23-man squad to face Cambodia, Lebanon and Tajikistan in Group I

 

Head Coach Fadzuhasny Juraimi leading a training session in Indonesia on Saturday, 2 July 2022.

 

SINGAPORE, 9 SEPTEMBER 2022 – The Singapore Under-19 Men’s National Team comprising of 23 players will head to Dushanbe, Tajikistan tomorrow for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

 

The team will begin their Group I campaign against host Tajikistan on 14 September 2022, with Cambodia and Lebanon making up the rest of the oppositions in the group. All of Singapore’s matches will be played at the Republican Central Stadium.

 

The final squad was trimmed from a provisional squad of 29 players and has been undergoing centralised training since Monday, 29 August 2022. Nine players have been called up to represent Singapore at the Under-19 age group for the first time while the other 14 players took part in the Asean Football Federation U19 Championship 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia earlier in July. Meanwhile, winger Khairin Nadim has been ruled out of the qualifying campaign after sustaining an injury during training.

 

 

Head Coach Fadzuhasny Juraimi said: “This team is stronger physically and mentally, with the selected players getting game time and performing well in the Singapore Premier League (SPL), U-21 League and the Singapore Football League. Players like Aizil Yazid and Raoul Suhaimi have shown good attitude and maturity to play regularly in the SPL while new players like Ajay Robson, Ethan Pinto and Woo Chun Wei have consistently stood out in the U-21 league and we believe they have traits that will improve the overall quality of the team.

 

“The boys will be tested on several fronts, from the quality of the opponents that we are up against, the long travelling involved and even adapting to a new overseas playing environment which includes adapting quickly to the local climate. Regardless of the results, this experience will be crucial for the players’ development. It is not every day these players will get to play against the likes of Tajiskistan and Lebanon and they must seize this opportunity with both hands by playing boldly and having the mental focus to apply our playing style on the pitch.”

 

The AFC U-20 Asian Cup will take place in Uzbekistan next year and will be the first to be played as an U-20 tournament. A total of 16 teams will play in the competition, with the top four teams qualifying for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia. As the biennial tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia are the defending champions having won the last edition in 2018.

 

Singapore Under-19 Men’s National Team Squad for AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers

S/N	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Aizil Yazid	GK	14-Dec-04	Hougang United
2	Firman Faizal	GK	27-Mar-05	Mattar Sailors FC
3	Umayr Sujuandy	GK	18-Feb-03	Young Lions
4	Aqil Yazid	DF	09-Jan-04	Balestier Khalsa FC
5	Danial Crichton	DF	11-Apr-03	Young Lions
6	Fairuz Fazli	DF	20-Jan-05	Young Lions
7	Gabriel Goh	DF	29-Mar-04	Lion City Sailors U21
8	Ikram Mikhail	DF	05-Aug-05	Tanjong Pagar United FC
9	Kieran Teo	DF	06-Apr-04	Geylang International
10	Raoul Suhaimi	DF	18-Sep-05	Young Lions
11	Syafi Hilman	DF	11-Jan-03	Lion City Sailors U21
12	Ajay Robson	MF	06-Dec-03	Hougang United FC
13	Amir Syafiz	MF	21-Jun-04	Young Lions
14	Asis Ijilral	MF	4-Mar-04	Mattar Sailors FC
15	Ethan Pinto	MF	14-Oct-04	Tampines Rovers FC
16	Izafil Yusof	MF	27-Jan-04	Mattar Sailors FC
17	Ryu Hardy	MF	20-Apr-05	Young Lions
18	Woo Chun Wei	MF	07-Dec-04	Hougang United FC
19	Ali Manaf	FW	06-Jan-05	Tampines Rovers
20	Ilyasin Zayan	FW	22-Mar-04	Lion City Sailors U21
21	Irfan Iskandar	FW	16-Aug-04	Young Lions
22	Shakthi S/O Vinayagavijayan	FW	28-May-03	Albirex Niigata FC (S)
23	Syafi’ie Redzuan	FW	25-Oct-03	Hougang United FC

 

AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers Group I Fixtures

Date	Match	Time	Venue
14 September 2022, Wednesday	Tajikistan vs Singapore	11pm (SGT)	Republican Central Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajiskistan
16 September 2022, Friday	Singapore vs Cambodia	8pm (SGT)
18 September 2022, Sunday	Lebanon vs Singapore	8pm (SGT)

 

 

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