Lionel Tan Han Wei (陈汉玮, born 5 June 1997) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United. He was with the National Football Academy after graduating from Singapore Sports School. In 2016, he started his career with Home United's Prime League team. Subsequently, in 2017, he moved to Hougang United.
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Full name | Lionel Tan Han Wei | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Singapore | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hougang United | |||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Singapore Sports School | |||||||||||||||
2015 | National Football Academy | |||||||||||||||
2016 | Home United | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Home United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017 | Hougang United | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018 | → SAFSA (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Young Lions | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020– | Hougang United | 37 | (3) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Singapore U19 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Singapore U23 | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Singapore | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Feb 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 Feb 2021 |
His performance at the youth level led to him being nominated for the 2014 Dollah Kassim Award although he did not win it in the end.[1][2]
Tan started his career with National Football Academy (NFA) U-18 team in 2015 after his graduation from the Singapore Sports School.[3] He had hoped to move on to the Garena Young Lions squad following his exploits with the NFA. However, when no such move arose, Tan jumped at the chance to be reunited with Robin Chitrakar at Home United's Prime League squad.[4]
Tan moved to the Protectors in 2016 and was made the vice captain of the prime league squad.
During his time with the Protectors' Prime League squad, he helped them achieve a double, winning the Prime League and the Singapore FA Cup.[1]
He then made his senior debut on 14 July 2016 against Albirex Niigata Singapore in the Singapore League Cup.[1] He made a total of two senior appearances for the Protectors before moving on the next season.[4]
Tan then moved to Hougang United for the 2017 S.League season.[1] He made his debut for the Cheetahs against Tampines Rovers, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute before earning a shock first start in the following match against Brunei DPMM in a 2–0 defeat.[4]
After spending one year with SAFSA, he moved to Garena Young Lions for the 2019 season for whom he made a total of 19 league appearances.[5]
Lionel returned to Hougang after the completion of his National Service in the middle of the 2020 Singapore Premier League season.[5] He scored the first professional goal of his career in the third match of the 2021 Singapore Premier League season, sweeping in a loose ball and helping his team to a shock 3-1 win against powerhouse Lion City Sailors.[6][7]
He was part of the 2015 Under-18 Squad for AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers.[8]
He is also in the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers playing in matches against Thailand which the team lost 3–0.[9] He also played against Chinese Taipei.
In 2017, Lionel was called up to the Singapore Under-22 squad for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games but failed to make a single appearance as the Republic crashed out in the group stages.[10]
He captained the Singapore Under-22 squad for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[10]
Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Home United | 2016 | S.League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Hougang United | 2017 | S.League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
SAFSA (loan) | 2018 | Singapore National Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Young Lions (loan) | 2019 | Singapore Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Hougang United | 2020 | Singapore Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2021 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
2022 | Singapore Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
Career total | 79 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 3 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Mongolia | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 July 2017 | Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 0–1 | Friendly |
2 | 12 July 2017 | Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 1–1 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
4 | 24 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 1–1 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
5 | 26 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 3–1 | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
6 | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 3–0 | 2019 Merlion Cup |
7 | 9 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1–0 | 2019 Merlion Cup |
8 | 9 October 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 0–3 | Friendly |
9 | 26 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
10 | 28 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0–2 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
11 | 1 December 2019 | Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0–3 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 August 2015 | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | ![]() | 0–1 | 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
2 | 25 August 2015 | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | ![]() | 0–4 | 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
3 | 29 August 2015 | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | ![]() | 0–6 | 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
4 | 31 August 2015 | Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos | ![]() | 1–1 | 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
5 | 30 September 2015 | SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 10–0 | 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
6 | 4 October 2015 | SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 0–3 | 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
7 | 6 October 2015 | SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() | 2–2 | 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
8 | 11 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 0–0 | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
9 | 15 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 1–2 | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
10 | 17 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 2–1 | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
11 | 19 September 2016 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | ![]() | 0–2 | 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |
12 | 4 August 2017 | Hartfield Park, Australia | ![]() | 0–4 | Friendly [12] |
Home United
Singapore U22