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2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women season

The 2023 season is Albirex Niigata (S) Women's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football [1][2]

Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 season
ChairmanDaisuke Korenaga
Head coachSingapore Nahar Daud
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The 2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women's team will be playing in the Women's Premier League (Singapore).

Their marquee player is former Japan international Kana Kitahara. [3]

Squad edit

Women Squad edit

[4]

As of 5 February 2022
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club Contract Start Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Nur Izzati   (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18)   2023 2023
25 Maisarah Ramat   (1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 30)   Ottawa Serpent FC 2022 2023
Defenders
3 Kana Kitahara   (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35)   MyNavi Sendai 2022 2023
5 Cynthia Taye Shi Ya   (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40)   2022 2023
6 Marina Asada   (1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 25)   Chifure AS Elfen Saitama 2023 2023
13 Sun Jie    (1985-07-31) 31 July 1985 (age 38)   2023 2023
17 Nur Emilia Natasha   (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25)   Police SA 2022 2023
18 Wee Xin Yi   (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)   2022 2023
23 Marilou Bautista Rubio   (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 48)   Far Eastern University 2022 2023
54 Dini Danisha   (2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21)   Home United 2022 2023
Midfielders
8 Noralinda Wahab   (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)   Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2023
9 Nadhra Aqilah   (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30)   Tanjong Pagar United 2022 2023
14 Suriati Soony   (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 30)   Kaki Bukit SC 2022 2023
15 Jill Quek Chwee Peng   (1978-08-30) 30 August 1978 (age 45)   2023 2023
20 Siti Erma Ellyana   (1989-06-20) 20 June 1989 (age 34)   Bukit Gombak Women 2022 2023
24 Nur Sarah Zu'risqha   (2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 17)   2022 2023
30 Sierra Castles   (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 23)   Texas Tech Red Raiders 2023 2023
66 Nurul Unaisah   (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20)   2022 2023
69 Noriko Farahsyazwani   (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 (age 27)   Bishan Arsenal 2023 2023
77 Siti Nor Aqilah   (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 22)   Tampines Changkat CSC 2022 2023
97 Lauren Reese   (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 26)   Wrexham AFC Women 2022 2023
Strikers
2 Nurhidayah Shah   (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)   2022 2023
7 Huraizah Ismail   (1984-06-02) 2 June 1984 (age 39)   Police SA 2022 2023
11 Tina Afrida Nasmi   (1982-04-05) 5 April 1982 (age 42)   2022 2023
Players who left club during season
10 Irsalina Irwan   (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)   ActiveSG 2022 2023

Coaching staff edit

[5]

Position Name
Technical Director   Kazuaki Yoshinaga[6]
Head Coach (Men)   Kazuaki Yoshinaga[7]
Head Coach (Women)   Nahar Daud
Assistant Coach   Keiji Shigetomi
  Jaswinder Singh
Goalkeeper Coach (Men)   Fadhil Salim
Goalkeeper Coach (Women)   Bryan Quek
Sports Trainer   Tomoya Ueta
Fitness Coach   Masayuki Kato
U15 Coach   Marçal Trulls Sevillano
U19 Coach   Jaswinder Singh
Team Manager (Men)   Dominic Wong
Team Manager (Women)   Nadhra Aqilah
Physiotherapist   Karen Koh
  Alison Soh
Kitman   Roy Krishnan
  Muhammad Taufik
Interpreter   Masayuki Kato

[8]

Transfer edit

In edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref
GK   Nur Izzati   Women Free
DF   Sun Jie   Women Free
DF   Noriko Farahsyazwani   Women Free
MF   Jill Quek Chwee Peng   Women Free

Note 1: .

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred From Team Ref
DF   Marina Asada   Chifure AS Elfen Saitama Women Free [9]
MF   Sierra Castles   Texas Tech Red Raiders Women Free [10]

Loan In edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred From Ref

Loan Return edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To / From Ref

Out edit

Pre-season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref
GK   Nurul Radiatul   Women Free
GK   Lynse Ann Sng   Women Free
DF   Nur Shaahidah Zulkifli   Geylang International (W) Women Free
MF   Noridah Abdullah   Geylang International (W) Women Free
MF   Nadya Zah   Geylang International (W) Women Free
MF   Nur Maisarah   Women Free
MF   Chloe Poh Yee Fang   Women Free
MF   Amirah Syahirah   Women Free
MF   Wan Nashirah   Balestier Khalsa Women Women Free
FW   Nuur Fitri Ardilla   Women Free

Mid-season

Position Player Transferred To Team Ref
DF   Irsalina Irwan   IMG Academy First Team Free [11]

Loan Out edit

Position Player Transferred To Ref

Friendly edit

Pre-season edit

  Win   Draw   Loss


Team statistics edit

Appearances and goals (Women) edit

As of 10 Sept 2022
No. Pos. Player WPL Total
Apps.  Goals Apps.  Goals
2 FW   Nurhidayah Shah 1 0 0 0
3 DF   Kana Kitahara 3+1 18 0 0
5 DF   Cynthia Taye Shi Ya 2 0 0 0
6 MF   Marina Asada 4 12 0 0
7 MF   Huraizah Ismail 1 0 0 0
8 FW   Noralinda Wahab 0 2 0 0
9 FW   Nadhra Aqilah 0 1 0 0
11 MF   Tina Afrida Nasmi 0+1 4 0 0
13 MF    Sun Jie 2 0 0 0
14 MF   Suriati Soony ? 3 0 0
15 MF   Jill Quek Chwee Ping 2 1 0 0
17 DF   Nur Emilia Natasha 2 0 0 0
18 DF   Wee Xin Yi 2 0 0 0
20 DF   Nurul Unaisah 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Siti Nor Aqilah 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Marilou Bautista Rubio 0 0 0 0
24 MF   Nur Sarah Zu'risqha ? 7 0 0
25 GK   Maisarah Ramat 2 0 0 0
30 MF   Sierra Castles 3 6 0 0
54 DF   Dini Dannisha 2 0 0 0
66 DF   Nurul Unaisah 2 1 0 0
73 MF   Siti Erma Ellyana 0 1 0 0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club
10 DF   Irsalina Irwan ? 5 ? 5
97 MF   Lauren Reese ? 1 ? 1

