Jeremy Chiang

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Jeremy Chiang
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Chiang Wei Jian
Date of birth (1985-04-11) 11 April 1985 (age 39) [1]
Place of birth Singapore
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)} [1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 ActiveSG FA (Head coach)
Still Aerion WFC (Head coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005 Paya Lebar Punggol [1] 13 (0)
2006-2007 Young Lions 11 (0)
2007 Home United 3 (0)
2008–2011 Gombak United 109 (2)
2012 Home United 20 (1)
2013 Hougang United 11 (0)
2013–2014 Warriors FC 22 (0)
2016 Warriors FC 0 (0)
International career
2006–2010 [1] Singapore 3 (0)
Managerial career
2019–present ActiveSG FA
2024–present Still Aerion WFC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeremy Chiang Wei Jian (born 11 April 1985) is a Singaporean former professional footballer who played as a right-back for Warriors FC in the S-League. Jeremy is now an entrepreneur [2] and head coach with ActiveSG Football Academy (AFA) and Still Aerion WFC.

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Playing career

Jeremy was part of the Warriors team that won the 2014 S.League. He retired from the game because of a ACL injury in 2014. [3] He went on to be The New Paper’s S.League pundit after retiring. [4]

In 2016, Jeremy returned to top-flight football with the Warriors FC. [4] However, he got into trouble as he offered betting tips as in The New Paper (TNP) for all of the week's S.League matches. [4] The Football Association of Singapore requested both the player and the club to provide an explanation. [5]

In a club statement, the Warriors FC said that the predictions were made prior to the signing with the club. After signing with the club, Jeremy had informed TNP that he would stop providing his free voluntary predictions with immediate effect. [4]

Coaching career

Jeremy joined ActiveSG Football Academy in 2017. He went on to become the head coach in 2019, helming programmes at Toa Payoh. [6]

In 2024, Jeremy was appointed as the head coach of the Still Aerion WFC. [7] The club finished fourth after losing 6-0 to Lion City Sailors in their final game of the 2024 season. [8]

Outside football

Jeremy opened a cafe The WEJS with Walid Lounis and their spouses after suffering a serious injury in early 2014. [9]

He also started his own business Churros Factory with his wife in 2014. [3] [10]

Personal life

Jeremy is married with Png Suyi. [10] They have a daughter, Sasha and a son. Like his father, the son is also a defender who played for ActiveSG FA elite team and then the Junior Development Centre (JDC) Under-11 team. [11]

Honours

Club

Warriors FC

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "General Information about the player Jeremy Chiang". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Warriors lose Chiang to ACL injury". FourFourTwo . 8 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Leong, Kelvin (10 June 2016). "Jeremy Chiang returns to S.League with Warriors FC after 2014 retirement".
  4. 1 2 3 4 "S.League wants explanation from player who gave betting tips". TODAY. 13 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "FAS' Reply To Media Query Regarding Jeremy Chiang". FAS. 13 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Meet Our Head Coaches! - Jeremy Chiang". ActiveSG FA. 15 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "2024 Deloitte Women's Premier League Club Guide". FAS. 8 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (16 February 2024). "Lion City Sailors set sights beyond S'pore after third straight Deloitte Women's Premier League title". The Straits Times.
  9. ↑ Teng Kiat (4 September 2014). "S.League duo show that footballers can cook too". Yahoo! .
  10. 1 2 Tan, Julie (21 September 2017). "Ondeh ondeh churros, anyone?". The New Paper .
  11. ↑ Mas Hidayat (24 July 2023). "NEXT-GEN STORIES: Like father like son - Jeremy and Jaevis Chiang share more than the same surname". Unleash The Roar!.
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