# 2022 Geylang International FC season

The 2022 season is Geylang International's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

## Squad
### Singapore Premier League

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Zulfairuuz Rudy | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30) | Tampines Rovers | 2022 | 2022 |
| 19 | Zaiful Nizam $^{>30}$ | (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37) | Balestier Khalsa | 2021 | 2023 |
| 21 | Hafiz Ahmad | (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25) | Project Vaults FC | 2022 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Fadli Kamis | (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 31) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| 3 | Ilhan Noor $^{U23}$ | (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2022 |
| 6 | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib $^{>30}$ | (1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35) | Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 2022 |
| 13 | Rio Sakuma | (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997 (age 27) | Tiffy Army FC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 14 | Ahmad Syahir | (1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| 15 | Faizal Roslan | (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 29) | Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 2022 |
| 24 | Qayyum Raishyan $^{U23}$ | (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 23) | Young Lions FC | 2022 | 2022 |
| 27 | Tajeli Salamat | (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30) | Lion City Sailors | 2020 | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Takahiro Tezuka | (1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 26) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2022 | 2022 |
| 5 | Joshua Pereira | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 26) | SAFSA | 2020 | 2022 |
| 10 | Vincent Bezecourt | (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31) | FC Alashkert | 2022 | 2022 |
| 11 | Huzaifah Aziz | (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30) | Tampines Rovers | 2022 | 2022 |
| 16 | Umar Ramle | (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) | Youth Team | 2016 | 2022 |
| 17 | Noor Ariff | (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) | Police SA | 2017 | 2022 |
| 18 | Khairul Hairie $^{U23}$ | (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Hazzuwan Halim | (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| 8 | Fareez Farhan | (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 30) | Hougang United | 2019 | 2022 |
| 9 | Šime Žužul | (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| Players who left during season |||||||
| 20 | Suria Prakash | (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30) | Tanjong Pagar United | 2022 | 2022 |
| 22 | Yeo Hai Ngee | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| 23 | Zulfadhmi Suzliman | (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) | Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 2022 |
| Players on NS / loaned out |||||||
| | Wayne Chew $^{U23}$ | (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2021 |
| | Harith Kanadi $^{U23}$ | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | Tampines Rovers U19 | 2019 | 2023 |
| | Nur Luqman | (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 (age 26) | Young Lions FC | 2020 | 2021 |
| | Zikos Vasileios Chua $^{U21}$ | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | NFA U16 | 2018 | 2021 |
| | Elijah Lim Teck Yong $^{U21}$ | (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23) | Balestier Khalsa | 2021 | 2021 |

### U21

| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 58 | Fakhri Amsyar $^{U21}$ | (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20) | Youth Team | 2022 | 2022 |
| 65 | Aniq Yusoff $^{U21}$ | (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) | Youth Team | 2022 | 2022 |
| 66 | Izz Anaqi $^{U21}$ | (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 51 | Nasrul Pujiyono $^{U21}$ | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| 53 | Badrul Amin Noh $^{U21}$ | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| 54 | Kieran Teo Jia Jun $^{U21}$ | (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 56 | Robbi Alhambra $^{U21}$ | | Hougang United U21 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 57 | Azri Suhaili $^{U21}$ | (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2022 |
| 59 | Furqan Raoff $^{U21}$ | (2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2022 | 2022 |
| 60 | Nur Ikhsanuddin $^{U21}$ | (2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 18) | Youth Team | 2022 | 2022 |
| 61 | Amar Reza $^{U21}$ | | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| 67 | Syif Ali $^{U21}$ | | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 52 | Danish Siregar $^{U21}$ | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) | Tampines Rovers U21 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 55 | Danish Haziq $^{U21}$ | (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2022 |
| 62 | Ariffin Noor $^{U21}$ | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 23) | Home United U19 | 2022 | 2022 |
| 64 | Christos Chua $^{U21}$ | | Youth Team | 2022 | 2022 |
| 69 | Nasrul Nor $^{U21}$ | (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 20) | Youth Team | 2021 | 2022 |
| | Syady Sufwan $^{U21}$ | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| | Danish Adam $^{U17}$ | | | 2023 | 2023 |
| | Darwisy Hanis $^{U17}$ | | | 2023 | 2023 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Chairman | Thomas Gay | |
| General manager | | |
| Assistant general manager | Leonard Koh | |
| Head coach | Mohd Noor Ali | 2 years contract till 2024 |
| Assistant Coach | Syed Azmir |
| Head of Youth | Aidil Sulaiman | |
| U17 Coach | Azlan Alipah | |
| U15 Coach | Nor Azli Yusoff | |
| Fitness Coach | Muzhaffar Shah | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Yusri Aziz | |
| Team Manager | | |
| Physiotherapist | | |
| Kitman | Abdul Latiff | |
| Sports Scientist | Andi Agus | |
| Sports Trainer | Benjamin Singh | |

