# 2023 Balestier Khalsa FC season

The 2023 season is Balestier Khalsa's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

## Squad
### Singapore Premier League

    As of 4 January 2022
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Hairul Syirhan | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2023 |
| 21 | Mukundan Maran | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United | 2023 | 2024 |
| 22 | Wayne Chew $^{U23}$ | (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 22) | Young Lions FC | 2023 | 2023 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Darren Teh | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2026 |
| 4 | Syabil Hisham $^{U23}$ | (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 22) | Young Lions FC | 2023 | 2023 |
| 5 | Emmeric Ong $^{O30}$ | (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2023 | 2025 |
| 6 | Madhu Mohana $^{O30}$ | (1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 33) | Tampines Rovers | 2022 | 2023 |
| 11 | Iqram Rifqi | (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28) | Lion City Sailors | 2023 | 2023 |
| 12 | Fabian Kwok $^{O30}$ | (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) | Hougang United | 2023 | 2023 |
| 13 | Amer Hakeem | (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2023 |
| 17 | Jordan Emaviwe $^{U23}$ | (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | 2023 |
| 20 | Fudhil I’yadh $^{U23}$ | (2001-08-18) 18 August 2001 (age 23) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2026 |
| 23 | Syukri Noorhaizam | (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24) | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | 2020 | 2025 |
| 29 | Aidil Johari $^{U23}$ | (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2023 |
| | Sameer Alassane $^{U23}$ | (2000-12-24) 24 December 2000 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2023 | 2024 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Alen Kozar | (1995-04-07) 7 April 1995 (age 29) | NŠ Mura | 2023 | 2023 |
| 15 | Lewis Lee Chih Yuan $^{U23}$ | (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 18) | Youth Team | 2022 | 2023 |
| 18 | Masahiro Sugita | (1999-11-24) 24 November 1999 (age 24) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2023 | 2023 |
| 24 | Ho Wai Loon | (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 31) | Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 2023 |
| 30 | Ignatius Ang $^{O30}$ | (1992-11-12) 12 November 1992 (age 31) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | 2025 |
| 49 | Elijah Lim Teck Yong $^{U23}$ | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | Young Lions FC | 2023 | 2024 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Daniel Goh | (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 9 | Shuhei Hoshino | (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 28) | Busan Transportation CFC | 2020 | 2023 |
| 10 | Ryoya Tanigushi | (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | 2023 |
| 19 | Puvan Raj Sivalingam $^{U23}$ | (2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2023 |
| Players who left during season on loan |||||||
| 12 | Martyn Mun $^{U23}$ | (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 24) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | 2022 |
| 66 | Ryan Praveen $^{U21}$ | (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2022 |

