# 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 centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in Singapore, he plays for 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. He was also in the National Football Academy (NFA). Tan also studied at the Singapore Sports School.

## Club career
### Harimau Muda C

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

### Johor Darul Ta'zim

In 2016, Tan signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim. 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. 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. 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. He made his first appearances with Police Tero B team in a match against Air Force United B in the 2019 Thai League 4. 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.

### Police Tero

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

### 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

Tan previously represented the youth team of the Singapore national football team while living in Singapore as a permanent resident.
In 2016, Tan was called up for the Malaysia national under-22 team for the inaugural Nations Cup. Later in August, he made his first start in a friendly match against Bahrain, with the match ending in a 0-0 draw. 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. Tan also represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, and was part of the first eleven during the group stage match where Malaysia tied Korea 3-3.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition. :
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Harimau Muda C | 2014 | Malaysia FAM League | | | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | | |
| Harimau Muda C | 2015 | Malaysia FAM League | | | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | | |
| Total | Total | Total | | | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2016 | Malaysia Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Vilaverdense (loan) | 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 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 |
| Police Tero | 2021-22 | Thai League 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| Sabah | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 |
| Sabah | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Sabah | 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 59 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 111 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 140 | 4 |
* ↑ Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup and Thailand FA Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Malaysia Cup, Malaysia Challenge Cup and Thai League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

### International

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

## Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim
* Malaysia Super League: 2016, 2017
* Malaysia Cup: 2017
Malaysia
* King's Cup runner-up: 2022
* Pestabola Merdeka: 2024