2018 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2018 season
Chairman	Bill Ng
Head coach	Clement Teo
Stadium	Hougang Stadium
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ChairmanBill Ng

Head coachClement Teo

StadiumHougang Stadium

The 2018 season was Hougang United's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Zulfairuuz Rudy	(1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 31)	Home United
13	Ridhuan Barudin ^>30	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 38)	Tampines Rovers
18	Khairulhin Khalid	(1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 34)	LionsXII
Defenders
2	Asraf Zahid ^U23	(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 26)	Youth Team
3	Gerald Ting ^U23	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 27)	Youth Team
4	Ashrul Syafeeq	(1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 31)	Balestier Khalsa
11	Nazrul Nazari	(1991-02-11) 11 February 1991 (age 35)	LionsXII
15	Illyas Lee ^U23	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 30)	Young Lions FC
17	Faiz Salleh	(1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 33)	Young Lions FC
32	Syaqir Sulaiman	(1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 39)	Warriors FC
59	Jordan Nicolas Vestering ^U19	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 25)	NFA U18
Midfielders
6	Syahiran Miswan	(1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 32)	Home United
8	Jordan Chan ^U23	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 28)	Young Lions FC
10	Stanely Ng	(1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 33)	Geylang International
12	Fabian Kwok	(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 37)	Tampines Rovers
16	Justin Hui ^U23	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 28)	Youth Team
19	Nurhilmi Jasni ^>30	(1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 39)	Balestier Khalsa
20	Muhaimin Suhaimi ^U23	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 31)	Young Lions FC
Strikers
7	Fareez Farhan	(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 31)	Young Lions FC
9	Antonie Viterale	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 29)	Hellas Verona
14	Iqbal Hussain	(1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 32)	Young Lions FC
21	Syukri Bashir ^U23	(1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 27)	Youth Team
23	Amir Zalani ^U23	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 29)	Home United
24	Shahfiq Ghani	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 34)	Geylang International
25	Daniel Goh Ji Xiong ^U23	(1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 26)	Youth Team
26	Jang Jo-yoon	(1988-01-01) 1 January 1988 (age 38)	Gimpo Citizen FC
33	Fazrul Nawaz	(1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 40)	Tampines Rovers
Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season
5	Adam Mitter	(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 33)	Ilocos United
22	Nasrul Taib ^U23	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 28)	Youth Team

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Clement Teo
Assistant coach	Salim Moin
Head of Youth (COE)	Robin Chitrakar
Fitness coach	Dirk Schauenberg
Goalkeeping coach	Lim Queen Cher
General Manager	Matthew Tay
Team manager	Clement Teo
Sports trainer	Thomas Pang
Sports trainer	Ryan Wang
Kitman	Wan Azlan

Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
DF	Ashrul Syafeeq	Hougang United	^[2]
DF	Illyas Lee	Garena Young Lions	^[2]
DF	Adam Mitter	Ilocos United	^[3]
MF	Jordan Chan	Garena Young Lions	^[2]
MF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	Garena Young Lions	2 Years contract ^[2]
MF	Stanely Ng	Geylang International	^[2]
FW	Shahfiq Ghani	Geylang International	2 Years contract^[4]^[5]

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Delwinder Singh	Warriors FC	^[6]
DF	Zulfahmi Arifin	Chonburi	^[7]
DF	Atsushi Shirota	Phnom Penh Crown FC	^[8]^[9]
DF	Amer Hakeem	Garena Young Lions	Season loan ^[10]
DF	Ariyan Shamsuddin	Garena Young Lions	Season loan ^[11]
DF	Wahyudi Wahid
DF	Ali Hudzafi
DF	Lionel Tan	SAFSA (NFL Club)	Season loan
DF	Shaqi Sulaiman	Balestier Khalsa	^[12]
MF	Gareth Low Jun Kit	SAFSA (NFL Club)	Season loan ^[2]
MF	Prakash Raj	Garena Young Lions	Season loan ^[2]
MF	Fumiya Kogure	Geylang International	^[13]
MF	Azhar Sairudin	Geylang International	^[14]
MF	Fairoz Hasan	Geylang International	^[15]
MF	Afiq Noor	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club)	^[16]
FW	Pablo Rodríguez

Position	Player	Ref
GK	Ridhuan Barudin	^[17]
GK	Khairulhin Khalid	2 Years contract ^[18]
GK	Zulfairuuz Rudy	^[19]
DF	Faiz Salleh	^[20]
MF	Nurhilmi Jasni	^[21]
MF	Nazrul Nazari	^[22]
MF	Fabian Kwok	^[23]
MF	Syahiran Miswan	^[24]
FW	Iqbal Hussain	2 Years contract ^[25]
FW	Fareez Farhan	^[26]
FW	Amir Zalani	^[27]

