2023 Albirex Niigata (S) Women season

Albirex Niigata (S)
2023 season
Chairman	Daisuke Korenaga
Head coach	Nahar Daud

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

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

Women Squad

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As of 5 February 2022

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

Coaching staff

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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

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Transfer

In

Pre-season

Position	Player	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

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref

Loan Return

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To / From	Ref

Out

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

Position	Player	Transferred To	Ref

Friendly

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss

Team statistics

Appearances and goals (Women)

As of 10 Sept 2022

No.	Pos.	Player	WPL		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	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

Women's Premier League

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Albirex Niigata (S)	4	4	0	17	2	+15	12	League champions
2	Lion City Sailors	4	4	0	9	0	+9	12
3	Hougang United	4	3	1	7	2	+5	9
4	Police SA	4	3	1	7	3	+4	9
5	Tanjong Pagar United	4	2	2	10	3	+7	6
6	Balestier Khalsa	4	2	2	8	9	−1	6
7	JSSL Tampines	4	1	3	8	4	+4	3
8	Still Aerion	4	1	3	2	7	−5	3
9	Tiong Bahru	4	0	4	2	18	−16	0
10	Geylang International	4	0	4	0	21	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2022. Source: FAS

References

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[1] "Albirex to play in 2018".

[2] "Albirex confirmed 2019 season participation".

[3] "Albirex strengthen women's team with former Japan international Kana Kitahara".

[4] "2023 squad".

[5] "Staff 2021".

[6] "Yoshinaga Kazuaki will be coming back to Singapore as a our Technical Director".

[7] "Kazuaki Yoshinaga, Head Coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the top team in 2023".

[8] "Players & Staff".

[9] "Marina Asada is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[10] "Sierra Castles is coming to Albirex Niigata FC Singapore!".

[11] "Irsalina Irwan leave the team to Study Abroad".

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