Tajeli Salamat

Tajeli Salamat
Personal information
Full name	Tajeli bin Salamat
Date of birth	7 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Balestier Khalsa
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Young Lions
2014	Balestier Khalsa
2015	Home United
2016	Young Lions
2017	Balestier Khalsa
2019	Warriors
2020–2022	Lion City Sailors
2022	→ Geylang International (loan)
2023–2024	Tanjong Pagar United
2024–	Balestier Khalsa
International career‡
2019	Singapore SEA Games
2021–	Singapore
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2021

Last updated February 15, 2024

Tajeli bin Salamat (born February 7, 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who is currently playing as a left-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Lions City Sailors

During the Sailors' 2022 AFC Champions League campaign in Buriram, Thailand, Tajeli and midfielder Anumanthan Kumar were expelled from the squad and sent back to Singapore for breaking the team's curfew.^[1]

International career

Tajeli was called up to the Singapore U22 at age 25 for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Manila as an overaged player.^[2] He made his SEA Games debut in a 0-0 draw against Laos under-23. During the SEA Games, Tajeli and eight footballers broke curfew. He, along with the other eight players, was subsequently punished with a fine by the Singapore National Olympic Council.^[1]

On 11 November 2021, Tajeli made his international debut for Singapore National Team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.^[3]

Career statistics

Update 26 May 2022

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		League Cup Charity Shield		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions FC	2016	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Young Lions FC	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Balestier Khalsa	2017	20	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
Balestier Khalsa	Total	20	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
Tiong Bahru FC	2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tiong Bahru FC	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warriors FC	2018	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2019	21	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
	Total	40	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	48	1
Lion City Sailors	2020	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
	2021	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2022	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
	Total	33	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	36	2
Geylang International	2022	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
Geylang International	Total	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
Tanjong Pagar United	2023	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Tanjong Pagar United	Total	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Balestier Khalsa	2024–25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balestier Khalsa	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total		135	7	14	1	3	0	2	0	153	8

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Singapore	2021	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Lion City Sailors

Individual

Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lion City Sailors FC</span> Association football club in Singapore

Lion City Sailors Football Club, commonly referred to as The Sailors or LCS, is a Singaporean professional football club based in Bishan. It competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of the Singapore football league system. Founded in 1945 as the Police Sports Association, the club renamed itself to Police FC in the inaugural 1996 S.League season before rebranding once more as Home United in 1997. In 2020, it became first club in Singapore to be privatised when it adopted its current name.

Kim Shin-wook is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zulfahmi Arifin</span> Singaporean professional footballer

Muhammad Zulfahmi bin Mohd Arifin, more commonly known as Zulfahmi Arifin, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a defensive midfielder for Liga 1 club Bhayangkara and the Singapore national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabriel Quak</span> Singaporean professional footballer

Gabriel Quak Jun Yi is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays mainly as a winger. Considered one of the best wingers in the country, Gabriel is known for his skills, speed and ability to dribble past opponents quickly.

Irfan bin Fandi Ahmad, more commonly known as Irfan Fandi or mononymously as Irfan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team. Earlier in his career, he played as a striker and a winger before converting into a centre-back. In 2013, he was listed as one of Goal.com's Top 20 Southeast Asian Rising Stars. In 2014, Irfan was also named as one of the top 40 best young talents in world football on The Guardian.

Ho Wai Loon is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S) and the Singapore national team.

Song Ui-young is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Persebaya Surabaya and the Singapore national team.

Muhammad Shawal bin Anuar is a Singaporean professional footballer who mainly plays as a winger or striker for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. Considered as one of the best players in the league, Shawal is known for his dribbling skills, speed and finishing.

Muhammad Hami Syahin bin Said is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Ikhsan bin Fandi Ahmad, more commonly known as Ikhsan Fandi, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Thai League club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team.

Iqram Rifqi bin Mohammad Yazid is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team.

Muhammad Zulqarnaen bin Suzliman, also known as Mamat, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team.

Darren Teh is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wide-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.

Ryhan Euan Griffin Stewart is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national team.

Muhammad Hakeme Yazid bin Said is a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a forward for DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League. The youngest brother of Brunei's record goalscorer Shah Razen Said, he scored on his professional league debut in 2019 at the age of 16.

Ilhan bin Fandi Ahmad, more commonly known as Ilhan Fandi is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Challenger Pro League club Deinze and the Singapore national team.

Jordan Nicolas Vestering is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United and the Singapore national team. Considered as one of the country's brightest talents, Vestering is known for his no-nonsense and aggressive style of play.

Muhammad Naqiuddin bin Ahmad Eunos is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International.

The 2021 Singapore Premier League was the 4th season of the Singapore Premier League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its rebranding in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danelle Tan</span> Singaporean footballer (born 2004)

Danelle Tan Li Ern is a Singaporean women's football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Landesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Singapore national team.

References

1 2 "Two Sailors sent home". The Straits Times . 22 April 2022. pp. B18.
↑ "Football: Faris and Ikhsan lead strike force at the SEA Games". The Straits Times. November 18, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
↑ "Lions fall to narrow friendly defeat against Kyrgyz Republic - Football Association of Singapore".

External links

Tajeli Salamat at Soccerway

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[:0-1] 1 2 "Two Sailors sent home". The Straits Times . 22 April 2022. pp. B18.

[2] "Football: Faris and Ikhsan lead strike force at the SEA Games". The Straits Times. November 18, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

[3] "Lions fall to narrow friendly defeat against Kyrgyz Republic - Football Association of Singapore".

[1]

[2]

[3]