The 2023 season was Balestier Khalsa's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.
Squad Singapore Premier League
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Hairul Syirhan Geylang International 2022 2023 21 Mukundan Maran Hougang United 2023 2024 22 Wayne Chew U23 Young Lions FC 2023 2023 Defenders 2 Darren Teh Geylang International 2022 2026 4 Syabil Hisham U23 Young Lions FC 2023 2023 5 Emmeric Ong O30 Tanjong Pagar United 2023 2025 6 Madhu Mohana O30 Tampines Rovers 2022 2023 11 Iqram Rifqi Lion City Sailors 2023 2023 12 Fabian Kwok O30 Hougang United 2023 2023 13 Amer Hakeem Young Lions FC 2021 2023 17 Jordan Emaviwe U23 Young Lions FC 2020 2023 20 Fudhil I’yadh U23 Lion City Sailors U21 2023 2026 23 Syukri Noorhaizam Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2020 2025 29 Aidil Johari U23 Youth Team 2021 2023 Sameer Alassane U23 Youth Team 2023 2024 Midfielders 8 Alen Kozar NŠ Mura 2023 2023 15 Lewis Lee Chih Yuan U23 Youth Team 2022 2023 18 Masahiro Sugita Albirex Niigata (S) 2023 2023 24 Ho Wai Loon Lion City Sailors 2021 2023 30 Ignatius Ang O30 Tanjong Pagar United 2022 2025 49 Elijah Lim Teck Yong U23 Young Lions FC 2023 2024 Forwards 7 Daniel Goh Young Lions FC 2022 2023 9 Shuhei Hoshino Busan Transportation CFC 2020 2023 10 Ryoya Tanigushi Albirex Niigata (S) 2022 2023 19 Puvan Raj Sivalingam U23 Youth Team 2020 2023 Players who left during season on loan 12 Martyn Mun U23 Young Lions FC 2020 2022 66 Ryan Praveen U21 Youth Team 2020 2022
Coaching staff
Position Name Ref.Team Manager Darwin Jalil General Manager Tim Nee Cheng Head Coach Peter de Roo Head Coach (Women) Ratna Suffian Assistant Coach & Performance Analyst Razif Ariff Assistant Coach & U17 Coach Abdul Musawir Head of Youth & U15 Coach Firdaus Salleh U21 Coach Indra Sahdan Haris Sumri Sheikh Abdul HadiGoalkeeping Coach Yazid Yasin Physiotherapist Danial Feriza Kitman Abdul Latiff
Transfer In
Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Mukundan Maran Hougang United First Team Free. 2 years contract till 2024 Efan Qiszman Sailors Development Centre U21 Free Iqram Rifqi Lion City Sailors First Team Free Fudhil I'yadh Lion City Sailors U21 First Team Free Emmeric Ong Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free Jordan Emaviwe SAFSA First Team End of NS Syabil Hisham Young Lions FC First Team Free Bradly Yap Zhi Hao Sailors Development Centre U21 Free Merrick Tan Yi Ern Sailors Development Centre U21 Free Alen Kozar NŠ Mura First Team Undisclosed Masahiro Sugita Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Fabian Kwok Hougang United First Team Free Kian Ghadessy Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Sahoo Garv Sailors Development Centre U21 Free Weymouth F.C. (E6) U21 Free Ryan Peh Jun Wen Sailors Development Centre U21 Free
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Wayne Chew Geylang International First Team Free Elijah Lim Teck Yong Geylang International First Team Free
Loan In
Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
Out Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Kimura Riki Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free Rudy Khairullah Lion City Sailors First Team Loan Return Ensar Brunčević FK Novi Pazar First Team Free. 2 years contracts. Aiman Zavyan Retired First Team Khalili Khalif First Team Keshav Kumar Young Lions FC First Team Delwinder Singh Geylang International First Team Akmal Azman Geylang International First Team Free Aqil Yazid Young Lions FC U21 Free Naufal Azman Geylang International First Team Free Gareth Low Geylang International First Team Free Hariysh Krishnakumar Hougang United U21 First Team Aarish Kumar Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1) First Team Ammirul Emmran Singapore Football Club First Team Free Asshukrie Wahid Bishan Barx (SFL2) First Team Free Kuraba Kondo FC Tokushima First Team Free
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Connar Mackay Bentley University U21 Free
Loan Return Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Jordan Emaviwe Young Lions FC First Team Loan Return Sameer Alassane Police SA First Team Loan Return 6 months contract from Oct 2023 till April 2024
Loan Out Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Sameer Alassane Police SA U21 NS till Oct 2023 Martyn Mun U21 NS till 2024 N. Sakthivelchezhian SAFSA U21 NS till Dec 2024 Ryan Praveen SAFSA U21 NS till Jan 2025 Jordan Emaviwe Young Lions First Team Season loan
Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
Extension / Retained
PositionPlayerRef Hairul Syirhan 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023 Darren Teh 2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026 Fudhil I’yadh 2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026 Syukri Noorhaizam 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Emmeric Ong 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Irfan Mika'il Abdullah 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Ho Wai Loon 2 years contract from 2021 till 2023 Madhu Mohana 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023 Aidil Johari 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023 Amer Hakeem 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023 Ignatius Ang 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Elijah Lim Teck Yong 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Ryoya Tanigushi 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023 Puvan Raj Sivalingam 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023 Shuhei Hoshino 1-year contract from 2022 till 2023
Friendly
First Team
2023 Malaysia Tour (31 January – 4 February)
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Player SPL Singapore Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Hairul Syirhan240302702DF Darren Teh240302704DF Syabil Hisham0+1000105DF Emmeric Ong6+600+101306DF Madhu Mohana213302437FW Daniel Goh247212688MF Alen Kozar222222449FW Shuhei Hoshino221135251610MF Ryoya Tanigushi242331272411DF Iqram Rifqi2+801+1012012DF Fabian Kwok8+212+1013113DF Amer Hakeem2+20004017DF Jordan Emaviwe8+113012118MF Masahiro Sugita1953022519FW Puvan Raj0+10001020DF Fudhil I'yadh23+101025021GK Mukundan Maran00000022GK Wayne Chew000+101023DF Syukri Noorhaizam0+1510+1016124DF Ho Wai Loon2341024429DF Aidil Johari10001030MF Ignatius Ang7+1313023149MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong000+101051MF Kian Ghadessy0+80008061MF Garv Sahoo0+10001065DF Irfan Mika'il 0+10001072FW Max McCoy4+200060Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
Competitions (SPL)
Overview CompetitionRecord
Singapore Premier League
Singapore Cup
Group
References