# 2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women season

The 2023 season is Albirex Niigata (S) Women's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football
The 2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women's team will be playing in the Women's Premier League (Singapore).
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 | Nur Izzati | (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18) | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 25 | Maisarah Ramat | (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30) | Ottawa Serpent FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Kana Kitahara | (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35) | MyNavi Sendai | 2022 | 2023 |
| 5 | Cynthia Taye Shi Ya | (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 6 | Marina Asada | (1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 25) | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 2023 | 2023 |
| 13 | Sun Jie | (1985-07-31) 31 July 1985 (age 39) | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 17 | Nur Emilia Natasha | (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) | Police SA | 2022 | 2023 |
| 18 | Wee Xin Yi | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 23 | Marilou Bautista Rubio | (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 49) | Far Eastern University | 2022 | 2023 |
| 54 | Dini Danisha | (2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21) | Home United | 2022 | 2023 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Noralinda Wahab | (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30) | Kaki Bukit SC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 9 | Nadhra Aqilah | (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | 2023 |
| 14 | Suriati Soony | (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 31) | Kaki Bukit SC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 15 | Jill Quek Chwee Peng | (1978-08-30) 30 August 1978 (age 46) | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 20 | Siti Erma Ellyana | (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 35) | Bukit Gombak Women | 2022 | 2023 |
| 24 | Nur Sarah Zu'risqha | (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 18) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 30 | Sierra Castles | (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 23) | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2023 | 2023 |
| 66 | Nurul Unaisah | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 69 | Noriko Farahsyazwani | (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 27) | Bishan Arsenal | 2023 | 2023 |
| 77 | Siti Nor Aqilah | (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22) | Tampines Changkat CSC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 97 | Lauren Reese | (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27) | Wrexham AFC Women | 2022 | 2023 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 2 | Nurhidayah Shah | (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 7 | Huraizah Ismail | (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 40) | Police SA | 2022 | 2023 |
| 11 | Tina Afrida Nasmi | (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| Players who left club during season |||||||
| 10 | Irsalina Irwan | (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) | ActiveSG | 2022 | 2023 |

## 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 (Men) | Fadhil Salim |
| Goalkeeper Coach (Women) | Bryan Quek |
| Sports Trainer | Tomoya Ueta |
| Fitness Coach | Masayuki Kato |
| U15 Coach | Marçal Trulls Sevillano |
| U19 Coach | Jaswinder Singh |
| Team Manager (Men) | Dominic Wong |
| Team Manager (Women) | Nadhra Aqilah |
| Physiotherapist | Karen Koh Alison Soh |
| Kitman | Roy Krishnan Muhammad Taufik |
| Interpreter | Masayuki Kato |

## Transfer
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Team | Ref |
| GK | Nur Izzati | Women | Free |
| DF | Sun Jie | Women | Free |
| DF | Noriko Farahsyazwani | Women | Free |
| MF | Jill Quek Chwee Peng | Women | Free |
Note 1: .
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| DF | Marina Asada | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | Women | Free |
| MF | Sierra Castles | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Women | Free |

### 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 |
| GK | Nurul Radiatul | | Women | Free |
| GK | Lynse Ann Sng | | Women | Free |
| DF | Nur Shaahidah Zulkifli | Geylang International (W) | Women | Free |
| MF | Noridah Abdullah | Geylang International (W) | Women | Free |
| MF | Nadya Zah | Geylang International (W) | Women | Free |
| MF | Nur Maisarah | | Women | Free |
| MF | Chloe Poh Yee Fang | | Women | Free |
| MF | Amirah Syahirah | | Women | Free |
| MF | Wan Nashirah | Balestier Khalsa Women | Women | Free |
| FW | Nuur Fitri Ardilla | | Women | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| DF | Irsalina Irwan | IMG Academy | First Team | Free |

### 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 |
| 2 | FW | Nurhidayah Shah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Kana Kitahara | 3+1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Cynthia Taye Shi Ya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Marina Asada | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Huraizah Ismail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Noralinda Wahab | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nadhra Aqilah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Tina Afrida Nasmi | 0+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Sun Jie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Suriati Soony | ? | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jill Quek Chwee Ping | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Nur Emilia Natasha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wee Xin Yi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Nurul Unaisah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Siti Nor Aqilah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Marilou Bautista Rubio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Nur Sarah Zu'risqha | ? | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Maisarah Ramat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Sierra Castles | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | DF | Dini Dannisha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Nurul Unaisah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | Siti Erma Ellyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||
| 10 | DF | Irsalina Irwan | ? | 5 | ? | 5 |
| 97 | MF | Lauren Reese | ? | 1 | ? | 1 |

## Competitions
### Women's Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 12 | League champions |
| 2 | Lion City Sailors | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Hougang United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Police SA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tanjong Pagar United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | JSSL Tampines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Still Aerion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 9 | Tiong Bahru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |
| 10 | Geylang International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | |