2026–27 Hougang United FC season

Hougang United
2026–27 season
Chairman	Bill Ng
Head coach	Akbar Nawas
Stadium	Jalan Besar Stadium
S.League	TBD
Singapore Cup	TBD
Top goalscorer	League: TBD; All: TBD
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2025–26 2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is Hougang United's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) and the Singapore Cup.

The women team will participate in the Women's Premier League.^[1]

Squad

Singapore Premier League

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Takahiro Koga	(1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 27)	FC Jurong	2026	2027
18	Mykel Gabriel De Rozario	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2024	2026
24	Aizil Yazid	(2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 21)	Young Lions	2023	2027
31	Ridhuan Barudin	(1987-03-23) 23 March 1987 (age 39)	Tampines Rovers	2025	2027
50	Rauf Erwan	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 21)	Young Lions	2025	2027
61	Isaac Jonathan Hean-Oon Lee	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 20)	Hougang United U21	2023	2026
Defenders
3	Jordan Nicolas Vestering	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 25)	NFA U18	2018	2027
16	Rishon Soroya		Hougang United U21	2025	2026
17	Washington Jaramillo	(1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 27)	C.D. Olmedo (E2)	2025	2027
19	Rauf Sanizal	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 19)	Hougang United U21	2022	2027
21	Iman Adli Haziq		Hougang United U21	2025	2026
27	Khilfi Aniq		Hougang United U21	2023	2026
29	Matin Manaf		Hougang United U21	2025	2027
37	Adam Ali	(2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 19)	Hougang United U21	2024	2026
38	Nasrul Pujiyono	(2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 23)	SAFSA	2023	2026
42	Wong Ngang Haang	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 22)	Balestier Khalsa	2026	2026
44	Aryan Boon	(2007-09-14) 14 September 2007 (age 18)	Albirex Niigata (S) U17	2026	2026
57	Algirdas Karlonas	(2009-01-21) 21 January 2009 (age 17)	Lion City Sailors U17	2025	2026
66	Mikhael Ismail		Balestier Khalsa U17	2024	2026
	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	(1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 28)	Lion City Sailors	2026	2027
Midfielders
6	Huzaifah Aziz	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 32)	Geylang International	2025	2027
7	Saifullah Akbar	(1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 (age 27)	Tampines Rovers	2025	2027
22	Brant Tan Jun Rong	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 22)	Hougang United U21	2023	2027
30	Farhan Sahlan	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 22)	Albirex Niigata U21	2025	2027
47	Neil Charles Callanta	(2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 19)	Hougang United Youth	2025	2026
55	Woo Chun Wei	(2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 (age 21)	Hougang United U21	2023	2026
71	Ganesan Silloren		Project Vaults	2025	2027
	Kasinadar Sugumaran			2025	2026
Strikers
54	Syady Sufwan	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 24)	Geylang International U21	2025	2027
56	Louka Tan	(2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 21)	Hougang United U17	2023	2025
67	G.Sheeva			2025	2026
	Amir Syafiz	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 22)	Young Lions	2025	2027
	Ayman Kassimi	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 24)	MVV Maastricht	2026	2028
	Ali Manaf	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 21)	Geylang International U21	2026	2027
Players who left for NS during the season
16	Ajay Robson	(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 22)	Youth Team	2023	2025
51	Nicholas Jordan Sea	(2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 22)	Hougang United U17	2023	2025
53	Keith Chung Wen Jie	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 21)	Tanjong Pagar United U21	2023	2025
	Gabriel Goh	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 22)	Albirex Niigata (S) U21	2024	2025
	Iryan Fandi	(2006-08-09) 9 August 2006 (age 19)	Hougang United U17	2022	2023
Players who left during the season

Remarks:
^{FP U21} These players are registered as U21 foreign players.

Women's squad (2026)

No.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Contract since	Contract end
Goalkeepers
3	Ishita Pathania			2026	2026
18	Tay Siew Yin		Tanjong Pagar United	2026	2026
1	Nurul Faizah		Still Aerion Women's	2024	2025
15	Intan Afiqah		Tanjong Pagar United	2025	2025
Defenders
5	Michelle Ngui			2026	2026
6	Iffah Amrin	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 23)	BG Tampines Rovers	2026	2026
7	Fathimah Syaakirah			2026	2026
10	Su Jingyi			2026	2026
16	Rabiatul Ardawiyah			2026	2026
21	Anna Vaswani	(2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 (age 18)		2026	2026
2	K.Harini	(2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 21)	Royal Arion (WNL)	2025	2025
23	Adrianna Hazeri	(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 20)	Tanjong Pagar United (W)	2025	2025
24	Hailey Cheung			2025	2025
25	Tasneem Khozem			2025	2025
	Jaslyn Leong Fei Ping			2024	2025
	Claire Merrow-Smith			2023	2025
	Rachel Liew		Still Aerion Women's	2025	2025
Midfielders
8	Angela Hu			2026	2026
11	Rachel Ngui			2026	2026
13	Devina Beins		Royal Aerion	2026	2026
14	Tiana Shah			2026	2026
19	Fatin Syarafana		BG Tampines Rovers	2026	2026
50	Venya Jain			2026	2026
	Victoria Tan			2024	2025
	Siti Nurfarah	(2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 19)	Warriors FC	2024	2025
	Winette Lim Siu	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 27)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2025
	Nisreen Aziz	(2008-05-20) 20 May 2008 (age 18)	ESA Academy	2025	2025
17	Lily Rozana Joehann Aung		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2025	2025
Strikers
9	Park Claire		Nanyang Technology University	2026	2026
12	Nadirah Jeffere			2026	2026
25	Nabilah Jeffere			2026	2026
29	Syafina Putri	(2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 21)	Lion City Sailors	2024	2026
48	Grace Monago			2026	2026
4	Raudhah Kamis	(1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 27)	Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2023	2025
20	Clae Kho Tyen Ning		Tiong Bahru FC (W)	2025	2025
	Sydney Hector	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 29)	Balestier Khalsa (W)	2024	2025
	Faith Ho Xin Ning	(2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 20)		2024	2025
	Claire Marie Tay	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 26)	Still Aerion Women's	2024	2025
Players who left mid-season

Coaching staff

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First Team

Position	Name	Ref.
General Manager	Preecha Prachanun
Team manager (men)	Dominic Wong
Technical Director	Akbar Nawas
Head Coach (Men)	Robert Eziakor (Interim, Till 27 October 2025) Pannarai Pansiri (interim)
Assistant Coach	Walid Lounis
Goalkeeping Coach	Rais Dermawan
Fitness Coach	Rosman Sulaiman
Sports Trainer	Thomas Pang
Physiotherapist	Alif Jamal
Equipment Team	Richard Lim Wan Azlan Bin Wan Adanan

Youth and Women Team

Position	Name	Ref.
Head Coach (Women)	G.Sivaraj
Head of Youth (COE) & U21 Coach	Walid Lounis
U17 Coach	Hamid Raeiskarimi
U15 Coach	Hairil Amin
U13 Coach	Walid Lounis

Transfers

In

Preseason

Date^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred from	Ref
First team
1 June 2026	DF	Aqil Yazid	Young Lions	End of loan ^[b]
	FW	Amir Syafiz	Young Lions	End of loan ^[c]
	FW	Louka Tan-Vaissiere	Young Lions	End of loan
24 June 2026	DF	Zulqarnaen Suzliman	Lion City Sailors	Free
3 July 2026	GK	Takahiro Koga	FC Jurong	Free ^[3]
7 July 2026	FW	Ayman Kassimi	MVV Maastricht	Free 2 years contract till Jun-28 ^[4]
June 2026	MF	Luquinha	Nagaworld	Free
June 2026	MF	Dall'Oca	Sumsel United	Free
June 2026	MF	Deison Cuero	Għajnsielem	Free
June 2026	MF	Belmin-Dilaver Sekeric	FK Velež Nevesinje	Free
June 2026	FW	Arnold Suew	Pattaya United	Free
June 2026	MF	Siraphop Wandee	Chonburi	Season loan
June 2026	FW	Kira Yamamoto	Aguilas–UMak	Free
June 2026	FW	Ali Manaf	Free Agent	N.A.
SPL2, U23 & Academy
June 2026	MF	Yanir Ben Eliezer	Balestier Khalsa	Free
June 2026	MF	Christopher Lee	Young Lions	End of loan
Women

↑ Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract
↑ Aqil moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan
↑ Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

Out

Preseason

Date^[a]	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
First team
18 May 2026	DF	Anders Aplin	Retired	N.A.
26 May 2026	DF	Kanok Kongsimma		Free ^[5]
	DF	Parinya Nusong	Chonburi F.C.	End of loan ^[6]
	MF	Saharat Panmarchya	Nongbua Pitchaya	End of loan ^[7]
	FW	Settawut Wongsai		Free
	MF	Chonlawit Kanuengkid	Uttaradit	Free
28 May 2026	FW	Víctor Blasco		Free ^[8]
28 May 2026	FW	Jaushua Sotirio		Free
31 May 2026	GK	Zharfan Rohaizad	Lion City Sailors	End of loan
31 May 2026	FW	Gloire Amanda		Free ^[9]
2 June 2026	DF	Nabilai Kibunguchy		Free
2 June 2026	DF	Yuma Suwa		Free
3 June 2026	DF	Ryaan Sanizal		Free
9 June 2026	FW	Yang He	Nanjing City	Free ^[10]
1 July 2026	FW	Farhan Zulkifli	Lion City Sailors	Undisclosed ^[11]
SPL2, U23 & Academy
Women

