Dominic Tan

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 defender for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in Singapore, he represents the Malaysia national team.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan 譚.

Dominic Tan
Personal information
Full name Dominic Tan Jun Jin (陈俊仁)
Date of birth (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997
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
2016–2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 26 (0)
2016–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 (0)
2018 → Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Police Tero (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Police Tero B (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Police Tero 21 (0)
2022– Sabah 32 (3)
International career‡
2014–2016 Malaysia U19 20 (0)
2016–2019 Malaysia U23 19 (0)
2019– Malaysia 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Personal life

Tan who was born in Singapore to Malaysian parents from Penang,[1] and he is a Singapore permanent resident, was in the National Football Academy before making the decision to take his boots across the causeway to Johor.[2]

Club career

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

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In 2016, he 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.

On loan Vilaverdense F.C.

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

In 2019 Dominic 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] On 2020 season, Dominic sign a two year contract with Police Tero.[9]

Sabah

In 2022 Dominic joined Sabah FC 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, he 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 has represent the youth team of Singapore while living in Singapore as permanent residents. In August 2016, he received his first call-up for the national under-22 team and made his first start 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, he 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, Dominic made his Malaysia debut after starting in the friendly match against Nepal.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 May 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.
Club performance League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
ClubSeasonLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Harimau Muda C 2014 Malaysia FAM League 00–
2015 Malaysia FAM League 10–
Total 10––
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2016 Malaysia Premier League 12010––130
Total 12010––130
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016 Malaysia Super League 00–30–30
2017 Malaysia Super League 1000–3040
2018 Malaysia Super League 00–00
Total 1000303070
Vilaverdense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 10–10
Total 10–10
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League 60–10–70
2019 Malaysia Premier League 800000–80
Total 140001000150
Police Tero B (loan) 2019 Thai League 4 20–20
Police Tero (loan) 2019 Thai League 2 10–10
Police Tero 2020 Thai League 1 150–150
2021-22 Thai League 1 60–60
Total 240–240
Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League 2122060–292
2023 Malaysia Super League 111111
Total 323206000403
Career total 84340100301013
  1. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup and Thailand FA Cup
  2. Appearances in Malaysia Cup, Malaysia Challenge Cup and Thai League Cup
  3. Appearances in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

    International
    As of 10 January 2023[14]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Malaysia 201920
    202150
    202270
    202330
    Total170

    Honours

    Club

    Johor Darul Ta'zim

    References
    1. "Biodata Dominic Tan Jun Jin Pemain JDT". Retrieved 27 May 2019.
    2. "Dominic Tan to become Malaysia Stars". ESPN. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
    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. 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.
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