The 2024–25 season was Lion City Sailors' 29th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the fifth season since privatising from Home United. They played in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two, marking their first appearance in that competition, as well as the 2024–25 ASEAN Club Championship.
Squad Singapore Premier League
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract Since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Izwan Mahbud Hougang United 2022 2025 13 Adib Azahari Young Lions 2020 2025 28 Zharfan Rohaizad Tanjong Pagar United 2023 2025 Defenders 4 Toni Datković Albacete (S2) 2024 2025 5 Lionel Tan Hougang United 2023 2025 11 Hafiz Nor Warriors FC 2018 2025 14 Hariss Harun (C) Johor Darul Ta'zim (M1) 2021 2025 18 Obren Kljajić FP U21 Peninsula Power (A2) 2024 2025 19 Zulqarnaen Suzliman Young Lions 2020 2025 20 Sergio Carmona FP U21 Unión Adarve (S4) 2024 2025 22 Christopher van Huizen Tampines Rovers 2023 2025 26 Bailey Wright Sunderland (E2) 2023 2025 29 Diogo Costa FP U21 F.C. Famalicão (P1) 2025 2025 30 Akram Azman Tanjong Pagar United 2025 2025 68 Ali Al Rina FP U21 Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (S1) 2025 2025 Midfielders 6 Anumanthan Kumar Kedah Darul Aman (M1) 2022 2025 8 Rui Pires Paços de Ferreira (P1) 2023 2025 10 Bart Ramselaar Utrecht (N1) 2024 2026 15 Song Ui-young Persebaya Surabaya (I1) 2024 2026 16 Hami Syahin Young Lions 2019 2025 23 Haiqal Pashia Young Lions 2021 2025 Strikers 7 Shawal Anuar Hougang United 2023 2025 9 Lennart Thy PEC Zwolle (N1) 2024 2026 17 Maxime Lestienne Standard Liege (B1) 2022 2025 21 Abdul Rasaq Young Lions 2023 2025 Players on National Service 15 Danish Qayyum Young Lions 2023 2025 30 Nur Adam Abdullah Young Lions 2021 2025 80 Nathan Mao Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2025 Players not registered / de-registered for SPL Players loaned out during mid-season 3 Bill Mamadou Young Lions 2021 2025 77 Muhammad Asis Lion City Sailors U21 2022 2025 Players left during mid-season 27 Adam Swandi Albirex Niigata (S) 2019 2025 34 Richairo Zivkovic FC Emmen (N2) 2023 2024
Remarks: FP U21 These players are registered as U21 foreign players.
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Staff
The following list displays the coaching and administrative staff of Lion City Sailors FC:
Management Team Position NameChairman Forrest LiTechnical Director Luka LalićSporting Director Badri GhentGeneral Manager Tan Li Yu
First Team Position NameTeam Manager (SPL) Hương TrầnTeam Manager (WPL) Jenny TanHead Women Program Yeong Sheau ShyanHead Coach Aleksandar RankovićHead Coach (Women) Daniel OngAssistant Coach (Women) Izz Haziq IzanAssistant Coach Marko Perović Danilo TesicGoalkeeping Coach Matija RadikonGoalkeeping Coach (Assistant) Chua Lye HengHead Strength & Conditioning (S&C) Coach Dzevad SaricRehabilitation Coach Niels Van Sundert Sports Scientist Mike Kerklaan David CondeVideo Analyst Varo Moreno Match Analyst Nigel Goh He Qi XiangHead of Logistics Zahir Taufeek
U21 Team Head Coach (Under-21) Firdaus KassimAsst Coach (Under-21) Tengku MushadadGoalkeeper Coach (Under-21) Shahril Jantan Performance Coach (Under-21) Lewin KösterkeIndividual Coach (Under-21) Rodrigo Costa Sports Scientist (Under-21) Wouter de VroomeMatch Analyst (Under-21) Gautam SelvamanyVideo Analyst (Under-21) Miguel García
Academy Position NameHead of DC Team Jasni HattaUnder-17 Head Coach & Academy Coordinator Ashraf AriffinUnder-15 Head Coach Albert Arnau RomanUnder-14 Head Coach Bruno JeremiasUnder-13 Head Coach Khairil AsyrafUnder-12 Head Coach Hamqaamal ShahUnder-11 Head Coach Francisco CoutoUnder-10 Head Coach Kevin TanHead of Youth Goalkeeper Coach Shahril Jantan Goalkeeping Coach (U17) Artur LohmusGoalkeeping Coach (U15) Goalkeeping Coach (U13) Yeo Jun Guang Performance Coach (U17) Farij SamsudiPerformance Coach (U15) Vital RibeiroPerformance Coach (U13) Individual Coach (U17) & Talent Coordinator Nuno Pereira Individual Coach (U15) Diogo Silva Costa Individual Coach (U13) Gonçalo BarbosaS&C Coach (U17) S&C Coach (U15) S&C Coach (U13) & Video Analyst (U17) Leslie ChenMedical Coordinator Tarmo TikkSports Trainer Amanda CheongVideo Analyst (Development) Raihan Ismail Video Analyst (U17) Zachary Wu Video Analyst (U15) Poh Kai Ern Medical Logistics Masrezal Bin MashuriNutritionist Denise Van EwijkAdministrative Manager Clement ChoongLogistics Manager Jackson GohMultimedia Manager Adrian TanInternational Relations Calum LimKitman Uncle John
