Marc Ryan Tan

Marc Ryan Tan
Personal information
Full name	Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming
Date of birth	18 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Singapore
Position(s)	Forward, right wing
Team information
Current team	Young Lions (on loan from Tampines Rovers)
Number	14
Youth career
	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Young Lions
2021–	Tampines Rovers
2023–	Young Lions (loan)
International career‡
2017	Singapore U16
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2020

Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming (born 18 January 2002)^[1] is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a left-winger, right-winger or right-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions on loan from Tampines Rovers.^[2] He is the son of former Singapore International footballer, Steven Tan.

Club career

Early career

Marc, together with 4 other boys, impressed West Ham's academy coaches, who conducted a training camp for about 25 youth footballers in Singapore in November 2015.^[3] They later went on trials and trainings with English clubs such as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City, Charlton Athletic FC and West Ham academy teams in 2016.^[4]^[5] The attacker models his game on Chile international Alexis Sánchez and England star Raheem Sterling.^[6]

Young Lions

Marc signed with the Young Lions in 2019. However, he did not make his debut in the 2019 season. Marc made his professional debut on March 11, 2020 in a 3-0 lost against Geylang International. He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list as one of the country's biggest talents shortly after.^[7]

Personal life

Tan was born on 18 January 2002 in Singapore and is the son of Singaporean footballing legend Steven Tan. He attended Maris Stella High School and Singapore Sports School before studying in Temasek Polytechnic.^[8] His father is currently the head coach of the Temasek Polytechnic's football team.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2022. Caps and goals may not be correct.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2019	Singapore Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2020	Singapore Premier League	9	0	0	0	0	0	—		9	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Tampines Rovers	2021	Singapore Premier League	14	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	19	3
	2022	Singapore Premier League	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	Total		21	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	26	4
Career total			31	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	36	4

Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

U16 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	17 March 2017	Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	0-6 (lost)	2017 Jockey Cup
2	18 March 2017	Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong	Thailand	1-5 (lost)	2017 Jockey Cup
3	19 March 2017	Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong	Qatar	3-0 (won)	2017 Jockey Cup
4	20 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Malaysia	1-6 (lost)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
5	22 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Japan	0-11 (lost)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
6	24 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Guam	9-1 (won)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

U16 International goals

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 March 2017	Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong Kong	Qatar	2-0	3-0 (won)	2017 Jockey Cup
2	20 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Malaysia	1-3	1-6 (lost)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
3	24 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Guam	1-0	9-1 (won)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
4	24 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Guam	2-0	9-1 (won)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
5	24 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Guam	3-0	9-1 (won)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
6	24 September 2017	Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Indonesia	Guam	4-0	9-1 (won)	2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

References

^ Munirah, Sharifah (9 November 2017). "Dollah Kassim Award: Marc unfazed by comparisons with his father Steven Tan". The New Paper. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^ "Football: Tampines youth experiment face baptism of fire in Singapore Premier League". The Straits Times. 12 March 2021.
^ "Marc making his mark". The New Paper. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Local teen footballer Marc embarks on England stint". Today Online. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Son of ex-Lion Steven Tan to train with West Ham". The New Paper. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling". Goal.com.
^ "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.com.
^ "Spotlight on adidas footballers Marc and Ilhan – sons of Singapore legends". Yahoo Sports. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

External links

Marc Ryan Tan at Soccerway

[1] Munirah, Sharifah (9 November 2017). "Dollah Kassim Award: Marc unfazed by comparisons with his father Steven Tan". The New Paper. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

[2] "Football: Tampines youth experiment face baptism of fire in Singapore Premier League". The Straits Times. 12 March 2021.

[3] "Marc making his mark". The New Paper. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[4] "Local teen footballer Marc embarks on England stint". Today Online. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[5] "Son of ex-Lion Steven Tan to train with West Ham". The New Paper. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[6] "Meet Marc Ryan Tan - The globetrotting youngster who models his game on Sterling". Goal.com.

[7] "From Ilhan Fandi to Farhan Zulkifli - Meet the future of Singapore". Goal.com.

[8] "Spotlight on adidas footballers Marc and Ilhan – sons of Singapore legends". Yahoo Sports. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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