The 2021 season was Geylang International's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club also competed in the Singapore Cup.
Season Progress Key Milestones In March 2021, Zikos Chua is ruled out of the season after enlistment to NS. In April 2021, Nur Luqman Rahman is ruled out of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in match against Tampines Rovers on 16 April 2021. In May 2021, Sylvano Comvalius agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the Eagles after feeling homesick. His family application to join him in Singapore was rejected due to COVID-19. In May 2021, Ex-Malaysia Cup star Abbas Saad returns to Singapore for short coaching stint, joining the Eagle as Noor Ali's assistant.
Squad
Singapore Premier League
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Hairul Syirhan Young Lions FC 2019 2021 30 Zaiful Nizam >30 Balestier Khalsa 2021 2023 Defenders 2 Adam Hakeem Young Lions FC 2020 2021 3 Ilhan Noor U23 Youth Team 2019 2021 5 Darren Teh SAFSA (NFL) 2017 2021 15 Faizal Roslan Lion City Sailors 2021 2021 21 Yuki Ichikawa (Captain) Albirex Niigata (S) 2014 2021 27 Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib >30 Lion City Sailors 2021 2021 28 Afiq Yunos >30 Hougang United 2021 2021 Midfielders 4 Danny Kim Brisbane Roar FC Youth 2021 2021 6 Umar Ramle Youth Team 2016 2021 8 Barry Maguire Limerick F.C. 2019 2021 13 Izzdin Shafiq >30 Lion City Sailors 2021 2021 14 Asshukrie Wahid U23 Young Lions FC 2021 2021 17 Firdaus Kasman >30 Warriors FC 2019 2021 18 Azri Suhaili U23 Youth Team 2019 2021 22 Christopher van Huizen Home United 2019 2021 24 Iqram Rifqi Lion City Sailors 2021 2021 26 Furqan Raoff U21 Youth Team 2019 2021 Forwards 7 Amy Recha Home United 2019 2021 10 Matheus Moresche FC Torpedo 2021 2021 16 Idris Sadlizan U23 MOF F.C. 2021 2021 19 Fareez Farhan Hougang United 2019 2021 Players on NS / loaned out or left during season Joshua Pereira Young Lions FC 2020 2020 Noor Ariff U23 Youth Team 2017 2020 Ifwat Ismail Young Lions FC 2019 2019 23 Wayne Chew U23 Youth Team 2019 2021 11 Harith Kanadi U23 Tampines Rovers U19 2019 2023 20 Nur Luqman U23 Young Lions FC 2020 2021 47 Zikos Vasileios Chua U21 NFA U16 2018 2021 49 Elijah Lim Teck Yong U21 Balestier Khalsa 2021 2021 9 Sylvano Comvalius Sliema Wanderers F.C. 2021 2021 42 Sanders Saurajen U21 Youth Team 2021 2021 25 Zainol Gulam Warriors FC 2018 2021
Coaching staff
Position NameRef.Chairman Thomas GayGeneral manager Andrew AngAssistant general manager Leonard KohHead coach Mohd Noor Ali Assistant coach Abbas SaadHead of Youth U17 Coach Azlan AlipahU15 Coach Sabrina MatheFitness Coach Muhammad Razif AriffGoalkeeping Coach Yusri AzizTeam Manager Physiotherapist Kitman Abdul LatiffSports Scientist Andi AgusSports Trainer Benjamin Singh
Transfers In
Pre-season
PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Young Lions FC Loan Return Young Lions FC Loan Return Lion City Sailors Free Balestier Khalsa Free Riga FC Free Sliema Wanderers F.C. Free Free Agent
Note 1: Danish Irfan was loaned to Young Lions FC for 2021 season.
Note 2: Fikri Junaidi was released and joined Albirex Niigata for 2021 season.
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Balestier Khalsa Free,2.5year contract Hougang United Free, 6 months contract Lion City Sailors FC Undisclosed Brisbane Roar FC Youth Free Free Agent NA
Loan In
Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Lion City Sailors Season loan Lion City Sailors Season loan
Out
Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef SAFSA NS till 2021 SAFSA NS till 2022 SAFSA NS till 2022 Tampines Rovers U19 Chennai City F.C. Free Tanjong Pagar United Free Free FC Abdysh-Ata Kant Free Young Lions FC Free Free Hougang United Free Albirex Niigata (S) Free
Mid-season
PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef SAFSA NS till 2023 SAFSA NS till 2023 SAFSA NS till 2023 SAFSA NS till 2023 SAFSA NS till 2023 Quick Boys (N3) Free (Pursue study) Retired
Loan Out
Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Young Lions FC Season loan Young Lions FC Season loan
Extension / Retained PositionPlayerRef2 years contract signed in 2019
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
In-season friendlies
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Player Sleague AFC Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Hairul Syirhan4+1000502DF Adam Hakeem1+1000203DF Ilhan Noor102001024MF Danny Kim8+21001015DF Darren Teh11+20001306MF Umar Ramle1+5000607FW Amy Recha18+3120021128MF Barry Maguire1600016010FW Matheus Moresche17+41100211113MF Izzdin Shafiq9+600015014MF Asshukrie Wahid70000015DF Faizal Roslan11+410015117MF Firdaus Kasman1300013018MF Azri Suhaili4+20006019FW Fareez Farhan5+900014021DF Yuki Ichikawa1900019022MF Christopher van Huizen7+1210019124MF Iqram Rifqi2+50007027DF Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib6+10007028DF Afiq Yunos60006030GK Zaiful Nizam300030Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club9FW Sylvano Comvalius4+32007211DF Harith Kanadi1600016020MF Nur Luqman40004023GK Wayne Chew50005025GK Zainol Gulam6+10007042GK Sanders Saurajen20002047FW Zikos Vasileios Chua20002049MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong13000130
Competitions
Overview CompetitionRecord
Singapore Premier League
AFC Cup
On 11 November 2020, the AFC approved a new calendar for the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the group stage is played as centralized single round-robin tournament, and the preliminary round, play-off round, and ASEAN Zone semi-finals and final are played as a single match.
Group stage
Singapore Cup
Notes
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