The 2024–25 season was Tanjong Pagar United's 19th season at the top level of Singapore football. It was their fifth consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. The club also competed in the Singapore Cup.
Season review
Pre-season The 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season will be the first season to be played having a two-year schedule where Tanjong Pagar United participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 25 February until 19 April. The interim pre-season tournament ensure that the players are adequately prepared for an extended new season that will span nearly 12 months. Tanjong Pagar United than play against Malaysia Premier League club, Johor Darul Ta'zim II on 31 March 2024 at the Pasir Gudang Stadium in a move to improve Tanjong Pagar United which is mostly compromise of young players.
Tanjong United Pagar than fly off to Yogyakarta on 29 April in their 'Tour of Indonesia' pre-season friendlies and training where the club will participate in team bonding activities and as well play a series of friendly matches against quality local opposition. The club will faced off against Liga 2 club, PSIM Yogyakarta.
Transfers Following the departure of key players like Tajeli Selamat, Naqiuddin Eunos, Shakir Hamzah, Pedro Dias, Blake Ricciuto and Mirko Šugić and Khairul Amri announced his retirement after the 2024 season concluded, the club than sign both France national Pathy Malumandsoko and Salif Cissé, Uzbekistan national Timur Talipov and Timor-Leste wonderkid, Zenivio making him the first Timor-Leste player to play in the league. Tanjong Pagar United also signed Japanese Tomoki Wada.
Squad
Singapore Premier League
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Last club Contract Since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Prathip Ekamparam Young Lions 2024 2025 23 Matt Silva Loyola (P1) 2025 2025 28 Kimura Riki Police SA 2024 2025 Defenders 2 Farid Jafri Tanjong Pagar United U21 2023 2025 3 Shahrin Saberin Geylang International 2021 2025 5 Syed Akmal Young Lions 2023 2025 15 Faizal Roslan Geylang International 2023 2025 19 Timur Talipov Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (K1) 2024 2025 Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim Young Lions 2023 2025 Midfielders 6 Azim Akbar Tanjong Pagar United U21 2021 2025 7 Naufal Ilham SAFSA 2021 2025 8 Rezza Rezky BG Tampines Rovers 2024 2025 10 Tomoki Wada Maziya (M1) 2024 2025 13 Fathullah Rahmat BG Tampines Rovers 2021 2025 14 Umar Ramle Hougang United 2024 2025 16 Raihan Rahman Yishun Sentek Mariners FC (SFL1) 2025 2025 20 Hariysh Krishnakumar Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1) 2025 2025 21 Suhairi Sabri Yishun Sentek Mariners (SFL1) 2025 2025 25 Shodai Nishikawa Angkor Tiger (C1) 2024 2025 Forwards 9 Salif Cissé Kapaz PFK (A1) 2024 2025 11 Zenivio FP U21 Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (C1) 2024 2025 17 Syahadat Masnawi Young Lions 2024 2025 32 Sahil Suhaimi Hougang United 2024 2025 Players left during season 4 Pathy Malumandsoko Metalist Kharkiv (U1) 2024 2025 18 Fashah Iskandar Warriors 2020 2025 22 Akram Azman BG Tampines Rovers 2022 2025 21 Stefan Paunovic FK Studentski Grad (Amateur) 2024 2025 Players on NS 7 Zahil Rahman Tanjong Pagar United U21 2023 2025 12 Anaqi Ismit Lion City Sailors 2024 2025
Remarks: FP U21 These players are registered as U21 foreign players.
