Nationality: Singaporean

DOB/Age: 22 September 1991 (34)

Previous Clubs: Young Lions (2009-2011), LionsXII (2012-2015), Melbourne City (loan – 2015), PDRM (2016-17), Sri Pahang (2018-2019), Selangor (2019-2022, 2023-2025), Negeri Sembilan (2023)

Widely regarded as one of Southeast Asia’s finest and most dependable defenders, Safuwan brings leadership, composure, and a wealth of experience to the Sailors’ backline.

The 33-year-old made history in 2015 as the first Singaporean to play in Australia’s A-League with Melbourne City, before cementing his reputation across the Causeway with a number of clubs in the Malaysia Super League over the past decade.

Safuwan joins the Sailors on loan from Selangor FC, as the club builds on a 2024/25 season that saw them swept everything possible in domestic football and became the first Singaporean club to reach the final of a major Asian club competition in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL) Two.

The move marks a homecoming of sorts for Safuwan, who began his professional career in 2009 with the Young Lions, before joining the LionsXII in 2012, where he won the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia FA Cup. He then moved abroad to join Melbourne City on loan, before plying his trade in Malaysia with the likes of PDRM, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor.