2021 Kuala Lumpur City F.C. season

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PresidentAnnuar Musa
CEOStanley Bernard
ManagerBojan Hodak
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Kuala Lumpur City
2021 season
PresidentAnnuar Musa
CEOStanley Bernard
ManagerBojan Hodak
StadiumKuala Lumpur Stadium
Malaysia Super League6th
Malaysia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paulo Josué (10)[1]
All:
Romel Morales (15)
Highest home attendance0
Lowest home attendance0
Average home league attendance0
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The 2021 season was Kuala Lumpur City's 43rd season in competitive season and the 1st season in the Malaysia Super League since being promoted from 2020 Malaysia Premier League.[2][3] This is club's first season after rebranded as Kuala Lumpur City Football Club.[4][5]

Position Name
Head coach Croatia Bojan Hodak
Assistant head coach Croatia Nenad Bacina
Technical director Malaysia Nidzam Adzha
Assistant coaches Malaysia Rosle Md Derus
Malaysia Mohamad Ramli
Goalkeeper coach Brazil Guilherme Almeida
Fitness coach Malaysia Afeeq Aqmal
Physiotherapist Sudan Khidir Abdelakrim Elfdl Ali

Squad information

As of match played 12 September 2021[6]

Appearances in all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Player Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kevin Ray Mendoza Philippines GK 29 September 1994 (age 31) Vendsyssel FF 2021 22 0
22 Khatul Anuar Malaysia GK 2 April 1997 (age 28) Youth team 2017 4 0
26 Azim Al-Amin Malaysia GK Youth team 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Wan Amirzafran Malaysia CB 20 December 1994 (age 31) Terengganu 2021 2 0
3 Daniel Ting Malaysia LB 1 December 1994 (age 31) Unattached 2021 22 1
4 Kamal Azizi Malaysia RB 28 August 1993 (age 32) Terengganu 2021 12 0
9 Giancarlo Gallifuoco Australia CB 12 January 1994 (age 32) Melbourne Victory 2021 21 1
17 Irfan Zakaria Malaysia CB / DM 4 June 1995 (age 30) Kedah Darul Aman 2021 112 2
24 Nik Shahrul Malaysia CB / RB 30 December 1990 (age 35) PKNS 2020 26 0
25 Anwar Ibrahim Malaysia RB 10 June 1999 (age 26) Selangor II 2021 1 0
Midfielders
6 Ryan Lambert Malaysia RM / CM 21 September 1998 (age 27) Den Bosch 2021 7 0
12 Shukor Adan Malaysia DM / CB 24 September 1979 (age 46) Melaka United 2021 15 1
14 Akram Mahinan Malaysia DM 19 January 1993 (age 33) PKNS 2020 30 0
21 Kenny Pallraj Malaysia DM 21 April 1993 (age 32) Perak 2021 7 0
28 Paulo Josué (captain)[7] Brazil CM / AM 13 March 1989 (age 36) Votuporanguense 2017 107 37
Forwards
7 Romel Morales Colombia AM / CF 23 August 1997 (age 28) Melaka United 2021 22 5
8 Zhafri Yahya Malaysia LW 25 September 1994 (age 31) Selangor 2017 103 7
10 Safee Sali (3rd-captain) Malaysia CF 29 January 1984 (age 42) Petaling Jaya City 2021 42 21
13 Kyrian Nwabueze United States CF 11 December 1994 (age 31) Laçi 2021 1 0
16 Izreen Izwandy Malaysia LW / RW 16 July 2000 (age 25) Youth system 2020 16 2
19 Partiban Janasekaran Malaysia RW 28 November 1992 (age 33) Perak 2021 9 0
20 Alif Safwan Malaysia CF 12 February 2000 (age 25) PKNP 2020 3 0
23 Indra Putra Mahayuddin (vice-captain) Malaysia LW / RW 2 September 1981 (age 44) Kelantan 2018 84 18
29 Arif Shaqirin Malaysia AM 13 March 2000 (age 25) Youth system 2021 5 0
Also under contract
77 Julian Bechler Malaysia GK 31 August 2001 (age 24) Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2021 0 0
Players away on loan
5 Fauzan Fauzi Malaysia RB 7 January 1995 (age 31) PDRM 2020 7 0
15 Azhar Apandi Malaysia CB 16 May 1999 (age 26) Youth system 2021 1 0
18 Zamir Selamat Malaysia GK 9 June 1989 (age 36) Penang 2020 11 0
19 Sean Giannelli Malaysia AM / CF 31 October 1996 (age 29) Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2020 6 0
21 Azim Rahim Malaysia CF 1 January 1997 (age 29) Felda United 2020 13 2
Left during the season
11 Dominique Da Sylva Mauritania CF 16 August 1989 (age 36) Terengganu 2021 6 3

Transfers

1st leg

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  PHI Kevin Ray Mendoza (from Denmark Vendsyssel FF)
2 DF  MAS Wan Amirzafran (from Terengganu)
3 DF  MAS Daniel Ting
4 DF  MAS Kamal Azizi (from Terengganu)
5 DF  MAS Fauzan Fauzi (from Police)
7 MF  COL Romel Morales (from Melaka United)
9 DF  AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco (from Australia Melbourne Victory)
10 FW  MAS Safee Sali (from Petaling Jaya City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  MTN Dominique Da Sylva (from Terengganu)
17 DF  MAS Irfan Zakaria (from Kedah Darul Aman)
25 DF  MAS Anwar Ibrahim (from Selangor)
27 MF  MAS Hadin Azman (from Kedah Darul Aman)
– GK  GER Julian Bechler (from Johor Darul Ta'zim III)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAS Ernest Wong (to New Zealand Manukau United)
3 DF  MAS S. Subramaniam (to Petaling Jaya City)
4 DF  MAS Syazwan Tajudin (to Kedah Darul Aman)
7 DF  KGZ Azamat Baimatov (to Kyrgyzstan Alga Bishkek)
9 FW  TOG Francis Koné
11 FW  MAS Dzulfahmi Abdul Hadi (to Kelantan)
13 DF  MAS Raimi Md. Nor
17 DF  MAS Fandi Othman (to Kedah Darul Aman)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  MAS Ezrie Shafizie
25 DF  MAS Qayyum Marjoni (to Kelantan United)
26 FW  MAS Shafiq Shaharudin
27 FW  MAS Hafiz Johar
29 MF  MAS Alif Samsudin
32 MF  ARG Nicolás Dul
39 FW  MAS Nabil Latpi (to Police)

2nd leg

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF  MAS Partiban Janasekaran (from Perak)
– MF  MAS Ryan Lambert (from Denmark Den Bosch)
No. Pos. Nation Player
– MF  MAS Kenny Pallraj (from Perak)
– FW  USA Kyrian Nwabueze (from Albania Laçi)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  MAS Fauzan Fauzi (loan to Penang)
11 FW  MTN Dominique Da Sylva
15 DF  MAS Azhar Apandi (loan to Perak)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK  MAS Zamir Selamat (loan to UiTM)
19 FW  MAS Sean Giannelli (loan to UiTM)
21 FW  MAS Azim Rahim (loan to Penang)

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