Transfers In Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromTeamRef Emmett Connolly Eastern Suburbs U21 Free Jarec Ng Singapore Sports School U17 Free Toni Datković Albacete (S2) First Team Free 1.5 years contract from Feb 2024 till Jun 2025 Sergio Carmona AD Unión Adarve (S4) U21 Free Iliya Naufal Singapore Sports School U17 Free Song Ui-young Persebaya Surabaya First Team Free 2 years contract from Mar 2024 till May 2026 Bart Ramselaar Utrecht (N1) First Team €1.5m 2.5 years contract from Feb 2024 till Jun 2026 Harith Danish Irwan Singapore Sports School U17 Free Lennart Thy PEC Zwolle (N1) First Team < €600,000 2 years contract from May 2024 till May 2026 Obren Kljajic Peninsula Power U21 Free Novak Kljajic Queensland Lions U21 Free Kian Ghadessy Balestier Khalsa U21 U21 Free Aqil Rifaldy Tampines Rovers U17 U17 Free
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromTeamRef Benjamin Žerak FC Koper U19 U21 Free 1.5 years contract from Feb 2024 till Jun 2026 Akram Azman Tanjong Pagar United First Team Undisclosed Tiago Martins AVS Futebol SAD U19 U21 Free Henry Spence Hull City U18 U21 Free
Loan in Mid-season Position Player Transferred from Team Ref Diogo Costa F.C. Famalicão (P1) U21 Season loan Ali Al-Rina Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo U21 Season loan
Loan return Preseason Position Player Transferred from Team Ref Rudy Khairullah Geylang International First Team End of loan Arshad Shamim Geylang International First Team End of loan Justin Hui N.A. First team End of NS Rayyan Ramzdan SAFSA U21 End of NS Arsyad Basiron SAFSA U21 End of NS Asis Ijilral SAFSA U21 End of NS Danie Hafiy SAFSA U21 End of NS Yasir Nizamudin SAFSA U21 End of NS Marcus Mosses SAFSA U21 End of NS Uvayn Kumar SAFSA U21 End of NS Uchenna Eziakor ESC La Liga Academy U15 End of loan
Mid-season Position Player Transferred from Team Ref Veer Karan Sobti SAFSA U21 End of NS Khairin Nadim Young Lions FC U21 End of NS Aniq Raushan SAFSA U21 End of NS Danie Hafiy Hougang United U21 U21 End of loan
Out
Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Rudy Khairullah Geylang International First Team Free Edgar Leo Chin Jee U17 Free Súper Sangiustese VP (I5) First Team Free Pedro Henrique Atlético Goianiense (B1) First Team Free. Mutual Termination Harith Kanadi Balestier Khalsa First Team Free. Mutual Termination Aiqel Aliman Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Rayyan Ramzdan Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Rizqin Aniq Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Adrian Jaccard Tampines Rovers U21 U17 Free Marcus Heng Tampines Rovers U21 U17 Free Anton Jerga U17 Free Diego Lopes Qingdao Hainiu (C1) First Team Free Arshad Shamim Albirex Niigata (S) First Team Free Rusyaidi Salime Yishun Sentek Mariners (SFL1) First Team Free Justin Hui Hougang United First Team Free Anaqi Ismit Tanjong Pagar United First Team Free Arsyad Basiron Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Ihsan Hadi Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Free Glenn Ong Jing Jie U21 Free Amir Mirza U21 Free Caden Lim Zheng Yi Singapore Cricket Club (SFL1) U21 Free Aryan Bahadur Chhetri U21 Free Kieran Tan Tampines Rovers U21 U17 Free Charlie Taylor Hougang United U21 U17 Free Julian Eckl Augsburg U15 U17 Free Kodai Tanaka Balestier Khalsa First Team Free Richairo Zivkovic Bangkok United (T1) First Team Free Zakaria Syari Police SA U21 Free Nils Vandersmissen Geylang International U21 U21 Free Matin Ilhan Salgueiros (P3) U21 Free Tyler Kawauchi Urawa Red Diamonds U15 U17 Free Aqil Rifaldy Geylang International U17 U17 Free
