The 2024–25 season was Balestier Khalsa's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and 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 Balestier Khalsa participated in the 2024 interim pre-season tournament from 23 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. The Tigers' 2023 season was a bittersweet symphony. Though their 4th-place finish was a record high, it came at a steep price: the departure of nearly half the roster. On 19 April 2024, Balestier Khalsa alongside Brunei DPMM and Laos club Young Elephants was invited by Malaysia Super League club Selangor to participate in the 2024 Selangor Asia Challenge pre-season mini tournament on 26 and 28 April respectively.
Transfers Top scorer Shuhei Hoshino, national team star Daniel Goh, and captain Ho Wai Loon all left for Albirex Niigata (S). However, head coach Peter De Roo remained at the helm, building a squad including current players such as Darren Teh, Ignatius Ang, Elijah Lim, Emmeric Ong, Japanese player Masahiro Sugita and Croatian player Alen Kozar. Returning to the team were former players Tajeli Salamat and Hafiz Ahmad.
Squad Singapore Premier League
No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 16 Martyn Mun Young Lions 2020 2025 21 Hafiz Ahmad Geylang International 2024 2025 43 Hồ Tùng Hân FP U21 SHB Da Nang (V1) 2025 2025 Defenders 2 Darren Teh Geylang International 2022 2026 4 Jared Gallagher BG Tampines Rovers 2025 2025 5 Emmeric Ong Tanjong Pagar United 2023 2025 6 Madhu Mohana Tampines Rovers 2022 2025 11 Harith Kanadi Lion City Sailors 2024 2025 20 Fudhil I’yadh Lion City Sailors U21 2023 2026 23 Syukri Noorhaizam Tiong Bahru (NFL) 2020 2025 25 Irfan Mika'il Abdullah Singapore Sports School 2022 2025 31 Cher Deng FP U21 CCM Academy (A2) 2025 2025 36 Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib Hougang United 2025 2025 Midfielders 8 Alen Kozar NŠ Mura (S1) 2023 2026 14 Elijah Lim Teck Yong Young Lions 2023 2025 18 Masahiro Sugita Albirex Niigata (S) 2023 2025 27 Reycredo Beremanda FP U21 Nusantara United (I2) 2024 2025 30 Ignatius Ang Tanjong Pagar United 2022 2025 47 Sheikh Faris Project Vault FC 2025 2025 Forwards 9 Riku Fukashiro Albirex Niigata (S) 2024 2025 10 Kodai Tanaka Lion City Sailors 2024 2025 15 Anton Fase Kauno Žalgiris (L1) 2025 2025 19 Amiruldin Asraf Young Lions 2024 2025 24 N.Sakthivelchezhian SAFSA 2020 2025 45 Tariq Shahid Akbar Geylang International U21 2024 2025 Players who left during season on loan 15 Lewis Lee Chih Yuan Youth Team 2022 2023 Players who left during season permanently 1 Mukundan Maran Hougang United 2023 2024 3 Tajeli Salamat Tanjong Pagar United 2024 2025 7 Ismail Sassi AS Marsa (T1) 2024 2025 13 Amer Hakeem Young Lions 2021 2025 17 Jordan Emaviwe Young Lions 2020 2025 22 Wayne Chew Young Lions 2023 2025 Ryan Praveen SAFSA 2020 2025 Notes FP U21 These players are registered as U21 foreign players.
