# 2022 Hougang United FC season

The 2022 season is Hougang United's 25th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. After finishing third in the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Hougang qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.
Hougang won their first trophy since the club was first founded in 1998.

## Review

Hougang won their first trophy, the 2022 Singapore Cup.

## Squad
### Singapore Premier League

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Mukundan Maran | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26) | Warriors FC | 2021 | 2022 |
| 13 | Ridhuan Barudin $^{>30}$ | (1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 37) | Tampines Rovers | 2015 | 2022 |
| 25 | Aizil Yazid $^{U23}$ | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 20) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2022 |
| 31 | Zainol Gulam | (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 33) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Anders Aplin $^{>30}$ | (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 33) | Geylang International | 2020 | 2022 |
| 4 | Nazrul Nazari $^{>30}$ | (1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 33) | LionsXII | 2016 | 2022 |
| 5 | Lionel Tan | (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 27) | SAFSA (NFL) | 2020 | 2022 |
| 16 | Faiz Salleh | (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32) | Young Lions FC | 2014 | 2022 |
| 20 | Muhaimin Suhaimi | (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) | Young Lions FC | 2018 | 2022 |
| 21 | Nazhiim Harman $^{U23}$ | (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 22 | Kishon Philip $^{U23}$ | (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999 (age 25) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| 32 | Jordan Nicolas Vestering $^{U23}$ | (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24) | NFA U18 | 2018 | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Kaishu Yamazaki | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) | Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 2022 |
| 11 | Afiq Noor | (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 (age 31) | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | 2019 | 2022 |
| 12 | Fabian Kwok (Captain) $^{>30}$ | (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35) | Tampines Rovers | 2017 | 2022 |
| 14 | Kristijan Krajcek | (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| 18 | Idraki Adnan $^{U23}$ | (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2022 |
| 24 | Amir Zalani | (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 28) | Home United | 2021 | 2022 |
| 30 | André Moritz | (1986-08-06) 6 August 1986 (age 38) | Confiança | 2022 | 2022 |
| 37 | Zulfahmi Arifin $^{>30}$ | (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991 (age 33) | Sukhothai F.C. | 2022 | 2022 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 7 | Shahfiq Ghani | (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) | Geylang International | 2018 | 2022 |
| 9 | Pedro Bortoluzo | (1996-07-17) 17 July 1996 (age 28) | U.D. Oliveirense | 2022 | 2022 |
| 10 | Shawal Anuar $^{>30}$ | (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) | Geylang International | 2020 | 2022 |
| 17 | Shahril Ishak $^{>30}$ | (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 41) | Warriors FC | 2021 | 2022 |
| 19 | Amy Recha | (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 (age 32) | Geylang International | 2022 | 2022 |
| 23 | Sahil Suhaimi | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2022 |
| Players who left during the season |||||||
| 3 | Artur Jesus Vieira | (1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 34) | Khon Kaen F.C. | 2022 | 2022 |
| 8 | Hafiz Sujad $^{>30}$ | (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 34) | Tampines Rovers | 2019 | 2022 |

### U21 Squad

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| | Oliver Sim $^{U21}$ | (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23) | Balestier Khalsa U21 | 2022 | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 55 | Farhan Zulkifli $^{U21}$ | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | Home United U19 | 2019 | 2022 |
| 68 | Iryan Fandi $^{U17}$ | (2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 18) | Lion City Sailors U17 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 53 | Jarrel Ong Jia Wei $^{U21}$ | (2002-10-26) 26 October 2002 (age 22) | | | |
| 66 | Ajay Robson $^{U21}$ | (2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21) | Sporting CP Academy | | |
| | Hafizzuan Riduan | | Singapore Sports School | | |
| | Josiah Phua Yong Qi $^{U21}$ | (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 24) | | | |
| | Woo Chun Wei $^{U21}$ | (2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 (age 20) | | |
| 59 | Aiman Yazid $^{U21}$ | (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) | | |
| | Firas Irwan $^{U21}$ | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2021 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 57 | Hairil Sufi $^{U21}$ | (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24) | Tampines Rovers U21 | | |
| | Syafi’ie Redzuan $^{U21}$ | (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21) | | | |
| | Rauf Sanizal $^{U17}$ | | | | |
| | Louka Tan $^{U17}$ | | | | |

### Women's Squad

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Jasmine Kua | |
| 19 | Gladys Cheng | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Yeong Siew Mei | |
| 3 | Ho Wen Jin | |
| 4 | Carissa Lee | |
| 5 | Michelle Lim Jia Yi | |
| 12 | Christine Gan | |
| 13 | Foo Shini | |
| 14 | Sara Chan | |
| 21 | Shermaine Wong | |
| 23 | Nursafura Ali | |
| 25 | Deanna Lim | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Elizabeth Ong | |
| 7 | Goh Yi Xuan | |
| 11 | Lily Rozana | |
| 15 | Sarah Lum | |
| 16 | Agatha Putri Widjaya | |
| 17 | Dhaniyah Qasimah | (2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 20) |
| 18 | Nurul Ardian Baharrudin | |
| 20 | Clara Wong | |
| 22 | Alicia | |
| Strikers |||||||
| 8 | Peh Chin Ee | |
| 9 | Clae Kho | |
| 10 | Alexis Png | |
| 24 | Tran Thi Thai Khue | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| General Manager | Matthew Tay |
| Team Manager | Robert Eziakor |
| Head Coach (Men) | Clement Teo |
| Head Coach (Women) | G.Sivaraj |
| Assistant Coach | Yuki Fujimoto |
| Assistant Coach | Firdaus Kassim |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Scott Starr |
| Head of Youth (COE) | Marko Kraljević |
| U17 Coach | Robert Eziakor |
| U15 Coach | Tan Puay Guan |
| Fitness Coach | Hairil Amin |
| Sports Trainer | Thomas Pang Seishen Gerard |
| Physiotherapist | Ain Hassan Maheen Gul Shoban Rahul |
| Equipment Team | Richard Lim Wan Azlan |

## Transfers
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Nazhiim Harman | Young Lions FC | Free |
| DF | Artur Jesus Vieira | Khon Kaen F.C. (T2) | |
| MF | Kristijan Krajček | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| MF | André Moritz | Confiança | Free |
| FW | Pedro Bortoluzo | U.D. Oliveirense (P2) | Free |
| FW | Amy Recha | Geylang International | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Zainol Gulam | Free Agent | NA |
Note 1: Artur Jesus Vieira left the club on mutual consent despite signing the contract.

