2021 Albirex Niigata Singapore FC season

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Albirex Niigata (S)
2021 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coach Keiji Shigetomi
Stadium Jurong East Stadium
Premier League 2nd
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The 2021 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football [1] [2] and in the Singapore Premier League, having joined the league in 2004. The club competed only in 2021 Singapore Premier League, as Singapore Cup was not held in 2021. [3]

Contents

Squad

SPL Squad

As of 17 January 2021
Squad No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract StartContract End
Goalkeepers
1 Takahiro Koga Flag of Japan.svg 11 March 1999 (age 26) Flag of Japan.svg V-Varen Nagasaki 20212021
21 Hyrulnizam Juma'at <23 Flag of Singapore.svg 14 November 1986 (age 39) Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors FC 20192021
40 Sunny Tia Yang Guang U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 25 February 2004 (age 21) Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sports School 20212021
Defenders
3 Takahiro Tezuka Flag of Japan.svg 25 June 1998 (age 27) Flag of Japan.svg Tsukuba University 20212021
4 Shuya Yamashita Flag of Japan.svg 16 April 1998 (age 27) Flag of Japan.svg Tokoha University (J5)20212021
5 Kazuki Hashioka (Captain) <23 Flag of Japan.svg 20 January 1997 (age 28) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 23 FC (J5)20202021
6Yu Tokiwa Flag of Japan.svg 23 May 1998 (age 27) Flag of Japan.svg Niigata University of Health and Welfare 20212021
14 Yasuhiro Hanada Flag of Japan.svg 22 May 1999 (age 26) Flag of Japan.svg Japan Soccer College 20202021
25 Reo Kunimoto Flag of Japan.svg 1 September 2001 (age 24) Flag of Japan.svg Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2)20212021
30Kohga Tsuruhara Flag of Japan.svg 30 July 2000 (age 25) Flag of Japan.svg Ritsumeikan Moriyama HS 20212021
Midfielders
7 Ryoya Tanigushi Flag of Japan.svg 31 August 1999 (age 26) Flag of Japan.svg Zweigen Kanazawa (J2)20202021
8 Kosuke Chiku Flag of Japan.svg 3 February 1999 (age 26) Flag of Japan.svg Tsukuba University 20212021
10 Ryosuke Nagasawa Flag of Japan.svg 25 September 1998 (age 27) Flag of Thailand.svg Phuket City F.C. 20202021
13 Mahiro Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg 26 June 2001 (age 24) Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata U18 20202021
16 Makoto Ito Flag of Japan.svg 10 February 2000 (age 25) Flag of Japan.svg Chukyo University (J5)20212021
23Tsubasa Kawanishi Flag of Japan.svg 12 June 2002 (age 23) Flag of Japan.svg Kyushu International University HS 20212021
24 Hilman Norhisam U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 5 May 2004 (age 21) Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sports School 20212021
27 Ong Yu En U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 3 October 2003 (age 22) Flag of Singapore.svg FFA U16 20202021
29 Nicky Melvin Singh U21 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg 13 June 2002 (age 23) Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers U19 20212021
Strikers
9 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg 1 February 2000 (age 25) Flag of Japan.svg Tokushima Vortis (J1)20212021
17 Fikri Junaidi U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 2 April 2000 (age 25) Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 20212021
18Fumiya Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg 29 April 1998 (age 27) Flag of Japan.svg Waseda University 20212021
20 Fairoz Hassan <23 Flag of Singapore.svg 26 November 1988 (age 37) Flag of Singapore.svg Tiong Bahru FC (NFL)20202021
31Morrison Hashii Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 21 May 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Hilal United (U2)20212021
32 Kuraba Kondo Flag of Japan.svg 6 July 2002 (age 23) Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka U-23 (J3)20212021
Players who left club during season
24 Nathanael Chin U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 26 April 1999 (age 26) Flag of Singapore.svg Police SA 20212021