Coaching staff
First Team Position Name Ref.Team Manager Darwin Jalil (till Apr 2025) General Manager Tim Nee Cheng Head Coach Peter de Roo Assistant Coach & Performance Analyst Razif Ariff Assistant Coach Abdul Musawir Goalkeeping Coach Yazid Yasin Physiotherapist Danial Feriza Kitman
Youth and Women Team Position NameRef.Head Coach (Women) Stephen Rajah (till Dec 2024) Farhan Farook (till Jan 2025) Head of Youth Development Indra Sahdan U21 Coach U17 Coach Ali Imran Lomri U15 Coach Qiu Li U14 Coach Jonathan Xu Qiu Li U13 Coach Mark Siddle
Transfer In
Pre-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Hafiz Ahmad Geylang International First team Free Harith Kanadi Lion City Sailors First Team Free Tajeli Salamat Tanjong Pagar United First team Free Shahreez Basheer Hougang United U17 U21 Free Syahmi Indallah Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Ismail Sassi AS Marsa First Team Free Riku Fukashiro Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Kodai Tanaka Lion City Sailors First Team Free Amiruldin Asraf Young Lions First Team Free
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Mid-Season PositionPlayerTransferred FromTeamRef Cher Deng Central Coast Mariners Academy First Team Free Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib Free Agent First Team Free Sheikh Faris Project Vault FC First Team Free Anton Fase Kauno Žalgiris First Team Free Heroshi Rudy Kurniawan Tampines Rovers U17 U17 Free Tariq Shahid Akbar Geylang International U21 First Team Free
Loan In Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred fromTeamRef Reycredo Beremanda Nusantara United FC First Team Season loan
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromTeamRef Hồ Tùng Hân SHB Da Nang First Team Season-long loan till May 2025 Jared Gallagher BG Tampines Rovers First Team Season-long loan till May 2025
Loan Return Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred To / FromTeamRef Martyn Mun SAFSA First Team End of NS N. Sakthivelchezhian SAFSA First Team End of NS Ryan Praveen SAFSA First Team End of NS
Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Hairul Syirhan Geylang International First Team Free Fabian Kwok Retired First Team N.A. Iqram Rifqi Starlight Soccerites (SFL1) First Team Free Syabil Hisham SAFSA First Team Free Aidil Johari Albirex Niigata (S) U21 First Team Free Sameer Alassane Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1) First Team Free Bradly Yap Zhi Hao Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Curtis Gray Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Ho Wai Loon Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Farhan Sahlan Albirex Niigata (S) U21 U21 Free Sahoo Garv Young Lions U21 Free Iftiqar Parizan Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1) U21 Free Daniel Goh Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Shuhei Hoshino Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Ryoya Tanigushi Geylang International First Team Free Puvan Raj Sivalingam South Avenue SC (SFL1) First Team Free Kian Ghadessy Lion City Sailors U21 U21 Free Ryan Peh Jun Wen Tampines Rovers U21 U21 Free
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Mukundan Maran First Team Free. Wayne Chew Retired First Team N.A. Tajeli Salamat Hougang United First team Free Amer Hakeem First team Free Jordan Emaviwe Chiangrai United First Team Free Shahreez Basheer Hougang United U17 U21 Free Ismail Sassi Al-Jazira FC (K2) First Team Free Ryan Praveen SAFSA First Team End of NS
Postseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Riku Fukashiro Geylang International First Team Free
Loan Out PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef N. Sakthivelchezhian SAFSA U21 NS till Dec 2024 Ryan Praveen SAFSA U21 NS till Jan 2025 Lewis Lee Chih Yuan SAFSA U21 NS till Jan 2026
Retained / Extension / Promoted
PositionPlayerRef Mukundan Maran 2 years contract from Jan 2023 till Dec 2024 Wayne Chew 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 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 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 Masahiro Sugita 1.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2025 Alen Kozar 2.5 years contract from Jan 2024 till Jun 2026
Friendly Pre-season
2024 SPL Interim Tournament – 23 February to 21 April 2024
2024 Selangor Asia Challenge – 26 to 28 April 2024
Mid Season
Notes
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Player SPL Singapore Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals2DF Darren Teh30+10403504MF Jared Gallagher90401305DF Emmeric Ong1+600+10806DF Madhu Mohana273403138MF Alen Kozar304203249FW Riku Fukashiro3284036810FW Kodai Tanaka31+12446363011DF Harith Kanadi22+713+1033114MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong3+710+3013115FW Anton Fase 1273215916GK Martyn Mun00000018MF Masahiro Sugita2623129319FW Amiruldin Asraf1+1620+3020220DF Fudhil I’yadh13+1103027021GK Hafiz Ahmad3103034023DF Syukri Noorhaizam0+10001025DF Irfan Mika'il Abdullah00000027MF Reycredo Beremanda0+81109130MF Ignatius Ang14+12100+41301131DF Cher Deng9+103013036DF Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib 8+202012043GK Hồ Tùng Hân10102047DF Sheikh Faris 0+200+3050Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club1GK Mukundan Maran0000003DF Tajeli Salamat12+20001407FW Ismail Sassi181300181313DF Amer Hakeem5+510010117DF Jordan Emaviwe17+140018422GK Wayne Chew000000
Competitions Overview
Results summary (SPL)
Singapore Premier League
Singapore Cup
References