2017 Garena Young Lions FC season
# 2017 Garena Young Lions FC season

The 2017 season is Young Lion's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League.

## Squad

### S.League squad

    As of 26 Feb 2017.

| Squad No. | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Fashah Iskandar | (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 28) | Tampines Rovers Prime League |
| 18 | Zharfan Rohaizad | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 25) | NFA U18 |
| 30 | Adib Hakim | (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 24) | NFA U18 |
| 35 | Hairul Syirhan | (1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 27) | Geylang International |
| Defenders |||||
| 4 | Amirul Adli | (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 5 | Shahrin Saberin | (1995-02-14) 14 February 1995 (age 28) | Home United |
| 8 | Yeo Hai Ngee | (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 28) | Home United Prime League |
| 12 | Syahrul Sazali | (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 24) | NFA U18 |
| 15 | Faizal Roslan | (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 16 | J.Dhukilan | (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 25) | Geylang International |
| 24 | R Aaravin | (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 26) | Home United |
| 25 | Rusyaidi Salime | (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 24) | NFA U17 |
| 26 | Illyas Lee | (1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 27) | Warriors FC |
| 27 | Taufiq Muqminin Hossain | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 26) | NFA U18 |
| Midfielders |||||
| 3 | Joshua Pereira | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 25) | NFA U18 |
| 6 | Ammirul Emmran | (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 7 | Ryan Syaffiq | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 26) | NFA U18 |
| 10 | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 24) | NFA U17 |
| 13 | Armin Maier | (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 25) | FC 07 Albstadt |
| 19 | Hafiz Sulaiman | (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 27) | Warriors FC |
| 20 | Muhaimin Suhaimi | (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| 21 | Jordan Chan | (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 24) | NFA U18 |
| 22 | Haiqal Pashia | (1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 24) | NFA U18 |
| 23 | Amirul Hakim | (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 24) | NFA U18 |
| 28 | Muhelmy Suhaimi | (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 27) | NFA U18 |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Taufik Suparno | (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 27) | Tampines Rovers Prime League |
| 11 | Shafeeq Faruk | (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 26) | Geylang International |
| 14 | Hami Syahin | (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 24) | NFA U16 |
| 17 | Ikhsan Fandi | (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 23) | Home United Prime League |
| 31 | Shameer Aziq | (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 27) | Hougang United |

### Prime League squad

(mainly NFA U18)

    As of 9 Apr 2017.

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Last Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 37 | Ridhwan Aban | GK | (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 23) | NFA U17 |
| 38 | Shafiq Zaini | GK | | NFA U17 |
| Defenders ||||||
| 40 | Danish Irfan | DF | (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 23) | NFA U17 |
| 41 | Irfan Najeeb | DF | (1999-07-31) 31 July 1999 (age 23) | NFA U17 |
| 42 | Alif Iskandar | DF | | NFA U17 |
| 43 | Qayyum Raishyan | DF | (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 22) | NFA U17 |
| 44 | Jordan Nicolas Vestering | DF | (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 22) | NFA U17 |
| 45 | Nazhiim Harman | DF | (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 23) | NFA U17 |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 47 | Haziq Razali | MF | | NFA U17 |
| 48 | Shah Shahiran | MF | (1999-11-14) 14 November 1999 (age 23) | NFA U17 |
| 49 | Elliot Ng Shao Han | MF | (1999-04-05) 5 April 1999 (age 23) | NFA U17 |
| 50 | Jacob William Mahler | MF | (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 22) | NFA U16 |
| 51 | Akmal Azman | MF | (2000-11-21) 21 November 2000 (age 22) | NFA U16 |
| 52 | Amirul Haikal | MF | (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 23) | NFA U16 |
| 55 | Daniel Martens | MF | (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 23) | NFA U16 |
| 56 | Hafiz Abdullah | MF | | NFA U16 |
| Forwards ||||||
| 53 | Idraki Adnan | FW | (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 23) | NFA U16 |
| 54 | Danial Syafiq | FW | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 23) | NFA U16 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Team Manager | Farehan Hussein |
| Head team coach | Vincent Subramaniam |
| Assistant coach | Robbie Servais |
| Goalkeeping coach | Chua Lye Heng |
| Physiotherapist | Vacant |
| Sports Trainers | Nasruldin Baharudin Muklis Sawit |
| Equipment Officer | Omar Mohamed |

