The 2021 season was Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League, having joined the league in 2004. The club competed only in 2021 Singapore Premier League, as Singapore Cup was not held in 2021.
Squad
SPL Squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract start Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Takahiro Koga V-Varen Nagasaki 2021 2021 21 Hyrulnizam Juma'at <23 Warriors FC 2019 2021 40 Sunny Tia Yang Guang U21 Singapore Sports School 2021 2021 Defenders 3 Takahiro Tezuka Tsukuba University 2021 2021 4 Shuya Yamashita Tokoha University (J5) 2021 2021 5 Kazuki Hashioka (Captain) <23 Tokyo 23 FC (J5) 2020 2021 6 Yu Tokiwa Niigata University of Health and Welfare 2021 2021 14 Yasuhiro Hanada Japan Soccer College 2020 2021 25 Reo Kunimoto Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) 2021 2021 30 Kohga Tsuruhara Ritsumeikan Moriyama HS 2021 2021 Midfielders 7 Ryoya Tanigushi Zweigen Kanazawa (J2) 2020 2021 8 Kosuke Chiku Tsukuba University 2021 2021 10 Ryosuke Nagasawa Phuket City F.C. 2020 2021 13 Mahiro Takahashi Albirex Niigata U18 2020 2021 16 Makoto Ito Chukyo University (J5) 2021 2021 23 Tsubasa Kawanishi Kyushu International University HS 2021 2021 24 Hilman Norhisam U21 Singapore Sports School 2021 2021 27 Ong Yu En U21 FFA U16 2020 2021 29 Nicky Melvin Singh U21 Tampines Rovers U19 2021 2021 Strikers 9 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Tokushima Vortis (J1) 2021 2021 17 Fikri Junaidi U21 Young Lions FC 2021 2021 18 Fumiya Suzuki Waseda University 2021 2021 20 Fairoz Hassan <23 Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2020 2021 31 Morrison Hashii Al Hilal United (U2) 2021 2021 32 Kuraba Kondo Cerezo Osaka U-23 (J3) 2021 2021 Players who left club during season 24 Nathanael Chin U21 Police SA 2021 2021
Coaching staff
Position NameTechnical Director Kazuaki YoshinagaHead Coach Keiji ShigetomiAsst Coach and U17 Coach Yuki Fujimoto Coach Tomoya UetaU15 Coach Masayuki KatoGoalkeeper Coach Hyrulnizam Juma'atFitness Coach Jaswinder SinghTeam Manager Suzanna Foo Physiotherapist Kikue HondaKitman Roy Krishnan
Transfer In
Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) Singapore Sports School Ritsumeikan Moriyama High School Niigata University of Health and Welfare Tokoha University Tsukuba University Chukyo University Kyushu International University High School Tsukuba University Waseda University Al Hilal United (U2) Police SA (NFL) Geylang International Cerezo Osaka U-23 (J3)
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Singapore Sports School
Loan In Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) Season loan Tampines Rovers U19 Season loan Tokushima Vortis (J1) Season loan
Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Hougang United Tiffy Army FC (C1) FC Tiamo Hirakata (J4) Tokushima Vortis (J1) Iwate Grulla Morioka (J3) Fukui United FC (J6) Tampines Rovers Balestier Khalsa SC Sagamihara (J2)Loan Return Tanjong Pagar United Hougang United
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
Loan Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Young Lions FCNS till 2022 SAFSANS till 2022
Retained / Extension / Promoted
PositionPlayerRefPromoted from U17 squad Promoted from U17 squad Promoted from U17 squadSeason loan from Zweigen KanazawaSeason loan from Albirex Niigata U18Promoted from U17 squadPromoted from U17 squad
Friendly Pre-season friendlies
In-season friendlies
Team statistics
Appearances and goals As at 17 Sept 2021
Player Sleague TotalApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Takahiro Koga2102103DF Takahiro Tezuka20+152154DF Shuya Yamashita2132135DF Kazuki Hashioka2102106DF Yu Tokiwa20+102107MF Ryoya Tanigushi1991998MF Kosuke Chiku2112119FW Kiyoshiro Tsuboi10+315131510MF Ryosuke Nagasawa13+1214213MF Mahiro Takahashi0+909014DF Yasuhiro Hanada0+14114116MF Makoto Ito0+515117FW Fikri Junaidi313118MF Fumiya Suzuki0+616120FW Fairoz Hassan7+108021GK Hyrulnizam Juma'at000023MF Tsubasa Kawanishi0+101024MF Hilman Norhisam0+101025DF Reo Kunimoto20220227MF Ong Yu En18018029MF Nicky Melvin Singh13113130DF Kohga Tsuruhara0+101031FW Morrison Hashii0+101032FW Kuraba Kondo3+13816840GK Sunny Tia Yang Guang000041MF Kenji Austin000042FW Ali Manaf000043FW Irsyad Azarudin000044DF Ameer Maricar000045DF Junki Kenn Yoshimura1010Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club24FW Nathanael Chin0000
Competitions Overview
Charity Shield
Singapore Premier League
Singapore Cup
Given the later completion date of the League, the Singapore Cup 2021 will be cancelled to ensure the Singapore Under-22s and the National team can adequately prepare for their respective competitions.
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