U17 Squad

As of 10 January 2020.
Squad No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract StartContract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
44 Ameer Maricar U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 15 July 2004 (age 21)Youth Team20212021
45 Junki Kenn Yoshimura U21 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg 20 July 2004 (age 21) Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sport School 20212021
Midfielders
41 Kenji Austin U21 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg 24 February 2004 (age 21) Flag of Singapore.svg Active SG 20202021
Mikhail Danial Lum Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg GFA Victoria FC 20202021
Ahmad Dzulfaqar Flag of Singapore.svg 19 March 2004 (age 21) Flag of Singapore.svg 20192021
Strikers
42Ali Manaf U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 6 January 2005 (age 20)Youth Team20212021
43 Irsyad Azarudin U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 16 July 2004 (age 21)Youth Team20212021

Coaching staff

[4]

PositionName
Technical Director Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Yoshinaga [5]
Head Coach Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Shigetomi
Asst Coach and U17 Coach Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Fujimoto
Coach Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Ueta
U15 Coach Flag of Japan.svg Masayuki Kato
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Singapore.svg Hyrulnizam Juma'at
Fitness Coach Flag of Singapore.svg Jaswinder Singh
Team Manager Flag of Singapore.svg Suzanna Foo
Physiotherapist Flag of Japan.svg Kikue Honda
Kitman Flag of Singapore.svg Roy Krishnan

[6]

Transfer

In

Pre-season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
GK Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Koga Flag of Japan.svg V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) [7]
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Sunny Tia Yang Guang Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sports School [8]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Kohga Tsuruhara Flag of Japan.svg Ritsumeikan Moriyama High School [9]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Yu Tokiwa Flag of Japan.svg Niigata University of Health and Welfare [10]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Shuya Yamashita Flag of Japan.svg Tokoha University [11]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Tezuka Flag of Japan.svg Tsukuba University [12]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ito Flag of Japan.svg Chukyo University [13]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kawanishi Flag of Japan.svg Kyushu International University High School [14]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Chiku Flag of Japan.svg Tsukuba University [15]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Fumiya Suzuki Flag of Japan.svg Waseda University [16]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morrison Hashii Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Hilal United (U2) [17]
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Nathanael Chin Flag of Singapore.svg Police SA (NFL) [18]
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Fikri Junaidi Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International [19]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Kuraba Kondo Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka U-23 (J3) [20]

Mid-season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Hilman Norhisam Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sports School [21]

Loan In

Pre-season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
DF Flag of Japan.svg Reo Kunimoto Flag of Japan.svg Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2)Season loan [22] [23]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Nicky Melvin Singh Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers U19 Season loan [24]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Flag of Japan.svg Tokushima Vortis (J1)Season loan [25]

Out

Pre-season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
GK Flag of Japan.svg Kei Okawa Flag of Japan.svg [26]
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Aizil Yazid Flag of Singapore.svg Hougang United [27] [28]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Rio Sakuma Flag of Cambodia.svg Tiffy Army FC (C1) [29] [30]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Hiromasa Ogino Flag of Japan.svg [31]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Kotaro Takeda Flag of Japan.svg FC Tiamo Hirakata (J4) [32] [33]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Shoma Sato Flag of Japan.svg [34]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiko Masuda Flag of Japan.svg [35]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Ren Ishihara Flag of Japan.svg Tokushima Vortis (J1) [36]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Kenta Kurishima Flag of Japan.svg Iwate Grulla Morioka (J3) [37] [38]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Hiroyoshi Kamata Flag of Japan.svg Fukui United FC (J6) [39] [40]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Iman Hakim Flag of Singapore.svg Tampines Rovers [41] [42]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Gareth Low Jun Kit Flag of Singapore.svg Balestier Khalsa [43]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Ryuya Mitsuzuka Flag of Japan.svg SC Sagamihara (J2)Loan Return [44]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Reo Nishiguchi Flag of Singapore.svg Tanjong Pagar United [45] [46]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyuki Doi Flag of Singapore.svg Hougang United [47] [48]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Yohei Osada [49]

Mid-season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Nathanael Chin Flag of Singapore.svg [50]

Loan Out

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Zamani Zamri Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC NS till 2022 [51]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Daniel Goh Flag of Singapore.svg SAFSA NS till 2022 [52]