## Transfers
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| MF | Joshua Pereira | SAFSA | End of NS |
| MF | Noor Ariff | Police SA | End of NS |
| GK | Zulfairuuz Rudy | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| GK | Hafiz Ahmad | Project Vault FC | Free |
| DF | Fadli Kamis | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| DF | Ahmad Syahir | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| DF | Rio Sakuma | Tiffy Army FC (C1) | Free |
| DF | Faizal Roslan | Lion City Sailors | Free |
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | NA | Free |
| MF | Khairul Hairie | Lion City Sailors u21 | Free |
| MF | Vincent Bezecourt | FC Alashkert (A1) | Free |
| MF | Suria Prakash | NA | Free |
| MF | Takahiro Tezuka | Albirex Niigata (S) | Free |
| MF | Huzaifah Aziz | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| MF | Zulfadhmi Suzliman | NA | Free |
| FW | Šime Žužul | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| FW | Hazzuwan Halim | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| FW | Danish Siregar | Tampines Rovers U21 | Free |
Note 1: Joshua Pereira will only join the team in May 2022 after completing his NS.

### Loan In

Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Tajeli Salamat | Lion City Sailors | Season Loan |

### Loan Return

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Dylan Pereira | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
| DF | Danish Irfan | Young Lions FC | Loan Return |
Note 1: Danish Irfan subsequently moved to Tampines Rovers after his contract ended.

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Faizal Roslan | Lion City Sailors | Loan Return |
| MF | Iqram Rifqi | Lion City Sailors | Loan Return |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| DF | Darren Teh | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| DF | Adam Hakeem | | Free |
| DF | Yuki Ichikawa | NA | Retired |
| DF | Afiq Yunos | | Free |
| DF | Danish Irfan | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| MF | Firdaus Kasman | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| MF | Christopher van Huizen | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| MF | Izzdin Shafiq | Admiralty Football Club (SFL2) | Free |
| MF | Barry Maguire | Den Bosch (N2) | Free |
| MF | Danny Kim | Bentleigh Greens SC (A2) | Free |
| MF | Furqan Raoff | | Free |
| MF | Asshukrie Wahid | Balestier Khalsa | Free |
| FW | Idris Sadlizan | GFA Sporting Westlake (SFL1) | Free |
| FW | Matheus Moresche | Central Coast Mariners (A1) | Free |
| FW | Amy Recha | Hougang United | Free |
| FW | Ifwat Ismail | Simei United (IWL) | Free |
Note 1: Faisal Roslan subsequently returned to the club after his contract with Lion City Sailors ended.
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | NA | Free |
| MF | Zulfadhmi Suzliman | NA | Free |
| MF | Suria Prakash | NA | Free |

### Loan Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Wayne Chew | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| DF | Harith Kanadi | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| MF | Elijah Lim Teck Yong | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| MF | Nur Luqman | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| MF | Azri Suhaili | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
| FW | Zikos Vasileios Chua | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |
Note: Harith Kanadi, Elijah Lim and Zikos Vasileios Chua subsequently was snapped by Young Lions on loan for the season.

### Extension / Retained

| Position | Player | Ref |
| Coach | Mohd Noor Ali | 2 years extension till 2024 |
| GK | Zaiful Nizam | 3 year contract till 2023 |
| DF | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | 1 year contract till 2022 |
| DF | Ilhan Noor | 1 year contract till 2022 |
| MF | Umar Ramle | 1 year contract till 2022 |
| FW | Fareez Farhan | 1 year contract till 2022 |

### Rumored

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

## Friendlies
### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

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

    As of 6 Nov 2022.
| No. | Pos. | Player | SPL | SPL | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Zulfairuuz Rudy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Fadli Kamis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ilhan Noor | 15+6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Takahiro Tezuka | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | Joshua Pereira | 18+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib | 13+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Hazzuwan Halim | 19+8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | FW | Fareez Farhan | 2+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Šime Žužul | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 19 |
| 10 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | 26+1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 |
| 11 | MF | Huzaifah Aziz | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Rio Sakuma | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Ahmad Syahir | 14+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Faizal Roslan | 26 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Umar Ramle | 7+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Noor Ariff | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Khairul Hairie | 12+3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| 19 | GK | Zaiful Nizam | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Hafiz Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Qayyum Raishyan | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Tajeli Salamat | 15+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 52 | FW | Danish Siregar | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | DF | Kieran Teo Jia Jun | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Danish Haziq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | FW | Azri Suhaili | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | Furqan Raoff | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | Ariffin Noor | 0+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||||
| 20 | MF | Suria Prakash | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Zulfadhmi Suzliman | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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 |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata (S) (C) | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 59 | |
| 2 | Lion City Sailors (Q) | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 91 | 39 | +52 | 57 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Young Lions | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 103 | −69 | 8 | |
* 1 2 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 | 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

#### 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.

## 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 | |