{{short description|Singaporean footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{family name hatnote|Tan|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lionel Tan | fullname = Lionel Tan Han Wei | image = Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 35.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|06|05}} | birth_place = [[Singapore]] | height = 1.84 m | currentclub = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | clubnumber = 5 | position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right-back]] | youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = [[Singapore Sports School]] | youthyears2 = 2015 | youthclubs2 = [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]] | youthyears3 = 2016 | youthclubs3 = [[Home United FC|Home United]] | years1 = 2016 | clubs1 = [[Home United FC|Home United]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017 | clubs2 = [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018 | clubs3 = → [[SAFSA]] (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2022 | clubs5 = [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] | caps5 = 50 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] | caps6 = 47 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = [[Singapore national under-19 football team|Singapore U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2019 | nationalteam2 = [[Singapore national under-23 football team|Singapore U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2023– | nationalteam3 = [[Singapore national football team|Singapore]] | nationalcaps3 = 27 | nationalgoals3 = 3 | club-update = 19 October 2024 | nationalteam-update = 18 November 2025 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|SIN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Merlion Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2019 Merlion Cup|2019 Singapore]]|}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|SIN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Singapore Cup]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2022 Singapore Cup|2022 Singapore]]|}} | caption = Lionel with [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] in 2024 }}
'''Lionel Tan Han Wei''' (陈汉玮, born 5 June 1997), better known as '''Lionel Tan''' or just '''Lionel''', is a [[Singapore|Singaporean]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays either as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]] or [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right-back]] for [[Singapore Premier League]] club [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] and the [[Singapore national football team|Singapore national team]].
Lionel was with the [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]] after graduating from [[Singapore Sports School]]. In 2016, Lionel started his career with [[Home United FC|Home United]]'s [[Prime League]] team. Subsequently, in 2017, he moved to [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]]. 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.<ref name="hgfc.com.sg">{{cite web|url=https://www.hgfc.com.sg/young-centerback-lionel-tan-signs-for-hougang-united/|title=YOUNG CENTERBACK LIONEL TAN SIGNS FOR HOUGANG UNITED|date=January 2, 2017|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/all-other-sports/muhelmy-wins-new-paper-dollah-kassim-award|title=Muhelmy wins The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award|date=December 14, 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
==Club career==
===Youth===
Lionel started his career with [[National Football Academy (Singapore)|National Football Academy]] (NFA) U-18 team in 2015 after his graduation from the [[Singapore Sports School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sleague.com/match-details/?id=PL/15-0026|title=S.League.com - Match Details|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118044801/http://sleague.com/match-details/?id=PL%2F15-0026|archive-date=18 January 2017|url-status=usurped}}</ref> 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 FC|Home United]]'s [[Prime League]] squad.<ref name=":0" />
===Home United=== Lionel moved to [[Home United]] 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]].<ref name="hgfc.com.sg" />
Lionel then made his senior debut on 14 July 2016 against [[Albirex Niigata Singapore FC|Albirex Niigata (S)]] in the [[Singapore League Cup]].<ref name="hgfc.com.sg" /> He made a total of two senior appearances for Home United before moving on the next season.<ref name=":0" />
===Hougang United=== Lionel then moved to [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] for the [[2017 S.League|2017 Singapore Premier League]] season.<ref name="hgfc.com.sg"/> He made his debut for the Cheetahs against [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]], coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute before earning a shock first start in the following match against [[Brunei DPMM FC|Brunei DPMM]] in a 2–0 defeat.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/lionel-tan-out-become-a-great-chinese-centre-back-lions|title=Lionel Tan out to become a great Chinese centre-back for the Lions|date=2017-04-14|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-04-16|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416222331/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/lionel-tan-out-become-a-great-chinese-centre-back-lions|archive-date=16 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== Loan to SAFSA ==== In 2018, Lionel was loaned to SAFSA while he is serving his National Services duties.
