2023 Lion City Sailors FC season

Lion City Sailors

2023 season
Owner	Garena
Chairman	Forrest Li
Head coach	Aleksandar Ranković
Stadium	Bishan Stadium
Singapore Premier League	2nd
Top goalscorer	Maxime Lestienne (25 goals)
Home colours Away colours
← 2022 2024–25 →

The 2023 season is Lion City Sailors' 28th consecutive season in the Singapore Premier League and the 4th season since privatising from Home United^[1] They will play in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, which marked their 4th appearance at the competition (including main play-offs), and their 2nd ACL Group Stage appearance, if qualified.

The female team will be playing in the Women's Premier League (Singapore).

Squad[edit]

Singapore Premier League[edit]

As of 1 October 2022

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Izwan Mahbud O30		(1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 33)	Hougang United	2022	2023
13	Adib Hakim		(1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2020	2023
28	Zharfan Rohaizad		(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27)	Tanjong Pagar United	2023	2023
Defenders
3	Bailey Wright		(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 31)	Rotherham United (E2)	2023	2025
5	Lionel Tan		(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)	Hougang United	2023	2023
11	Hafiz Nor O30		(1988-08-22) 22 August 1988 (age 35)	Warriors FC	2018	2023
14	Hariss Harun (C) O30		(1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33)	Johor Darul Ta'zim (M1)	2021	2024
18	Harith Kanadi U23		(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2023	2024
19	Zulqarnaen Suzliman		(1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)	Young Lions FC	2020	2023
22	Christopher van Huizen O30		(1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31)	Tampines Rovers	2023	2023
26	Bill Mamadou U23		(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 22)	Young Lions FC	2021	2023
Midfielders
6	Anumanthan Kumar		(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 29)	Kedah Darul Aman (M1)	2022	2024
8	Rusyaidi Salime		(1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26)	Tanjong Pagar United	2023	2023
10	Diego Lopes		(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 30)	Rio Ave (P1)	2021	2023
12	Anaqi Ismit U23		(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22)	Tanjong Pagar United	2019	2023
16	Hami Syahin		(1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2019	2023
27	Adam Swandi		(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2019	2023
Strikers
7	Shawal Anuar O30		(1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33)	Hougang United	2023	2023
17	Maxime Lestienne		(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 31)	Standard Liege (B1)	2022	2023
21	Abdul Rasaq U23		(2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 22)	Young Lions FC	2023	2023
23	Haiqal Pashia		(1998-11-29) 29 November 1998 (age 25)	Young Lions FC	2021	2023
34	Richairo Zivkovic		(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 27)	FC Emmen (N2)	2023	2024
Players on National Service
	Justin Hui		(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)	Hougang United	2021	2021
	Aniq Raushan U21		(2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 20)	Singapore Sport School	2021	2022
	Glenn Ong Jing Jie U21		(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)	Singapore Sport School	2021	2022
	Khairin Nadim U21		(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)	Young Lions FC	2023	2025
15	Danish Qayyum U23		(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22)	Young Lions FC	2023	2023
30	Nur Adam Abdullah U23		(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23)	Young Lions FC	2021	2023
Players not registered / de-registered for SPL
2	Pedro Henrique		(1992-12-18) 18 December 1992 (age 31)	Atlético Goianiense	2022	2024
4	Manuel Herrera López		(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32)	Nagaworld FC	2023	2023
9	Kodai Tanaka		(1999-12-23) 23 December 1999 (age 24)	Albirex Niigata (S)	2023	2023
46	Rui Pires		(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)	Paços de Ferreira (P1)	2023	2025
Players loaned out during mid-season
24	Rudy Khairullah		(1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 29)	Balestier Khalsa	2017	2023
20	Arshad Shamim		(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)	Young Lions FC	2018	2023
Players left during mid-season
29	Bernie Ibini-Isei		(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 31)	Western Sydney Wanderers	2023	2023
	Amiruldin Asraf		(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)	LCS Academy	2017	2023

Note 1: Pedro Henrique remained with the team but not registered for the SPL.

