# 2019 Young Lions FC season

The 2019 season is Young Lion's 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

## Squad
### S.League squad

    As of 26 Feb 2019.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 18 | Zharfan Rohaizad | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) | FFA Under-18 |
| 23 | Kenji Syed Rusydi | (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26) | Home United |
| 30 | Adib Hakim | (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26) | FFA Under-18 |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Asraf Zahid | (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25) | Hougang United |
| 4 | Ruzree Rohzaini | (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27) | Warriors FC |
| 5 | Irfan Najeeb | (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 25) | SAFSA |
| 7 | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26) | FFA Under-17 |
| 12 | Syahrul Sazali | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) | FFA Under-18 |
| 13 | Amer Hakeem | (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United Prime League |
| 16 | Akram Azman | (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 |
| 21 | Prakash Raj | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United Prime League |
| 22 | Nur Adam Abdullah | (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) | FFA Under-18 |
| 25 | Rusyaidi Salime | (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) | FFA Under-17 |
| 26 | Lionel Tan | (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) | SAFSA |
| 28 | Syed Akmal | (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 |
| 31 | Qayyum Raishyan | (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-17 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Jacob William Mahler | (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 |
| 8 | Joshua Pereira | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 27) | FFA Under-18 |
| 10 | Saifullah Akbar | (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 25) | Tampines Rovers Prime League |
| 11 | Haiqal Pashia | (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 26) | FFA Under-18 |
| 14 | Rezza Rezky | (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 |
| 15 | Syed Firdaus Hassan | (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) | Home United Prime League |
| 17 | Naqiuddin Eunos | (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| 20 | Nur Luqman | (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26) | Warriors FC |
| 24 | Rasaq Ishiekwene Akeem | (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 23) | FFA Under-17 |
| 27 | Sharul Nizam | (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| 32 | Gareth Low Jun Kit | (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) | SAFSA |
| Forwards |||||
| 3 | Syukri Bashir | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United |
| 9 | Danial Syafiq | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 25) | FFA Under-18 |
| 19 | Ilhan Fandi | (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22) | i2i Football Academy |
| 29 | Marc Ryan Tan | (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) | FFA Under-18 |
| 33 | Syahadat Masnawi | (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23) | FFA Under-17 |
| 35 | Katz Saul Ellison | (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24) | FFA Under-18 |
| Players left during season |||||
| 4 | Adam Hakeem | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) | Free Agent |
| 19 | Naufal Azman | (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) | Free Agent |

### U19 squad

(Singapore Sport School)
    As of 26 Feb 2017.
| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Danial Illiya | (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) |
| 20 | Dylan Christopher Goh | (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Ian Faris Shahrin | |
| 5 | Imran Zakariah | |
| 7 | Aniq Raushan | (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21) |
| 11 | Badrul Amin | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) |
| 12 | Naufal Ilham | (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 2 | Syarf Haqqani | |
| 6 | Brant Tan | |
| 8 | Ong Yu En | (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21) |
| 10 | Iman Hakim | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) |
| 14 | Ong Jing Jie Glenn | |
| 19 | Ashey Yong | |
| 22 | Lucas Lim | |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Aqil Dany | (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21) |
| 16 | Sham Syed Mohamed | |
| 18 | Hafizzuan Riduan | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Farehan Hussein |
| Head team coach | Fandi Ahmad |
| Assistant coach | Nazri Nasir |
| Assistant coach | S. Subramani |
| Goalkeeping coach | Chua Lye Heng |
| Physiotherapist | Vacant |
| Sports Trainers | Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit |
| Equipment Officer | Omar Mohamed |