### U21

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 58 | Efan Qiszman $^{U21}$ | (2006-09-20) 20 September 2006 (age 18) | Sailors Development Centre | 2023 | 2023 |
| 68 | Suffian Abdullah $^{U21}$ | (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004 (age 20) | Tampines Rovers U17 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 75 | Syazani Hashari $^{U21}$ | (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 52 | Azrul Afiq $^{U21}$ | | Tampines Rovers U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 53 | Bradly Yap Zhi Hao $^{U21}$ | | Sailors Development Centre | 2023 | 2023 |
| 60 | Merrick Tan Yi Ern $^{U21}$ | (2006-03-05) 5 March 2006 (age 18) | Sailors Development Centre | 2023 | 2023 |
| 62 | Darren Teo $^{U21}$ | (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 20) | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 64 | Aadil Ferhan $^{U21}$ | | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 65 | Irfan Mika'il Abdullah $^{U21}$ | (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21) | Singapore Sports School | 2022 | 2025 |
| 66 | Akmal Danial $^{U21}$ | | Sailors Development Centre | 2022 | 2023 |
| 70 | Aqil Dany Jahsh Ruzzman $^{U21}$ | | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 79 | Curtis Gray $^{U21}$ | (2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 18) | Turf City FC | 2023 | 2023 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 54 | Larry Lim Chee Keat $^{U21}$ | (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22) | Project Vaults FC | 2022 | 2023 |
| 55 | Faisz $^{U21}$ | | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 56 | Syaraf Ammar $^{U21}$ | | Lion City Sailors U17 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 59 | Karthik $^{U21}$ | | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 61 | Sahoo Garv $^{U21}$ | (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18) | Sailors Development Centre | 2023 | 2023 |
| 67 | Iftiqar Parizan $^{U21}$ | (2003-04-21) 21 April 2003 (age 21) | Project Vaults FC | 2021 | 2023 |
| 69 | Farhan Sahlan $^{U21}$ | | | 2022 | 2023 |
| 71 | Shameer $^{U21}$ | | Sailors Development Centre | 2022 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 51 | Kian Ghadessy $^{U21}$ | (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18) | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | 2023 | 2023 |
| 63 | Ryan Peh Jun Wen $^{U21}$ | (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18) | Sailors Development Centre | 2023 | 2023 |
| 72 | Max McCoy $^{U21}$ | (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20) | Weymouth F.C. | 2023 | 2023 |
| 74 | Faizal Jaleel $^{U21}$ | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| 78 | Alexandre Bertholon $^{U21}$ | (2007-06-14) 14 June 2007 (age 17) | JSSL FC | 2023 | 2024 |
| Players who left during the season |||||||
| 57 | Connar Mackay $^{U21}$ | (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19) | Whitecaps FC Academy | 2022 | 2023 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Darwin Jalil |
| General Manager | Tim Nee Cheng |
| Head Coach | Peter de Roo |
| Head Coach (Women) | Ratna Suffian |
| Assistant Coach & Performance Analyst | Razif Ariff |
| Assistant Coach & U17 Coach | Abdul Musawir |
| Head of Youth & U15 Coach | Firdaus Salleh |
| U21 Coach | Indra Sahdan Haris Sumri Sheikh Abdul Hadi |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Yazid Yasin |
| Physiotherapist | Danial Feriza |
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff |

## Transfer
### In

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| GK | Mukundan Maran | Hougang United | First Team | Free. 2 years contract till 2024 |
| GK | Efan Qiszman | Sailors Development Centre | U21 | Free |
| DF | Iqram Rifqi | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Free |
| DF | Fudhil I'yadh | Lion City Sailors U21 | First Team | Free |
| DF | Emmeric Ong | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | Free |
| DF | Jordan Emaviwe | SAFSA | First Team | End of NS |
| DF | Syabil Hisham | Young Lions FC | First Team | Free |
| DF | Bradly Yap Zhi Hao | Sailors Development Centre | U21 | Free |
| DF | Merrick Tan Yi Ern | Sailors Development Centre | U21 | Free |
| MF | Alen Kozar | NŠ Mura | First Team | Undisclosed |
| MF | Masahiro Sugita | Albirex Niigata (S) | First Team | Free |
| MF | Fabian Kwok | Hougang United | First Team | Free |
| MF | Kian Ghadessy | Tanjong Pagar United U21 | U21 | Free |
| MF | Sahoo Garv | Sailors Development Centre | U21 | Free |
| FW | Max McCoy | Weymouth F.C. (E6) | U21 | Free |
| FW | Ryan Peh Jun Wen | Sailors Development Centre | U21 | Free |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| GK | Wayne Chew | Geylang International | First Team | Free |
| MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | Geylang International | First Team | Free |

### Loan In

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |

### Out

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| GK | Kimura Riki | Tanjong Pagar United | First Team | Free |
| GK | Rudy Khairullah | Lion City Sailors | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Ensar Brunčević | FK Novi Pazar | First Team | Free. 2 years contracts. |
| DF | Aiman Zavyan | Retired | First Team | |
| DF | Khalili Khalif | | First Team | |
| DF | Keshav Kumar | Young Lions FC | First Team | |
| DF | Delwinder Singh | Geylang International | First Team | |
| DF | Akmal Azman | Geylang International | First Team | Free |
| DF | Aqil Yazid | Young Lions FC | U21 | Free |
| MF | Naufal Azman | Geylang International | First Team | Free |
| MF | Gareth Low | Geylang International | First Team | Free |
| MF | Hariysh Krishnakumar | Hougang United U21 | First Team | |
| MF | Aarish Kumar | Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1) | First Team | |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran | Singapore Football Club | First Team | Free |
| MF | Asshukrie Wahid | Bishan Barx (SFL2) | First Team | Free |
| FW | Kuraba Kondo | FC Tokushima | First Team | Free |
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| MF | Connar Mackay | Bentley University | U21 | Free |

