2021 Balestier Khalsa FC season

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Balestier Khalsa
2021 season
ChairmanS Thavaneson
Head coach Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Kraljević
Stadium Bishan Stadium
Singapore Cup-
←  2020
2022  →

The 2021 season is Balestier Khalsa's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

Contents

Squad

Singapore Premier League

As of 21 September 2018.
No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract SinceContract End
Goalkeepers
1 Kimura Riki U23 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg 14 November 2000 (age 23) Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors FC 20212021
25 Zacharial Leong U23 Flag of Singapore.svg 6 April 1998 (age 26)Youth Team20192021
Defenders
2 Fadli Kamis Flag of Singapore.svg 7 November 1992 (age 31) Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 20162021
5 Ensar Brunčević Flag of Serbia.svg 13 February 1999 (age 25) Flag of Serbia.svg FK Spartak Subotica II (T2)20202022
13 Amer Hakeem U23 Flag of Singapore.svg 8 November 1998 (age 25) Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 20212022
17Sameer Alassane U23 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Mali.svg 24 December 2000 (age 23)Youth Team20192021
18 Ahmad Syahir Flag of Singapore.svg 10 April 1992 (age 32)Youth Team20132021
22 Khalili Khalif Flag of Singapore.svg 3 January 1997 (age 27) Flag of Singapore.svg SAFSA 20212021
24 Ho Wai Loon Flag of Singapore.svg 20 August 1993 (age 31) Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors FC 20212021
39Aiman Zavyan U23 Flag of Singapore.svg 7 June 2002 (age 22) Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International U19 20202021
Midfielders
3Max Goh Yi Qi U23 Flag of Singapore.svg 6 March 1998 (age 26) Flag of Singapore.svg Project Vaults FC 20212021
4 Faizal Raffi Flag of Singapore.svg 20 January 1996 (age 28) Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors FC 20202021
6 Aarish Kumar U23 Flag of Singapore.svg 19 May 1999 (age 25) Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors FC 20202021
8 Kristijan Krajcek Flag of Croatia.svg 1 October 1993 (age 30) Flag of Croatia.svg NK BSK Bijelo Brdo (T2)20192021
14Hariysh Krishnakumar U23 Flag of Singapore.svg 23 October 2002 (age 21) Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International U19 20212021
15 Gautam Selvamany Flag of Singapore.svg 10 November 1996 (age 27) Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors Prime League 20212021
28 Gareth Low Flag of Singapore.svg 28 February 1997 (age 27) Flag of Singapore.svg Albirex Niigata (S) 20212021
Forwards
7 Hazzuwan Halim Flag of Singapore.svg 2 February 1994 (age 30) Flag of Singapore.svg Tanjong Pagar United 20152021
9 Shuhei Hoshino Flag of Japan.svg 19 December 1995 (age 28) Flag of South Korea.svg Busan Transportation FC (T3)20202021
10 Šime Žužul Flag of Croatia.svg 10 January 1996 (age 28) Flag of Croatia.svg NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (T2)20192021
11 Iqbal Hussain Flag of Singapore.svg 6 June 1993 (age 31) Flag of India.svg Chennai City FC 20212021
Players who left during season
12 Jordan Emaviwe U23 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg 9 April 2001 (age 23) Flag of Italy.svg F.C. Castiglione (I3)20202021
19 Zaiful Nizam (Captain) >30 Flag of Singapore.svg 24 July 1987 (age 37) Flag of Singapore.svg Gombak United 20132021
61 Martyn Mun U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 7 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Singapore.svg Jungfrau Punggol FC (NFL)20202021