===Young Lions===
After spending one year with SAFSA, Lionel moved to [[Garena Young Lions]] for the [[2019 Singapore Premier League]] season for whom he made a total of 19 league appearances.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Lionel Tan returns to Hougang United - Football Association of Singapore|url=http://spl.sg/lionel-tan-returns-hougang-united|access-date=2021-03-23|website=spl.sg|language=en}}</ref>
=== Return to Hougang United === Lionel returned to Hougang United after the completion of his National Service in the middle of the [[2020 Singapore Premier League]] season.<ref name=":1" /> 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 FC|Lion City Sailors]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganesan|first=Depanraj|date=2021-03-20|title=Football: Hougang United shock Lion City Sailors with 3-1 victory|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-hougang-united-shock-lion-city-sailors-with-3-1-victory|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Singapore Premier League Round 3: Roundup - Football Association of Singapore|url=http://spl.sg/2021-spl-round-3-roundup|access-date=2021-03-23|website=spl.sg|language=en}}</ref>
=== Lion City Sailors === On 18 January 2023, [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] announced the arrival of Lionel on a free from [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sailors |first=Lion City |date=2023-01-18 |title=A leap of faith and an eye for more success: Lionel |url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/a-leap-of-faith-and-an-eye-for-more-success-lionel/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Lion City Sailors FC |language=en-US}}</ref> He make his debut on 24 February in a 3–1 win over [[Tanjong Pagar United FC|Tanjong Pagar United]]. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 July against the same opponent in the away fixture in a thrashing 7–1 win. On 20 September, Lionel make his [[AFC Champions League]] debut in a 1–2 lost against Thailand club [[Bangkok United F.C.|Bangkok United]]. On 9 December, he helped the club to win the [[2023 Singapore Cup]] which is also his first back to back cup win with a different club.
On 26 February 2025, Lionel scored the only goal in the match against league rivals, [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] which give Lion City Sailors the 9 points gap on top of the league table. Despite [[Maxime Lestienne]]'s equaliser in the 91st minute of the [[2025 AFC Champions League Two final]] against [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]], the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sharjah edge Sailors to savour glory |url= https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/news/sharjah-edge-sailors-to-savour-glory|accessdate=19 May 2025|date=18 May 2025|work=AFC.com}}</ref>
==International career==
=== Youth === Lionel was part of the 2015 Under-18 Squad for AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/media-information-fas-announcement-under-18-squad-afc-under-19-championship-q|title=MEDIA INFORMATION FAS - Announcement of Under-18 squad for AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers - The Football Association of Singapore|publisher=|access-date=11 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031807/http://www.fas.org.sg/newsroom/press-release/media-information-fas-announcement-under-18-squad-afc-under-19-championship-q|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Lionel is also in the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers playing in matches against Thailand which the team lost 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9661&stageid=374&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |title=AFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 |publisher=The-afc.com |date= |access-date=2017-06-28}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=From combat to football boots: The 'crazy' 22-year-old who interrupted NS to chase a SEA Games dream|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/singapore-football-ns-seagames-lionel-tan-11602828|access-date=2021-03-23|website=CNA|language=en}}</ref>
He captained the Singapore Under-22 squad for the [[2019 Southeast Asian Games]].<ref name=":2" />
