Kieran Teo

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Kieran Teo
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Kieran Teo with Young Lions
Personal information
Full name Kieran Teo Jia Jun
Date of birth (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Muaither
Number 15
Youth career
–2020 Home United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2025 Geylang International 2 (0)
2023- → Young Lions (loan) 18 (1)
International career‡
2019 Singapore U16 5 (0)
2022 Singapore U19 7 (1)
2023– Singapore U23 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:04, 25 Apr 23 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:04, 25 Apr 23 (UTC)

Kieran Teo Jia Jun [1] (born 6 April 2004), better known as Kieran Teo, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Qatari Second Division club Muaither and the Singapore national team. Kieran also plays for the Singapore U23 National Team.

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Club

Geylang International

A member of the Geylang International youth setup, Kieran made his professional debut in a 1–0 loss to Balestier Khalsa. Following his debut, Kieran expressed his interest in continuing to impress and fighting for a spot in the team during the season. [2] He made his first start in a 4–1 loss to the Young Lions away from home. [3]

Young Lions

Kieran was loaned to Young Lions ahead of the 2023 Singapore Premier League season. [4]

Teo then made his debut in a 2–1 victory over Hougang United. He then scored his first professional goal in a late fashion during a thrilling 2–2 draw to DPMM. [5] He would then score in the Singapore cup during a 4–2 victory over his former club Geylang International. [6] [7]

International career

In 2022, he was named in the U-19 Singapore squad ahead of the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship. [8] [9] [10]

Teo then scored his first international goal against Cambodia's Under-19s in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. [11]

Kieran was then called up for the 2023 Merlion Cup following a good showing with the Young Lions in the Singapore Premier League. [12] [13] He made his international Under-23's debut in a 1–0 loss to Hong Kong. [14] He made his second appearance in a 2–1 loss to Cambodia in the third place playoff. [15]

Kieran got into the 25-man preliminary squad ahead of the 2023 SEA Games. [16] He would then be called up to the senior Singapore squad in the away fixture versus China in replacement of Lionel Tan. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 Aug 2022. [18]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Geylang International 2022 Singapore Premier League 30100040
Total30100040
Young Lions FC 2023 Singapore Premier League 1814100222
2024–25 00000000
Total1814100222
Career total2114100262
Notes

    International statistics

    U23 International caps

    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    124 March 2023 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0–1 (lost)Merlion Cup
    226 March 2023Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–2 (lost)
    329 April 2023 Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, CambodiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1–3 (lost)2023 SEA Games
    43 May 2023Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–3 (lost)
    56 May 2023Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0–0 (draw)
    611 May 2023Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0–7 (lost)
    76 Sept 2023 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, VietnamFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0-3 (lost)2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

    U19 International caps

    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    13 July 2022 Madya Stadium, Jakarta, IndonesiaFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 0-1 (lost) 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
    25 July 2022Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 0-1 (lost)
    37 July 2022Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0-0 (draw)
    49 July 2022Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 1-3 (lost)
    514 September 2022 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, TajikistanFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 0-0 (draw) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
    616 September 2022Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1-1 (draw)
    718 September 2022Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1-6 (lost)

    U19 International goals

    Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
    NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    116 September 2022 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, TajikistanFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1-01-1 (draw) 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

    U16 International caps

    NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
    127 July 2019 IPE Stadium, Chonburi, ThailandFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 0-0 (draw) 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
    229 July 2019 IPE Stadium, Chonburi, ThailandFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0-3 (lost) 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
    32 August 2019 IPE Stadium, Chonburi, ThailandFlag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 0-4 (lost) 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
    44 August 2019 IPE Stadium, Chonburi, ThailandFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3-2 (won) 2019 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
    519 September 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, SingaporeFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1-6 (lost) 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

    References

    1. ↑ "Kieran Teo Jia Jun". www.teamsingapore.sg. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
    2. ↑ "Teo's ready to impress". Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    3. ↑ "Geylang International FC - 🔛 Three changes against the Young Lions with Ilhan Noor, Fareez Farhan and Kieran Teo starting for the first time in 2022 #geylangboleh 🦅 #EPSON #fbtsportsingapore #singaporepremierleague #sgpremierleague #singaporefootball #sgfootball | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    4. ↑ "Welcome to the club Iman Hakim, Kieran Teo, Prathip S/O Ekamparam, Ryan Praveen, Syafi Hilman and Syafie Redzuan. 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    5. ↑ "FULL-TIME Young Lions 2-2 DPMM FC #SPL". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    6. ↑ "Ending the campaign with a deserved VICTORY! 🦁". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
    7. ↑ "🗣 In his post-match interview, Coach Nazri applauds his team's commendable performance". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
    8. ↑ "Singapore men's U19 football squad for AFF Boys Championship announced". Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    9. ↑ "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (27 June - 3 July)". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    10. ↑ Cheng, Ernest (30 June 2022). "Singapore men's U19 football squad for AFF Boys Championship announced". youthopia.sg. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    11. ↑ "Kieran Teo score against Cambodia". Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    12. ↑ "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (13-19 Mar)". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    13. ↑ "Football Association of Singapore - The 28 Under-22 players who will do battle at the Merlion Cup 2023". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    14. ↑ "U22s suffer narrow defeat to Hong Kong - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    15. ↑ "U22s fall to Cambodia - Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    16. ↑ "Football Association of Singapore - The 25 in the provisional Under-22 squad for the upcoming SEA Games". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
    17. ↑ "Young Lions defender Kieran Teo has been called up to the Men's National Team squad". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
    18. ↑ Kieran Teo at Soccerway
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