Marc Ryan Tan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming | ||
Date of birth | (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Position(s) | Forward, right wing | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Young Lions (on loan from Tampines Rovers) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
National Football Academy | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Young Lions | 10 | (0) |
2021– | Tampines Rovers | 21 | (4) |
2023– | Young Lions (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Singapore U16 | 6 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2020 |
Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming (born 18 January 2002)[1] is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a left-winger, right-winger or right-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions on loan from Tampines Rovers.[2] He is the son of former Singapore International footballer, Steven Tan.
Club career
Early career
Marc, together with 4 other boys, impressed West Ham's academy coaches, who conducted a training camp for about 25 youth footballers in Singapore in November 2015.[3] They later went on trials and trainings with English clubs such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City, Charlton Athletic FC and West Ham academy teams in 2016.[4][5] The attacker models his game on Chile international Alexis Sánchez and England star Raheem Sterling.[6]
Young Lions
Marc signed with the Young Lions in 2019. However, he did not make his debut in the 2019 season. Marc made his professional debut on March 11, 2020 in a 3-0 lost against Geylang International. He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list as one of the country's biggest talents shortly after.[7]
Personal life
Tan was born on 18 January 2002 in Singapore and is the son of Singaporean footballing legend Steven Tan. He attended Maris Stella High School and Singapore Sports School before studying in Temasek Polytechnic.[8] His father is currently the head coach of the Temasek Polytechnic's football team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 March 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Young Lions | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | Singapore Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Tampines Rovers | 2021 | Singapore Premier League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
2022 | Singapore Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
Career total | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
- Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
International
U16 International caps
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong | ![]() | 0-6 (lost) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
2 | 18 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1-5 (lost) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
3 | 19 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong | ![]() | 3-0 (won) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
4 | 20 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 1-6 (lost) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
5 | 22 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 0-11 (lost) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
6 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
U16 International goals
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong | ![]() | 2-0 | 3-0 (won) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
2 | 20 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 1-3 | 1-6 (lost) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
3 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 1-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
4 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 2-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
5 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 3-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
6 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | ![]() | 4-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
References
- ^ Munirah, Sharifah (9 November 2017). "Dollah Kassim Award: Marc unfazed by comparisons with his father Steven Tan". The New Paper. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Football: Tampines youth experiment face baptism of fire in Singapore Premier League". The Straits Times. 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Marc making his mark". The New Paper. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Local teen footballer Marc embarks on England stint". Today Online. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Son of ex-Lion Steven Tan to train with West Ham". The New Paper. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling". Goal.com.
- ^ "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.com.
- ^ Chandra, Alif (26 July 2019). "Spotlight on adidas footballers Marc and Ilhan – sons of Singapore legends". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
External links
- Marc Ryan Tan at Soccerway