=== Senior === Lionel made his senior-level debut in a 1–1 draw with [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]] which saw him score a goal on both ends.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=Hong Kong draw with Singapore in football's clash of Asia's world cities |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3214631/hong-kong-v-singapore-footballs-battle-asias-world-cities-ends-all-square |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> Lionel then scored again in his second cap, a 1–0 victory over [[Macau national football team|Macau]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Association of Singapore – Lionel Tan's 2nd goal on his 2nd cap gives Singapore the win over at Macau. {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/singaporefootball/photos/a.10150247106593255/10161024360253255/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> On 12 September 2023, he scored again to put Singapore in the lead against [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] at the [[Bishan Stadium]] – his third international goal.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|matches played on 27 Jan 25}}<ref>{{Soccerway|441995|Lionel Tan|access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Singapore Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|AFC Competition ! colspan="2" |Community Shield /<br> AFF Cup ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | [[Home United FC|Home United]] |[[2016 S.League|2016]] |[[S.League]] |0||0||0||0||3||0||0||0 |0 |0||3||0 |- | [[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] |[[2017 S.League|2017]] | S.League |13||0||2||0||0||0||0||0 |0 |0||15||0 |- | [[SAFSA]] (loan) |[[2018 Singapore National Football League|2018]] |[[Singapore National Football League]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |0 |0||0||0 |- | [[Young Lions FC|Young Lions]] (loan) |[[2019 Singapore Premier League|2019]] |[[Singapore Premier League]] |19||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |0 |0||19||0 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Hougang United FC|Hougang United]] |[[2020 Singapore Premier League|2020]] |Singapore Premier League |11||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |0 |0||11||0 |- |[[2021 Singapore Premier League|2021]] |Singapore Premier League |18||3||0||0||0||0||0||0 |0 |0||18||3 |- |[[2022 Singapore Premier League|2022]] |Singapore Premier League |21||0||6||0||0||0||3||0 |0 | ||30||0 |- ! colspan=2 |Total !50!!3!!6!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0 !0 !0!!59!!3 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] |[[2023 Singapore Premier League|2023]] |Singapore Premier League |24||2||6||0||0||0||5||0||0||0||35||2 |- |[[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] |Singapore Premier League |16||0||0||0||0||0||6||0||4||0||26||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !40!!2!!6!!0!!0!!0!!11!!0!!4!!0!!61!!2 |- ! colspan="3" | Career total !118!!5!!14!!0!!3!!0!!14!!0!!4!!0!!155!!5 |}
===International=== ====International caps==== {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|1 || 23 March 2023 || [[Mong Kok Stadium]], Hong Kong || {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|1–1 (draw) || Friendly |- | align=center|2 || 26 March 2023 || [[Estádio Campo Desportivo|Macau Olympic Complex Stadium]], Macau || {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|1–0 (won) || Friendly |- | align=center|3 || 16 June 2023 || rowspan="2" | [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], Singapore || {{fb|PNG}} || align=center|2-2 (draw) || Friendly |- |4 |18 June 2023 |{{fb|SOL}} |1-1 (draw) |Friendly |- | align="center" |5 || 8 Sept 2023 || rowspan="2" | [[Bishan Stadium]], Singapore || {{fb|TJK}}|| align="center" |0-2 (lost) || Friendly |- | align="center" |6|| 12 Sept 2023 || {{fb|TPE}} || align="center" |3-1 (win) || Friendly |- |}
====International goals==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|1 || 23 March 2023 || [[Mong Kok Stadium]], Hong Kong || {{fb|HKG}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–1 || rowspan=3| [[Exhibition match|Friendly]] |- | align=center|2 || 26 March 2023 || [[Estádio Campo Desportivo|Macau Olympic Complex Stadium]], Macau || {{fb|MAC}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|1–0 |-' | align=center|3 || 12 September 2023 || [[Bishan Stadium]], [[Bishan, Singapore|Bishan]], Singapore || {{fb|TPE}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 3–1 |- |}
====U23 International goals==== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|1 || 22 March 2019 || [[MFF Football Centre]], Mongolia || {{fbu|23|HKG}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center| 1–1 (draw) || [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification]] |}
