# 2021 Tanjong Pagar United FC season

The 2021 season is Tanjong Pagar United FC's 16th season at the top level of Singapore football. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

## Squad
### Singapore Premier League

    As of 18 Dec 2020
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 18 | Fashah Iskandar | (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2021 |
| 23 | Hariz Farid | (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 26) | Police SA (NFL) | 2021 | 2021 |
| 28 | Zharfan Rohaizad | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Faritz Abdul Hameed (Captain) $^{>30}$ | (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 34) | Home United | 2020 | 2021 |
| 3 | Shahrin Saberin | (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 29) | Geylang International | 2021 | 2021 |
| 4 | Delwinder Singh | (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2021 |
| 5 | Emmeric Ong | (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) | Hougang United | 2021 | 2021 |
| 7 | Rusyaidi Salime $^{U23}$ | (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| 8 | Prakash Raj $^{U23}$ | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) | Hougang United U21 | 2021 | 2021 |
| 11 | Shahib Masnawi $^{U23}$ | (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 24) | Young Lions FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| 14 | Julian Tan Jian Tang $^{U23}$ | (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 24) | Youth Team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 26 | Shakir Hamzah | (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 31) | Perak F.C. | 2021 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Ridhuan Muhammad $^{>30}$ | (1984-05-06) 6 May 1984 (age 40) | Borneo F.C. | 2021 | 2021 |
| 15 | Shodai Nishikawa | (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) | OFK Petrovac | 2020 | 2021 |
| 16 | Raihan Rahman | (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 33) | Balestier Khalsa | 2020 | 2021 |
| 17 | Ammirul Emmran | (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29) | Warriors FC | 2020 | 2021 |
| 20 | Blake Ricciuto | (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32) | Vélez CF | 2021 | 2021 |
| 21 | Suhairi Sabri | (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28) | Home United | 2020 | 2021 |
| 22 | Hadiputradila Saswadimata $^{U23}$ | (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 (age 24) | Home United U19 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Reo Nishiguchi | (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997 (age 27) | Albirex Niigata (S) | 2021 | 2021 |
| 10 | Luiz Júnior | (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34) | Sabah FA | 2020 | 2021 |
| 12 | Anaqi Ismit $^{U23}$ | (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23) | Lion City Sailors FC | 2021 | 2021 |
| 19 | Khairul Amri $^{>30}$ | (1985-03-14) 14 March 1985 (age 39) | FELDA United | 2021 | 2021 |
| 25 | Daniel Martens $^{U23}$ | (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) | Hougang United | 2021 | 2021 |
| Players loaned out / left during season |||||||
| 1 | Joey Sim $^{>30}$ | (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 37) | Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) | 2020 | 2021 |

### U21 Squad

    As of 14 Mar 2021
| No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last club | Contract Since | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| | Ameer Fiqr $^{U21}$ | | Youth Team | 2021 | 2021 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 51 | Fathullah Rahmat $^{U21}$ | (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22) | Tampines Rovers | 2021 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 54 | Naufal Ilham $^{U21}$ | (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22) | Lion City Sailors U21 | 2021 | 2021 |
| 56 | Efly Danish $^{U21}$ | (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21) | | 2020 | |
| | Dylan Choo $^{U21}$ | (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20) | | 2021 | 2021 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 60 | Indera Iskandar $^{U21}$ | (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21) | | 2020 | |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Chairman | Raymond Tang |
| General manager | Desmund Khusnin |
| Team manager | Noh Alam Shah |
| Head coach | Hasrin Jailani |
| Assistant coach | Herman Zailani |
| Fitness Coach | Hafiz Osman |
| Goalkeeping coach | Fajar Sarib |
| Physiotherapist | Mukhlis Sawit |
| Kitman | Azwan Hishamuddin |

## Transfers
### In

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Hariz Farid | Police SA (NFL D1) | |
| DF | Shahib Masnawi | Young Lions FC | Free |
| DF | Rusyaidi Salime | Free Agent | |
| DF | Emmeric Ong | Hougang United | Free |
| DF | Shahrin Saberin | Geylang International | Free |
| DF | Fathullah Rahmat | Tampines Rovers | Free |
| MF | Ridhuan Muhammad | Free Agent | Free |
| MF | Naufal Ilham | Lion City Sailors U21 | Free |
| MF | Blake Ricciuto | Velez CF (Tier 4) | Free |
| FW | Reo Nishiguchi | Albirex Niigata (S) | Free |
| FW | Daniel Martens | Hougang United | Free |
| FW | Khairul Amri | FELDA United | Free |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | Police SA | Free |
| DF | Prakash Raj | Hougang United U21 | Free |
| DF | Shakir Hamzah | Tanjong Pagar United | Free |

### Loan In

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| FW | Anaqi Ismit | Lion City Sailors U21 | Season loan |

### Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Yann Motta | Persija Jakarta | Free |
| DF | Takahiro Tanaka | FC Kariya (J4) | Free |
| DF | Syabil Hisham | Young Lions FC | Free |
| DF | Ariyan Shamsuddin | | |
| DF | Syariful Haq Sapari | | |
| MF | Ignatius Ang | | |
| MF | Ribiyanda Saswadimata | | |
| MF | Suria Prakash | | |
| FW | Nashrul Amin | | |
| FW | Zulkiffli Hassim | | |
Mid-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Joey Sim | | Free |

### Loan Out

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |
| FW | Syahadat Masnawi | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |
| FW | Syukri Bashir | SAFSA | NS till 2022 |
Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| MF | Efly Danish | SAFSA | NS till 2023 |

### Extension / Retained

| Position | Player |
| GK | Fashah Iskandar |
| GK | Joey Sim |
| DF | Delwinder Singh |
| DF | Faritz Hameed |
| MF | Raihan Rahman |
| MF | Suhairi Sabri |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran |
| MF | Farihin Farkhan |
| MF | Shodai Nishikawa |
| MF | Hadiputradila Saswadimata |
| FW | Luiz Júnior |

### Promoted

| Position | Player | Ref |
| DF | Julian Tan Jian Tang | |

## Friendlies
### Pre-Season Friendly

Win  Draw  Loss

### Mid-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 26 Sept 2021
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 2 | DF | Faritz Hameed | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shahrin Saberin | 17+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Delwinder Singh | 11+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Emmeric Ong | 4+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ridhuan Muhammad | 2+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Rusyaidi Salime | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Prakash Raj | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Reo Nishiguchi | 21 | 9 | 21 | 9 |
| 10 | FW | Luiz Júnior | 15+4 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
| 11 | DF | Shahib Masnawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Anaqi Ismit | 11+1 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | MF | Farihin Farkhan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Julian Tan Jian Tang | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Shodai Nishikawa | 21 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | Raihan Rahman | 3+5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ammirul Emmran | 2+8 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Fashah Iskandar | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Khairul Amri | 4+14 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| 20 | MF | Blake Ricciuto | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | Suhairi Sabri | 0+6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Hadiputradila Saswadimata | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Daniel Martens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 28 | GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Fathullah Rahmat | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 54 | MF | Naufal Ilham | 9+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 56 | MF | Efly Danish | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||
| 1 | GK | Joey Sim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### 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
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Hougang United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 34 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 4 | Tampines Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Tanjong Pagar United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 22 | |
| 6 | Geylang International | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 20 | |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 19 | |

### Singapore Cup

Win  Draw  Loss