Note 2: Kodai Tanaka remained with the team but was de-registered for the SPL after sustaining a season ending injury.

U21 squad[edit]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
52	Veer Karan Sobti U21		(2004-05-06) 6 May 2004 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United	2021	2025
57	Kaiden Ng U21		(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U15	2023	2023
67	Issac Goh Jun Yang U21		(2007-06-05) 5 June 2007 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U15	2022	2023
79	Edgar Leo Chin Jee U21		(2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
Defenders
51	Marcus Mosses U21		(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
53	Aiqel Aliman U21		(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
62	Harith Luth Hadi U21		(2008-03-19) 19 March 2008 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
64	Idzham Eszuan U21		(2007-02-14) 14 February 2007 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
70	Kieran Aryan Azhari U21		(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 20)	Lion City Sailors U17	2021	2023
75	Gabriel Goh U21		(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 20)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
76	Rizqin Aniq U21		(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
78	Aqil Khusni U21		(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
81	Aniq Suhaimi U17		October 2006	Lion City Sailors U15	2023	2023
	Aniq Tiryaq U21			Lion City Sailors U17	2021	2023
	Rayyan Ramzdan U21		(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 19)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2022
	Marcus Heng U21		(2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2022
Midfielders
54	Ihsan Hadi U21		(2004-05-07) 7 May 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
55	Jonan Tan En Yuan U21		(2006-06-27) 27 June 2006 (age 17)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
60	Danie Hafiy U21		(2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
65	Aryan Bahadur Chhetri U21		(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
68	Rae Peh Jun Wen U21		(2008-09-15) 15 September 2008 (age 15)	Lion City Sailors U15	2022	2023
69	Joshua Little U21		(2007-10-30) 30 October 2007 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
71	Yazid Rais U21		(2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 (age 18)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
72	Amir Mirza U21		(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)	Tampines Rovers U21	2023	2023
77	Asis Ijilral U21		(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
91	Andy Reefqy U21		(2008-07-14) 14 July 2008 (age 15)	Singapore Sports School	2023	2023
	Yasir Nizamudin U21		(2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
	Charlie Douglas U21			Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2022
	Arsyad Basiron U21		(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2022
	Uvayn Kumar U21		(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2022
Forwards
59	Qaisy Noranzor U21		(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 18)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
61	Nathan Mao Zhi Xuan U21		(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 16)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
63	Izrafil Yusof U21		(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 20)	Mattar City Sailors	2022	2023
66	Zakaria Syari U21		(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 20)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
73	Fernandez Casey Klein U21		(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007 (age 17)	Singapore Sports School	2023	2023
74	Nils Vandersmissen U21		(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
80	Ilyasin Zayan U21		(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20)	Lion City Sailors U17	2022	2023
	Fakis Aqasha U21			Mattar City Sailors	2022	2022
Players loaned out mid-season
Players left during the season
63	Obren Kljajic U21		(2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 (age 20)	FK Voždovac U19	2023	2023
	Nigel Binex U17		(2007-01-08) 8 January 2007 (age 17)	Global Indian International School	2022	2023
56	Syed Adel Alsree U21		(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)	Young Lions FC	2023	2023

