Daniel Ting

Malaysian footballer (born 1992)

Daniel Ting
Personal information
Full name Daniel Sang Ting
Date of birth (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Chester, Cheshire, England[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Youth career
2007–2011 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
2012 → Market Drayton Town (loan)
2012–2013 Market Drayton Town 2 (0)
2013–2014 Congleton Town 0 (0)
2014 Ossett Albion 1 (0)
2015 Droylsden 0 (0)
2016–2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 11 (0)
2016 → Negeri Sembilan (loan) 13 (0)
2018 PKNS 17 (0)
2021–2022 Kuala Lumpur City 22 (1)
2022– Johor Darul Ta'zim 0 (0)
2022–2023 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 8 (0)
2023 → Sabah (loan) 20 (4)
International career‡
2023– Malaysia 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Daniel Sang Ting (born 1 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team.[2][3] Ting paused his career for two years to move to Australia from 2019 until 2020.

Club career

Youth

Ting started his football career in England. He was on the books of Crewe Alexandra earlier in his career but were released in 2012 without playing any first team match with them.[4][5] He has also played for Market Drayton Town, Congleton Town, and Ossett Albion.[6][7]

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

In 2016, Ting moved to Malaysia and signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim II, who loaned him to Malaysia Premier League club Negeri Sembilan for the 2016 season.[8][9]

PKNS

In 2018, Ting signed with PKNS and helped the team to a third-place finish in the 2018 league, and also reached the quarter-final of the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup and the semi-final of the 2018 Malaysia Cup.[10]

Career break

Ting stopped playing professionally and moved to Australia after the 2018 season ended.[10][11]

Kuala Lumpur City

On 18 January 2021, Ting returned to Malaysia after two years and signed with Kuala Lumpur City.[11] He became one of the key players for Kuala Lumpur City in the 2021 season, as the team won the 2021 Malaysia Cup for the first time in 32 years.[12] He was also nominated as the best defender of the season at the National Football Awards.[13]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Ting left Kuala Lumpur City in March 2022 and rejoined with Johor Darul Ta'zim in July 2022.[14][15] He played eight league matches for the feeder team Johor Darul Ta'zim II, with whom he won the 2022 Malaysia Premier League.[16]

Sabah (loan)

On 8 January 2023, Ting joined Sabah on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[17]

International career

Ting was born in Chester, Cheshire, England to Malaysian Chinese father from Sarawak and English mother. Thus, making him eligible for England and Malaysia, but he opted to represent the Malaysia national team.

In March 2023, Ting was called up by Malaysia's national team head coach Kim Pan-gon for a training camp ahead of two friendlies against Turkmenistan and Hong Kong on 23 and 28 March 2023, respectively.[18] He debuted against the latter, replacing La'Vere Corbin-Ong in the second half.[19] During the 2023 AFC Asian Cup group stage fixture against South Korea on 25 January 2024, Ting went on to have a "Man of the Match" performance where he was playing at right midfielder which was not his natural position. He even gain media attention worldwide for pulling a last man sliding tackle on world class footballer, Son Heung-min.

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 December 2023[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other[c] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Negeri Sembilan (loan) 2016 13 0 1 1 6 0 — 20 1
PKNS 2018 17 0 6 0 6 1 — 29 1
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 22 1 — 11 1 — 33 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 —
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2022 8 0 — 8 0
Sabah (loan) 2023 20 4 2 0 2 1 6 1 30 6
Career total 91 5 9 1 25 3 6 1 131 10
  1. ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

International

As of match played 26 March 2024[22][23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2023 4 1
2024 3 0
Total 7 1
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ting goal.[22]
List of international goals scored by Daniel Ting
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2023 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Terengganu, Malaysia  Papua New Guinea 8–0 10–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Kuala Lumpur City

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

References

  1. ^ a b "Daniel Ting". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Naturalised players a good fit for Malaysia". New Straits Times. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. ^ "FOOTBALL MALAYSIA – Transforming Malaysia Football". FootballMalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Ting signs pro deal with Alex". Sky Sports. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Club Wish Release Youngsters All The Best". crewealex.net. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Saturday's Transfer List". evostikleague.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Crewe Alex: Caspar Hughes has contract hopes". Crewe Chronicle. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  8. ^ "TRANSFER:TRANSFER NEWS: JDTII lands Daniel Ting". Goal.com. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Negeri's half-Malaysian star Daniel Ting joins JDT II". fourthofficial.com. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b Daniel Ting Bakal Sertai Pasukan Dari Lembah Klang - VocketFC, 21 December 2020
  11. ^ a b Daniel Ting Teruja Kembali Beraksi Bersama Safee Sali - VocketFC, 24 January 2021.
  12. ^ KL City julang Piala Malaysia selepas 32 tahun, atasi JDT 2-0 - Utusan Malaysia, 30 November 2021.
  13. ^ Arif Aiman dinobatkan Pemain Paling Bernilai ABK21 - Harian Metro, 4 December 2021.
  14. ^ Enggan Ambil Vaksin Punca Daniel Ting Tinggalkan KL City - VocketFC, 14 March 2022.
  15. ^ Daniel Ting Kembali Ke Pangkuan Johor Darul Ta'zim - VocketFC, 27 June 2022.
  16. ^ JDT II juara Liga Perdana - Berita Harian, 30 September 2022.
  17. ^ Sabah Sambar Daniel Ting Dari JDT - MakanBola, 8 Januari 2023.
  18. ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI 27 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT HARIMAU MALAYA BERMULA 18 MAC 2023". fam.org.my. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  19. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Malaysia vs. Hong Kong". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Daniel Ting Statistics". Soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  21. ^ DANIEL SANG TING - Malaysian Football League.
  22. ^ a b "Daniel Ting". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Daniel Ting – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links

  • Daniel Ting at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Daniel Ting at WorldFootball.net
  • Daniel Ting on Goal.com
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