following the sole season with geylang international after winning three prime league titles in a row, wahyudi became disillusioned with the prospect of continuing his professional footballing career, and retired from the game, albeit temporarily. for a period of ten months, he took up a sailor job, but found he had no interest at all. it was until 2013 when wahyudi called then-coach of geylang international, kanan vedhamuthu, to inquire about the prospect of returning to the club, which he ultimately did.