The 2023 season was Young Lions' 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. The club also competed in the Singapore Cup.
Squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Last Club Contract Start Contract End Goalkeepers 1 Prathip Ekamparam Lion City Sailors U21 2023 2023 13 Rauf Erwan Singapore Sports School 2022 2023 25 Aizil Yazid Hougang United 2023 2023 32 Umayr Sujuandy Singapore Sports School 2021 2023 Defenders 5 Jun Kobayashi Albirex Niigata (S) 2023 2023 8 Harhys Stewart Hougang United U21 2020 2023 15 Kieran Teo Jia Jun Geylang International U21 2023 2023 20 Ilhan Noor Geylang International 2023 2023 26 Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim Tanjong Pagar United U21 2023 2023 27 Syafi Hilman Lion City Sailors U21 2023 2023 34 Aqil Yazid Balestier Khalsa U21 2023 2023 36 Danish Haqimi Singapore Sports School 2023 2023 38 Xavier Wong FC Inter Turku 2023 2023 39 Sahffee Jubpre Hougang United U19 2023 2023 Midfielders 4 Jared Gallagher Kitchee SC Reserve 2021 2023 7 Kan Kobayashi Albirex Niigata (S) 2023 2023 10 Amir Syafiz Singapore Sports School 2021 2023 21 Iman Hakim Tampines Rovers 2023 2024 30 Fairuz Fazli Koh Singapore Sport School 2022 2023 35 Loo Kai Sheng Singapore Sport School 2023 2023 37 Farhan Zulkifli Hougang United U21 2023 2024 42 Haziq Kamarudin Lion City Sailors U21 2023 2023 Rasul Ramli Singapore Sport School 2023 2023 Ethan Henry Pinto Tampines Rovers U21 2023 2024 Forwards 9 Zikos Vasileios Chua Geylang International 2018 2023 16 Ryan Praveen Balestier Khalsa U21 2023 2023 18 Syafi’ie Redzuan Hougang United U21 2023 2023 19 Syahadat Masnawi Sporting Westlake 2023 2023 28 Ameen Shah Albirex Academy 2023 2023 40 Amiruldin Asraf Lion City Sailors 2023 2023 41 Irfan Iskandar Singapore Sports School 2022 2023 Khairin Nadim Woodlands Secondary School 2020 2022 Players who left during the season 3 Danial Crichton Warriors FC U21 2020 2023 6 Jacob Mahler FFA Under-18 2018 2023 11 Harith Kanadi Geylang International 2022 2023 17 Adam Reefdy Tampines Rovers U21 2023 2024 22 Elijah Lim Teck Yong Geylang International 2022 2023 23 Jordan Emaviwe Balestier Khalsa 2021 2023 24 Wayne Chew Geylang International 2022 2023 Players who left for NS during season 14 Ryu Hardy Yussri Singapore Sport School 2022 2023 31 Keshav Kumar Balestier Khalsa 2023 202329Andrew Aw Tampines Rovers U212023202433Danial Iliya Tampines Rovers202320232Raoul Suhaimi Singapore Sports School20212023
Coaching staff Position NameTeam Manager Matthew Sean Sakthi Vel GanesanHead team coach Nazri NasirAssistant coach Koichiro Iizuka Fadzuhasny Juraimi Afiq YahyaGoalkeeping coach Ahmadulhaq Che OmarFitness coach Donald WanPhysiotherapist VacantSports Trainers Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis SawitEquipment Officer Omar Mohamed
Transfer
In Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Prathip Ekamparam Lion City Sailors First Team Free Syafi Hilman Lion City Sailors U21 First Team Free Aqil Yazid Balestier Khalsa U21 First Team Free Keshav Kumar Balestier Khalsa First Team Jun Kobayashi Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Kan Kobayashi Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Ethan Henry Pinto Tampines Rovers U21 First Team Free Haziq Kamarudin NA First Team Free Sporting Westlake First Team Free
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Danish Haqimi Singapore Sports School First Team Free SAFSA First Team Free Loo Kai Sheng Singapore Sports School First Team Free Irfan Iskandar First Team Free Amiruldin Asraf Lion City Sailors First Team Free
Out
Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Ridhwan Fikri Geylang International First Team Free Dylan Pereira Retired First Team Moritz Faizal Radewaldt FC Bad Wörishofen (Kreisliga Bayern) First Team Free Syabil Hisham Balestier Khalsa First Team Free Syed Akmal Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free Syed Adel Alsree Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Danish Qayyum Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Nor Hakim Redzuan First Team Free Abdul Rasaq Lion City Sailors First Team Free Khairin Nadim Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Glenn Kweh Tampines Rovers First Team Free
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Jacob Mahler Madura United First Team Free Danial Crichton University TRGV First Team Free Loo Kai Sheng ESC La Liga Academy U15 Free
