Glenn Kweh

Glenn Kweh

Glenn with Tampines Rovers in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Glenn Kweh Jia Jin
Date of birth	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger, left-back
Team information
Current team	Tampines Rovers
Number	11
Youth career
	Home United
	National Football Academy
2017–2018	Victoria Junior College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Young Lions	37	(4)
2023–	Tampines Rovers	31	(4)
International career‡
2021–2023	Singapore U23	9	(3)
2022–	Singapore	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 23 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Glenn Kweh Jia Jin (born 26 March 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or a left-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Early career

Glenn was the captain of the Home United U-14 team and also played for the National Football Academy’s U-15 team. He was also nominated for the Dollah Kassim Award in 2015. ^[1] Thereafter, Glenn went on to play for Victoria Junior College (VJC) from 2017 to 2018. In the 2017 edition of the National School Games A Division Football Competition, Glenn helped VJC to the runner-up spot and finished as the Golden Boot winner with 18 goals, ^[2] including a goal in the semi-final against Anglo-Chinese Junior College. He went on to win the A Division Football Title for VJC the following year.

Young Lions

Glenn signed with the Singapore Premier League club Young Lions in 2021. ^[3] Glenn scored on his debut just three minutes after coming on in a league match against Hougang United on 17 April 2021. ^[4] He appeared only 10 times, only three of which being starts in the 2021 Singapore Premier League season.

Tampines Rovers

On 7 January 2023, Glenn moved to Tampines Rovers after he completed his compulsory national services obligation. He scored his first goal for the club 15 August 2023 in a 3–1 win over Balestier Khalsa.

International career

Glenn was first called up to the Singapore national team in 2022, for the friendly against Kuwait on 1 June 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Myanmar on 8, 11, and 14 June 2022 respectively. ^{[5] [6]} Glenn made his international debut on 1 June 2022 against Kuwait in the 60th minute, replacing Ikhsan Fandi. ^{[7] [8]}

Glenn was also included in the 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series tournament against Vietnam and India on 21 and 24 September.

During the international friendly match against both Oceania countries, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands in June 2023, Glenn was shift down to play at left back under head coach Takayuki Nishigaya.

Personal life

Glenn served his National Service (NS) obligations for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2019 to 2021 where he completed his Specialist Cadet School (SCS) as a Sergeant after his Basic Military Training (BMT). ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 Apr 2023. ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2021	Singapore Premier League	10	2	0	0	0	0	—		10	2
	2022	Singapore Premier League	27	2	1	0	0	0	—		28	2
	Total		37	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	4
Tampines Rovers	2023	Singapore Premier League	23	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	31	1
	2024–25	Singapore Premier League	20	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	26	6
	Total		43	7	7	0	0	0	7	0	57	7
Career total			80	11	8	0	0	0	7	0	95	11

• Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Singapore
	2022	5	0
	2023	1	0
Total		6	0

International Caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2022	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Kuwait	0–2	Friendly
2	11 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Tajikistan	0–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	14 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	6–2	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	21 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Vietnam	0-4 (lost)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
5	24 Sept 2022	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	India	1-1 (draw)	2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
6	23 March 2023	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	1–1 (draw)	Friendly
7	26 March 2023	Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau	Macau	1–0	Friendly

U23 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	25 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	East Timor	2–2 (draw)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2	28 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	Philippines	1–0 (won)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
3	31 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	South Korea	1–5 (lost)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
4	16 February 2022	Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Thailand	1–3 (lost)	2022 AFF U-23 Championship
5	19 February 2022	Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Vietnam	0–7 (lost)	2022 AFF U-23 Championship
6	7 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Laos	2–2 (draw)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
7	9 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Thailand	0–5 (lost)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
8	11 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Cambodia	1–0 (won)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
9	14 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Malaysia	2–2 (draw)	2021 Southeast Asian Games

U23 International goals

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	East Timor	1–0	2–2 (draw)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2	28 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	Philippines	1–0	1–0 (won)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
3	7 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Laos	1–2	2–2 (draw)	2021 Southeast Asian Games

U16 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	28 July 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Myanmar	1-3 (lost)	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2	30 July 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Philippines	4-1 (won)	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
3	1 August 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Australia	2-8 (lost)	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
4	3 August 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	0-0 (draw)	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
5	2 September 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Thailand	0-5 (lost)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
6	4 September 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	North Korea	0-3 (lost)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
7	6 September 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Cambodia	3-1 (won)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

References

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3. "We have a new arrival – Glenn Kweh joins the team". Young Lions. Facebook. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
4. "Profile: Singapore Under-22 Men's National Team". Football Association of Singapore. 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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