# Lionel Tan

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Singaporean footballer

In this [Chinese name](/source/Chinese_name), the [family name](/source/Chinese_surname) is *Tan*.

Lionel Tan Lionel with Lion City Sailors in 2024 Personal information Full name Lionel Tan Han Wei Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 29) Place of birth Singapore Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Positions Centre-back right-back Team information Current team Lion City Sailors 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 20 (0) 2020–2022 Hougang United 50 (3) 2023– Lion City Sailors 47 (2) International career‡ 2015 Singapore U19 12 (0) 2017–2019 Singapore U23 11 (1) 2023– Singapore 27 (3) Medal record Men's football Representing Singapore Merlion Cup Winner 2019 Singapore Representing Singapore Singapore Cup Winner 2022 Singapore * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

**Lionel Tan Han Wei** (陈汉玮, born 5 June 1997), better known as **Lionel Tan** or just **Lionel**, is a [Singaporean](/source/Singapore) professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays either as a [centre-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Centre-back) or [right-back](/source/Defender_(association_football)#Full-back) for [Singapore Premier League](/source/Singapore_Premier_League) club [Lion City Sailors](/source/Lion_City_Sailors_FC) and the [Singapore national team](/source/Singapore_national_football_team).

Lionel was with the [National Football Academy](/source/National_Football_Academy_(Singapore)) after graduating from [Singapore Sports School](/source/Singapore_Sports_School). In 2016, Lionel started his career with [Home United](/source/Home_United_FC)'s [Prime League](/source/Prime_League) team. Subsequently, in 2017, he moved to [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC). 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]

## Club career

### Youth

Lionel started his career with [National Football Academy](/source/National_Football_Academy_(Singapore)) (NFA) U-18 team in 2015 after his graduation from the [Singapore Sports School](/source/Singapore_Sports_School).[3] He had hoped to move on to the [Garena Young Lions](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robin_Chitrakar&action=edit&redlink=1) at [Home United](/source/Home_United_FC)'s [Prime League](/source/Prime_League) squad.[4]

### Home United

Lionel moved to [Home United](/source/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](/source/Singapore_FA_Cup).[1]

Lionel then made his senior debut on 14 July 2016 against [Albirex Niigata (S)](/source/Albirex_Niigata_Singapore_FC) in the [Singapore League Cup](/source/Singapore_League_Cup).[1] He made a total of two senior appearances for Home United before moving on the next season.[4]

### Hougang United

Lionel then moved to [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC) for the [2017 Singapore Premier League](/source/2017_S.League) season.[1] He made his debut for the Cheetahs against [Tampines Rovers](/source/Tampines_Rovers_FC), coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute before earning a shock first start in the following match against [Brunei DPMM](/source/Brunei_DPMM_FC) in a 2–0 defeat.[4]

#### 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](/source/Garena_Young_Lions) for the [2019 Singapore Premier League](/source/2019_Singapore_Premier_League) season for whom he made a total of 19 league appearances.[5]

### 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Lion_City_Sailors_FC).[6][7]

### Lion City Sailors

On 18 January 2023, [Lion City Sailors](/source/Lion_City_Sailors_FC) announced the arrival of Lionel on a free from [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC). [8] He make his debut on 24 February in a 3–1 win over [Tanjong Pagar United](/source/Tanjong_Pagar_United_FC). 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](/source/AFC_Champions_League) debut in a 1–2 lost against Thailand club [Bangkok United](/source/Bangkok_United_F.C.). On 9 December, he helped the club to win the [2023 Singapore Cup](/source/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](/source/Tampines_Rovers_FC) which give Lion City Sailors the 9 points gap on top of the league table. Despite [Maxime Lestienne](/source/Maxime_Lestienne)'s equaliser in the 91st minute of the [2025 AFC Champions League Two final](/source/2025_AFC_Champions_League_Two_final) against [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah_FC), the Sailors finished as a runner-up after conceding in the 97th minute to finish the game in a 1–2 defeat.[9]

## International career

### Youth

Lionel was part of the 2015 Under-18 Squad for AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers.[10]

Lionel is also in the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship qualifiers playing in matches against Thailand which the team lost 3–0.[11] He also played against Chinese Taipei.

