Albirex Niigata (S)
2021 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachJapan Keiji Shigetomi
StadiumJurong East Stadium
Singapore CupTBA

The 2021 season is Albirex Niigata Singapore FC's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football[1][2] and in the S.League, having joined the Sleague in 2004. Along with the 2021 Singapore Premier League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.

Squad

SPL Squad

As of 17 January 2021
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Takahiro Koga Japan 11 March 1999 Japan V-Varen Nagasaki 2021 2021
21 Hyrulnizam Juma'at <23 Singapore 14 November 1986 Singapore Warriors FC 2019 2021
40 Sunny Tia Yang Guang U21 Singapore 25 February 2004 Singapore Singapore Sports School 2021 2021
Defenders
3 Takahiro Tezuka Japan 25 June 1998 Japan Tsukuba University 2021 2021
4 Shuya Yamashita Japan 16 April 1998 Japan Tokoha University (J5) 2021 2021
5 Kazuki Hashioka (Captain) <23 Japan 20 January 1997 Japan Tokyo 23 FC (J5) 2020 2021
6 Yu Tokiwa Japan 23 May 1998 Japan Niigata University of Health and Welfare 2021 2021
14 Yasuhiro Hanada Japan 22 May 1999 Japan Japan Soccer College 2020 2021
25 Reo Kunimoto Japan 1 September 2001 Japan Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) 2021 2021
30 Kohga Tsuruhara Japan 30 July 2000 Japan Ritsumeikan Moriyama HS 2021 2021
Midfielders
7 Ryoya Tanigushi Japan 31 August 1999 Japan Zweigen Kanazawa (J2) 2020 2021
8 Kosuke Chiku Japan 3 February 1999 Japan Tsukuba University 2021 2021
10 Ryosuke Nagasawa Japan 25 September 1998 Thailand Phuket City F.C. 2020 2021
13 Mahiro Takahashi Japan 26 June 2001 Japan Albirex Niigata U18 2020 2021
16 Makoto Ito Japan 10 February 2000 Japan Chukyo University (J5) 2021 2021
23 Tsubasa Kawanishi Japan 12 June 2002 Japan Kyushu International University HS 2021 2021
24 Hilman Norhisam U21 Singapore 5 May 2004 Singapore Singapore Sports School 2021 2021
27 Ong Yu En U21 Singapore 3 October 2003 Singapore FFA U16 2020 2021
29 Nicky Melvin Singh U21 SingaporePhilippines 13 June 2002 Singapore Tampines Rovers U19 2021 2021
Strikers
9 Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Japan 1 February 2000 Japan Tokushima Vortis (J1) 2021 2021
17 Fikri Junaidi U21 Singapore 2 April 2000 Singapore Young Lions FC 2021 2021
18 Fumiya Suzuki Japan 29 April 1998 Japan Waseda University 2021 2021
20 Fairoz Hassan <23 Singapore 26 November 1988 Singapore Tiong Bahru FC (NFL) 2020 2021
31 Morrison Hashii JapanUnited Kingdom 21 May 2001 United Arab Emirates Al Hilal United (U2) 2021 2021
32 Kuraba Kondo Japan 6 July 2002 Japan Cerezo Osaka U-23 (J3) 2021 2021
Players who left club during season
24 Nathanael Chin U21 Singapore 26 April 1999 Singapore Police SA 2021 2021

U17 Squad

As of 10 January 2020.
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
Defenders
44 Ameer Maricar U21 Singapore 15 July 2004 Youth Team 2021 2021
45 Junki Kenn Yoshimura U21 SingaporeJapan 20 July 2004 Singapore Singapore Sport School 2021 2021
Midfielders
41 Kenji Austin U21 SingaporeJapan 24 February 2004 Singapore Active SG 2020 2021
Mikhail Danial Lum Singapore Singapore GFA Victoria FC 2020 2021
Ahmad Dzulfaqar Singapore 19 March 2004 Singapore 2019 2021
Strikers
42 Ali Manaf U21 Singapore 6 January 2005 Youth Team 2021 2021
43 Irsyad Azarudin U21 Singapore 16 July 2004 Youth Team 2021 2021

Coaching staff

[3]