Transfers In
Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Prathip Ekamparam Young Lions First Team Free Pathy Malumandsoko Metalist Kharkiv (U1) First Team Free Timur Talipov Neftchi Kochkor-Ata (K1) First Team Free Curtis Gray Balestier Khalsa U21 U21 Free Bradly Yap Zhi Hao Balestier Khalsa U21 U21 Free Aiqel Aliman Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Rayyan Ramzdan Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Rizqin Aniq Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Nifail Noorhaizam PVOSC (SFL1) U21 Free Ihsan Hadi Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Anaqi Ismit Lion City Sailors First Team Free Shodai Nishikawa Angkor Tiger (C1) First Team Free Tomoki Wada Maziya (M1) First Team Free Stefan Paunovic FK Studentski Grad (Amateur) First Team Free Umar Ramle Hougang United First Team Free Arsyad Basiron Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Salif Cissé Kapaz PFK (A1) First Team Free Zenivio Kirivong Sok Sen Chey (C1) First Team Free Syahadat Masnawi Young Lions First Team Free Sahil Suhaimi Hougang United First Team Free
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Matt Silva Loyola First Team Free George Thomas Master 7 FC (L1) U21 Free Raihan Rahman Yishun Sentek Mariners FC First team Free Hariysh Krishnakumar Singapore Cricket Club First team Free Suhairi Sabri Yishun Sentek Mariners First team Free Thorsten Takashi Cross Sailors Development Center U17 U21 Free
Postseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Naqiuddin Eunos Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free
Loan In
PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Rezza Rezky BG Tampines Rovers First Team Season loan till May 2025 Uvayn Kumar Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Season loan till May 2025 Marcus Mosses Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Season loan till May 2025 Izrafil Yusof Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Season loan till May 2025
Loan Return
Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Hadiputradila Saswadimata SAFSA End of NS
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Fathullah Rahmat Young Lions FC End of NS Naufal Ilham SAFSA End of NS
Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Kenji Syed Rusydi Hougang United First team Free Travis Ang Young Lions U21 Free. Tajeli Salamat Balestier Khalsa First team Free Naqiuddin Eunos Geylang International First team Free Shakir Hamzah Geylang International First team Free Pedro Dias Persija Jakarta (I1) First team Free Haziq Riduan Young Lions U21 Free Febryan Pradana Young Lions U21 Free Nifail Noorhaizam PVOSC (SFL1) U21 Free Ahmad Dzulfaqar U21 Free Mirko Šugić NK Dubrava First team Free Blake Ricciuto Rockdale Ilinden (A2) First team Free Raihan Rahman Yishun Sentek Mariners FC First team Free Khairul Hairie First team Free Zulfadhmi Suzliman Warwick Knights (SFL2) First team Free George Thomas Upper Hutt City FC (N3) U21 Free Marin Mudražija Rajasthan United First team Free Khairul Amri Singapore Khalsa Association (SFL1) First team NA Syukri Bashir Albirex Niigata (S) First team Free Danial Herdy U21 Free Charlie Traynor U21 Free
Mid-season
PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Fashah Iskandar Retired First Team N.A. Pathy Malumandsoko Legnago Salus (I3) First Team Free Akram Azman Lion City Sailors First Team Undisclosed Stefan Paunovic FK Studentski Grad (Amateur) First Team Free Curtis Gray Cashmere Technical (N2) U21 Free Rizqin Aniq N.A. U21 Free Uday Ghoshal Geylang International U17 Free Hadiputradila Saswadimata Jungfrau Punggol FC First Team Free
Postseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Shahrin Saberin Retired First team Free
Loan Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Hadiputradila Saswadimata SAFSA NS till Sept 2024 Ikram Mikhail Mustaqim Young Lions NS till Jan 2025 Fathullah Rahmat SAFSA NS till July 2025 Naufal Ilham SAFSA NS till July 2025 Anaqi Ismit SAFSA NS till June 2026 Zahil Rahman SAFSA NS till June 2026
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
Extension / Retained
PositionPlayerRef Fashah Iskandar 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Shahrin Saberin 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Faizal Roslan 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Syed Akmal 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Akram Azman 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Azim Akbar 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
Promoted
PositionPlayerRef Farid Jafri 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Daniel Elfian 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Zahil Rahman 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025
Friendly Pre-season
2024 SPL Interim Tournament – 23 Feb to 21 Apr
Others
Mid-season
Notes
Team statistics
Appearances and goals (SPL)
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Player SPL Singapore Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Prathip Ekamparam10+10001102DF Farid Jafri4+400+10903DF Shahrin Saberin6+3000905DF Syed Akmal27+30403406MF Azim Akbar18+50402707MF Naufal Ilham0000008MF Rezza Rezky22+31302819FW Salif Cissé16+3111+21221210MF Tomoki Wada3124035211FW Zenivio25+612+1034113MF Fathullah Rahmat3+10004014MF Umar Ramle1+30004015DF Faizal Roslan27+144232616MF Raihan Rahman9+304016017FW Syahadat Masnawi16+1433+1034319DF Timur Talipov21+114026120MF Hariysh Krishnakumar101+103021MF Suhairi Sabri0+10001023GK Matt Silva904013025MF Shodai Nishikawa21+132024328GK Kimura Riki60006032FW Sahil Suhaimi11+1841+3033451MF Ahmad Daniel0+20002054FW Casey Seddon0+10001057DF Ihsan Hadi2+20004058DF Aiqel Aliman0+30003059MF Arsyad Basiron0+30003066MF Saiful Azhar Saifuddin0+40004068MF Taressh Kannan0+10001069MF Tarunn Kannan0+10001070MF Thelonious Linden0+10001073MF Thorsten Takashi Cross 4+602+1013074MF Daniel Elfian2+30005075DF George Thomas10102077FW Izrafil Yusof1+810+4013178DF Marcus Mosses7+300+10110Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club4DF Pathy Malumandsoko110001107FW Zahil Rahman0+20002012MF Anaqi Ismit4+11005118GK Fashah Iskandar6+10007021MF Stefan Paunovic13+110014122DF Akram Azman12+120013255DF Curtis Gray3+10004065MF Rizqin Aniq1+200030
Competitions
Overview CompetitionRecord
Singapore Premier League
Singapore Cup
References