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 Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia national team.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

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
Club information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 33
Youth career
2010–2013 Singapore Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Harimau Muda C 30 (1)
2016–2019 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 27 (0)
2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 (0)
2018 → Vilaverdense (loan) 1 (0)
2019 → Police Tero (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 Police Tero 21 (0)
2022– Sabah 21 (2)
International career‡
2014–2016 Malaysia U19 20 (0)
2016–2019 Malaysia U23 19 (0)
2019– Malaysia 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 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 II

In 2016, he made a move to the Malaysian Premier League by signing for Johor Darul Ta'zim II.[3] seven months later he was promoted to senior squad.[4]

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 Takzim.[6] In his first season with Police Tero, he was part of the squad that helped the team gain promotion to the Thai League 1.

Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)

In 2022 Dominic joined Sabah FC that plays in Malaysia Super League. He helped Sabah FC obtained 1 goal as 20 November 2022 and helped Sabah FC as a defender and midfield.

International career

In June 2019, Dominic made his Malaysia debut after starting in the friendly match against Nepal.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 January 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
ClubSeasonLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2016 Malaysia Premier League 1301[lower-alpha 1] 000–140
Total 130101000140
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2017 Malaysia Super League 1000003040
Total 1000003040
Vilaverdense (loan) 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal 10–10
Total 1000000010
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League 600010–70
2019 Malaysia Premier League 800000–80
Total 140001000150
Police Tero 2019 Thai League 2 1000000010
2020-21 Thai League 1 140000000140
Total 150000000150
Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League 212000000212
Total 212000000212
Career total 492101030542
  1. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup

    International
    As of 10 January 2023[9]
    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. "Better Corbin to make Malaysia debut". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
    8. "Dominic Tan". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
    9. "Dominic Tan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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