PositionName
Technical DirectorJapan Kazuaki Yoshinaga[4]
Head CoachJapan Keiji Shigetomi
Asst Coach and U17 CoachJapan Yuki Fujimoto
CoachJapan Tomoya Ueta
U15 CoachJapan Masayuki Kato
Goalkeeper CoachSingapore Hyrulnizam Juma'at
Fitness CoachSingapore Jaswinder Singh
Team ManagerSingapore Suzanna Foo
PhysiotherapistJapan Kikue Honda
KitmanSingapore Roy Krishnan

[5]

Transfer

In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
GK Japan Takahiro Koga Japan V-Varen Nagasaki (J2) [6]
GK Singapore Sunny Tia Yang Guang Singapore Singapore Sports School [7]
DF Japan Kohga Tsuruhara Japan Ritsumeikan Moriyama High School [8]
DF Japan Yu Tokiwa Japan Niigata University of Health and Welfare [9]
DF Japan Shuya Yamashita Japan Tokoha University [10]
DF Japan Takahiro Tezuka Japan Tsukuba University [11]
MF Japan Makoto Ito Japan Chukyo University [12]
MF Japan Tsubasa Kawanishi Japan Kyushu International University High School [13]
MF Japan Kosuke Chiku Japan Tsukuba University [14]
MF Japan Fumiya Suzuki Japan Waseda University [15]
FW JapanUnited Kingdom Morrison Hashii United Arab Emirates Al Hilal United (U2) [16]
FW Singapore Nathanael Chin Singapore Police SA (NFL) [17]
FW Singapore Fikri Junaidi Singapore Geylang International [18]
FW Japan Kuraba Kondo Japan Cerezo Osaka U-23 (J3) [19]

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
MF Singapore Hilman Norhisam Singapore Singapore Sports School [20]


Loan In

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref
DF Japan Reo Kunimoto Japan Renofa Yamaguchi FC (J2) Season loan [21][22]
MF SingaporePhilippines Nicky Melvin Singh Singapore Tampines Rovers U19 Season loan [23]
FW Japan Kiyoshiro Tsuboi Japan Tokushima Vortis (J1) Season loan [24]

Out

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
GK Japan Kei Okawa Japan [25]
GK Singapore Aizil Yazid Singapore Hougang United [26][27]
DF Japan Rio Sakuma Cambodia Tiffy Army FC (C1) [28][29]
DF Japan Hiromasa Ogino Japan [30]
DF Japan Kotaro Takeda Japan FC Tiamo Hirakata (J4) [31][32]
DF Japan Shoma Sato Japan [33]
DF Japan Toshihiko Masuda Japan [34]
MF Japan Ren Ishihara Japan Tokushima Vortis (J1) [35]
MF Japan Kenta Kurishima Japan Iwate Grulla Morioka (J3) [36][37]
MF Japan Hiroyoshi Kamata Japan Fukui United FC (J6) [38][39]
MF Singapore Iman Hakim Singapore Tampines Rovers [40][41]
MF Singapore Gareth Low Jun Kit Singapore Balestier Khalsa [42]
MF Japan Ryuya Mitsuzuka Japan SC Sagamihara (J2) Loan Return [43]
FW Japan Reo Nishiguchi Singapore Tanjong Pagar United [44][45]
FW Japan Tomoyuki Doi Singapore Hougang United [46][47]
FW Japan Yohei Osada [48]

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred To Ref
FW Singapore Nathanael Chin Singapore [49]

Loan Out

Position Player Transferred To Ref
MF Singapore Zamani Zamri Singapore Young Lions FC NS till 2022 [50]
MF Singapore Daniel Goh Singapore SAFSA NS till 2022 [51]

Retained / Extension / Promoted

[52]

Position Player Ref
GK Singapore Hyrulnizam Juma'at [53]
DF Japan Kazuki Hashioka [54]
DF Japan Yasuhiro Hanada [55]
DF Singapore Ameer Maricar Promoted from U17 squad
DF SingaporeJapan Junki Kenn Yoshimura Promoted from U17 squad [56]
MF SingaporeJapan Kenji Austin Promoted from U17 squad
MF Singapore Ong Yu En [57]
MF Japan Ryoya Tanigushi Season loan from Zweigen Kanazawa[58][59]
MF Japan Mahiro Takahashi Season loan from Albirex Niigata U18[60][61]
FW Japan Ryosuke Nagasawa [62]
FW Singapore Fairoz Hassan [63]
FW Singapore Ali Manaf Promoted from U17 squad
FW Singapore Irsyad Azarudin Promoted from U17 squad

