– Singapore-born, plays for the national team.
for the 2026/27 season to facilitate his naturalization process. : Club : Sunderland AFC (EFL Championship). Link : Late grandfather (Lim Cheng Siong) was Singaporean footballers+with+singapore+heritage
: Applied for citizenship in late 2024; considered the highest-valued player in Southeast Asia at €3.80M. Kai Whitmore : Club : Newport County (EFL League Two). Link : Maternal grandfather born at Changi Hospital in 1961. Status : Officially signed by the Young Lions – Singapore-born, plays for the national team
in the EFL Championship. Eligible through his paternal grandfather, he has expressed a strong desire to represent Singapore and obtained Permanent Resident (PR) status in 2025 as a step toward citizenship. Luke O’Nien (Sunderland AFC) : A versatile midfielder for Sunderland footballers+with+singapore+heritage