Competitions edit

Women's Premier League edit

Main article: 2023 Women's Premier League (Singapore)

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 March 2023 1 Albirex Niigata (S)   5-1   Tiong Bahru FC Choa Chu Kang
Lauren Reese   20'
Kana Kitahara  62', 74'
  77' (o.g.)
Tina Afrida Nasmi  88'		 Rabi Atul Ardawiyah   89' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
28 March 2023 2 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-0   Balestier Khalsa Choa Chu Kang
Jill Quek Chwee Ping   32'
  48' (o.g.)
Irsalina Irwan  44', 60'		 Rabi Atul Ardawiyah   89' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
20 May 2023 3 Albirex Niigata (S)   6-0   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang
Kana Kitahara  33', 62', 71', 86'
Tina Afrida Nasmi  36'
Nur Sarah Zu'risqha  37'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
28 May 2023 4 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1   Hougang United Choa Chu Kang
Kana Kitahara  71', 89'
Nicole Lim   8' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
18 June 2023 5 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-1   Lion City Sailors Yishun
Nur Izzati Rosni  18' (pen) Tina Afrida Nasmi  89' Stadium: Yishun Stadium
25 June 2023 6 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-1   Police SA Yishun
Kana Kitahara 
Stadium: Yishun Stadium
23 July 2023 7 Albirex Niigata (S)   2-1   Still Aerion Choa Chu Kang
Kana Kitahara  22'
Suriati Soony   88'
Janine Lim   27' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
29 July 2023 8 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-1   Tampines Rovers Choa Chu Kang
Kana Kitahara  18', 43'
Tina Afrida Nasmi  38'
Marina Asada   79'
Farhanah Ruhaizat   19'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
6 August 2023 9 Albirex Niigata (S)   1-1   Tanjong Pagar United Choa Chu Kang
Noralinda Wahab   31'
Joie Teo   53'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
12 August 2023 10 Albirex Niigata (S)   10-0   Tiong Bahru Choa Chu Kang
Kana Kitahara  12', 58'
Sierra Castles   16', 65'
Marina Asada   60', 80'
Irsalina Irwan   66', 68', 85'
Nur Sarah Zu'risqha   67'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
20 August 2023 11 Albirex Niigata (S)   9-1   Balestier Khalsa Choa Chu Kang
Emma Ellyana   15'
Sierra Castles   16'
Marina Asada   39', 69'
Nur Sarah Zu'risqha   52', 55', 73'
Kana Kitahara  53'
Nurul Unaisah   85'
Sydney Hector   90+1'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
26 August 2023 12 Albirex Niigata (S)   11-0   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang
Marina Asada   10', 36', 65'
Sierra Castles   14'
Nur Sarah Zu'risqha   47', 63'
Kana Kitahara  60'
Suriati Soony   81', 89'
  82' (o.g.)
Noralinda Wahab   88'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
15 October 2023 13 Albirex Niigata (S)   3-0   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang
Kana Kitahara  22'
Marina Asada   81', 89'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
22 October 2023 14 Albirex Niigata (S)   4-1   Geylang International Choa Chu Kang
Marina Asada   14'
Sierra Castles   24', 48'
  30' (o.g.)
Angeline Sarka   41'
Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium
29 October 2023 15 Albirex Niigata (S)   0-3   Lion City Sailors Clementi
Stadium: Clementi Stadium
5 November 2023 16 Albirex Niigata (S)   3-1   Still Aerion Choa Chu Kang
Marina Asada   17', 81'
Nadhra Aqilah   90+1'		 Carmen Calisto   21' Stadium: Choa Chu Kang Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Albirex Niigata (S) 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 12 League champions
2 Lion City Sailors 4 4 0 0 9 0 +9 12
3 Hougang United 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9
4 Police SA 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
5 Tanjong Pagar United 4 2 0 2 10 3 +7 6
6 Balestier Khalsa 4 2 0 2 8 9 −1 6
7 JSSL Tampines 4 1 0 3 8 4 +4 3
8 Still Aerion 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 3
9 Tiong Bahru 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
10 Geylang International 4 0 0 4 0 21 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS

References edit

  1. ^ "Young footballers to take centrestage in revamped 2018 S-League". TODAY.
  2. ^ "Souta Sugiyama (Kaishi Gakuen JSC) confirmed to join White Swans for 2019 Singapore Premier League". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  3. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (July 6, 2022). "Football: Albirex strengthen women's team with former Japan international Kana Kitahara" – via The Straits Times.
  4. ^ "Women's Team". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website | アルビレックス新潟シンガポール オフィシャルサイト.
  5. ^ "2021 Season Team Officials". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  6. ^ "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  7. ^ "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  8. ^ "2019 Season Coaching Staff". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  9. ^ "Marina Asada is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  10. ^ "Sierra Castles is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  11. ^ "Irsalina Irwan leave the team to Study Abroad". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
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