### Loan Return

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Harhys Stewart | Young Lions FC | Season loan |
| MF | Nor Hakim Redzuan | Young Lions FC | Season loan |
| MF | Zulfahmi Arifin | Sukhothai F.C. | Loan Return |
Note 1:
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Jordan Vestering | SAFSA | End of NS |

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Izwan Mahbud | Lion City Sailors | Free |
| DF | Maksat Dzhakybaliev | FC Kaganat | Free |
| MF | Naufal Azman | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| FW | Tomoyuki Doi | Fujieda MYFC (J3) | Free |
| FW | Gilberto Fortunato | Morrinhos FC (B2) | Free |
| FW | Khairul Nizam | Tanjong Pagar United | Free |
| DF | Artur Jesus Vieira | Capital CF | |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Hafiz Sujad | Retired | |
Note 1:

### Loan out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Jordan Vestering | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |
| GK | Heng How Meng | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| DF | Sahffee Jubpre | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| MF | Nikesh Singh Sidhu | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| MF | Zulfahmi Arifin | Sukhothai F.C. | Season loan till May 2022 |
| MF | Harhys Stewart | Young Lions FC | Season loan |
Note 1: Harhys Stewart returns on loan to GYL for another season.
Note 2: Zulfahmi Arifin loan to Sukhothai was cut short and he returned to the club for the 2022 season.
Note 3: Jordan Vestering will return to the club after completing his NS in June 2022.

### Retained / Extension

| Position | Player | Ref |
| Coach | Clement Teo | |
| GK | Ridhuan Barudin | |
| GK | Mukundan Maran | |
| GK | Aizil Yazid | |
| DF | Nazrul Nazari | 2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 |
| DF | Muhaimin Suhaimi | 2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 |
| DF | Anders Aplin | |
| DF | Lionel Tan | |
| DF | Hafiz Sujad | |
| DF | Faiz Salleh | |
| DF | Kishon Philip | |
| MF | Fabian Kwok | |
| MF | Farhan Zulkifli | |
| MF | Idraki Adnan | |
| MF | Afiq Noor | |
| MF | Kaishu Yamazaki | |
| FW | Shahfiq Ghani | 2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 |
| FW | Shawal Anuar | 2 years contract signed in 2019 till 2022 |
| FW | Sahil Suhaimi | |
| FW | Shahril Ishak | |
| FW | Amir Zalani | |

### Rumored

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Last club | Ref |

## Friendlies
### Pre-Season Friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season Friendly
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 19 Nov 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | SPL | SPL | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Mukundan Maran | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Anders Aplin | 21+3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Nazrul Nazari | 22 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Lionel Tan | 20+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Kaishu Yamazaki | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | Shahfiq Ghani | 5+10 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Pedro Bortoluzo | 22+1 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 |
| 10 | FW | Shawal Anuar | 22+2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 32 | 14 |
| 11 | DF | Afiq Noor | 0+12 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Fabian Kwok | 11+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Kristijan Krajcek | 24+1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 12 |
| 16 | DF | Faiz Salleh | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Shahril Ishak | 4+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Idraki Adnan | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Amy Recha | 17+9 | 7 | 5+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| 20 | DF | Muhaimin Suhaimi | 11+5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Nazhiim Harman | 11+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Kishon Philip | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Sahil Suhaimi | 17+8 | 4 | 5+1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 |
| 24 | FW | Amir Zalani | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Aizil Yazid | 5+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | André Moritz | 12+6 | 8 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
| 31 | GK | Zainol Gulam | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jordan Vestering | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Zulfahmi Arifin | 15+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 55 | MF | Farhan Zulkifli | 9+9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 66 | MF | Ajay Robson | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Artur Jesus Vieira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Hafiz Sujad | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Ridhuan Barudin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Singapore Premier League | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 71 | −6 | 035.71 |
| Singapore Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
| AFC Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 066.67 |
| Total | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 74 | 80 | −6 | 038.71 |
Results summary (SPL)
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

### Singapore Premier League

Win  Draw  Loss
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 50 | Standby team for AFC Cup group stage |
| 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 | |

### AFC Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIE | HOU | PPC | YEL |
| 1 | Viettel (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 5–2 | — | 5–1 |
| 2 | Hougang United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | | — | — | 4–3 | — |
| 3 | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | | 0–1 | — | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Young Elephants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 | | — | 1–3 | — | — |

### Singapore Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tampines Rovers (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Hougang United (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Tanjong Pagar United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Geylang International | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Semi-final

Hougang United won 7-5 on aggregate.

#### Final
## 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.

## Competition (U17)
### U17 League

Win  Draw  Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lion City Sailors U17 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 33 | League champions |
| 2 | Hougang United U17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 32 | |
| 3 | Balestier Khalsa U17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 23 | |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers U17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Geylang International U17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 16 | |
| 6 | Tanjong Pagar United U17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 15 | |
| 7 | ActiveSG Football Academy | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 11 | |
| 8 | Woodlands Lions U17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 41 | −30 | 5 | |