Retained / Extension / Promoted

[53]

PositionPlayerRef
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Hyrulnizam Juma'at [54]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hashioka [55]
DF Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhiro Hanada [56]
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Ameer Maricar Promoted from U17 squad
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Junki Kenn Yoshimura Promoted from U17 squad [57]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Austin Promoted from U17 squad
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Ong Yu En [58]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Ryoya Tanigushi Season loan from Zweigen Kanazawa [59] [60]
MF Flag of Japan.svg Mahiro Takahashi Season loan from Albirex Niigata U18 [61] [62]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Nagasawa [63]
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Fairoz Hassan [64]
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Ali ManafPromoted from U17 squad
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Irsyad Azarudin Promoted from U17 squad

Friendly

Pre-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

In-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As at 17 Sept 2021

No.Pos.PlayerSleagueTotal
Apps. Soccerball shade.svg GoalsApps. Soccerball shade.svg Goals
1GK Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Koga 210210
3DF Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Tezuka 20+15215
4DF Flag of Japan.svg Shuya Yamashita 213213
5DF Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Hashioka 210210
6DF Flag of Japan.svg Yu Tokiwa20+10210
7MF Flag of Japan.svg Ryoya Tanigushi 199199
8MF Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Chiku 211211
9FW Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshiro Tsuboi 10+3151315
10MF Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuke Nagasawa 13+12142
13MF Flag of Japan.svg Mahiro Takahashi 0+9090
14DF Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhiro Hanada 0+141141
16MF Flag of Japan.svg Makoto Ito 0+5151
17FW Flag of Singapore.svg Fikri Junaidi 3131
18MF Flag of Japan.svg Fumiya Suzuki0+6161
20FW Flag of Singapore.svg Fairoz Hassan 7+1080
21GK Flag of Singapore.svg Hyrulnizam Juma'at 0000
23MF Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kawanishi0+1010
24MF Flag of Singapore.svg Hilman Norhisam 0+1010
25DF Flag of Japan.svg Reo Kunimoto 202202
27MF Flag of Singapore.svg Ong Yu En 180180
29MF Flag of Singapore.svg Nicky Melvin Singh 131131
30DF Flag of Japan.svg Kohga Tsuruhara0+1010
31FW Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morrison Hashii0+1010
32FW Flag of Japan.svg Kuraba Kondo 3+138168
40GK Flag of Singapore.svg Sunny Tia Yang Guang 0000
41MF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Kenji Austin 0000
42FW Flag of Singapore.svg Ali Manaf0000
43FW Flag of Singapore.svg Irsyad Azarudin 0000
44DF Flag of Singapore.svg Ameer Maricar 0000
45DF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Junki Kenn Yoshimura 1010
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
24FW Flag of Singapore.svg Nathanael Chin 0000

Competitions

Overview

Charity Shield

Singapore Premier League

  Win  Draw  Loss

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lion City Sailors 2114615921+3848Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Albirex Niigata (S) [a] 2113715019+3146
3 Hougang United 2110474840+834Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Tampines Rovers 217684851−327
5 Tanjong Pagar United 215793649−1322
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2021. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:
  1. ↑ The foreign club – Albirex Niigata (S) – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are ineligible for any AFC competition spots.

Singapore Cup

Given the later completion date of the League, the Singapore Cup 2021 will be cancelled to ensure the Singapore Under-22s and the National team can adequately prepare for their respective competitions. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.
  2. 1 2 3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

