The 2021 season was Lion City Sailors' 26th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the second season since privatising from Home United.
Squad Singapore Premier League
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 13 Adib Hakim U23 Young Lions FC 2020 2021 18 Hassan Sunny >30 Army United F.C. 2020 2021 24 Rudy Khairullah Police SA (NFL D1) 2017 2021 Defenders 3 Tajeli Salamat Warriors FC 2020 2021 4 Jorge Fellipe Al-Tai FC 2021 2021 5 Amirul Adli Tampines Rovers 2021 2021 7 Aqhari Abdullah LionsXII 2016 2021 19 Naqiuddin Eunos Young Lions FC 20202021 20 Nur Adam Abdullah U23 Young Lions FC 2021 2021 Midfielders 8 Shahdan Sulaiman (Captain) >30 Tampines Rovers 2020 2021 10 Diego Lopes Rio Ave F.C. 2021 2023 11 Hafiz Nor >30 Warriors FC 2018 2021 14 Song Ui-young Youth Team 2012 2021 15 Hariss Harun >30 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. 2021 2024 17 Saifullah Akbar U23 Young Lions FC 2020 2021 22 Gabriel Quak >30 Warriors FC 2020 2021 26 Aizal Murhamdani U23 LCS Academy 2017 2021 27 Adam Swandi Albirex Niigata (S) 2019 2021 Strikers 9 Stipe Plazibat Hougang United 2020 2021 23 Amiruldin Asraf Youth Team 2017 2022 25 Haiqal Pashia U23 Young Lions FC 2021 2021 30 Faris Ramli Terengganu F.C. I 2021 2021 Players on NS / who left during the season 2 Ho Wai Loon Warriors FC 2019 2021 12 Iqram Rifqi Youth Team 2017 2021 Zulqarnaen Suzliman U23 Young Lions FC 2020 2022 Faizal Roslan Young Lions FC 2018 2021 Hami Syahin U23 Young Lions FC 2019 2021 Arshad Shamim U23 LCS Academy 2018 2021 37 Anaqi Ismit U21 LCS Academy 2019 2020 47 Bill Mamadou U21 NFA U17 2021 2021 52 Putra Anugerah U21 LCS Academy 2019 2019 Kimura Riki U21 LCS Academy 2021 2021 6 Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib >30 Tampines Rovers 2015 2021 16 Justin Hui U23 Hougang United 2021 2021
Coaching staff
+Source Position NameRef.Chairman Forrest LiCEO Chew Chun LiangGeneral Manager Badri GhentTeam Manager Richard ChitrakarHead Coach Kim Do-hoon2.5 years contract till 2023 Assistant Coach Myung Jae Yong Noh Rahman Goalkeeping Coach Chua Lye HengHead of Youth Robin ChitrakarUnder-21 Coach Winston YapUnder-21 Goalkeeper Coach Yeo Jun GuangAcademy Director Luka LalićAcademy Coach Shahril Jantan Miloš Đorđević Rodrigo Costa Rafael PalaciosVideo Analyst Kim Young Kwang Adi SalehSports Trainer Daniel Feriza Fazly HasanHead of Performance (Academy) Mark OnderwaterSports Performance Coach Shazaly Ayob Nasruldin Baharuddin1st Team Head of Performance Mario JovanovicHead Physiotherapist Nurhafizah Abu SujadSenior Physiologist Firdaus MaasarSports Therapist Fathul Nur HakimLogistics Officer Zahir TaufeekKitman
Transfer In
Pre-season PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Young Lions FC Free Young Lions FC Free Tampines Rovers Free Al-Tai FC Undisclosed 1-year contract signed in 2021 Rio Ave F.C. S$2,900,000 3 years contract signed in 2021 Tampines Rovers U19 Free Hougang United Free Terengganu F.C. I Free 1-year contract signed in 2021
Mid-season
PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. Undisclosed 3.5 years contract signed in 2021
Out
Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Hougang United Free Geylang International Free Hougang United Free Tanjong Pagar United Free
Mid Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Geylang International Undisclosed
Loan Return Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Young Lions FC Loan Return Young Lions FC Loan Return
Note 1: Bill Mamadou & Putra Anugerah returned before extending their loan with GYL.
Loan Out Preseason PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Police SA NS till 2022 Police SA NS till 2022 NS till 2022 Geylang International Season loan Geylang International Season loan Young Lions FC Season loan Young Lions FC Season loan Tanjong Pagar United Season loan Balestier Khalsa Season loan
Note 1: Zulqarnaen Suzliman and Hami Syahin were subsequently loaned to Young Lions FC.
Mid Season PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Lion City Sailors Season loan NS till 2023
Extension / Retained
PositionPlayerRef 2 years contract signed in 2019 2 years contract signed in 2019 2 years contract signed in 2019 2 years contract signed in 2019 2 years contract signed in 2020 2 years contract signed in 2020
Promoted PositionPlayerRef
Contract offer PositionPlayerFromRef Melbourne City FC Red Star Belgrade
Note 1: Harrison Delbridge was offered a contract by LCS but choose to sign for Incheon United.
Note 2: Red Star Belgrade accepted the Euro1.7m offer but Miloš Degenek rejected the move and choose to stay on.
Friendlies
Pre-season friendlies
In-season friendlies
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Player Sleague AFC Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals3DF Tajeli Salamat11+20001304DF Jorge Fellipe14+15001555DF Amirul Adli15+10001607DF Aqhari Abdullah5+4000908MF Shahdan Sulaiman202002029FW Stipe Plazibat171400171410MF Diego Lopes10+860018611MF Hafiz Nor1+910010114MF Song Ui-young8+770015715MF Hariss Harun9+100010017MF Saifullah Akbar2040020418GK Hassan Sunny2000020019DF Naqiuddin Eunos1000010020DF Nur Adam Abdullah1600016022MF Gabriel Quak17+41300211324GK Rudy Khairullah1+10002025FW Haiqal Pashia1530015327MF Adam Swandi1+1100012030FW Faris Ramli9+1130020341DF Aniq Raushan50005045MF Glenn Ong300030Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club2DF Ho Wai Loon0000006DF Abdil Qaiyyim Mutalib00000016MF Justin Hui400040
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecord Singapore Premier League Total
Singapore Premier League
Notes
References