## Transfers

### Pre-season transfers

**In**

| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| GK | Hairul Syirhan | Geylang International | |
| GK | Adib Hakim | NFA U18 | |
| DF | R Aaravin | Home United | |
| DF | Shahrin Saberin | Home United | loan |
| DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | Home United Prime League | |
| DF | Ehvin Sasidharan | NFA U18 | |
| DF | Syahrul Sazali | NFA U18 | |
| MF | Hafiz Sulaiman | Warriors FC | |
| MF | Jordan Chan | NFA U18 | |
| MF | Haiqal Pashia | NFA U18 | |
| MF | Amirul Hakim | NFA U18 | |
| MF | Armin Maier | FC 07 Albstadt | |
| FW | Ikhsan Fandi | Home United Prime League | |

**Out**

| Position | Player | Transferred To |
| - | - | - |
| GK | Kenji Syed Rusydi | Home United Prime League |
| GK | Benjamin Bertrand | |
| DF | Marcus Wheeler | Released |
| DF | Irfan Asyraf | Released |
| DF | Tajeli Selamat | Balestier Khalsa |
| DF | Shannon Stephen | Tampines Rovers |
| DF | Zakir Samsudin | Released |
| DF | Ashrul Syafeeq | Balestier Khalsa |
| MF | Firdaus Kasman | Warriors |
| MF | Christopher van Huizen | Home United |
| MF | Fareez Farhan | Hougang United |
| MF | Gareth Low | Hougang United |
| MF | Jonathan Tan | Balestier Khalsa |
| MF | Zulfadhmi Suzliman | Tampines Rovers Prime League |
| FW | Khairul Amri | Tampines Rovers |
| FW | Adam Swandi | Home United |
| FW | Hazim Faiz | Released |

**Retained**

| Position | Player |
| - | - |
| GK | Zharfan Rohaizad |
| GK | Fashah Iskandar |
| DF | Amirul Adli |
| DF | Faizal Roslan |
| DF | J.Dhukilan |
| DF | Rusyaidi Salime |
| DF | Illyas Lee |
| DF | Taufiq Muqminin Hossain |
| MF | Joshua Pereira |
| MF | Ammirul Emmran |
| MF | Ryan Syaffiq |
| MF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman |
| MF | Muhaimin Suhaimi |
| MF | Muhelmy Suhaimi |
| FW | Taufik Suparno |
| FW | Shafeeq Faruk |
| FW | Hami Syahin |
| FW | Shameer Aziq |

### Mid-season transfers

**Out**

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| DF | Ehvin Sasidharan | Tampines Rovers | |

## Friendlies

### Pre-season friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Team statistics

### Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

| No. | Pos. | Player | Sleague | Sleague | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Fashah Iskandar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Joshua Pereira | 1(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Amirul Adli | 21(1) | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Shahrin Saberin (captain) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Ammirul Emmran | 10(4) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ryan Syaffiq | 10(2) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Yeo Hai Ngee | 7(4) | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Taufik Suparno | 16(4) | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Zulqarnaen Suzliman | 11(8) | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | Shafeeq Faruk | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Syahrul Sazali | 17(3) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Armin Maier | 3(1) | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Hami Syahin | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Faizal Roslan | 13(5) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | J.Dhukilan | 5(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Ikhsan Fandi | 4(6) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Zharfan Rohaizad | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Hafiz Sulaiman | 6(2) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Muhaimin Suhaimi | 15(1) | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Jordan Chan | 8(4) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Haiqal Pashia | 8(7) | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Amirul Hakim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | R Aaravin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Rusyaidi Salime | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Illyas Lee (vice-captain) | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Taufiq Muqminin Hossain | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Muhelmy Suhaimi | 15(1) | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | Adib Hakim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Shameer Aziq | 0(5) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | Hairul Syirhan | 8(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club |||||||
| 29 | DF | Ehvin Sasidharan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions

### S.League

Win  Draw  Loss

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Warriors FC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 34 |
| 6 | Hougang United | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 30 |
| 7 | Balestier Khalsa | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 19 |
| 8 | DPMM FC | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 17 |
| 9 | Young Lions | 24 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 62 | −52 | 6 |

* 1 2 The two foreign clubs – Albirex Niigata (S) and DPMM FC – as well as the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) under-21 team, Young Lions, are not eligible for any AFC competition spots.