U21

No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract SinceContract End
Goalkeepers
Oliver Sim U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 9 June 2001 (age 23) Flag of Singapore.svg Home United U19 2020
Defenders
46 Aqil Yazid U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 9 January 2004 (age 20) Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Sports School 20212021
52 Keshav Kumar U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 6 February 2001 (age 23)Youth Team20202021
55 Aidil Johari U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 5 April 2003 (age 21)Youth Team20212021
Syed Harun Alsagaff U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 28 August 2000 (age 24)20202020
Azhar Manap U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 22 July 1999 (age 25) Flag of Singapore.svg Hougang United 20202020
Faris Fazlee U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 31 March 2000 (age 24)20202020
Midfielders
44 Aravindan Ramanathan U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 29 May 2000 (age 24)Youth Team20212021
50 Seng Hong Kai U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 10 August 2004 (age 20) Flag of Singapore.svg Project Vaults FC 20212021
67 Iftiqar Parizan U21 Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Project Vaults FC 20212021
Suriya Ramesh U21 Flag of Singapore.svg Youth Team20192020
Art Faizal U21 Flag of Singapore.svg Youth Team20202020
Azizi Rahman U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 30 November 2000 (age 23)Youth Team20202020
Yann Weishaupt U21 Flag of France.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Project Vaults FC 20212021
Forwards
45 Joshua De Souza U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 10 October 2000 (age 23) Flag of Singapore.svg Warriors FC U19 20212021
53 Ryan Praveen U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 28 May 2002 (age 22)Youth Team20202021
66 Puvan Raj Sivalingam U21 Flag of Singapore.svg 29 August 2001 (age 23)Youth Team20202021

Project Vaults Oxley SC

(Deputy Chairman, Darwin Jalil is the President for the club)

No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)Previous ClubContract SinceContract End
Goalkeepers
25Ameerul Shafiq Flag of Singapore.svg 9 March 1992 (age 32) Flag of Singapore.svg Admiralty FC 20202020
Nazri Sabri Flag of Singapore.svg 20 September 1989 (age 35) Flag of Singapore.svg Home United 20212021
Hafiz Ahmad Flag of Singapore.svg 30 December 1998 (age 25) Flag of Singapore.svg Balestier Khalsa 20212021
Defenders
5Zairul Rahmat Flag of Singapore.svg 20192020
11 Nordine Talhi Flag of France.svg 22 July 1986 (age 38) Flag of Singapore.svg Admiralty FC 20192020
16Haziq Sudhir Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Admiralty FC 20192020
18Hairudin Dahlan Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Keppel Bay FC 20192020
22Salihin Shafiee Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Yishun Sentek Mariners FC 20192020
Midfielders
6Nazrul Isnin Flag of Singapore.svg 22 February 1997 (age 27) Flag of Singapore.svg Eunos Crescent FC 20192020
8Safwan Ramlan Flag of Singapore.svg 31 December 1990 (age 33)20192020
10Maziz Rahman Flag of Singapore.svg Free Agent2020
14Helmi Mohd Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Bukit Timah Juniors 20202020
15 Nurisham Jupri Flag of Singapore.svg 14 December 1995 (age 28) Flag of Singapore.svg Balestier Khalsa 20192020
21Xavier Boey Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Eunos Crescent FC 20202020
24Ganesan Devadas Flag of Singapore.svg Free Agent2020
Forwards
7Osman Shainin Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Singapore.svg GFA Sporting Westlake FC 20192020
9Roy Tan Flag of Singapore.svg Free Agent2020
13Adam Xu Flag of Singapore.svg 7 September 1983 (age 41) Flag of Singapore.svg Balestier Khalsa 20192020
23Fareez Rahman Flag of Singapore.svg 20192020

Coaching staff

[1]

PositionName
Team Manager Darwin Jalil
General Manager Tim Nee Cheng
Head Coach Flag of Croatia.svg Marko Kraljević [2]
Academy Manager Syed Azmir
Assistant Coach Nasaruddin Jalil
Assistant Coach Nasruldin Baharuddin
Goalkeeping Coach Yazid Yasin
Fitness Coach Rosman Sulaiman
PhysiotherapistMohamed Nasser
Kitman

Transfer

In

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Amer Hakeem Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC 2 years contract signed in 2020 [3]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Gareth Low Jun Kit Flag of Singapore.svg Albirex Niigata (S) [4]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Hariysh Krishnakumar Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International U19 [5]
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Gautam Selvamany Free Agent [6]
MF Flag of France.svg Yann Weishaupt Flag of Singapore.svg Project Vaults FC [7]
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Joshua De Souza Free Agent

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Max Goh Yi QiFree agent [8]
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Iqbal Hussain Flag of India.svg Chennai City F.C. Free [9]