Mid-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Emmett Connolly U21 Free Veer Karan Sobti College of William & Mary U21 Free Ryan Vishal Young Lions U21 U17 Free Levi Faris Hougang United U21 U17 Free Iman Haziq Hougang United U21 U17 Free Adam Swandi Retired First Team N.A. Rae Peh Jun Wen Tampines Rovers U21 U21 Free Thorsten Takashi Cross Tanjong Pagar United U21 U17 Free Ikmal Hazlan Young Lions U21 U17 Free Khairin Nadim F.C. Vizela U23 U21 Free 1.5 years contract from Feb 2025 till Jun 2026 Novak Kljajic FK Radnički Niš U21 Free Hugo Foemli Servette U18 U17 Free
Post-season PositionPlayerTransferred ToTeamRef Sergio Carmona First Team Free Rui Pires First Team Free
Loan out Preseason Position Player Transferred to Team Ref Veer Karan Sobti U21 On National Service until July 2024 Aniq Raushan SAFSA U21 On National Service until January 2025 Khairin Nadim U21 On National Service until January 2025 Nur Adam Abdullah First team On national service until September 2025 Danish Qayyum First team On national service until September 2025 Jonan Tan En Yuan SAFSA U21 On national service until October 2025 Ilyasin Zayan U21 On national service until December 2025 Aniq Tiryaq SAFSA U21 On national service until April 2026 Yazid Rais SAFSA U21 On national service until April 2026 Qaisy Noranzor SAFSA U21 On national service until April 2026 Issac Goh Jun Yang SAFSA U21 On national service until May 2026 Kieran Aryan Azhari SAFSA U21 On national service until May 2026 Caden Lim Zheng Yi SAFSA U21 On national service until May 2026 Aqil Khusni SAFSA U21 On national service until July 2026 Danie Hafiy Hougang United U21 U21 Season loan till December 2024 Yasir Nizamudin Hougang United U21 U21 Season loan Uvayn Kumar Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Season loan Uchenna Eziakor Rayo Ciudad Alcobendas Academy U15 Season loan
Mid-season Position Player Transferred To Team Ref Bill Mamadou Young Lions First team Season loan till May 2025 Marcus Mosses Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Season loan till May 2025 Asis Ijilral C.F. Estrela da Amadora (P1) U21 Season loan Jonan Tan C.F. Estrela da Amadora (P1) U21 Season loan Kian Ghadessy U21 On national service until October 2026 Izrafil Yusof Tanjong Pagar United U21 U21 Season loan until May 2025 Nathan Mao SAFSA U21 On national service until March 2027 Muhammad Fadly SAFSA U21 On national service until April 2027 Idzham Eszuan SAFSA U21 On national service until April 2027 Harith Luth Harith SAFSA U21 On national service until April 2027
Contract extensions
First Team PositionPlayerRef Adib Hakim 2 years from Jan-24 to Dec-25 Izwan Mahbud 2 years from Jan-24 to Dec-25 Zharfan Rohaizad 2 years from Jan-23 to Dec-24 Hariss Harun 3.5 years from 2021 till 2024 Zulqarnaen Suzliman 2 years from Jan-24 till Dec-25 Hafiz Nor 2 years from Jan-24 till Dec-25 Bailey Wright 2 years from Jun-2023 till Jun-2025 Include 1 year option Lionel Tan 2 years from Jan-23 to Dec-24 Christopher van Huizen 2 years from Jan-23 to Dec-24 Rui Pires 2 years from Jun-2023 till Jun-2025 Anumanthan Kumar 3 years from 2022 till 2024 Hami Syahin 2 years from Jan-24 till Dec-25 Adam Swandi 2 years from Jan-24 till Dec-25 Richairo Zivkovic 1-year from Jun-2023 till Jun-2024 Maxime Lestienne 2 years from Jan-24 till Dec-25 Shawal Anuar 2 years from Jan-24 till Dec-25 Haiqal Pashia 2 years from Jan-23 to Dec-24 Abdul Rasaq Akeem 2 years from Jan-23 to Dec-24
U21 PositionPlayerRef Veer Karan Sobti 4 years contract from 2022 till 2025
Friendly Pre-season
2024 SPL Interim Tournament – 23 Feb to 21 Apr
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Tour of Thailand – 15 to 25 Apr
Mid-season First Team
Team statistics Appearances and goals (LCS)