Women squad (LCS)[edit]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeeper
1	Noor Kusumawati		(1990-09-29) 29 September 1990 (age 33)	Warriors FC	2022	2023
22	Beatrice Tan Li Bin		(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31)	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2023
Defender
3	Fatin Aqillah		(1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 29)	Tanjong Pagar United	2022	2023
4	Umairah Hamdan		(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)	South Avenue CSC	2022	2023
8	Syazwani Ruzi		(2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23)	Still Aerion	2022	2023
13	Ernie Sulastri		(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 35)	Home United	2022	2023
17	Khairunnisa Anwar		(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21)	South Avenue CSC	2022	2023
18	Munirah Mohamad		(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27)	Police SA	2022	2023
25	Sara Hayduchok			JSSL Tampines	2023	2023
27	Tia Foong Po Shiun		(2007-07-31) 31 July 2007 (age 16)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023
	Seri Nurinsyirah		(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2023	2023
Midfielder
14	Madelin Sophie Lock		(2007-05-24) 24 May 2007 (age 17)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023
16	Ho Huixin		(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)	Home United	2022	2023
19	Julia-Vanessa Farr		(1991-08-12) 12 August 1991 (age 32)	Warriors FC	2022	2023
20	Cara Ming-Yan Chang		(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 (age 15)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023
21	Venetia Lim Ying Xuan		(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20)	Still Aerion	2022	2023
Forwards
5	Miray Hokotate Altun		(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)	ANZA Singapore	2022	2023
9	Lila Tan Hui Ying		(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20)	Aksil Shanghai	2022	2023
10	Izzati Rosni		(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25)	SWAT FC	2022	2023
12	Josephine Ang Kaile		(2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 17)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023
23	Nica Siy			Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (W)	2023	2023
Mid-season transferred players
2	Madison Josephine Telmer		(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19)	ANZA Singapore	2022	2023
6	Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri		(2007-12-19) 19 December 2007 (age 16)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023
7	Paula Druschke				2022	2023
11	Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran		(2007-07-25) 25 July 2007 (age 16)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023
99	Chloe Koh Ke Ying		(2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17)	Mattar Sailors (W)	2022	2023

Women squad (Mattar Sailors)[edit]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeeper
1	Izairida Shakira		(2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 (age 16)		2022	2023
18	Chantale Lamasan Rosa			Singapore Sports School	2023	2023
	Nurul Illyanis		(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17)		2023	2023
Defender
3	Tasha Foong Po Yui		(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19)	ITE College East	2022	2023
4	Tyan Foong				2023	2023
5	Rebecca Harding				2023	2023
12	Siti Nur Hidayah			Balestier Khalsa	2023	2023
14	Isis Ang		(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21)		2022	2022
16	Syaizta Ohorella				2023	2023
Midfielder
6	Nadia Nuraffendi		(2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 18)	Tampines-Meridian JC	2023	2023
8	Jaen Lee				2023	2023
10	Liyana Indah Rickit		(2009-10-14) 14 October 2009 (age 14)	ActiveSG	2022	2023
15	Yuvika Suresh		(2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 15)		2022	2023
17	Natasha Kaur				2023	2023
19	Anusha Saluja				2023	2023
20	Dorcas Chu		(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors Women	2022	2023
21	Ruby Tjipto			Youth Academy	2023	2023
22	Sara Merican		(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)	Lion City Sailors Women	2022	2023
	Aaniya Ahuja		(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 18)	Singapore American School	2022	2022
Forward
7	Nor Adriana Lim				2023	2023
9	Raeka Ee Pei Ying			Singapore Sports School	2023	2023
11	Elena Khoo			Brazilian Football Academy	2023	2023
13	Katelyn Yeoh				2023	2023
23	Nur Ain Salleh			Youth Academy	2023	2023
24	Maxine Maribbay		(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)		2023	2023
25	Syafina Putri Rashid		(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 19)	Lion City Sailors Women	2022	2023
	Zalikha Haidah Abdul Rahman		(2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 (age 19)	ITE College Central	2022	2022
	Naureen Qadriyah			Fuhua Secondary School	2023	2023
	Celine Koh			Youth Team	2022	2023

Coaching staff[edit]

The following list displays the coaching staff of all the Lion City Sailors current football sections:^[2]

First Team Position Name Chairman Forrest Li CEO General Manager Badri Ghent Team Manager (SPL) Hương Trần Team Manager (WPL) Jenny Tan Technical Director Luka Lalić Head Coach Aleksandar Ranković Head Coach (Women) Yeong Sheau Shyan Assistant Coach Marko Perović Goalkeeping Coach Kris Stergulc Goalkeeping Coach (Assistant) Chua Lye Heng Goalkeeping Coach (Women) Daniel Ong Conditioning Coach Dzevad Saric Head of Performance Mark Onderwater Head of Rehabilitation Mike Kerklaan Head of Technical Training Rodrigo Costa Head of Video Analyst Pablo Muñiz Video Analyst Nigel Goh Physiologist Niels Van Sundert David Conde Head of Logistics Zahir Taufeek