Friendly

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 March 2021 1 Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 0-1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
Report Nicky Melvin Singh 15' Attendance: 0 [note 1]

In-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As at 17 Sept 2021

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

Competitions

Overview

Charity Shield

Singapore Premier League

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 March 2021 2 Young Lions FC Singapore 0-3 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Syed AkmalYellow card 4'
Zamani ZamriYellow card 65'		 Report Ryoya Tanigushi 17'
Makoto Ito 51'
Kiyoshiro Tsuboi 79'Yellow card 65'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Taufik Thana
21 March 2021 3 Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 0-0 Singapore Balestier Khalsa Jurong East Stadium
Sime ZuzulYellow card 90+5' Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
25 April 2021 9 (Rescheduled) Balestier Khalsa Singapore 1-4 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Toa Payoh Stadium
Šime Žužul 57'
Ensar BrunčevićYellow card 27'		 Report Kiyoshiro Tsuboi 28' (pen) 47' 87'
Kuraba Kondo 53'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa
8 May 2021 11 (Rescheduled) Tampines Rovers Singapore 2-2 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Our Tampines Hub
Boris Kopitović 53' 90+6' (pen)
Zehrudin MehmedovićYellow card 74'
Baihakki KhaizanYellow card 79'
Daniel BennettYellow card 90+6' Yellow-red card 90+7'		 Report Kiyoshiro Tsuboi 35' 49'
Ryoya TanigushiYellow card 31'
Yu TokiwaYellow card 56'		 Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Farhad Mohamed
23 July 2021 12 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 1-1 Singapore Lion City Sailors Jurong East Stadium
Ryoya Tanigushi 45' (pen)
Reo KunimotoYellow card 70'		 Report Stipe Plazibat 72' Attendance: 100
Referee: Nathan Chan
30 July 2021 13 (Rescheduled) Hougang United Japan 1-2 Singapore Albirex Niigata (S) Hougang Stadium
Kishon Philip 30'
Hafiz SujadYellow card 77'
Maksat DzhakybalievYellow card 89'		 Report Kuraba Kondo 51'
Takahiro Tezuka 65'
Ryoya TanigushiYellow card 90+5'		 Referee: Syarqawi Buhari
22 August 2021 16 (Rescheduled) Young Lions FC Singapore 0-1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Rezza Rezky Yellow card 38'
Jacob Mahler Yellow card 52'		 Report Ryosuke Nagasawa 3' (pen)
Ong Yu En Yellow card 45'
Shuya YamashitaYellow card 59'		 Referee: Abirami Naidu
17 September 2021 19 (Rescheduled) Lion City Sailors Singapore 1-1 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jalan Besar Stadium
Haiqal Pashia 25' Report Ryoya Tanigushi 90+4'
Kiyoshiro TsuboiYellow card 61'		 Attendance: 1000
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa
24 September 2021 20 (Rescheduled) Albirex Niigata (S) Japan 0-0 Singapore Tampines Rovers Jurong East Stadium
Report Zehrudin Mehmedovic Yellow card 44' Referee: Juherman Zaiton
10 October 2021 21 (Rescheduled) Tanjong Pagar United Singapore 4-4 Japan Albirex Niigata (S) Jurong East Stadium
Anaqi Ismit 12' 73'
Fathullah Rahmat 59'Yellow card 63'
Reo Nishiguchi 87'
Shakir HamzahYellow card 20'
Shahrin SaberinYellow card 23'		 Report Kiyoshiro Tsuboi 20' 23' (pen) 44' 45+2' Referee: Jansen Foo

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lion City Sailors 21 14 6 1 59 21 +38 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Albirex Niigata (S)[lower-alpha 1] 21 13 7 1 50 19 +31 46
3 Hougang United 21 10 4 7 48 40 +8 34 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
4 Tampines Rovers 21 7 6 8 48 51 −3 27
5 Tanjong Pagar United 21 5 7 9 36 49 −13 22
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

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