Joel Chew

Joel Chew
Personal information
Full name Joel Chew Joon Herng
Date of birth (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tampines Rovers
Number 16
Youth career
National Football Academy
Young Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Tampines Rovers 41 (2)
2021–2022Young Lions (loan) 40 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Singapore U16 10 (1)
2018 Singapore U19 5 (0)
2021–2022 Singapore U23 6 (0)
2023– Singapore 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Joel Chew Joon Herng (born 9 February 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Early career

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Joel beats seven other nominees Marc Ryan Tan and Zikos Chua (both NFA U-15), Khairul Ikhwan Karim and Aizal Murhamdani Ahmad (both NFA U-16), NFA U-17's Rezza Rezky and NFA U-18 duo Danial Syafiq Mustaffa and Nazhiim Harman to win the Dollah Salleh award in 2017.[1]

Club career

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Tampines Rovers

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Joel signed with Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers in 2019. Joel scored in the 2019 Singapore Cup Final where he would go on to lift the cup.

On 24 January 2022. Joel signed a 5-year contract extension with Tampines Rovers which will last until December 2027.

Joel returned to Tampines in 2023 after having completed his National Service (NS) duties.

Loan to Young Lions

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Joel then signed a loan deal with the Young Lions in 2021 while serving his National Service.

International career

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Youth

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He was called up to the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad.[2]

Senior

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On 23 March 2023, Joel makes his international debut against Hong Kong coming on as a substitute in the last 10 minute of the game. 3 days later, Joel played the entire 90' minute against Macau.

Style of play

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Former Singapore U17 national team coach, Takuya Inoue has described Joel as someone who is "small in size, but with good endurance and agility."[3] Joel is known for his playmaking and set piece taking.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 March 2023.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tampines Rovers 2019 Singapore Premier League 11 1 6[a] 1 0 0 0 0 17 2
2020 Singapore Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2021 Singapore Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 21 2
Young Lions (loan) 2021 Singapore Premier League 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
2022 Singapore Premier League 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
Tampines Rovers 2022 Singapore Premier League 3 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 9 2
2023 Singapore Premier League 24 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 31 2
2024–25 Singapore Premier League 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 1
Total 34 2 12 3 0 0 4 0 50 5
Career total 88 4 18 4 0 0 5 0 111 8
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Singapore Cup

International

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International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–1 Friendly
2 26 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau  Macau 1–0 Friendly
3 18 June 2023 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore  Solomon Islands 1-1 (draw) Friendly
4 12 Sept 2023 Bishan Stadium, Singapore  Chinese Taipei 3-1 (win) Friendly

U23 International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 25 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  East Timor 2-2 (draw) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2 28 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  Philippines 1-0 (won) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
3 31 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  South Korea 1-5 (lost) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
4 7 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam  Laos 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
5 9 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam  Thailand 0–5 (lost) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
6 14 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam  Malaysia 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games

U19 International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 1 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Philippines 1-2 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2 3 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Indonesia 0-4 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
3 5 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Thailand 0-6 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
4 7 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Laos 0-5 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
5 9 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Vietnam 2-2 (draw) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship

U16 International caps

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 30 July 2015 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Philippines 4-1 (won) 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2 3 August 2015 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 0-0 (draw) 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
3 2 September 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 0-5 (lost) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
4 4 September 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  North Korea 0-3 (lost) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
5 6 September 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Cambodia 3-1 (won) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
6 10 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Philippines 3-1 (win) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
7 12 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Myanmar 1-4 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
8 14 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Malaysia 0-2 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
9 16 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Australia 2-6 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
10 18 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Vietnam 0-3 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

U16 International goals

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Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Philippines
3–0
3-1
2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Honours

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Tampines Rovers

References

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  1. ^ "Dollah Kassim Award: Winner Joel Chew thanks supportive parents". 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Singapore start AFF Under-19 C'ship campaign against Philippines on Sunday". The Straits Times. 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Joel Chew learns to play smarter against bigger opponents". 13 November 2017.
  4. ^ Joel Chew at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.