Out

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Hafiz Ahmad Flag of Singapore.svg Project Vaults FC
DF Flag of Singapore.svg R Aaravin Retired [10]
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Jufri Taha Flag of Singapore.svg
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Danish Uwais Flag of Singapore.svg
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Italy.svg Christian Chiang Moroni Flag of Singapore.svg
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Yeo Hai Ngee Flag of Singapore.svg
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Karthik Raj Flag of Singapore.svg
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Zulfadhmi Suzliman Flag of Singapore.svg
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Elijah Lim Teck Yong Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International Free

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Zaiful Nizam Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International Terminated [11] [12]

Loan In

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Kimura Riki Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors Season loan [13]

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Ho Wai Loon Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors Season loan [14]

Loan Return

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Khalili Khalif Flag of Singapore.svg SAFSA Loan Return


Loan Out

Pre-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Khalili Khalif Flag of Singapore.svg NS till 2022
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Shaqi Sulaiman Flag of Singapore.svg NS till 2021
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Syukri Noorhaizam Flag of Singapore.svg NS till 2022

Mid-Season

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Martyn Mun Flag of Singapore.svg Young Lions FC Season loan
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Jordan Emaviwe Flag of Singapore.svg SAFSA NS till 2023 [15] [16]

Extension / Retained

[17]

PositionPlayerRef
FW Flag of Singapore.svg Hazzuwan Halim 2 years contract signed in 2019 [18]
FW Flag of Croatia.svg Šime Žužul 2 year contract signed in 2019 [19]
FW Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Hoshino 1 years contract signed in 2020 [20]
DF Flag of Serbia.svg Ensar Brunčević 2 years contract signed in 2020 [21]
MF Flag of Croatia.svg Kristijan Krajcek 1 year contract signed in 2020 [22]
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Ahmad Syahir 1 year contract signed in 2020 [23]
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Zacharial Leong 1 year contract signed in 2020 [24]
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Aiman Zavyan
DF Flag of Singapore.svg Fadli Kamis
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Jordan Emaviwe
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Aarish Kumar
MF Flag of Singapore.svg Faizal Raffi
GK Flag of Singapore.svg Zaiful Nizam

Friendly

Pre-Season Friendly

  Win  Draw  Loss

In-season friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 10 Oct 2021

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.Pos.PlayerSleagueTotal
Apps. Soccerball shade.svg GoalsApps. Soccerball shade.svg Goals
1GK Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Kimura Riki 5050
2DF Flag of Singapore.svg Fadli Kamis 18+30210
3MF Flag of Singapore.svg Max Goh Yi Qi0000
4MF Flag of Singapore.svg Faizal Raffi 8+62142
5DF Flag of Serbia.svg Ensar Brunčević 181181
6MF Flag of Singapore.svg Aarish Kumar 8080
7FW Flag of Singapore.svg Hazzuwan Halim 18+23203
8MF Flag of Croatia.svg Kristijan Krajcek 176176
9FW Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Hoshino 20+13213
10FW Flag of Croatia.svg Šime Žužul 15+5152015
11FW Flag of Singapore.svg Iqbal Hussain 1+5060
13DF Flag of Singapore.svg Amer Hakeem 181181
14MF Flag of Singapore.svg Hariysh Krishnakumar2+7090
15MF Flag of Singapore.svg Gautam Selvamany 0+6060
17DF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Mali.svg Sameer Alassane0000
18DF Flag of Singapore.svg Ahmad Syahir 15+30180
22DF Flag of Singapore.svg Khalili Khalif 0000
24DF Flag of Singapore.svg Ho Wai Loon 7+1080
25GK Flag of Singapore.svg Zacharial Leong 3030
28MF Flag of Singapore.svg Gareth Low 17+30200
39DF Flag of Singapore.svg Aiman Zavyan1+6070
44DF Flag of Singapore.svg Aravindan Ramanathan 0+1010
45FW Flag of Singapore.svg Joshua De Souza 2+2040
46DF Flag of Singapore.svg Aqil Yazid 4+2060
55MF Flag of Singapore.svg Aidil Johari 11+31141
66FW Flag of Singapore.svg Puvan Raj Sivalingam 10+22122
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
12MF Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Jordan Emaviwe 0000
19GK Flag of Singapore.svg Zaiful Nizam 130130
61GK Flag of Singapore.svg Martyn Mun 0+1010

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecord
PWDLGFGAGDWin %

Singapore Premier League

  Win  Draw  Loss

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
4 Tampines Rovers 217684851−327Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5 Tanjong Pagar United 215793649−1322
6 Geylang International 2162133352−1920
7 Balestier Khalsa 2154123452−1819
8 Young Lions [lower-alpha 1] 2144132650−2416
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

  Win  Draw  Loss

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Due to Covid 19, this match is played behind closed door.
  2. ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this match was played behind closed doors.