In 2017, Lionel was called up to the Singapore Under-22 squad for the [2017 Southeast Asian Games](/source/2017_Southeast_Asian_Games) but failed to make a single appearance as the Republic crashed out in the group stages.[12]

He captained the Singapore Under-22 squad for the [2019 Southeast Asian Games](/source/2019_Southeast_Asian_Games).[12]

### Senior

Lionel made his senior-level debut in a 1–1 draw with [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong_national_football_team) which saw him score a goal on both ends.[13] Lionel then scored again in his second cap, a 1–0 victory over [Macau](/source/Macau_national_football_team).[14] On 12 September 2023, he scored again to put Singapore in the lead against [Chinese Taipei](/source/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team) at the [Bishan Stadium](/source/Bishan_Stadium) – his third international goal.

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of matches played on 27 Jan 25*[15]

Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup AFC Competition Community Shield / AFF Cup Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Home United 2016 S.League 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hougang United 2017 S.League 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 SAFSA (loan) 2018 Singapore National Football League 0 0 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 0 0 19 0 Hougang United 2020 Singapore Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2021 Singapore Premier League 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 2022 Singapore Premier League 21 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 30 0 Total 50 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 59 3 Lion City Sailors 2023 Singapore Premier League 24 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 35 2 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 16 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 26 0 Total 40 2 6 0 0 0 11 0 4 0 61 2 Career total 118 5 14 0 3 0 14 0 4 0 155 5

### International

#### International caps

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong 1–1 (draw) Friendly 2 26 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau Macau 1–0 (won) Friendly 3 16 June 2023 National Stadium, Singapore Papua New Guinea 2-2 (draw) Friendly 4 18 June 2023 Solomon Islands 1-1 (draw) Friendly 5 8 Sept 2023 Bishan Stadium, Singapore Tajikistan 0-2 (lost) Friendly 6 12 Sept 2023 Chinese Taipei 3-1 (win) Friendly

#### International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong 1–1 1–1 Friendly 2 26 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau Macau 1–0 1–0 3 12 September 2023 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore Chinese Taipei 2–1 3–1

#### U23 International goals

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 22 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Mongolia Hong Kong 1–1 1–1 (draw) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

#### U23 International caps

- Result column lists Singapore U22 score first.

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 9 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore India 0–1 (lost) Friendly 2 12 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore India 1–0 (win) Friendly 3 22 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Hong Kong 1–1 (draw) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 4 24 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia North Korea 1–1 (draw) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 5 26 March 2019 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Mongolia 3–1 (win) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification 6 7 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Philippines 3–0 (win) 2019 Merlion Cup 7 9 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand 1–0 (win) 2019 Merlion Cup 8 9 October 2019 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore United Arab Emirates 0–3 (lost) Friendly 9 26 November 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Laos 0–0 (draw) 2019 Southeast Asian Games 10 28 November 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Indonesia 0–2 (lost) 2019 Southeast Asian Games 11 1 December 2019 Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines Thailand 0–3 (lost) 2019 Southeast Asian Games

#### U19 International caps

- Result column lists Singapore U19 score first.

No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1 23 August 2015 Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Myanmar 0–1 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2 25 August 2015 Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Malaysia 0–4 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 3 29 August 2015 Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Vietnam 0–6 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 4 31 August 2015 Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Timor-Leste 1–1 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 5 30 September 2015 SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand Northern Mariana Islands 10–0 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 6 4 October 2015 SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand Thailand 0–3 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 7 6 October 2015 SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand Chinese Taipei 2–2 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 8 11 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam 0–0 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 9 15 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Malaysia 1–2 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 10 17 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Philippines 2–1 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 11 19 September 2016 Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Timor-Leste 0–2 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 12 4 August 2017 Hartfield Park, Australia Australia 0–4 Friendly [16]

## Honours

**Home United**

- [Prime League](/source/Prime_League): 2016

- [Singapore FA Cup](/source/Singapore_FA_Cup): 2016

**Hougang United**

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [2022](/source/2022_Singapore_Cup)

**Lion City Sailors**

- [AFC Champions League Two](/source/AFC_Champions_League_Two) runner-up: [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AFC_Champions_League_Two)

- [Singapore Premier League](/source/Singapore_Premier_League): [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Singapore_Premier_League)

- [Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup): [2023](/source/2023_Singapore_Cup), [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Singapore_Cup), [2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Singapore_Cup)

- [Singapore Community Shield](/source/Singapore_Community_Shield): 2024; runner-up: 2025

**Singapore U22**

- [Merlion Cup](/source/Merlion_Cup): [2019](/source/2019_Merlion_Cup)

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