Shannon Stephen

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			Singapore Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2012	S.League	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Tampines Rovers	2013	S.League	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Young Lions	2015	S.League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016	S.League	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total		7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Tampines Rovers	2017	S.League	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
	2018	S.League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	2019	Singapore Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020	Singapore Premier League	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
	Total		12	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	18	3
Career total			24	3	1	0	4	0	6	0	32	3

Honours

Tampines Rovers

• Singapore Cup: 2019
• Singapore Community Shield: 2020

References

1. Shannon Stephen at WorldFootball.net
2. 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. 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.