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Dominic Tan
Dominic in 2023
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)
2018Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
2019Police Tero (loan) 1 (0)
2019Police Tero B (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Police Tero 22 (0)
2022– Sabah 53 (3)
International career
2014–2016 Malaysia U19 20 (0)
2016–2019 Malaysia U23 19 (0)
2019– Malaysia 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

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

Early life and education

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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

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Harimau Muda C

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

Johor Darul Ta'zim

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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)

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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)

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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

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

Sabah

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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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

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Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia

References

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  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. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. 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.
  15. ^ BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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