## Transfer
### Pre-season transfer
#### In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi | Home United | Season loan |
| DF | Nur Adam Abdullah | FFA Under-18 | |
| DF | Irfan Najeeb | SAFSA | Season loan (NS) |
| DF | Asraf Zahid | Hougang United | Season loan |
| DF | Akram Azman | FFA Under-18 | |
| DF | Syed Akmal | FFA Under-18 | |
| DF | Lionel Tan | SAFSA (NFL Club) | Season loan (From Hougang Utd) |
| DF | Qayyum Raishyan | FFA Under-17 | |
| MF | Rezza Rezky | FFA Under-18 | |
| MF | Rasaq Akeem | FFA Under-18 | |
| MF | Nur Luqman | Warriors FC | Season loan |
| MF | Abdul Rasaq | FFA Under-18 | |
| MF | Gareth Low Jun Kit | SAFSA (NFL Club) | Season loan (From Hougang Utd) |
| FW | Katz Saul Ellison | FFA Under-18 | |
| FW | Marc Ryan Tan | FFA Under-18 | |
| FW | Syahadat Masnawi | FFA Under-17 | |
| FW | Syukri Bashir | Hougang United | Season loan |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | Geylang International | |
| GK | Ridhwan Aban | GFA Victoria FC | |
| DF | R Aaravin | Warriors FC | |
| DF | Taufiq Muqminin | Home United | |
| DF | Irfan Fandi | Bangkok Glass | |
| DF | Nazhiim Harman | GFA Victoria FC | |
| DF | Ariyan Shamsuddin | Hougang United | Loan Return |
| DF | Irfan Asyraf Aziz | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | |
| DF | Akmal Azman | Tampines Rovers | |
| DF | Zakri Ee Kai Ren | Tampines Rovers | |
| DF | Hamizan Hisham | Tampines Rovers | |
| DF | Alif Iskandar | Hougang United | |
| MF | Timothy David Yeo | Hougang United | |
| MF | Joel Chew Joon Herng | Tampines Rovers | |
| MF | Firas Irwan | Albirex Niigata (S) | Free |
| MF | Aniq Iskandar | Warriors FC | Loan Return |
| MF | Hami Syahin | Home United | |
| MF | Asshukrie Wahid | Geylang International | Loan Return |
| MF | Amirul Hakim | | |
| FW | Ifwat Ismail | Geylang International | Loan Return |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | Raufoss IL | Free |

#### Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Adib Hakim | |
| GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | |
| DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | |
| DF | Syahrul Sazali | |
| DF | Amer Hakeem | |
| DF | Adam Hakeem | |
| DF | Prakash Raj | |
| DF | Rusyaidi Salime | |
| MF | Saifullah Akbar | 2 Years contract till 2019 |
| MF | Joshua Pereira | 2 Years contract till 2019 |
| MF | Haiqal Pashia | |
| MF | Jacob William Mahler | |
| MF | Sharul Nizam | |
| MF | Naqiuddin Eunos | |
| MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | |
| FW | Danial Syafiq | |
| FW | Naufal Azman | |

#### Trial

| Position | Player | Trial @ | Ref |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | Raufoss IL | |

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

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Irfan Najeeb | SAFSA (NFL Club) | Season loan (From Tampines Rovers) |
| DF | Ruzree Rohzaini | Warriors FC | Season loan |
| FW | Ilhan Fandi | i2i Football Academy | |

#### Out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Adam Hakeem | | |

## Friendly
### Pre-season friendly

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

### Mid-season friendly
#### Tour of Thailand

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 15 September 2018
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 2 | DF | Asraf Zahid | 7(4) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | Syukri Bashir | 6(3) | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Ruzree Rohzaini | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Irfan Najeeb | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Jacob William Mahler | 24 | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | 20(1) | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Joshua Pereira | 18(2) | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Danial Syafiq | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Saifullah Akbar | 15(6) | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Haiqal Pashia | 12(7) | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | Syahrul Sazali | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Rezza Rezky | 6(4) | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Syed Firdaus Hassan | 12(6) | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Akram Azman | 1(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Naqiuddin Eunos | 14(4) | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Ilhan Fandi | 2(2) | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | Nur Luqman | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Prakash Raj | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Nur Adam Abdullah | 1(4) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Rasaq Akeem | 7(4) | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Lionel Tan | 19(1) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Sharul Nizam | 13(2) | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Syed Akmal | 7(2) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Qayyum Raishyan | 1(7) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Gareth Low Jun Kit | 4(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Syahadat Masnawi | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Note 1: Lionel Tan scored an own goal in the SPL match against Tampines Rovers.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Singapore Premier League | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 025.00 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 025.00 |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 8 | Young Lions | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 22 |
| 9 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 17 |
* ↑ 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.