EAGLE AIMS FOR SPL MARK

At the start of the Singapore Premier League (SPL) season, Geylang International forward Tomoyuki Doi outlined his lofty ambition to The Straits Times, declaring his intention to cement his name as the best striker in the league's history.

- Deepanraj Ganesan

At the start of the Singapore Premier League (SPL) season, Geylang International forward Tomoyuki Doi outlined his lofty ambition to The Straits Times, declaring his intention to cement his name as the best striker in the league's history.

With 34 goals and nine assists in 21 matches, the Japanese forward is proving that was no empty talk.

He is just five goals away from breaking the top-scoring record in a single league season set by Mirko Grabovac, who plundered 38 league goals in a 33-game campaign for Singapore Armed Forces FC in 2001.

"It has been many years now that the record is there, so it would be a great feeling to do it," said Doi, 27.

"I want to be the No. 1 in the things I do and I want the fans to always remember me." He has 11 matches to achieve the feat in the 32-game SPL campaign, starting with a meeting with league leaders Lion City Sailors at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Jan 26 (6pm).

Since arriving in Singapore in 2020 with Albirex Niigata, Doi has made easy work of finding the net.