2018 Hougang United FC season

S.League Squad

Coaching staff

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

ln

Out

Extension

Promoted

Trial

Mid-season transfers

In

Out

Trial

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

Surabaya Pre-Season Training

Malaysia Pre-season tour

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Competitions

Overview

Singapore Premier League

Singapore Cup

References

Related Articles

Position	Player	Ref
DF	Gerald Ting	^[28]
DF	Asraf Zahid	^[29]
MF	Justin Hui	^[30]
MF	Nasrul Taib	^[31]
FW	Syukri Bashir	^[32]
FW	Daniel Goh Ji Xiong	^[33]
FW	Antonie Viterale	^[34]

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	Tiong Bahru FC
FW	Fazrul Nawaz	Hougang United	$50,000 ^[35]^[36]
FW	Jang Jo-yoon	Gimpo Citizen FC	Free ^[37]

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
DF	Adam Mitter	Global Cebu F.C.	Free ^[38]
MF	Nasrul Taib	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club)	Free

6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) 1	Hougang United	1–0	Singapore Cricket Club (NFL Club)	Padang
	Justin Hui	Report

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) 2	Hougang United	3–0	Katong FC (NFL Club)	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Jordan Chan pen' Fareez Farhan pen' Iqbal Hussain

30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) 3	Hougang United	Cancelled	Rydalmere Lions	Jalan Besar Stadium
1700 hours

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 4	Hougang United	2–1	Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club)	Hougang Stadium
1700 hours	Adam Mitter Iqbal Hussain

25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 5	Hougang United	8–0	Police SA (NFL Club)	Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 6	Hougang United	Cancelled	SAFSA (NFL Club)	Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 7	Hougang United	5–2	Hougang United U-19	Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

4 March 2018 (2018-03-04) 1	Hougang United	0–2	Madura United	Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium
2000 hours		Report	Nuriddin Davronov 37' Lamjed Chehoudi 90'

24 March 2018 2	Hougang United	1–2	Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.	Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium
	Shahfiq Ghani 83'		Murilo Damasceno 9,15'

Competition	Record
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Singapore Premier League	24	2	6	16	22	44	−22	008.33
Singapore Cup	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	26	2	6	18	22	47	−25	007.69

15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) Round 2	Hougang United	1–1	Warriors FC	Hougang Stadium
	Fareez Farhan 86' (pen.) 90' Muhaimin Suhaimi 41' Fabian Kwok 77'		Ho Wai Loon 39' 34' Poh Yi Feng 28' Emmeric Ong 62' Faiz Salleh 77'

24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 8	Hougang United	Cancelled	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang Stadium
1700 hours

22 March 2018 1	Hougang United	4–4	Melaka United	Hang Jebat Stadium
	Antonie Viterale Muhaimin Suhaimi Shahfiq Ghani

No.	Pos.	Player	Sleague		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Zulfairuuz Rudy	4	0	0	0	4	0
2	DF	Asraf Zahid	1(1)	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF	Gerald Ting	4	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	Ashrul Syafeeq	6(5)	0	0	0	11	0
6	MF	Syahiran Miswan	13(2)	0	2	0	17	0
7	FW	Fareez Farhan	7(12)	3	1	0	20	3
8	MF	Jordan Chan	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Antonie Viterale	14(5)	1	1(1)	0	21	1
10	MF	Stanley Ng	10(4)	2	0	0	14	2
11	DF	Nazrul Nazari	14(2)	0	1(1)	0	18	0
12	MF	Fabian Kwok	19(3)	3	1	0	23	3
13	GK	Ridhuan Barudin	4(1)	0	2	0	7	0
14	FW	Iqbal Hussain	17(2)	4	2	0	21	4
15	DF	Illyas Lee	21	0	2	0	23	0
16	MF	Justin Hui	13(2)	1	0	0	15	1
17	DF	Faiz Salleh	20	1	2	0	21	1
18	GK	Khairulhin Khalid	16	0	0	0	16	0
19	MF	Nurhilmi Jasni	11(5)	1	1	0	17	1
20	MF	Muhaimin Suhaimi	14(3)	0	2	0	19	0
21	FW	Syukri Bashir	2(6)	0	0(1)	0	9	0
23	FW	Amir Zalani	7(2)	1	0	0	9	1
24	FW	Shahfiq Ghani	8(4)	2	0(2)	0	14	2
25	FW	Daniel Goh Ji Xiong	0(2)	0	0	0	2	0
26	FW	Jang Jo-yoon	5(2)	1	1(1)	0	9	1
32	DF	Syaqir Sulaiman	3(1)	0	0	0	4	0
33	FW	Fazrul Nawaz	4(3)	1	2	0	9	1
57	MF	Nikesh Singh Sidhu	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	DF	Jordan Nicolas Vestering	12	0	2	0	14	0
Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club
5	DF	Adam Mitter	14	1	0	0	14	1
22	MF	Nasrul Taib	1(2)	0	0	0	3	0

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Round 1	Garena Young Lions	2–0	Hougang United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Joshua Pereira 34' Taufiq Muqminin 68' Prakash Raj 59'		Antonie Viterale 31' Nurhilmi Jasni 37' Iqbal Hussain 81'

18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) Round 3	Tampines Rovers	4–0	Hougang United	Our Tampines Hub
	Shameer Aziq 19' Khairul Amri 24' Irwan Shah 67' Jordan Webb 86' Fahrudin Mustafic 83'

22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) Round 4	Hougang United	1–1	Balestier Khalsa	Hougang Stadium
	Iqbal Hussain 48' Fabian Kwok 34' Syahiran Miswan 61' Illyas Lee 85'		Keegan Linderboom 9' Huzaifah Aziz 73'	Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)

2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) Round 5	Hougang United	3–3	Home United	Hougang Stadium
	Iqbal Hussain 57' Adam Mitter 74' Faiz Salleh 78'		Song Ui-young 34' Faritz Abdul Hameed 40' 44' Shahril Ishak 65' Anumanthan Kumar 13' Hafiz Nor 67'

6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) Round 6	Albirex Niigata (S)	1–0	Hougang United	Jurong East Stadium
	Kenya Takahashi 75'

12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) Round 7	Hougang United	1–3	Geylang International	Hougang Stadium
	Iqbal Hussain 87'		Shawal Anuar 2,45' Azhar Sairudin 75'

19 May 2018 (2018-05-19) Round 8	Hougang United	1–2	Garena Young Lions	Hougang Stadium
	Fabian Kwok 49' Illyas Lee 75' Fareez Farhan 78'		Ikhsan Fandi 57' Naufal Azman 79'

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02) Round 9	Warriors FC	2–0	Hougang United	Choa Chu Kang Stadium
	Jonathan Béhé 87' (pen.) 90+3' Delwinder Singh 10' Nur Luqman 70' Poh Yi Feng 77' Ho Wai Loon 90+1'		Shahfiq Ghani 10' Fabian Kwok 65' Jordan Nicolas Vestering 86'

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09) Round 10	Hougang United	0–2	Tampines Rovers	Hougang Stadium
	Faiz Salleh 60' Syahiran Miswan 79' Stanley Ng 86' Illyas Lee 87'		Fazrul Nawaz 45+1' Khairul Amri 69' Shameer Aziq 22' 59' Yasir Hanapi 79'

17 June 2018 (2018-06-17) Round 11	Balestier Khalsa	0–1	Hougang United	Toa Payoh Stadium
	Nurullah Hussein 58' Sheikh Abdul Hadi 84' Hazzuwan Halim 90+4'		Nurhilmi Jasni 73' Illyas Lee 18' Fabian Kwok 23' Justin Hui 82' Khairulhin Khalid 90+4' Jordan Vestering 90+4'

24 June 2018 (2018-06-24) Round 12	Hougang United	1–1	Brunei DPMM	National Stadium, Singapore
	Stanley Ng 23' (pen.) Nazrul Nazari 25' Jordan Vestering 42'		Volodymyr Pryyomov 79' Hendra Azam Idris 18' Abdul Aziz Tamit 23'	Referee: Nathan Chan (Singapore)

1 July 2018 (2018-07-01) Round 13	Home United	1–0	Hougang United	Bishan Stadium
	Anumanthan Kumar 57' Shakir Hamzah 43'		Syahiran Miswan 8'	Referee: Y.Sathyakumar (Singapore)

4 July 2018 (2018-07-04) Round 14	Hougang United	1–2	Albirex Niigata (S)	Hougang Stadium
	Amir Zalani 88' Syaqir Sulaiman 23' Ashrul Syafeeq 57' Nurhilmi Jasni 59'		Hiroyoshi Kamata 38' Shuhei Hoshino 69' Kenya Takahashi 41' Adam Swandi 90+3'	Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Round 15 (Rescheduled)	Geylang International	0–3	Hougang United	Bedok Stadium
	Jasper Chan 52' Anders Aplin 52' Yuki Ichikawa 78'		Justin Hui 36' Fareez Farhan 64' Jang Jo-yoon 87' Syahiran Miswan 45+2' Illyas Lee 53'	Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)

11 July 2018 (2018-07-11) Round 16	Brunei DPMM	3–2	Hougang United	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
	Volodymyr Pryyomov 6' Adi Said 63' Shahrazen Said 90' 46' Fakharrazi Hassan 36' Hendra Azam Idris 45+1'		Fabien Kwok 31' 45+1' Fareez Farhan 73' Muhaimin Suhaimi 2' Fareez Farhan 89'

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Round 17	Garena Young Lions	3–0	Hougang United	Jalan Besar Stadium
	Hami Syahin 23' Haiqal Pashia 83' Ikhsan Fandi 90' R Aaravin 10'		Jordan Vestering 38' 83' Illyas Lee 49'

1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Round 18	Hougang United	1–2	Warriors FC	Hougang Stadium
	Iqbal Hussain 48' Khairulhin Khalid 79'		Kento Fukuda 17' Jonathan Béhé 78'