Loan Return |
| DF | Syahrul Sazali | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | Police SA | Loan Return |
| MF | Jacob Mahler | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| MF | Bill Mamadou | Lion City Sailors U21 | Loan Return |
| MF | Joel Chew | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| MF | Daniel Goh | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| MF | Hami Syahin | Police SA | Loan Return |
| MF | Nor Hakim Redzuan | Hougang United U21 | Loan Return |
| MF | Arshad Shamim | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| MF | Jordan Emaviwe | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| MF | Shah Shahiran | SAFSA | Loan Return |
| FW | Zamani Zamri | Albirex Niigata (S) | Loan Return |
Note 1: Danish Irfan will subsequently move to Tampines Rovers after his contract with Geylang International ended at his end of NS stint. He will stay with the club till he completes his NS in April/May 2022.''
Note 2: Hami Syahin returned to Lion City Sailors after completing his NS.
Note 3: Zulqarnaen Suzliman will continue with GYL and return to Lion City Sailors after completing his NS.
Note 4: Syahrul Sazali, Joel Chew, Shah Shahiran will continue with GYL and return to Tampines Rovers after completing their NS.
Note 5: Zamani Zamri will continue with GYL until and return to Albirex Niigata (S) after completing his NS in April 2022.
Note 6: Dylan Pereira and Hakim Redzuan loan to the GYL were extended for another season.
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Joel Chew | Tampines Rovers | NS till 2022 |
| DF | Syahrul Sazali | Tampines Rovers | NS till 2022 |
| MF | Arshad Shamim | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |

### Retained

| Position | Player |
| GK | Ridhwan Fikri |
| DF | Ryhan Stewart |
| DF | Raoul Suhaimi |
| DF | Syabil Hisham |
| MF | Rezza Rezky |
| MF | Jared Gallagher |
| MF | Amir Syafiz |
| MF | Danish Qayyum |
| FW | Khairin Nadim |
| FW | Glenn Kweh |

## Friendly
### Pre-season friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

### In-season friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 5 Nov 2022
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | U21 League | U21 League | Total (Exclude U21) | Total (Exclude U21) |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Umayr Sujuandy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Raoul Suhaimi | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Emaviwe | 17+3 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | Syabil Hisham | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jacob Mahler | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Shah Shahiran | 20+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua | 12+7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| 10 | FW | Glenn Kweh | 19+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Rasaq Akeem | 12+4 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| 13 | DF | Syahrul Sazali | 14+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Amir Syafiz | 9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Ridhwan Fikri | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Khairin Nadim | 11+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Nor Hakim Redzuan | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Danish Qayyum | 15+5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | Harhys Stewart | 16+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Dylan Pereira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Danial Scott Crichton | 8+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Syed Akmal | 17+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Harith Kanadi | 7+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Jared Gallagher | 20+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Irfan Iskandar | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Fairuz Fazli Koh | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Ryu Hardy Yussri | 4+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | Rauf Erwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | 8+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 37 | DF | Moritz Faizal Radewaldt | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | Martyn Mun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Justin Hui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Wayne Chew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Syed Adel | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Danish Irfan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Daniel Goh | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Joel Chew | 16+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Rezza Rezky | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Ryhan Stewart | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | Ilhan Fandi | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | FW | Zamani Zamri | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Arshad Shamim | 8+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Geylang International | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 39 | |
| 5 | Hougang United | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 39 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage (Cup Winner) |
| 6 | Tanjong Pagar United | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 37 | |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 24 | |
| 8 | Young Lions | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 103 | −69 | 8 | |
* ↑ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

### Singapore Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Balestier Khalsa (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Young Lions FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |

#### Group
## Competition (U21)
### Stage 1

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Young Lions B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 15 | Group A |
| 2 | Tampines Rovers U21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 13 | Group A |
| 3 | Hougang United U21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | Group A |
| 4 | Geylang International U21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 | Group A |
| 5 | Lion City Sailors U21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | Group B |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 7 | Group B |
| 7 | Albirex Niigata (S) U19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | Group B |
| 8 | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 3 | Group B |
* ↑ Teams are split into two groups (A and B) after each have played 7 matches.

### Stage 2

League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tampines Rovers U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 7 | League champions |
| 2 | Young Lions B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Geylang International U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hougang United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
* ↑ Teams are split into two groups (A and B) after each have played 7 matches.