2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season

Johor Darul Ta'zim
2021 season
Chairman	Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim
Manager	Benjamin Mora
Stadium	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season is Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club's 48th season in club history and 8th season in the Malaysia Super League after rebranding their name from Johor FC.

Background

Squad

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

As of 21 Oct 2020.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Farizal Marlias	(1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 38)	Selangor FA	2014	2021
24	Izham Tarmizi	(1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33)	Harimau Muda A	2014	2021
26	Haziq Nadzli	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)	PDRM FA	2017	2022
Defenders
2	Matthew Davies	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29)	Pahang FA	2020
3	Adam Nor Azlin	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)	Selangor FA	2018	2021
6	Syazwan Andik	(1996-08-04) 4 August 1996 (age 28)	Kuala Lumpur FA	2019	2021
7	Aidil Zafuan	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)	ATM FA	2013	2021
12	S. Kunanlan	(1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38)	Selangor FA	2015	2021
20	Azrif Nasrulhaq	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33)	Selangor FA	2016	2021
22	La'Vere Corbin-Ong	(1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)	Go Ahead Eagles	2018	2019
27	Fadhli Shas	(1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33)	FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce	2014	2021
33	Maurício	(1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 36)	S.S. Lazio	2019	2019
	Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan	(2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	2021	2021
Midfielders
4	Afiq Fazail	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)	Harimau Muda B	2015	2020
5	Syamer Kutty Abba	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27)	Vilaverdense F.C.	2018	2022
11	Gonzalo Cabrera	(1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35)	Al-Faisaly FC	2017	2022
14	Hariss Harun	(1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 34)	Home United	2014	2021
16	Danial Amier Norhisham	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)	FELDA United F.C.	2021	2022
17	Ramadhan Saifullah Usman	(2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 23)	Youth Team	2020	2021
18	Leandro Velázquez	(1989-05-10) 10 May 1989 (age 35)	Rionegro Águilas	2019
21	Nazmi Faiz	(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2017	2021
30	Natxo Insa	(1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 38)	Levante UD	2017	2022
88	Liridon Krasniqi	(1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)	Melaka United	2020
	Isaac Angking	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)	New England Revolution II	2021
	Mohamadou Sumareh	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)	Police Tero F.C.	2021
	Syahrian Abimanyu	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)	Madura United F.C.	2021	2021
Strikers
9	Hazwan Bakri	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33)	Selangor FA	2017	2021
19	Akhyar Rashid	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25)	Kedah FA	2019	2021
28	Syafiq Ahmad	(1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29)	Kedah FA	2018
29	Safawi Rasid	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27)	Portimonense SC	2017	2022
	Jonathan Herrera	(1991-09-16) 16 September 1991 (age 33)	Deportivo Riestra	2021	2023

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.

As of 21 Oct 2020.

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	T. Shaheeswaran		Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2019
22	Rozaimi Rahamat	(1996-05-14) 14 May 1996 (age 28)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2019
Defenders
2	Che Rashid	(1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2019
15	Hariz Kamaruddin	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 27)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
23	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	(1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 30)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2018
24	Hafiy Haikal	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 26)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
30	Kiko Insa	(1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2018
40	Adib Zainudin	(1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29)	Felcra F.C.	2020	2020
41	Feroz Baharudin	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020	2020
Midfielders
7	Irfan Fazail	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2016
8	Kei Hirose	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29)	Persela Lamongan	2020
10	Nicolás Fernández	(1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38)	Asteras Tripolis F.C.	2017
12	Luis Cabrera			2020
13	Gary Steven Robbat	(1992-09-03) 3 September 1992 (age 32)	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2020
16	Umar Hakeem	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 22)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
17	Alif Mutalib		Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
20	Danial Haqim	(1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 26)	Kelantan FA	2020
21	Izzafiq Ruzi	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
27	Fahmi Faizal	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 28)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
42	Arif Aiman Hanapi	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020	2020
47	Rafiefikri Rosman		Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
Forwards
9	Fernando Rodríguez	(1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 (age 37)	Kedah FA	2021	2021
45	Rafiefikri Rosman		KV Miri	2020
	Gustavo Almeida	(1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 28)	UiTM F.C.	2021	2021

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

JDT Invitation Cup (10-25 September 2021)

1

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Kuching City

Johor

2

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Terengganu FC

Johor

3

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Sri Pahang

Johor

4

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Melaka United

Johor

Competitions

Overview

Malaysia Super League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim (C)	22	18	3	1	50	9	+41	57	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kedah Darul Aman	22	13	4	5	44	28	+16	43	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	Penang	22	12	5	5	37	30	+7	41
4	Terengganu	22	11	5	6	33	20	+13	38
5	Selangor	22	10	6	6	45	30	+15	36

Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Malaysia Super League fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

26 February 2021 1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Kedah	Johor
				Stadium: Sultan Ibrahim Stadium

Malaysia Cup

AFC Champions League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	NAG	POH	JOH	RAT
1	Nagoya Grampus	6	5	1	0	14	2	+12	16	Advance to Round of 16	—	3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Pohang Steelers	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11	Advance to Round of 16	1–1	—	4–1	2–0
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	1	1	4	3	9	−6	4		0–1	0–2	—	0–0
4	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (H)	6	0	2	4	0	10	−10	2		0–4	0–0	0–1	—

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

22 April 2021 Matchday 1

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Nagoya Grampus

25 April 2021 Matchday 2

Pohang Steelers / Ratchaburi

v

Johor Darul Ta'zim

28 April 2021 Matchday 3

Jiangsu F.C.

v

Johor Darul Ta'zim

1 May 2021 Matchday 4

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Jiangsu F.C.

4 May 2021 Matchday 5

Nagoya Grampus

v

Johor Darul Ta'zim

7 May 2021 Matchday 6

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Pohang Steelers / Ratchaburi

Group Stage

Club Statistics

Correct as of match played on 12 February 2020

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Player	Malaysia Super League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		ACL / AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Farizal Marlias	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Matthew Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Adam Nor Azlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Afiq Fazail	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	Syamer Kutty Abba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Syazwan Andik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF	Aidil Zafuan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Hazwan Bakri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Gonzalo Cabrera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	S. Kunanlan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Hariss Harun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	Ramadhan Saifullah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Leandro Velazquez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Akhyar Rashid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Azrif Nasrulhaq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Nazmi Faiz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Corbin-Ong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	GK	Izham Tarmizi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	Haziq Nadzli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Fadhli Shas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	Syafiq Ahmad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	Natxo Insa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Maurício Nascimento	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	Liridon Krasniqi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
?	FW	Camilo Sanvezzo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
?	FW	Fernando Rodríguez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
?	MF	Danial Amier Norhisham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played this season but had left the club or on loan to other club

Transfers and contracts

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer Date	Transfer fee
16	MF	Danial Amier Norhisham	27	FELDA United F.C.	Transfer ^[1]	1 December 2020	2 years contract. Free
29	FW	Safawi Rasid	27	Portimonense SC	Loan Return ^[2] ^[3]	1 January 2021	Undisclosed
	MF	Endrick	29	Penang FA	Transfer	1 December 2021	Free
	FW	Jonathan Herrera	33	Deportivo Riestra	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free
	MF	Syahrian Abimanyu	25	Madura United F.C.	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free ^[4]
	MF	Stuart Wilkin	26	Missouri State Bears football	Transfer		Free
	MF	Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan	24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Transfer	1 July 2021	Undisclosed

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer Date	Transfer fee
8	FW	Diogo Luís Santo	37	BG Pathum United F.C.	Transfer	30 November 2020	Free
	FW	Rozaimi Rahman	32	Kedah FA	Transfer	20 December 2020	Free
	DF	Che Rashid	29	Melaka United	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free
	DF	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	30	Melaka United	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free
	DF	Fazly Mazlan	30	Sri Pahang F.C.	Season loan	1 January 2021	Undisclosed
	MF	Syahrian Abimanyu	25	Newcastle Jets FC	Season loan	1 January 2021	Undisclosed
	MF	Liridon Krasniqi	32	Newcastle Jets FC	Season loan	1 January 2021	Undisclosed

Retained

Position	Player	Ref
DF	Farizal Marlias	^[5]
DF	Syazwan Andik
DF	Azrif Nasrulhaq
DF	Feroz Baharudin
DF	Adam Nor Azlin
DF	Aidil Zafuan
DF	S. Kunanlan
MF	Nazmi Faiz
MF	Ramadhan Saifullah Usman
MF	Gary Steven Robbat
MF	Natxo Insa	2 years contract signed in 2021
FW	Hazwan Bakri
FW	Akhyar Rashid

References

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[1] "Danial Amier Norhisham joining JDT for 2021".

[2] "Safawi Rasid unveiled as Portimonense player".

[3] "Safawi returns to JDT next season".

[4] "Indonesian Garuda Muda player belonging to JDT".

[5] "JDT extends contracts of key players".

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