Dominic Tan

Dominic Tan Jun Jin (born 12 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. Born in Singapore, he represents the Malaysia national football team.
Early life and education
Tan who 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).
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 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. In early May, it was confirmed that Tan would return to Johor six months early alongside teammate Syamer Kutty Abba.
Police Tero
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. On 2020 season, Tan sign a two year contract with Police Tero.
Sabah
In 2022 Tan 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
Tan previously represented the youth team of the Singapore national football team while living in Singapore as permanent resident.
In 2016, Tan was called up for the Malaysia national under-22 team for the inaugural Nations Cup. Later in August, Tan 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, 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 senior debut in a friendly match against Nepal.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia Super League: 2016, 2017
Malaysia Cup: 2017
References
External links
Harimau Malaysia official website (archived 14 August 2016)
Living people
1997 births
Footballers from Penang
Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Malaysian men's footballers
Malaysia men's international footballers
Malaysia Super League players
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players
Dominic Tan
Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players
Dominic Tan
Men's association football central defenders
Malaysian expatriate men's footballers
People from Singapore
Singaporean emigrants to Malaysia
People who lost Singaporean citizenship
Citizens of Malaysia through descent
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Malaysia men's youth international footballers
SEA Games competitors for Malaysia