SINGAPORE, 30 AUGUST 2023 – The Under-15 National Development Centre (NDC) Head Coach Angel Toledano has called up 22 players for the Lion City Cup which is set to return for the 27^th edition next month after a seven-year hiatus.

 

The Young Lions will play against Selangor FC at 8pm this Friday (1 September 2023) in the semi-final round, while Borneo F.C. will meet BG Pathum at 5pm on the same day. The third-place play-off and final will be held two days later. All matches will be played at Jalan Besar Stadium.

 

Initially comprising of a group of 26 players, the U-15s have been training four times a week since the centralised training started on 14 August 2023 to prepare for the tournament. As part of their preparations, the team also played friendly games, including against the teams of Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta’zim FC U15 and Geylang International U17. The final squad of 22 players was selected on Monday, August 28^th, ahead of the team’s first match this Friday. The Lion City Cup will be their first international tournament as a team.

 

Notably, 15-year-olds Uchenna Eziakor and Nathan Mao are among some of the players to watch out for. Uchenna is among the eight recipients of Unleash The Roar! (UTR)’s first overseas football scholarship, while Nathan made Singapore Premier League history in March this year when he made his professional debut for the Lion City Sailors at the age of 15 years and five days, becoming the youngest-ever footballer to achieve this feat.

 

Head Coach Toledano will be assisted by Ron Yu, a full-time coach from the UTR! project, and Patrick Paran, Head Coach of the ActiveSG Football Academy U-15 Development Centre team.  All three have been involved in the selection and preparatory phase of the team since August 2023.  A UEFA Pro Licence holder, Toledano’s previous coaching stints include Barcelona’s famed youth academy La Masia, China’s U-23 team, the now-dissolved Chinese Super League side Tianjin Tianhai FC, and the assistant coach of the China U16 team. Most recently, he was the Head Coach of the Singapore U16 Men’s team, where he led the team in last year’s AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers and AFF U-16 Boys Championship.

 

Ticket sales for all matches of the Lion City Cup 2023 can be purchased via the FAS website (https://www.fas.org.sg/tickets/). Grandstand tickets will be priced at $10.00 for adults, and $5 for concession for a single matchday. Each ticket will allow fans to watch both matches per matchday, with each person allowed to purchase a maximum of twelve tickets per transaction, across any category, per matchday.

 

Fans will enjoy a 20 per cent discount off the full price of standard tickets (both adult and concession respectively) if they purchase a full bundle for both matchdays.

 

Singapore Under-15 Men’s National Team Squad for Lion City Cup 2023

S/N	Name	Pos	DOB	Club	School
1	Jarec Ng	GK	25-Jan-08	–	Singapore Sports School
2	Noor Aydrin	GK	25-Mar-08	–	Singapore Sports School
3	Muhammad Luth Harith	DF	19-Mar-08	Lion City Sailors	Bedok Green Secondary School
4	Ahmad Martin Roslan	DF	05-Aug-08	–	Singapore Sports School
5	Ahmad Ilhan Rizqullah	DF	17-Sep-08	Lion City Sailors	Marsiling Secondary School
6	Kieran Tan	DF	01-Jan-08	Lion City Sailors	St. Joseph Institution
7	Muhammad Iliya Naufal	DF	06-July-08	–	Singapore Sports School
8	Shafrel Ariel	DF	06-April-08	–	Singapore Sports School
9	Dani Qalish	DF	20-May-08	Lion City Sailors	Woodlands Secondary School
10	Damien Chiow	DF	01-Mar-08	Geylang International	Tanjong Katong Secondary School
11	Andy Reefqy	MF	14-July-08	Lion City Sailors	–
12	Jaden Heng	MF	10-Nov-08	Active SG Football Academy	Kentridge Secondary School
13	Harith Danish Irwan	MF	27-Nov-08	–	Singapore Sports School
14	Mohammad Nyqil Iyyan	MF	26-Jun-08	–	Singapore Sports School
15	Rae Peh	MF	15-Sep-08	Lion City Sailors	Victoria School
16	Uday Ghoshal	MF	09-Jan-08	Tanjong Pagar United	United World College (Tampines)
17	Nathan Mao	FW	26-Mar-08	Lion City Sailors	Zhonghua Secondary School
18	Uchenna Eziakor	FW	17-May-08	Lion City Sailors	St. Gabriel Secondary School
19	Aqif Ariyan Saifuddin	FW	25-Feb-08	Albirex Niigata (S)	Singapore Sports School
20	Sarrvin Raj	FW	05-Apr-08	Lion City Sailors	Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
21	Jadon Quah	FW	20-Apr-08	Lion City Sailors	Victoria School
22	Muhammad Helmi	FW	31-Jul-08	Albirex Niigata (S)	Mayflower Secondary School

 

Fixtures for Lion City Cup 2023 (Semi-Finals)

Match	Date	Time	Venue
Borneo F.C. vs BG Pathum	Friday, 1st September 2023	5pm	Jalan Besar Stadium
Singapore NDC U-15 vs Selangor FC		8pm

 

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