23 players to travel for matches against Vietnam and India in Ho Chi Minh City

 

Shahdan Sulaiman at a training session, 10 June 2022

 

SINGAPORE, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Singapore Men’s National Team Head Coach Takayuki Nishigaya today named a squad of 23 players for the FIFA international window later this month.

 

The Lions will travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam for international ‘A’ friendly matches against Vietnam and India on 21 and 24 September respectively. Both will take place at Thong Nhat Stadium as part of a triangular tournament. (Update: the official name of the tournament is Hung Thinh International Football Tournament 2022)

 

The duo of Mukundan Maran and Joshua Pereira have been called up for the first time, while Ho Wai Loon and Hazzuwan Halim return to the squad having last featured in October 2018 and June 2021 respectively. While Shawal Anuar was in contention to be called up, his wife is expecting their first child soon.

 

Pereira, who has been capped at Under-22 level, said of his maiden senior call-up: “It was a pleasant surprise and a really good feeling. It is my first season back in football after two years of National Service and I have to thank my team-mates at Geylang International for pushing me every day to give my all. Training will be intense and I am really looking forward to learning from and playing alongside the senior players, as well as testing myself on the international stage.”

 

The matches are part of preparations for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, which begins on 24 December for Nishigaya’s charges when they kick off their Group B campaign against Myanmar at home.

 

Nishigaya said: “I have watched every AIA Singapore Premier League (SPL) match to observe the players’ performances and picked a team that I believe deserve to be called up. I am looking forward to see what the new players can bring to the team. The bigger picture is the Mitsubishi Electric Cup at the end of the year and this window is part of our preparations for that.

 

“Vietnam and India are higher-ranked teams, and facing them will be a good challenge for us. We need to build up our confidence for when we play teams like these, which will also help us improve more. I know the Lions still have room to grow and the friendlies are another opportunity for the players to get used to my playing style and philosophy.”

 

The team will depart Singapore on 19 September.

 

Singapore Men’s National Team Squad for September 2022

S/N	Name	Pos	Caps	Goals	DOB	Club
1	Hassan Sunny	GK	98	0	2-Apr-84	Lion City Sailors
2	Mukundan Maran	GK	0	0	21-Jul-98	Hougang United
3	Zaiful Nizam	GK	3	0	24-Jul-87	Geylang International
4	Amirul Adli	DF	19	0	13-Jan-96	Lion City Sailors
5	Hariss Harun	DF	113	11	19-Nov-90	Lion City Sailors
6	Irfan Fandi	DF	41	1	13-Aug-97	BG Pathum United (THA)
7	Joshua Pereira	DF	0	0	10-Oct-97	Geylang International
8	Nazrul Nazari	DF	54	0	11-Feb-91	Hougang United
9	Ryaan Sanizal	DF	1	0	31-May-02	Tampines Rovers
10	Ryhan Stewart	DF	1	0	15-Feb-00	Chiangmai FC (THA)
11	Adam Swandi	MF	14	1	12-Jan-96	Lion City Sailors
12	Hafiz Nor	MF	14	2	22-Aug-88	Lion City Sailors
13	Hazzuwan Halim	MF	4	0	2-Feb-94	Geylang International
14	Ho Wai Loon	MF	2	0	20-Aug-93	Balestier Khalsa
15	M. Anumanthan	MF	24	0	14-Jul-94	Lion City Sailors
16	Shah Shahiran	MF	5	0	14-Nov-99	Young Lions
17	Shahdan Sulaiman	MF	80	6	9-May-88	Lion City Sailors
18	Faris Ramli	FW	69	10	24-Aug-92	Lion City Sailors
19	Glenn Kweh	FW	3	0	26-Mar-00	Young Lions
20	Ikhsan Fandi	FW	31	16	9-Apr-99	BG Pathum United (THA)
21	Ilhan Fandi	FW	3	0	8-Nov-02	Albirex Niigata (S)
22	Song Uiyoung	FW	12	3	8-Nov-93	Lion City Sailors
23	Taufik Suparno	FW	3	0	31-Oct-95	Tampines Rovers

 

Singapore Men’s National Team Fixtures for September 2022

Date	Match	Competition	Time	Venue
21 September 2022, Wednesday	Vietnam vs Singapore	Hung Thinh International Football Tournament 2022	7pm (8pm SGT)	Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
24 September 2022, Saturday	Singapore vs India

 

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