# Tajeli Salamat

Tajeli bin Salamat (born February 7, 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

## Club career
### Young Lions

Tajeli started his professional career with Young Lions after graduating with NFA in 2012. He make his debut on 17 February in a 3–0 lost to Hougang United.

### Balestier Khalsa

In January 2014, Tajeli joined Balestier Khalsa. He make his debut in a 4–0 win over his former club Young Lions on 23 February. Tajeli scored his first career goal in a 3–0 win over Home United on 20 June.

### Lions City Sailors

During the Sailors' 2022 AFC Champions League campaign in Buriram, Thailand, Tajeli and midfielder Anumanthan Kumar were expelled from the squad and sent back to Singapore for breaking the team's curfew.

## International career

Tajeli was called up to the Singapore U23 as an overage player at the age of 25 for the 2019 SEA Games in Manila. He made his SEA Games debut in a 0–0 draw against Laos U23. During the SEA Games, Tajeli and eight footballers broke curfew. He, along with the other eight players, was subsequently punished with a fine by the Singapore National Olympic Council.
On 11 November 2021, Tajeli made his international debut for the Singapore national team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium.

## Career statistics

    Update 26 May 2022
| Club | Season | S.League | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore Cup | League Cup Charity Shield | League Cup Charity Shield | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Young Lions | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Young Lions | Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2017 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Balestier Khalsa | Total | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Tiong Bahru | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiong Bahru | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warriors | 2018 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Warriors | 2019 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Warriors | Total | 40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Lion City Sailors | 2020 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Lion City Sailors | 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lion City Sailors | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lion City Sailors | Total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Geylang International | 2022 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Geylang International | Total | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 2023 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Tanjong Pagar United | Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Balestier Khalsa | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | 144 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 8 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours
### Lion City Sailors

* Singapore Premier League: 2021
* Singapore Community Shield: 2022

### Individual

* Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020