Academy Position Name Technical Director Luka Lalić General Manager Tan Li Yu Team Manager (WPL) Jenny Tan Head Coach (SFL) Goalkeeper Coach (Under-21) Goalkeeping Coach (Development) Matija Radikon Goalkeeping Coach (Foundation) Shahril Jantan Strength & Conditioning Coach (Academy) Chloe Alphonso Derrick Ang Performance Coordinator (Academy) Lewin Kösterke Medical Coordinator (Academy) Wouter de Vroome Physiologist (Academy) Santiago Izquierdo Monllor Head of Youth Team (Development) & Under-21 Coach Daan van Oudheusden Head of Youth Team (Foundation) Tengku Mushadad Under-17 Head Coach José Mataix Under-15 Head Coach Danilo Tesic Under-13 Head Coach Ashraf Ariffin Under-12 Head Coach Kevin Tan Under-11 Head Coach Lucas Ekers Under-10 Head Coach Francisco Couto Technical Coach (Development) Nuno Pereira Technical Coach (Foundation) Diogo Costa Video Analyst (Academy) Pol Corpas Cuatrecasas Poh Kai Ern Shaun Tan Data Analyst (Academy) Gautam Selvamany Medical Logistics Masrezal Bin Mashuri Nutritionist Denise Van Ewijk

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
GK	Zharfan Rohaizad	Tanjong Pagar United	First team	Free [3]
DF	Rusyaidi Salime	Tanjong Pagar United	First team	Free [4]
DF	Christopher van Huizen	Tampines Rovers	First team	Free [5][6]
DF	Lionel Tan	Hougang United	First team	Undisclosed [7]
DF	Manuel Herrera López	Nagaworld FC	First team	Free [8]
MF	Danish Qayyum	Young Lions FC	First team	Free [9]
MF	Syed Adel Alsree	Young Lions FC	U21	Free
MF	Amir Mirza	Tampines Rovers U21	U21	Free
FW	Kodai Tanaka	Albirex Niigata (S)	First team	Free [10][11]
FW	Bernie Ibini-Isei	Western Sydney Wanderers	First team	Free [12] [13]
FW	Shawal Anuar	Hougang United	First team	Free [14]
FW	Abdul Rasaq	Young Lions FC	First team	Free [15]
FW	Khairin Nadim	Young Lions FC	U21	Free [a]
FW	Obren Kljajic	FK Voždovac U19	U21	Free [16]

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
DF	Bailey Wright	Sunderland AFC (E2)	First team	2 years contract from June 2023 till June 2025 Include 1 year option [17] [18] [19]
MF	Rui Pires	Paços de Ferreira (P1)		2 years contract from June 2023 till June 2025 [20] [21]
FW	Richairo Zivkovic	FC Emmen (N2)		1 year contract from June 2023 till June 2024 [22][23]
DF	Harith Kanadi	Geylang International		2 years contract from August 2023 till June 2025 [24]