Related Research Articles

The 2020 season is Balestier Khalsa's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

The 2021 season is Geylang International's 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

The 2022 season is Tampines Rovers's 27th season at the top level of Singapore football and 77th year in existence as a football club. The club will also compete in the Singapore League Cup, the Singapore Cup, and the AFC Cup.

The 2022 season is Geylang International's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

The 2022 season is Lion City Sailors' 27th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the 3rd season since privatising from Home United. They played in the 2022 AFC Champions League, which marked their 3rd appearance at the competition, and their 1st ACL Group Stage appearance.

The 2022 season is Hougang United's 25th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League. After finishing third in the 2021 Singapore Premier League, Hougang qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup.

The 2022 season was Tanjong Pagar United FC's 17th season at the top level of Singapore football. The club also competed in the Singapore Cup, going out in the group stage.

The 2022 season is Young Lion's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

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The 2023 season is Tanjong Pagar United FC's 18th season at the top level of Singapore football. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

The 2023 season is Geylang International's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. Along with the Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

The 2023 season is Young Lion's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

The 2023 season was Tampines Rovers' 28th season at the top level of Singapore football and their 78th year in existence as a football club. The club also competed in the Singapore League Cup, the Singapore Cup, and the AFC Cup.

The 2023 season is Balestier Khalsa's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

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The 2024–25 season will be Tampines Rovers' 29th consecutive season at the top level of Singapore football and their 79th year in existence as a football club. It will be the club first season to be renamed by adding the word 'BG' infront of the club name. The club also qualified for the AFC Champions League Two as the 2nd best placed local team in the previous season. This will be their first season after they inked a three-year collaboration in 2023 with Thailand's BG Pathum United, a partnership that will continue until the end of the 2025–26 season.

The 2024–25 season is Hougang United's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League and the Singapore Cup.

The 2024–25 season is Young Lions; 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League. The club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Staff for Balestier". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "Marko Kraljević back at Balestier Khalsa". Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Amer Hakeem joins Balestier Khalsa".
  4. ↑ "Gareth Low has completed his transfer to Balestier Khalsa".
  5. ↑ "Hariysh has completed his transfer to Balestier Khalsa". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  6. ↑ "We welcome Gautam Selvamany to our Roster". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Yann Weishaupt is officially a 🐯 after passing his yo-yo fitness test. Well done Golden 🦅!".
  8. ↑ "@yiqqi returns to Home of the 🐯 after completing his National Service". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  9. ↑ "Welcome @iqbal_apom to Home of the 🐯!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  10. ↑ "The U-23 rulings have shortchanged a lot of players, says former national youth defender R Aaravin, who retires at 24".
  11. ↑ "Balestier Khalsa sack skipper-goalkeeper Zaiful Nizam".
  12. ↑ "Zaiful finds home in Eagles' nest".
  13. ↑ "riki.kimura joins us on a season-long loan deal from Lion City Sailors". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  14. ↑ "Ho Wai Loon leaves Lion City Sailors to complete Balestier loan".
  15. ↑ "Jordan Emaviwe joins Young Lions".
  16. ↑ "Zaiful finds home in Eagles' nest". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  17. ↑ "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".
  18. ↑ "Tricky Hazzuwan commits another two-year deal".
  19. ↑ "Tiger 🐯 Šime Žužul to continue to terrorise opposition defence in 2020".
  20. ↑ "Balestier Khalsa is pleased to have our hardworking Japanese player Shuhei Hoshino put pen to paper for an extension of contract for season 2021".
  21. ↑ "Boost for the 🐯Gentle giant Bruno signs an extension with us for 2️⃣ years!".
  22. ↑ "Midfield lynchpin Kiki inks his contract extension".
  23. ↑ "Ahmad Syahir extends his stay with the 🐯 for another year!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  24. ↑ "Zacharial commits another year to the 🐯".