Player Type: FORWARDS

Anderson

Nationality: Brazilian

DOB/Age: 15 September 1993 (32)

Previous Clubs: Avaí (2013, loan – 2014-2015), Marcílio Dias (loan – 2014), Tombense (2014-2018), Sanfrecce Hiroshima (loan – 2016-2017), FC Seoul (loan – 2018), Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (2019-2021), Wuhan FC (2021), Yokohama F. Marinos (2022-2025)

A lethal left-footed forward with a proven track record in Asia’s elite club competitions and an impressive 101 J1 League goals to his name, Anderson is set to be a real asset for the Sailors.

After beginning his professional career in Brazil with a couple of clubs, he first entered Asian football with a loan spell at J1 League outfit Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 2016/17 season. He went on to feature in the K League and Chinese Super League with FC Seoul and Wuhan FC respectively – stints that were interspersed with three standout seasons at Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.

In 2022, Anderson signed for Yokohama F. Marinos and made an immediate impact, netting 11 goals en route to winning the J1 League title in his debut season. He clinched the league’s Golden Boot in the next two campaigns – sharing the accolade with Vissel Kobe’s Yuya Osako in 2023 (22 goals), before claiming it outright in 2024 with 24 goals.

The foward has particularly shone on the continental stage. In three AFC Champions League Elite campaigns, he has racked up 18 goals and six assists in 25 appearances. He finished as the second-highest scorer in the 2024/25 edition, with his tally of nine goals surpassing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Aleksandar Mitrović, and Ivan Toney.

Raeka

Nationality: Singaporean

DOB/Age: 16 September 2003 (22)

Previous Club: Mattar Sailors

A former competitive netballer, Raeka made the switch to football at 19 years old when she joined the Mattar Sailors.

She enjoyed an impressive debut season in the WNL, before being promoted to the Sailors’ WPL team in 2024. A hardworking striker who is clinical in front of goal, Raeka, who counts Wayne Rooney as her role model, can be relied upon to do it all — from defending and creating to scoring — for the team.

 

 

Lennart

Nationality: German

DOB/Age: 25 February 1992 (33)

Previous Clubs: Werder Bremen (2010-2012, 2016-2018), FC St. Pauli (2012-2016, loan – 2017), VVV-Venlo (loan – 2017-2018), BB Erzurumspor (2018), PEC Zwolle (2019-2020, 2022-2024), Sparta Rotterdam (2020-2022)

Renowned for his astute positioning and relentless pressing, Lennart enjoyed a brilliant first season with the Sailors in 2024/25 with 34 goals in 47 appearances.

With over 200 appearances in Dutch football, including 173 in the top-tier Eredivisie, he possesses genuine European pedigree.

His goal-scoring prowess is evident through his tally of 54 goals across three different clubs – PEC Zwolle, VVV-Venlo, and Sparta Rotterdam – from 2017 to 2024. Lennart, who has also represented Germany at the Under-20 level, previously played in the top two German divisions before making the move to the Netherlands in 2017.

His most storied and unique achievements was winning the 2018 FIFA Fair Play Award. He received the accolade after making a blood donation to facilitate a stem cell transplant for a leukaemia patient, missing a game for VVV-Venlo against PSV Eindhoven in the process. The selfless act garnered widespread praise, and prompted a surge in donors stepping forward to contribute in the Netherlands.

Abdul Rasaq

Nationality: Singaporean

DOB/Age: 16 June 2001 (24)

Previous Clubs: Young Lions (2019-2022)

Rasaq had a spectacular first season with the Sailors, scoring a career-high 10 goals to finish as the Singapore Premier League’s joint-top local scorer along with teammate Shawal Anuar in 2023.

Rasaq has shown potential from a young age, representing Singapore at various youth levels and scoring in his first year as a full-fledged professional in 2019 before impressing with the Young Lions in 2022.

Injury slightly curtained his progress in the past season, but Rasaq is determined to kick on in this campaign and continues to build on his rising reputation as one of the best young strikers in the country.

Shawal

Nationality: Singaporean

DOB/Age: 29 April 1991 (34)

Previous Clubs: Geylang International (2014-2019), Hougang United (2020-2022)

A rare talent who was nurtured in and plucked from Singapore’s amateur leagues, Shawal’s stock has risen in recent years – and sharply so.

The proverbial late bloomer, Shawal is now one of Singapore’s top forwards at the moment. In 2022 he combined flair with trickery and a keen eye for goal, scoring a career-high 11 Singapore Premier League goals to inspire Hougang United to their first-ever trophy last season – the Singapore Cup.

That earned him the big move to the Sailors in 2023 and he enjoyed a stunning 2024/25 campaign with the club. That season, he scored a career-high 27 goals – including eight strikes in the AFC Champions League Two which meant he finished the tournament’s second-highest goalscorer.

Dorcas

Nationality: Singaporean

DOB/Age: 29 July 2002 (23)

Previous Clubs: Warriors FC, Tanjong Pagar United

When she first gave football a shot as a nine-year-old, the sport gave her a sense of achievement and purpose, gifts Dorcas grabbed with both hands. And she has not looked back.

Dorcas saw little success with Chinese dance, ballet and badminton, before jumping into football, and within two weeks, she became the only lower primary student representing her school in national competitions.

Three years later as a 12-year-old Dorcas was called up to the National Under-14 side, in what was the start of her journey into the senior Lioness side.

The 20-year-old forward models her game after Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney – bringing hunger and determination to the pitch, assets that drove the Sailors to success in their debut WPL season in 2022 as she ended the season as the league’s third-highest scorer with seven goals and was amongst the nominees for the WPL Young Player of the Year award.

Well and truly regaining her top form after a successful recovery from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, Dorcas is now a key player for club and country once again.