2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season

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.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

2021 season
Chairman	Tunku Tun Aminah Sultan Ibrahim
Manager	Benjamin Mora
Stadium	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium
Home colours Away colours

Squad

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.

As of 21 Oct 2020.

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

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.

As of 21 Oct 2020.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	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		14 May 1996	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2019
Defenders
2	Che Rashid		17 December 1994	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2019
15	Hariz Kamaruddin		2 July 1997	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
23	Hasbullah Abu Bakar		26 October 1994	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2018
24	Hafiy Haikal		24 April 1998	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
30	Kiko Insa		25 January 1988	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2018
40	Adib Zainudin		15 February 1995	Felcra F.C.	2020	2020
41	Feroz Baharudin		2 April 2000	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020	2020
Midfielders
7	Irfan Fazail		12 April 1991	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2016
8	Kei Hirose		20 November 1995	Persela Lamongan	2020
10	Nicolás Fernández		17 November 1986	Asteras Tripolis F.C.	2017
12	Luis Cabrera				2020
13	Gary Steven Robbat		3 September 1992	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	2020
16	Umar Hakeem		26 August 2002	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
17	Alif Mutalib			Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
20	Danial Haqim		29 August 1998	Kelantan FA	2020
21	Izzafiq Ruzi		2 April 1997	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
27	Fahmi Faizal		22 May 1996	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
42	Arif Aiman Hanapi		4 May 2002	Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020	2020
47	Rafiefikri Rosman			Johor Darul Ta'zim III F.C.	2020
Forwards
9	Fernando Rodríguez		11 May 1987	Kedah FA	2021	2021
45	Rafiefikri Rosman			KV Miri	2020
	Gustavo Almeida		25 July 1996	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

Malaysia Super League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2	Kedah Darul Aman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3	Kuala Lumpur United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Melaka United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Penang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2020. Source: Malaysian Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Malaysia Super League fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

AFC Champions League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		JIA	NAG	JOH	G4
1	Jiangsu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Round of 16		—
2	Nagoya Grampus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	May advance to Round of 16 through best runners-up			—
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					—
4	Winners of Play-off East 2.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AFC

  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

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
			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	Jonathan Herrera	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	FW	Hazwan Bakri	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	23	FELDA United F.C.	Transfer [1]	1 December 2020	2 years contract. Free
29	FW	Safawi Rasid	23	Portimonense SC	Loan Return [2] [3]	1 January 2021	Undisclosed
	MF	Endrick	25	Penang FA	Transfer	1 December 2021	Free
	FW	Jonathan Herrera	29	Deportivo Riestra	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free
	MF	Syahrian Abimanyu	21	Madura United F.C.	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free [4]
	MF	Stuart Wilkin	22	Missouri State Bears football	Transfer		Free
	MF	Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan	20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Transfer	1 July 2021	Undisclosed

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer Date	Transfer fee
8	FW	Diogo Luís Santo	33	BG Pathum United F.C.	Transfer	30 November 2020	Free
	FW	Rozaimi Rahman	28	Kedah FA	Transfer	20 December 2020	Free
	DF	Che Rashid	26	Melaka United	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free
	DF	Hasbullah Abu Bakar	26	Melaka United	Transfer	1 January 2021	Free
	DF	Fazly Mazlan	27	Sri Pahang F.C.	Season loan	1 January 2021	Undisclosed
	MF	Syahrian Abimanyu	21	Newcastle Jets FC	Season loan	1 January 2021	Undisclosed
	MF	Liridon Krasniqi	29	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

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".