Dominic Tan

Footballer (born 1997)

Dominic Tan
Personal information
Full name Dominic Tan Jun Jin
Date of birth (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sabah
Number 33
Youth career
2010–2013 Singapore Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Harimau Muda C 15 (0)
2016–2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 26 (0)
2016–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim 4 (0)
2018 → Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
2019Police Tero (loan) 1 (0)
2019Police Tero B (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Police Tero 22 (0)
2022– Sabah 43 (3)
International career
2014–2016 Malaysia U19 20 (0)
2016–2019 Malaysia U23 19 (0)
2019– Malaysia 28 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Men's football
Merdeka Tournament
Runner-up 2023
King's Cup
Runner-up 2022
AFF Championship
Third place 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Dominic Tan Jun Jin (simplified Chinese: 陈俊仁; traditional Chinese: 陳俊仁; pinyin: Chén Jùnrén; born 12 March 1997), better known as Dominic Tan, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in Singapore, he represents the Malaysia national team.

Early life and education

Tan was born in Singapore to Malaysian Chinese parents that moved from Penang to Singapore for work.[1] He was also in the National Football Academy (NFA).[2] Tan also studied at the Singapore Sports School.[2]

Club career

Harimau Muda C

Tan began his senior career playing in Malaysia, representing Harimau Muda C in the FAM League.[2]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In 2016, Tan signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim.[3] He played with the second team in the Malaysia Premier League and then promoted to the main squad of for the Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup.[4] He made his debut in a 3-0 away defeat against Perak in the 2018 Malaysia Cup.

Vilaverdense (loan)

On 25 January 2018, Johor Darul Ta'zim have confirmed that Tan will leave for Portuguese third division club Vilaverdense on 27 January 2018 for a year-long loan stint.[5] In early May, it was confirmed that Tan would return to Johor six months early alongside teammate Syamer Kutty Abba.

Police Tero (loan)

In 2019, Tan joined Police Tero that plays in Thai League 2 on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[6] He made his first appearances with Police Tero B team in a match against Air Force United B in the 2019 Thai League 4.[7] He made his debut in the 2019 Thai League 1 with Police Tero first team coming in as a substitute in the last minute against Air Force United.[8]

Police Tero

During the 2020 season, Tan signed a two year contract with Police Tero.[9]

Sabah

In 2022, Tan joined Sabah that plays in Malaysia Super League. He made his debut in the opening match of 2022 Malaysia Super League against Negeri Sembilan at the Likas Stadium. On 1 September 2022, Tan scored his first goal for Sabah in a 2-2 draw against Kuala Lumpur, which also his first goal in the first division of Malaysian League.

International career

Dominic previously represented the youth team of the Singapore national football team while living in Singapore as a permanent resident.[citation needed]

In 2016, Tan was called up for the Malaysia national under-22 team for the inaugural Nations Cup.[2] Later in August, he made his first start in a friendly match against Bahrain, with the match ending in a 0-0 draw.[10][11] In 2017, he was selected for the Dubai Cup Football Tournament.

In 2018, Tan played for the national under-23 team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and 2018 Asian Games which Malaysia qualify into the knockout round. In June 2019, he made his Malaysia senior debut in a friendly match against Nepal.[12] Tan also represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.
Club performance League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Harimau Muda C 2014 Malaysia FAM League 0 0
2015 Malaysia FAM League 1 0
Total 1 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2016 Malaysia Premier League 12 0 1 0 13 0
Total 12 0 1 0 13 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016 Malaysia Super League 0 0 3 0 3 0
2017 Malaysia Super League 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
2018 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 7 0
Vilaverdense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League 6 0 1 0 7 0
2019 Malaysia Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
Police Tero B (loan) 2019 Thai League 4 2 0 2 0
Police Tero (loan) 2019 Thai League 2 1 0 1 0
Police Tero 2020 Thai League 1 15 0 15 0
2021-22 Thai League 1 6 0 6 0
Total 24 0 24 0
Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League 21 2 2 0 6 0 29 2
2023 Malaysia Super League 22 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 31 1
Total 43 3 4 0 6 0 7 0 50 3
Career total 95 3 6 0 10 0 10 0 121 3

International

As of 26 March 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2019 2 0
2021 5 0
2022 7 0
2023 6 0
2024 8 0
Total 28 0

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

References

  1. ^ "Biodata Dominic Tan Jun Jin Pemain JDT". Retrieved 27 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "Baihakki tips Dom Tan for Malaysia rise". ESPN.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Dominic Tan to become malaysia star". espnfc.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "MSL mid season transfer a complete guide". fourfourtwo.com.my. 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Dominic Tan's promising 2018 start just got better after JDT announce Portugal stint". FourFourTwo. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". FOX Sports Asia. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ^ Match Report - Air Force United B 1-2 Police Tero B - Thai League 4 2019.
  8. ^ Match Report - Police Tero 2-1 Air Force United - Thai League 1 2019.
  9. ^ Dominic Tan Sah Bakal Beraksi Dalam Saingan Thai League 1, Ikat Kontrak 2 Tahun Bersama Police Tero FC - Vocket FC, 23 December 2019.
  10. ^ Senarai 30 pemain skuad Malaysia B-22 bertemu Bahrain. - FAM, 2016.
  11. ^ Senarai penuh pemain Harimau Malaysia B-22 lwn Bahrain B-22 - FAM, 30 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Better Corbin to make Malaysia debut". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Dominic Tan". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Dominic Tan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

External links

  • Dominic Tan at Soccerway
  • Harimau Malaysia official website (archived 14 August 2016)
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