Shannon Stephen

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Shannon Stephen
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Young Lions 3 (0)
2013 Tampines Rovers 3 (0)
2016 Young Lions 8 (0)
2017–2020 Tampines Rovers 19 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shannon Stephen (born 2 June 1994) is a Singaporean former professional footballer who played for the Singapore Premier League side, Tampines Rovers as a defender.

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Education

Stephen studied in Republic Polytechnic. [2]

Career

In 2013, Stephen signed for Tampines Rovers. [2]

In 2013, he hurt his knee during a Prime League game and suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with the ACL snapped. [3] He had surgery and recovered after nine months. [3]

In 2014, Stephen signed for the Young Lions. [2] While playing for the Young Lions, Stephen was called up by the Singapore national team's coach V. Sundramoorthy as a hopeful addition to the national team in 2015. [2] However, he tore his ACL again during a training session. [3]

In 2017, he was called up to play in an international friendly against Lebanon. [4]

Stephen retired from football in 2021. [3]

Later life

After retiring from football Stephen worked as a fitness trainer. [3]

Personal life

Stephen's father, Stephen Rajah, was a professional footballer with defunct club Sembawang Rangers FC. [2]

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2020[ citation needed ]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueSingapore CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2012 S.League 3000300030
Tampines Rovers 2013 S.League2000100030
Young Lions 2015 S.League0000000000
2016 S.League7010000080
Total7010000080
Tampines Rovers 2017 S.League7300000073
2018 S.League0000002020
2019 Singapore Premier League 0000000000
2020 Singapore Premier League5000004090
Total123000060183
Career total243104060323

Honours

Tampines Rovers

References

  1. Shannon Stephen at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Kumar Ramani, Haresh (22 June 2016). "Stephen fights back to catch Sundram's eye". Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chia, Rebekah (27 June 2024). "Ex-footballer Shannon Stephen reignites his competitive spirit in fitness competition Hyrox". The Straits Times . ISSN   0585-3923. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. "Football: Lions skipper Shahril Ishak, goalie Izwan Mahbud not included in Lions squad to face Lebanon". The Straits Times. 7 November 2017. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 23 January 2026.