Marc Ryan Tan
Marc Ryan Tan (born 18 January 2002)[1] is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Young Lions | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| National Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Young Lions | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Singapore U16 | 6 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2020 | |||
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
Marc is the son of Singaporean footballing legend Steven Tan. He attended Maris Stella High School for his primary education and Singapore Sports School for his secondary education . Now he is studying at Temasek Polytechnic.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 Nov 2020. 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
- 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) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
| 2 | 18 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong |  Thailand | 1-5 (lost) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
| 3 | 19 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong |  Qatar | 3-0 (won) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
| 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 |  Guam | 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) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
| 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 | Guam | 1-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| 4 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | Guam | 2-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| 5 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | Guam | 3-0 | 9-1 (won) | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
| 6 | 24 September 2017 | Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia | Guam | 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: Fandi Ahmad's Young Lions 'have to keep fighting' to avoid being wooden spoonists". The Straits Times. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "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.
- "Spotlight on adidas footballers Marc and Ilhan – sons of Singapore legends". Yahoo Sports. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
External links
- Marc Ryan Tan at Soccerway