Darren Teh

Singaporean association football player
Darren Teh
Darren warming up for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name Darren Teh
Date of birth (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) full-back, left-midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Balestier Khalsa
Number 16
Youth career
Geylang International Prime League
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Geylang International 77 (2)
2022– Balestier Khalsa 50 (0)
International career‡
2019– Singapore 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019

Darren Teh is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wide-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.[1]

Club career

Geylang International

Darren signed with Geylang International in 2017.

Although the Eagles finished fourth in the 2017 S.League, they only retained 3 players for the 2018 season, of which Darren is one of them. [2]

His contract was extended for the 2019 season after another good performance in 2018. His current salary is rumoured to be USD 1000 fortnightly. [3]

Balestier Khalsa

On 3 November 2021, Darren signed for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa.[1]

International career

He was called up to the Singapore U23 team against Indonesia in March 2018 [4] but didn't play in the match. [5] He played in the match against Myanmar U23 in the tune up to the Asian Games.[6]

Darren was first called up to the national team in 2019, for the World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine on 5 September and 10 September respectively.[7] He made his debut against Jordan, replacing Zulfahmi Arifin in the 46th minute.[8][9] Darren made his first international start against Saudi Arabia for the World Cup qualifiers on October 11, 2019.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As at 27 Feb 2022

Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Geylang International 2017 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2018 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2019 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2020 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2021 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 86 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 94 2
Balestier Khalsa 2022 26 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
2023 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Total 50 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 59 0
Career total 136 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 153 2

International

Senior

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 5 October 2019 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 0-0 (draw) Friendly
2 10 October 2019 King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 0-3 (lost) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

U22

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 9 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore  India 0-1 (lost) Friendly
2 12 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore  India 1-0 (won) Friendly
3 20 June 2018 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Myanmar 0–2 (lost) Friendly

References

  1. ^ a b Balestier Khalsa Football Club on Facebook Watch
  2. ^ "Eagles aim to give wings to youngsters".
  3. ^ "Zainol Gulam has been rewarded with a new contract and will extend his stay at the club".
  4. ^ "Darren Teh in squad to face Indonesia".
  5. ^ "Gutsy Singapore Go Down to Indonesia in U23 Friendly".
  6. ^ "Singapore fall to 2-0 defeat against Myanmar in U-23 friendly at Bishan".
  7. ^ "Tatsuma Yoshida heralds a new dawn for Singapore football". The Straits Times. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  8. ^ "Lions earn hard-fought away draw against Jordan". Football Association of Singapore. 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  9. ^ David, Lee (2019-10-07). "Football: Positives in Singapore's 0-0 draw with Jordan but national coach Tatsuma Yoshida wary of Saudi threat". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  10. ^ "Lions fall to Saudi Arabia". Football Association of Singapore. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2019-10-11.


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