Marc Ryan Tan

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Marc Ryan Tan
Personal information
Full name Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming
Date of birth (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth Singapore
Position(s) Forward, right wing
Club information
Current team
 Tampines Rovers
Number 14
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Young Lions 9 (0)
2021 Tampines Rovers 9 (4)
National team‡
2017 Singapore U16 6 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2020

Marc Ryan Tan (born 18 January 2002)[1] is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a Right winger for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers FC.[2]

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 Sanchez 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 S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup 		Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Young Lions 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020 9 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Tampines Rovers 2021 14 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 19 3
2022 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 15 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 3
Career total 23 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 28 3
  • Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International statistics[]

U16 International caps[]

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 17 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 0-6 (lost)
2 18 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong   1-5 (lost)
3 19 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong  Qatar 3-0 (won)
4 20 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia  Malaysia 1-6 (lost) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
5 22 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia  Japan 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
1 19 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong  Qatar 2-0 3-0 (won)
2 20 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia  Malaysia 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[]

  1. ^ Munirah, Sharifah (9 November 2017). "Dollah Kassim Award: Marc unfazed by comparisons with his father Steven Tan". The New Paper. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Football: Tampines youth experiment face baptism of fire in Singapore Premier League". The Straits Times. 12 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Marc making his mark". The New Paper. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Local teen footballer Marc embarks on England stint". Today Online. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Son of ex-Lion Steven Tan to train with West Ham". The New Paper. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling". Goal.com.
  7. ^ "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.com.
  8. ^ "Spotlight on adidas footballers Marc and Ilhan – sons of Singapore legends". Yahoo Sports. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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