2021 Geylang International FC season

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.

Geylang International
2021 season
ChairmanBen Teng
Head coachMohd Noor Ali
StadiumOur Tampines Hub

Squad

Singapore Premier League
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Hairul Syirhan (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 Young Lions FC 2019 2021
23 Wayne Chew U23 (2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 Youth Team 2019 2021
25 Zainol Gulam (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 Warriors FC 2018 2021
Defenders
3 Adam Hakeem (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 Young Lions FC 2020 2021
5 Darren Teh (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 SAFSA (NFL) 2017 2021
11 Harith Kanadi U23 (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 Tampines Rovers U19 2019 2021
15 Faizal Roslan (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 Lion City Sailors 2021 2021
21 Yuki Ichikawa (Captain) (1987-08-29) 29 August 1987 Albirex Niigata (S) 2014 2021
58 Badrul Amin Noh U23 (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 Youth Team 2021 2021
Midfielders
6 Nur Luqman U23 (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 Young Lions FC 2020 2021
8 Barry Maguire (1989-10-27) 27 October 1989 Limerick F.C. 2019 2021
12 Iqram Rifqi (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 Lion City Sailors 2021 2021
13 Izzdin Shafiq >30 (1990-12-14) 14 December 1990 Lion City Sailors 2021 2021
16 Umar Ramle (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 Youth Team 2016 2021
17 Firdaus Kasman >30 (1988-01-24) 24 January 1988 Warriors FC 2019 2021
18 Azri Suhaili U23 (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 Youth Team 2019 2021
22 Christopher van Huizen (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 Home United 2019 2021
Elijah Lim Teck Yong U23 (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 Balestier Khalsa 2021 2021
Forwards
7 Amy Recha (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 Home United 2019 2021
10 Fareez Farhan (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 Hougang United 2019 2021
20 Zikos Vasileios Chua U23 (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 NFA U16 2018 2021
Matheus Moresche (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 FC Torpedo 2021 2021
Sylvano Comvalius (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 Sliema Wanderers F.C. 2021 2021
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season

U19
No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Since Contract End
Goalkeepers
64 Dylan Pereira U19 GFA Victoria FC 2020 2020
Defenders
68 Ilhan Noor U19 (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020
Midfielders
55 Danish Qayyum U19 (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020
49 Furqan Raoff U19 Youth Team 2019 2020
Forwards
70 Danish Haziq U19 (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 Youth Team 2019 2020

Coaching staff

[1]

PositionName Ref.
Chairman Thomas Gay [2]
General Manager Andrew Ang [3]
Assistant General Manager Leonard Koh [4]
Head Coach Mohd Noor Ali [5]
Assistant Coach Khidhir Khamis [6]
Fitness Coach Muzhaffar Shah
Goalkeeping Coach Shahril Jantan
Team Manager
Physiotherapist Danial Feriza
Kitman Abdul Latiff

Transfers

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Danish Irfan Young Lions FC Loan Return
FW Fikri Junaidi Young Lions FC Loan Return
MF Izzdin Shafiq Lion City Sailors Free [7] [8]
MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong Balestier Khalsa Free
FW Matheus Moresche Riga FC Free
FW Sylvano Comvalius Sliema Wanderers F.C. Free

Note 1: Danish Irfan was loaned to Young Lions FC for 2021 season.

Note 2: Fikri Junaidi was released and joined Albirex Niigata for 2021 season.

Loan In
Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Faizal Roslan Lion City Sailors Season loan [9]
MF Iqram Rifqi Lion City Sailors Season loan [10]

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref
FW Ifwat Ismail SAFSA NS till 2021
MF Joshua Pereira SAFSA NS till 2022 [11]
MF Noor Ariff SAFSA NS till 2022 [11]
GK Dylan Christopher Goh Tampines Rovers U19
FW Iqbal Hussain Chennai City F.C. Free [12]
DF Shahrin Saberin Tanjong Pagar United Free [13]
DF Nurullah Hussein Free
DF Kamolidin Tashiev Free
DF Danish Qayyum Free
MF Safirul Sulaiman Free
FW Khairul Nizam Hougang United Free [14]
FW Fikri Junaidi Albirex Niigata (S) Free [15]

Loan Out
Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Danish Irfan Young Lions FC Season loan