Loan in Pre-Season
PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Wayne Chew SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Season loan till 2023 Danial Iliya SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Season loan till 2023 Aizil Yazid SAFSA (Hougang) First Team Season loan till 2024 Elijah Lim Teck Yong SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Season loan till 2023 Ilhan Noor SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Season loan till 2024 Harith Kanadi SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Season loan Kieran Teo Jia Jun SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Season loan Harhys Stewart SAFSA (Hougang) First Team Season loan Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim SAFSA (Tanjong Pagar) First Team Season loan Andrew Aw SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Season loan till 2024 Adam Reefdy SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Season loan till 2024 Jordan Emaviwe Balestier Khalsa First Team Season loan Iman Hakim SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Season loan Zikos Vasileios Chua SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Season loan Ryan Praveen SAFSA (Balestier) First Team Season loan Syafi’ie Redzuan SAFSA (Hougang) First Team Season loan Khairin Nadim SAFSA (LCS) First Team Season loan
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Farhan Zulkifli SAFSA (Hougang) First Team Season loan Amir Syafiz SAFSA First Team Season loan
Loan return Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Putra Anugerah Lion City Sailors FC Loan Return Martyn Mun SAFSA Loan Return Harhys Stewart Hougang United Loan Return Jordan Emaviwe SAFSA Loan Return Nor Hakim Redzuan Hougang United Loan Return Shah Shahiran SAFSA Loan Return
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToFirst TeamRef Danial Iliya SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Loan Return Andrew Aw SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Loan Return Adam Reefdy SAFSA (Tampines) First Team Loan Return Jordan Emaviwe Balestier Khalsa First Team Loan Return Wayne Chew SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Loan Return Harith Kanadi SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Loan Return Elijah Lim Teck Yong SAFSA (Geylang) First Team Loan Return
Loan out Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Keshav Kumar SAFSA First Team NS till July 2025 Raoul Suhaimi SAFSA First Team NS till July 2025 Amir Syafiz SAFSA First Team NS till July 2025 Ryu Hardy Yussri SAFSA First Team NS till July 2025
Retained PositionPlayerRef Umayr Sujuandy1 year extension till 2023 Rauf Erwan Wayne Chew Raoul Suhaimi Danial Crichton Jacob Mahler Jared Gallagher Amir Syafiz Ryu Hardy Fairuz Fazli
Training stint PositionPlayerClub Jared Gallagher Sligo Rovers F.C.
Friendly Pre-season friendly
Team statistics
Appearances and goals (SPL)
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Player Sleague Singapore Cup Total Apps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Prathip Ekamparam1010204MF Jared Gallagher192412225DF Jun Kobayashi243302737MF Kan Kobayashi1811+111918DF Harhys Stewart18+33402439FW Zikos Vasileios Chua2+21105110MF Amir Syafiz6+101+108013GK Rauf Erwan00000015DF Kieran Teo Jia Jun1813+1121116FW Ryan Praveen0+801+2011018FW Syafi’ie Redzuan7+710014119FW Syahadat Masnawi15+511+1022120DF Ilhan Noor10+401015021MF Iman Hakim5+304011025GK Aizil Yazid19+100020026DF Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim0+400+104027DF Syafi Hilman0+20002028FW Ameen Shah00000030MF Fairuz Fazli Koh17+620023132GK Umayr Sujuandy10303034DF Aqil Yazid11+401016035MF Loo Kai Sheng0+200+103036DF Danish Haqimi0+203+105037MF Farhan Zulkifli6+10319039DF Sahffee Jubpre0+10304040FW Amiruldin Asraf4+222+209241FW Irfan Iskandar000+202042MF Haziq Kamarudin4+11130171??MF Ethan Henry Pinto000000Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club2DF Raoul Suhaimi9000903DF Danial Scott Crichton2+1000306DF Jacob Mahler3+10004011DF Harith Kanadi9+810017114MF Ryu Hardy Yussri3+51008117DF Adam Reefdy4+30007022MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong9+620015223DF Jordan Emaviwe6+13007324GK Wayne Chew30003029DF Andrew Aw10+300013031DF Keshav Kumar1+10002033GK Danial Iliya000000
Competitions Overview Singapore Premier League
Singapore Cup
References