====U23 International caps==== * Result column lists Singapore U22 score first. {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|1 || 9 July 2017 || [[Choa Chu Kang Stadium]], Singapore|| {{fbu|23|IND}} || align=center|0–1 (lost) || Friendly |- | align=center|2 || 12 July 2017 || Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore|| {{fbu|23|IND}} || align=center|1–0 (win) || Friendly |- | align=center|3 || 22 March 2019 || [[MFF Football Centre]], [[Ulaanbaatar]], Mongolia|| {{fbu|23|HKG}} || align=center|1–1 (draw) || [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification]] |- | align=center|4 || 24 March 2019 || MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia|| {{fbu|23|North Korea}} || align=center|1–1 (draw) || 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |- | align=center|5 || 26 March 2019 || MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia|| {{fbu|23|Mongolia}} || align=center|3–1 (win) || 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |- | align=center|6 || 7 June 2019 || [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], [[Kallang]], Singapore|| {{fbu|23|PHI}} || align=center|3–0 (win) || [[2019 Merlion Cup]] |- | align=center|7 || 9 June 2019 || Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore|| {{fbu|23|THA}} || align=center|1–0 (win) || 2019 Merlion Cup |- | align=center|8 || 9 October 2019 || [[Bishan Stadium]], [[Bishan, Singapore|Bishan]], Singapore|| {{fbu|23|UAE}} || align=center|0–3 (lost) || Friendly |- | align=center|9 || 26 November 2019 || [[Rizal Memorial Stadium]], [[Manila]], Philippines|| {{fbu|23|LAO}} || align=center|0–0 (draw) || [[2019 Southeast Asian Games]] |- | align=center|10 || 28 November 2019 || Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines|| {{fbu|23|IDN}} || align=center|0–2 (lost) || 2019 Southeast Asian Games |- | align=center|11 || 1 December 2019 || [[Biñan Football Stadium]], Manila, Philippines|| {{fbu|23|THA}} || align=center|0–3 (lost) || 2019 Southeast Asian Games |}
====U19 International caps==== * Result column lists Singapore U19 score first. {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition |- | align=center|1 || 23 August 2015 || [[Laos National Stadium]], [[Vientiane]], Laos|| {{fbu|19|MYA}} || align=center|0–1 || [[2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship]] |- | align=center|2 || 25 August 2015 || Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos|| {{fbu|19|MYS}} || align=center|0–4 || 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- | align=center|3 || 29 August 2015 || Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos|| {{fbu|19|VIE}} || align=center|0–6 || 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- | align=center|4 || 31 August 2015 || Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos|| {{fbu|19|TLS}} || align=center|1–1 || 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- | align=center|5 || 30 September 2015 || [[SCG Stadium]], [[Nonthaburi Province|Nonthaburi]], Thailand|| {{fbu|19|NMI}} || align=center|10–0 || [[2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification]] |- | align=center|6 || 4 October 2015 || SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand|| {{fbu|19|THA}} || align=center|0–3 || 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |- | align=center|7 || 6 October 2015 || SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand|| {{fbu|19|Chinese Taipei}} || align=center|2–2 || 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |- | align=center|8 || 11 September 2016 || [[Hàng Đẫy Stadium]], [[Hanoi]], Vietnam|| {{fbu|19|VIE}} || align=center|0–0 || [[2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship]] |- | align=center|9 || 15 September 2016 || Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam|| {{fbu|19|MYS}} || align=center|1–2 || 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- | align=center|10 || 17 September 2016 || Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam|| {{fbu|19|PHI}} || align=center|2–1 || 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- | align=center|11 || 19 September 2016 || Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam|| {{fbu|19|TLS}} || align=center|0–2 || 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- | align=center|12 || 4 August 2017 || [[Hartfield Park]], Australia|| {{fbu|20|AUS}} || align=center|0–4 || Friendly <ref>{{cite web |title=Squad vs OZ u20 |url=https://footballwest.com.au/young-socceroos-claim-second-tri-series-victory/ |access-date=10 August 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810040129/https://footballwest.com.au/young-socceroos-claim-second-tri-series-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |}
== Honours == '''Home United''' * [[Prime League]]: 2016 * [[Singapore FA Cup]]: 2016
'''Hougang United''' * [[Singapore Cup]]: [[2022 Singapore Cup|2022]]
'''Lion City Sailors''' * [[AFC Champions League Two]] runner-up: [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Premier League]]: [[2024–25 Singapore Premier League|2024–25]] * [[Singapore Cup]]: [[2023 Singapore Cup|2023]], [[2024–25 Singapore Cup|2024–25]], [[2025–26 Singapore Cup|2025–26]] * [[Singapore Community Shield]]: 2024; runner-up: 2025
'''Singapore U22''' * [[Merlion Cup]]: [[2019 Merlion Cup|2019]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
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