The 2018 season was Hougang United's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup.

Squad

S.League Squad No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Zulfairuuz Rudy Home United 13 Ridhuan Barudin >30 Tampines Rovers 18 Khairulhin Khalid LionsXII Defenders 2 Asraf Zahid U23 Youth Team 3 Gerald Ting U23 Youth Team 4 Ashrul Syafeeq Balestier Khalsa 11 Nazrul Nazari LionsXII 15 Illyas Lee U23 Young Lions FC 17 Faiz Salleh Young Lions FC 32 Syaqir Sulaiman Warriors FC 59 Jordan Nicolas Vestering U19 NFA U18 Midfielders 6 Syahiran Miswan Home United 8 Jordan Chan U23 Young Lions FC 10 Stanely Ng Geylang International 12 Fabian Kwok Tampines Rovers 16 Justin Hui U23 Youth Team 19 Nurhilmi Jasni >30 Balestier Khalsa 20 Muhaimin Suhaimi U23 Young Lions FC Strikers 7 Fareez Farhan Young Lions FC 9 Antonie Viterale Hellas Verona 14 Iqbal Hussain Young Lions FC 21 Syukri Bashir U23 Youth Team 23 Amir Zalani U23 Home United 24 Shahfiq Ghani Geylang International 25 Daniel Goh Ji Xiong U23 Youth Team 26 Jang Jo-yoon Gimpo Citizen FC 33 Fazrul Nawaz Tampines Rovers Players loaned out / placed on injury list / left during season 5 Adam Mitter Ilocos United 22 Nasrul Taib U23 Youth Team

Coaching staff 2018 Position NameRef.Head coach Clement TeoAssistant coach Salim MoinHead of Youth (COE) Robin ChitrakarFitness coach Dirk SchauenbergGoalkeeping coach Lim Queen CherGeneral Manager Matthew TayTeam manager Clement TeoSports trainer Thomas PangSports trainer Ryan WangKitman Wan Azlan

Transfers

Pre-season transfers

ln PositionPlayerTransferred fromRef Hougang United Garena Young Lions Ilocos United Garena Young Lions Garena Young Lions2 Years contract Geylang International Geylang International2 Years contract

Out

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Warriors FC Chonburi Phnom Penh Crown FC Garena Young LionsSeason loan Garena Young LionsSeason loan SAFSA (NFL Club)Season loan Balestier Khalsa SAFSA (NFL Club)Season loan Garena Young LionsSeason loan Geylang International Geylang International Geylang International Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club)

Extension PositionPlayerRef2 Years contract 2 Years contract

Promoted PositionPlayerRef Gerald Ting Asraf Zahid Justin Hui Nasrul Taib Syukri Bashir Daniel Goh Ji Xiong

Trial PositionPlayerTrial @Ref

Mid-season transfers

In

PositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Tiong Bahru FC Hougang United$50,000 Gimpo Citizen FCFree

Out

PositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Global Cebu F.C.Free Tiong Bahru FC (NFL Club)Free

Trial PositionPlayerTrial @Ref K.F.C. Vigor Wuitens Hamme KVK Robur

Friendlies

Pre-Season Friendly

Surabaya Pre-Season Training

Malaysia Pre-season tour

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Player Sleague Singapore Cup TotalApps.GoalsApps.GoalsApps.Goals1GK Zulfairuuz Rudy4000402DF Asraf Zahid1(1)000203DF Gerald Ting4000404DF Ashrul Syafeeq6(5)0001106MF Syahiran Miswan13(2)0201707FW Fareez Farhan7(12)3102038MF Jordan Chan0(1)000109FW Antonie Viterale14(5)11(1)021110MF Stanley Ng10(4)20014211DF Nazrul Nazari14(2)01(1)018012MF Fabian Kwok19(3)31023313GK Ridhuan Barudin4(1)0207014FW Iqbal Hussain17(2)42021415DF Illyas Lee2102023016MF Justin Hui13(2)10015117DF Faiz Salleh2012021118GK Khairulhin Khalid1600016019MF Nurhilmi Jasni11(5)11017120MF Muhaimin Suhaimi14(3)02019021FW Syukri Bashir2(6)00(1)09023FW Amir Zalani7(2)1009124FW Shahfiq Ghani8(4)20(2)014225FW Daniel Goh Ji Xiong0(2)0002026FW Jang Jo-yoon5(2)11(1)09132DF Syaqir Sulaiman3(1)0004033FW Fazrul Nawaz4(3)1209157MF Nikesh Singh Sidhu00000059DF Jordan Nicolas Vestering12020140Players who have played this season and/or sign for the season but had left the club or on loan to other club5DF Adam Mitter1410014122MF Nasrul Taib1(2)00030

Competitions

Overview CompetitionRecord Singapore Premier League Singapore Cup Total

Singapore Premier League

Singapore Cup

Hougang United lost 3–0 on aggregate.

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