Extension / Retained
Position Player Ref
GK Hairul Syirhan [16]
GK Wayne Chew [17]
GK Zainol Gulam [18]
DF Adam Hakeem [19]
DF Yuki Ichikawa [20]
DF Darren Teh [21]
DF Harith Kanadi [22]
MF Umar Ramle [23]
MF Azri Suhaili [24]
MF Firdaus Kasman [25]
MF Nur Luqman [26]
MF Christopher van Huizen [27]
MF Barry Maguire [28]
FW Zikos Vasileios Chua [29]
FW Amy Recha [30]
FW Fareez Farhan [31]
Position Player Ref
DF Badrul Amin Noh

Trial (In)
Position Player Trial From Ref

Trial (Out)
Position Player Trial With Ref

In
Position Player Transferred From Ref

Out
Position Player Transferred To Ref

Friendlies

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss


Team statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 29 September 2018.
No. Pos. Player Sleague Singapore Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1GK Hairul Syirhan 00000000
3DF Adam Hakeem 00000000
5DF Darren Teh 00000000
6MF Nur Luqman 00000000
7FW Amy Recha 00000000
8MF Barry Maguire 00000000
11DF Harith Kanadi 00000000
12MF Iqram Rifqi 00000000
13MF Izzdin Shafiq 00000000
15DF Faizal Roslan 00000000
16MF Umar Ramle 00000000
17MF Firdaus Kasman 00000000
18MF Azri Suhaili 00000000
20FW Zikos Vasileios Chua 00000000
21DF Yuki Ichikawa 00000000
22MF Christopher van Huizen 00000000
23GK Wayne Chew 00000000
25GK Zainol Gulam 00000000
??MF Elijah Lim Teck Yong 00000000
??FW Sylvano Comvalius 00000000
??FW Matheus Moresche 00000000
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %

Singapore Premier League
Main article: 2021 Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Balestier Khalsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
3 Geylang International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Hougang United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Lion City Sailors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Tampines Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Tanjong Pagar United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Young Lions[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. 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.

AFC Cup
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup

On 11 November 2020, the AFC approved a new calendar for the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the group stage is played as centralized single round-robin tournament, and the preliminary round, play-off round, and ASEAN Zone semi-finals and final are played as a single match.[32]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAY SHA TER GEY
1 Kaya–Iloilo[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals —
2 Shan United[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zonal semi-finals if best runner-up —
3 Terengganu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
4 Geylang International 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. If Kaya–Iloilo reach the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage, they will not play in the 2021 AFC Cup group stage.
  2. If Shan United reach the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage, they will be replaced in the 2021 AFC Cup group stage by Ayeyawady United.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup group stage
22 June 2021 Matchday 1 Kaya F.C.–Iloilo v Geylang International
25 June 2021 Matchday 2 Geylang International v Shan United
28 June 2021 Matchday 3 Terengganu FC v Geylang International

Singapore Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Eagles staff". Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
    2. "Geylang International FC chairman Ben Teng hands over reins to Thomas Gay".
    3. "Andrew Ang has returned to GIFC as the club's General Manager".
    4. "Leonard returns to Eagles' nest".
    5. "NOOR ALI SIGNS 3-YEAR DEAL | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
    6. "Geylang International FC". www.facebook.com.
    7. "My Captain! Thank you for leading us in our debut season".
    8. "Izzdin Shafiq signs for Geylang International".
    9. "Faizal Roslan announced as 1st new signing".
    10. "Iqram Rifqi announced as 2nd signing for the season".
    11. "Geylang sign midfielder Nasrul Taib - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
    12. "Iqbal signs 4 months contract with Chennai City FC".
    13. "Tanjong Pagar United is delighted to present our next new signing - Shahrin Saberin".
    14. "Khairul Nizam is now a Cheetah! 🐆".
    15. "Fikri Junaidi (Young Lions) will join Albirex for 2021 season!".
    16. "Hairul stays for AFC Cup Quest".
    17. "Wayne extends his stay with the Eagles!".
    18. "Zainol Gulam will be back between the sticks for the Eagles in 2021".
    19. "THE 1.93m Adam extends his stay!".
    20. "8 seasons and counting for Yuki".
    21. "Our vice captain remains an eagle!".
    22. "Harith commits to the eagles!".
    23. "Fan favourite Umar signs!".
    24. "Azri Suhaili, the rising star stays!".
    25. "Firdaus Kasman remains with the Eagles!".
    26. "Nur Luqman stays!".
    27. "King of assist, CVH, stays!".
    28. "Flying Dutchman stays!".
    29. "Zikos will be back!".
    30. "Amy Recha stays!".
    31. "Fareez Farhan is the latest addition to the class of 2021!".
    32. "New competition dates approved by AFC Competitions Committee". AFC. 11 November 2020.
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