Out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Hassan Sunny	Albirex Niigata (S)	First Team	Free [25][26]
GK	Prathip Ekamparam	Young Lions FC	U21	Free [27]
GK	Putra Anugerah		U21	Free
GK	Dylan Christopher Goh	Geylang International U21	U21	Free
GK	Travis Ang	Tanjong Pagar United U21	Mattar Sailors	Free
GK	Firman Nabil	Albirex Niigata U19	Mattar Sailors	Free [28]
GK	Nicolas Geeraerts	German-Swiss All Stars	Mattar Sailors	Free
GK	Efan Qiszman	Balestier Khalsa U21	AFA DC	Free
DF	Tajeli Salamat	Tanjong Pagar United	First Team	Free [25][29]
DF	Naqiuddin Eunos	Tanjong Pagar United	First Team	Free [25][30]
DF	Iqram Rifqi	Balestier Khalsa	First Team	Free [25][31]
DF	Amirul Adli	Geylang International	First Team	Free [32][33]
DF	Ian Faris Shahrin	Geylang International U21	U21	Free
DF	Syafi Hilman	Young Lions FC	U21	Free
DF	Fudhil I'yadh	Balestier Khalsa	U21	Free
DF	Aqil Dany Jahsh Ruzzman	Balestier Khalsa U21	U21	Free
DF	Brant Tan Jun Rong	Hougang United U21	U21	Free
DF	Ifat Sha'aban	Police SA	U21	Free
DF	Danish Iftiqar		U21	Free
DF	Nifail Noorhaizam	Tanjong Pagar United U21	U17	Free
DF	Farid Jafri	Tanjong Pagar United U21	Mattar Sailors	Free
DF	Daniel Elfian	Tanjong Pagar United U21	Mattar Sailors	Free
DF	Danial Azman		Mattar Sailors	Free
DF	Merrick Tan Yi Ern	Balestier Khalsa U21	AFA DC	Free.
DF	Bradly Yap Zhi Hao	Balestier Khalsa U21	AFA DC	Free.
MF	Song Ui-young	Nongbua Pitchaya	First Team	Undisclosed [34]
MF	Faris Ramli	Tampines Rovers	First Team	Free [25][35]
MF	Saifullah Akbar	Tampines Rovers	First Team	Free [36][37]
MF	Shahdan Sulaiman	Hougang United	First Team	Free [25]
MF	Gabriel Quak Jun Yi	Hougang United	First Team	Free [25][38][39]
MF	Aizal Murhamdani		U21	Free
MF	Syahmi Indallah	Tanjong Pagar United U21	U17	Free
MF	Febryan Pradana	Tanjong Pagar United U21	Mattar Sailors	Free.
MF	Rian Haziq Rosley	Tanjong Pagar United U21	Mattar Sailors	Free.
MF	George Thomas	Tanjong Pagar United U21	AFA DC	Free.
MF	Sahoo Garv	Balestier Khalsa U21	AFA DC	Free.
MF	Sara Merican		Women	Free.
MF	Giselle Blumke	JSSL Tampines	Mattar Sailors (W)	Free.
FW	Kim Shin-wook	Kitchee SC	First Team	Free [40] [41] [42]
FW	Nashrul Iman		U21	Free
FW	Sham Mohamed	Geylang International U21	U21	Free
FW	Nicole Lim Yan Xiu	Hougang United	Women	Free.
FW	Nur Syafina Putri Rashid	Mattar Sailors (W)	Women	Free.
FW	Nurul Ariqah	Balestier Khalsa (W)	Mattar Sailors (W)	Free

Mid-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
MF	Syed Adel Alsree	Hougang United U21	U21	Free
MF	Nigel Kunnan	FC Madras U17	U17	Free
MF	Madison Telmer	UFV Cascades	Women	Free
MF	Seri Ayu Natasha Naszri	ESC La Liga Academy	Women	Scholarship till 2025
MF	Ardhra Arul Ganeswaran	IMG Academy	Women	Scholarship till 2026 [43]
MF	Dorcas Chu	Mattar Sailors (W)	Women	Free.
FW	Bernie Ibini-Isei		First team	Free [44] [45] [46]
FW	Amiruldin Asraf	Young Lions FC	First team	Free
FW	Obren Kljajic	Peninsula Power (A2)	U21	Free [47]
FW	Uchenna Eziakor	ESC La Liga Academy	U15	Free
FW	Paula Druschke	NA	Women	Free
FW	Chloe Koh Ke Ying	IMG Academy	Women	Scholarship till 2026 [48]

Loan Returns[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Team	Ref
GK	Rudy Khairullah	Balestier Khalsa	First Team	Loan Return [49]
GK	Putra Anugerah	Young Lions FC [a]	U21	Loan Return
DF	Tajeli Salamat	Geylang International [b]	First Team	Loan Return [50]

Mid-season

Loans Out[edit]