References

  1. ↑ "Albirex to play in 2018".
  2. ↑ "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".
  3. 1 2 "2021 Singapore Premier League season to resume on 17 July". spl.sg. 21 Jun 2021.
  4. ↑ "Staff 2021".
  5. ↑ "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director".
  6. ↑ "Players & Staff".
  7. ↑ "Koga Takahiro (V Varen Nagasaki) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  8. ↑ "Sunny Tia (Singapore Sports School) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  9. ↑ "Kohga Tsuruharawill join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  10. ↑ "Tokiwa Yu (Niigata University of Health and Welfare) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  11. ↑ "Shuya Yamashita joins for 2021".
  12. ↑ "Tezuka Takahiro (Tsukuba University) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  13. ↑ "Ito Makoto (Chukyo University) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  14. ↑ "Kawanishi Tsubasa (Kyushu International University High School) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  15. ↑ "Chiku Kosuke (Tsukuba University) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  16. ↑ "Fumiya Suzuki (Waseda University) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  17. ↑ "Hashii Morison (Al Hilal United, UAE) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  18. ↑ "Nathanael (Police SA) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  19. ↑ "Fikri Junaidi (Young Lions) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  20. ↑ "Among their new signings is former Japan youth international winger Kuraba Kondo".
  21. ↑ "Hilman join Albirex as a new squad!".
  22. ↑ "Announcement of Loan Transfer to Albirex Niigata Singapore - Reo Kunimoto".
  23. ↑ "Kunimoto Reo (Renofa Yamaguchi FC) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  24. ↑ "Nicky Melvin Singh (Tampines Rovers FC U-21) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  25. ↑ "Tsuboi Kiyoshiro (Tokushima Vortis) Will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
  26. ↑ "Kei Okawa confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  27. ↑ "Aizil confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  28. ↑ "Aizil Yazid commits to Cheetahs! ✔️".
  29. ↑ "Rio Sakuma confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  30. ↑ "Sakuma Rio has completed his transfer to TIFFY ARMY FC (Cambodia)".
  31. ↑ "OGINO Hiromasa (NAVAL1893) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  32. ↑ "Kotaro Takeda confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  33. ↑ "Takeda Kotaro has completed his transfer to FC Tiamo Hirakata (Japan)".
  34. ↑ "Sato joins from White Swan for 2020".
  35. ↑ "Masuda joins from JSC for 2020".
  36. ↑ "Ishihara joins from JSC for 2020".
  37. ↑ "Kenta Kurishima confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  38. ↑ "Kenta Kurishima Announcement of full transfer from Albirex Niigata Singapore".
  39. ↑ "Kamata extends contract for 2020".
  40. ↑ "Kamata Hiroyoshi has completed his transfer to Fukui United FC (Japan)".
  41. ↑ "Iman Hakim Ibrahim confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  42. ↑ "Iman Hakim announced as new signing for 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  43. ↑ "Gareth Low has completed his transfer to Balestier Khalsa".
  44. ↑ "MITSUZUKA Ryuya (SC Sagamihara U21) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  45. ↑ "Reo Nishiguchi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  46. ↑ "Announcement of Nishiguchi Reo's transfer to Tanjong Pagar United FC".
  47. ↑ "Tomoyuki Doi confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  48. ↑ "Doi Tomoyuki has completed his transfer to Hougang United FC".
  49. ↑ "Yohei Osada joins from JSC for 2020".
  50. ↑ "Nathanael has left the team with mutual agreement".
  51. ↑ "Zamani Zamri leave the team to Serve the Country".
  52. ↑ "Daniel Goh leave the team to Serve the Country".
  53. ↑ "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
  54. ↑ "Signing with Hyrulnizam Juma'at for 2021 season!".
  55. ↑ "Signing with Hashioka Kazuki for 2021 season!".
  56. ↑ "Signing with Hanada Yasuhiro for 2021 season!".
  57. ↑ "Junki from ANFC(S) U-17 joins the training with our SPL Team for 2021!".
  58. ↑ "Ong Yu En extended for 2021 season!".
  59. ↑ "TANIGUSHI Ryoya (Zweigen Kanazawa) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  60. ↑ "Signing with Taniguchi Ryoya for 2021 season!".
  61. ↑ "TAKAHASHI Mahiro (Albirex Niigata U-18) confirmed to join White Swans for 2020 Season".
  62. ↑ "Signing with Takahashi Mahiro for 2021 season!".
  63. ↑ "Signing with Nagasawa Ryosuke for 2021 season!".
  64. ↑ "Signing with Fairoz Hasan for 2021 season!".