### Loan Return

Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Team | Ref |
| DF | Jordan Emaviwe | Young Lions FC | First Team | Loan Return |
| DF | Sameer Alassane | Police SA | First Team | Loan Return 6 months contract from Oct 2023 till April 2024 |

### Loan Out

Pre-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Team | Ref |
| DF | Sameer Alassane | Police SA | U21 | NS till Oct 2023 |
| GK | Martyn Mun | | U21 | NS till 2024 |
| FW | N. Sakthivelchezhian | SAFSA | U21 | NS till Dec 2024 |
| FW | Ryan Praveen | SAFSA | U21 | NS till Jan 2025 |
| MF | Jordan Emaviwe | Young Lions | First Team | Season loan |
* ↑ Jordan Emaviwe returns to the club after the SEA Games conclusion.
Mid-Season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |

### Extension / Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |
| DF | Darren Teh | 2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026 |
| DF | Fudhil I’yadh | 2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026 |
| DF | Syukri Noorhaizam | 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 |
| DF | Emmeric Ong | 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 |
| DF | Irfan Mika'il Abdullah | 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 |
| DF | Ho Wai Loon | 2 years contract from 2021 till 2023 |
| DF | Madhu Mohana | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |
| DF | Aidil Johari | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |
| DF | Amer Hakeem | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |
| MF | Ignatius Ang | 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 |
| MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 |
| MF | Ryoya Tanigushi | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |
| FW | Puvan Raj Sivalingam | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |
| FW | Shuhei Hoshino | 1 year contract from 2022 till 2023 |

## Friendly

Win  Draw  Loss
First Team
2023 Malaysia Tour (31 January - 4 February)
U21
U17

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 25 Nov 2023
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | SPL | SPL | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Hairul Syirhan | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Darren Teh | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Syabil Hisham | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Emmeric Ong | 6+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Madhu Mohana | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | Daniel Goh | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 |
| 8 | MF | Alen Kozar | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | Shuhei Hoshino | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 |
| 10 | MF | Ryoya Tanigushi | 24 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 24 |
| 11 | DF | Iqram Rifqi | 2+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Fabian Kwok | 8+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | Amer Hakeem | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Jordan Emaviwe | 8+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Masahiro Sugita | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| 19 | FW | Puvan Raj | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Fudhil I'yadh | 23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Mukundan Maran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Wayne Chew | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Syukri Noorhaizam | 0+15 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Ho Wai Loon | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 29 | DF | Aidil Johari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Ignatius Ang | 7+13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 49 | MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | Kian Ghadessy | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | MF | Garv Sahoo | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | Irfan Mika'il | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | FW | Max McCoy | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||

## Competitions (SPL)
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
* ↑ DPMM stadium under renovation and not available
* ↑ OTH not available due to unplayable field
* ↑ DPMM stadium under renovation and not available
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) (C) | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 20 | +66 | 62 | |
| 2 | Lion City Sailors (Q) | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 54 | Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage & ASEAN Club Championship |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for 2024-25 AFC Champions League Two Group Stage |
| 4 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 36 | |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 3 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 | Lion City Sailors (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Hougang United (Q) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Balestier Khalsa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tanjong Pagar United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group
## 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 |

## Competition (U17)

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Geylang International (C) | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 44 | Champion for 2022 |
| 2 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 43 | |
| 3 | Lion City Sailors F.C. | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 41 | |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 37 | |
| 5 | Hougang United | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 22 | |
| 6 | Albirex Niigata (S) U17 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 21 | |
| 7 | Tanjong Pagar United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 19 | |
| 8 | Woodlands Lions U17 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 9 | |

## Competition (U15)

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Singapore Sports School (C) | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 94 | 25 | +69 | 61 | League champions |
| 2 | Lion City Sailors U15 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 18 | +59 | 60 | |
| 3 | Active SG | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 20 | +78 | 53 | |
| 4 | Geylang International U15 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 46 | |
| 5 | Tampines Rovers U15 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 28 | |
| 6 | Balestier Khalsa U15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 89 | −60 | 23 | |
| 7 | Tanjong Pagar United U15 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 61 | −38 | 20 | |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata (S) U15 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 12 | |
| 9 | Hougang United U15 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 82 | −68 | 7 | |