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
MF	Nur Izzati Rosni	FC SWAT	Women	On loan till March 2023 [51]
MF	Ernie Sulastri	FC SWAT	Women	On loan till March 2023 [51]
MF	Justin Hui	Police SA	First Team	On National Service until October 2023
DF	Rayyan Ramzdan	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until January 2024
MF	Arsyad Basiron	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until January 2024
MF	Asis Ijilral	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until January 2024
MF	Danie Hafiy	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until January 2024
MF	Yasir Nizamudin	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until March 2024
DF	Marcus Mosses	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until March 2024
MF	Uvayn Kumar	SAFSA	U21	On National Service until March 2024
GK	Veer Karan Sobti		U21	On National Service until October 2024
DF	Aniq Raushan		U21	On National Service until January 2025
FW	Khairin Nadim	Young Lions FC	U21	On National Service until January 2025 [a]
MF	Glenn Ong Jing Jie		U21	On National Service until January 2025
DF	Nur Adam Abdullah		First Team	On National Service until September 2025
MF	Danish Qayyum		First Team	On National Service until September 2025

Mid-Season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Team	Ref
GK	Rudy Khairullah	Geylang International	First Team	Season loan [52]
DF	Arshad Shamim	Geylang International	First Team	Season loan

Contract extensions[edit]

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Position	Player	Ref
GK	Rudy Khairullah	1-year extension till 2023
GK	Adib Hakim	1-year extension till 2023
GK	Izwan Mahbud	2 years contract from 2022 till 2023 [54]
GK	Veer Karan Sobti	4 years extension from 2022 till 2025
DF	Pedro Henrique	3 years contract from 2022 till 2024 [55][56][57]
DF	Nur Adam Abdullah	1-year extension till 2023
DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	1-year extension till 2023
DF	Bill Mamadou	1-year extension till 2023 (Promoted)
MF	Anaqi Ismit	1-year extension till 2023 (Promoted)
MF	Anumanthan Kumar	3 years contract from 2022 till 2024 [58]
MF	Hariss Harun	3.5 years contract from 2021 till 2024 [59]
MF	Adam Swandi	1-year extension till 2023
MF	Hami Syahin	1-year extension till 2023
MF	Arshad Shamim	1-year extension till 2023
MF	Hafiz Nor	1-year extension till 2023
MF	Diego Lopes	3 years contract from 2021 till 2023 [60][61]
FW	Haiqal Pashia	1-year extension till 2023
FW	Maxime Lestienne	2 years contract from 2022 till 2023 [62][63]

Friendlies[edit]

First Team

Albirex Niigata (S) v Lion City Sailors

28 January 2023 1	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Hilman Norhisam			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Lion City Sailors v Tanjong Pagar United

4 February 2023 2	Lion City Sailors	v	Tanjong Pagar United	Bishan
				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

Lion City Sailors v Hougang United

February 2023 3	Lion City Sailors	2-1	Hougang United	Bishan
	Obren Kljajic			Stadium: Bishan Stadium

Lion City Sailors v Tampines Rovers

10 February 2023 4	Lion City Sailors	2-2	Tampines Rovers	Bishan
	Abdul Rasaq Kodai Tanaka		Boris Kopitović Faris Ramli	Stadium: Bishan Stadium

Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors

17 February 2023 5	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4-0	Lion City Sailors	Malaysia
		Report		Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor

Lion City Sailors v Tottenham Hotspur

26 July 2023 6	Lion City Sailors	1-5	Tottenham Hotspur	Kallang, Singapore
	Shawal Anuar 14'	Report	Harry Kane 45+2' (pen) Richarlison 48', 52', 90+4' Giovani Lo Celso 73'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 25,095 Referee: Andrea Verolino

U21

Tanjong Pagar United v Lion City Sailors

30 January 2023 1	Tanjong Pagar United	1-3	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Tampines Rovers v Lion City Sailors

