Jefferson Tabinas

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Jefferson Tabinas
Personal information
Full name Jefferson David Tabinas
Date of birth (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Mito HollyHock
Number 4
Youth career
FC Waseda
Tripleter
Kirimitsu Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Kawasaki Frontale 0 (0)
2019 → FC Gifu (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) 30 (0)
2021– Mito HollyHock 15 (0)
National team‡
2021– Philippines 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9:33, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born 7 August 1998[1]) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Mito HollyHock. Born in Japan, he represents the Philippines national team.

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Born in Japan, he spent his youth with FC WASEDA and FC Tripleter before captaining Kirimitsu Gakuen High School.[1][2]

Kawasaki Frontale[]

After the high school tournament, he was signed by J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale for the 2017 season.[3] Kawasaki Frontale won the 2017 and 2018 seasons of the J1 League, but Tabinas had no appearances for the team.[1][4]

Loan to Gifu[]

In the 2019 season, he was loaned out to FC Gifu of the J2 League.[5] He made his first J.League appearance in a match against Ehime FC on 7 April, where they lost 2–0.[6][7] He made his Emperor's Cup debut when they entered in the second round on 3 July and were eliminated by Ventforet Kofu.[8][9] Tabinas made seven more league appearances, however, the club finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated.[1][10]

Loan to Gamba Osaka U23[]

He spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.

Mito Hollyhock[]

In January 2021, he transferred to Mito HollyHock of the J2 League.[1]

International career[]

In 2016, Tabinas expressed his desire to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2]

In May 2021, he was called up to the Philippines national team for the joint qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[11] He made his debut on 7 June in a 2–0 defeat to China PR in Sharjah, UAE.[12][13]

Personal life[]

Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother.[2] His younger brother, Paul, is also a footballer.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "タビナス ジェファーソン選手 川崎フロンターレより移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Mito HollyHock. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "「東京五輪への推薦状」第15回:4年後への秘密兵器、タビナス・ジェファーソンの旅支度". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "‟2020年"目指すタビナス・ジェファーソンの来季川崎加入が内定。「ジェフと呼んでください」". サッカーダイジェスト (in Japanese). Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing Inc. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (10 November 2018). "Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン選手、川崎フロンターレ（Ｊ１）より 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". fc-gifu.com (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "タビナス　ジェファーソン". jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League (Jリーグ). 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "愛媛ＦＣvsＦＣ岐阜 J2リーグ 第8節 2019/4/7" (in Japanese). NTT Docomo. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "ヴァンフォーレ甲府 対 ＦＣ岐阜". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "サッカー天皇杯　Ｊ２岐阜　ＰＫ戦の末、Ｊ２甲府に敗退". 47News (in Japanese). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ "サッカー　ＦＣ岐阜、正念場　Ｊ３初降格、求められるＪ２早期復帰　／岐阜". 毎日新聞社 (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. ^ "New faces soup up Azkals". The Philippine Star. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ^ Terrado, Jonas (8 June 2021). "Azkals fall short vs China in resumption of Asian Qualifiers campaign". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b Del Carmen, Lorenzo (8 June 2021). "Young Azkal Tabinas shows no fear against China's vet strikers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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