↑ Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

National Services

Pre-season

Date	Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref
SPL2, U23 & Academy
January 2024	DF	Iryan Fandi	SAFSA	NS till Jan 2026
June 2024	DF	Nicholas Jordan Sea	SAFSA	NS till July 2026
June 2024	DF	Gabriel Goh	SAFSA	NS till July 2026
August 2024	GK	Keith Chung Wen Jie	SAFSA	NS till Sept 2026
October 2024	MF	Ajay Robson	SAFSA	NS till Nov 2026

Retained / Extension / Promoted

^[12]

Date	Position	Player	Ref
First team
10 June 2026	MF	Saifullah Akbar	1 years contract till Jun 2027
11 June 2026	DF	Jordan Vestering	1 years contract till Jun 2027 ^[13]
11 August 2025	DF	Anders Aplin	1 years contract till Jun 2026 ^[14]
21 August 2025	FW	Farhan Zulkifli	1 years contract till Jun 2026
SPL2, U23 & Academy
21 August 2025	GK	Isaac Jonathan Hean-Oon Lee	Promoted
	GK	Mykel Gabriel De Rozario
	DF	Rauf Sanizal
	DF	Adam Ali
	DF	Rishon Soroya
	DF	Matin Manaf
	DF	Iman Adli Haziq
	MF	Brant Tan Jun Rong
	MF	Khilfi Aniq
	FW	Shahreez Basheer

Friendly

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

Notes

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 18 May 26

No.	Pos.	Player	SPL		Singapore Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
3	DF	Jordan Vestering	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	Huzaifah Aziz	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Saifullah Akbar	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Farhan Zulkifli	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Rishon Soroya	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	Washington Jaramillo	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	Mykel Gabriel De Rozario	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	Rauf Sanizal	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Iman Adli Haziq	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Brant Tan Jun Rong	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Aizil Yazid	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	Khilfi Aniq	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	Matin Manaf	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Farhan Sahlan	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Ridhuan Barudin	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Adam Ali	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF	Neil Charles Callanta	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	Rauf Erwan	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	FW	Syady Sufwan	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	MF	Woo Chun Wei	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	DF	Algirdas Karlonas	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	GK	Isaac Jonathan Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	Mikhael Ismail	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	FW	G.Sheeva	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	MF	Ganesan Silloren	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club on loan to other club
Players who have played this season but had left the club permanently

Competitions

Overview

Results summary (SPL)


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Singapore Premier League

Win Draw Loss

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Jurong	Qualification for Champions League Elite Preliminary Stage
2	Balestier Khalsa	Qualification for Champions League Two group stage
3	Geylang International
4	Hougang United
5	Lion City Sailors
6	Tampines Rovers
7	Tanjong Pagar United
8	Young Lions^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2026. Source: Singapore Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of wins
Notes:

↑ Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

Singapore Cup

Competition (SPL2)

Win Draw Loss

Notes

References

[3] Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[4] Aqil moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

[5] Amir Syafiz moves back to Young Lions for a 1/2 year loan

[8] Date of club's announcement, will be either date of club announcement or 1 Jun-2025, the date which the free agent start due to lapse of previous contract

[table_note_YLI0.97594027639178-19] Young Lions cannot qualify for AFC competitions.

[1] "Deloitte Women's Premier League 2024 set to return on 9 March – Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[2] "Hougang United Football Club".

[6] "古賀貴大選手契約満了のお知らせ".

[7] "MVV Maastricht neemt afscheid van Mitch van Kempen en Ayman Kassimi".

[9] "กนก" โพสต์ลา "ฮั่วกัง ยูไนเต็ด" พร้อมประกาศหาทีมใหม่ลุยต่อ".

[10] "New Signing Alert_ Settawut Wongsai".

[11] "ฮั่วกัง ยูไนเต็ด คว้า โอเว่น แข้งไทยรายที่ 6 ไปร่วมทีม".

[12] "We're proud to welcome Spanish playmaker Victor Blasco to Hougang United for the 2025/26 season! 🧡🇪🇸".

[13] "FAS sanctions Hougang United after club fields foreign footballer without work pass". CNA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

[14] "杨贺以球员兼一线队助教身份加盟南京城市".

[15] "Lion City Sailors sign exciting Singaporean winger Farhan Zulkifli".

[16] "2020 Singapore Premier League Retained and Released List".

[17] "Hougang United FC Extends Contract with Left-Back Jordan Vestering ahead of 2025/26 SPL Season 🟠🦁".

[18] "Hougang United FC Extends Contract with Anders Aplin ahead of 2025/26 SPL Season 🟠🦁".

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