26 February 2023 2	Tampines Rovers	2-0	Lion City Sailors	Tampines
	Joel Chew Anton Yen Goh			Stadium: Our Tampines Hub

Lion City Sailors v Johor Darul Ta'zim III

5 March 2023 3	Lion City Sailors	0-2	Johor Darul Ta'zim III	Jalan Besar
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Albirex Niigata (S) v Lion City Sailors

4 April 2023 4	Albirex Niigata (S)	2-2	Lion City Sailors	Jalan Besar
	Hilman Norhisam			Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

Lion City Sailors v Johor Darul Ta'zim U17

11 November 2023 5	Lion City Sailors	0-1	Johor Darul Ta'zim U17	Mattar, Singapore
				Stadium: LCS Training Ground

U18

Lion City Sailors v Singapore FC

10 September 2023 Puma Youth CL 1	Lion City Sailors	4-0	Singapore FC	Mattar, Singapore
	Rae Peh 25' Andy Reefqy 26' Casey Klein 56' Dani Qalish 67'			Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v Turf City FC

17 September 2023 Puma Youth CL 2	Lion City Sailors	3-0	Turf City FC	Mattar, Singapore
				Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v JSSL FC

1 October 2023 Puma Youth CL 3	Lion City Sailors	4-2	JSSL FC	Mattar, Singapore
	? 27' Tyler Kawauchi 42' Andy Reefqy 76', 85'		Yusril Hanapi 47' Ethan John Cleaver 60'	Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v Sailors DC

8 October 2023 Puma Youth CL 4	Lion City Sailors	4-0	Sailors DC	Mattar, Singapore
	Nils Vandersmissen 10', 40' Jonan Tan 23' Enrico Walmrath Silveira 52'			Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v ANZA FC

15 October 2023 Puma Youth CL 5	Lion City Sailors	5-0	ANZA FC	Mattar, Singapore
	Enrico Walmrath Silveira 61' Rae Peh 64' Izzan Rifiqi 73' Casey Klein 75' Nils Vandersmissen 79'			Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v Singapore FC

22 October 2023 Puma Youth CL 6	Lion City Sailors	7-1	Singapore FC	Mattar, Singapore
	Andy Reefqy 5' Sarvvin Raj 16' Qaisy Noranzor 18' Yanir Elizer 51', 57' Thaddeus Woofle 59' Casey Klein 84'		Ferdian Aryo 53'	Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v ANZA FC

5 November 2023 Puma Youth CL 7	Lion City Sailors	4-0	ANZA FC	Mattar, Singapore
	Qaisy Noranzor 6' Caden Lim 18', 45' Thaddeus Woofle 79'			Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v JSSL FC

12 November 2023 Puma Youth CL 8	Lion City Sailors	3-1	JSSL FC	Mattar, Singapore
	Luth Harith 52' Andy Reefqy 72' Yanir Elizer 92'		Salvador Franko 6'	Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v Turf City FC

19 November 2023 Puma Youth CL 9	Lion City Sailors	0-3	Turf City FC	Mattar, Singapore
				Stadium: LCS Training Ground

Lion City Sailors v Sailors DC

26 November 2023 Puma Youth CL 10	Lion City Sailors	v	Sailors DC	Mattar, Singapore
				Stadium: LCS Training Ground

U17

Mokhtar Dahari Academy U17 v Lion City Sailors

17 March 2023 1	Mokhtar Dahari Academy U17	4-3	Lion City Sailors	Malaysia
				Stadium: Mokhtar Dahari Academy, Pahang

Mokhtar Dahari Academy U16 v Lion City Sailors

18 March 2023 2	Mokhtar Dahari Academy U16	3-3	Lion City Sailors	Malaysia
				Stadium: Mokhtar Dahari Academy, Pahang

Johor Darul Ta'zim IV v Lion City Sailors

15 April 2023 3	Johor Darul Ta'zim IV	3-0	Lion City Sailors	Malaysia
				Stadium: Johor

Albirex Niigata (S) v Lion City Sailors

10 May 2023 4	Albirex Niigata (S)	v	Lion City Sailors	Choa Chu Kang
				Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

2 Halfs FD v Lion City Sailors

30 July 2023 5

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