Jasper Chan

Jasper Chan
Personal information
Full name Jasper Chan Yu Hui 曾羽辉
Date of birth (1988-11-07) 7 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Young Lions 12 (0)
2012–2014 Eunos Crescent
2015 Hougang United 2 (0)
2016–2017 Warriors 4 (0)
2018 Geylang International
International career
Singapore U23
2007– Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2008

Jasper Chan (born 7 November 1988 in Singapore) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for S.League club, Geylang International.

Club career

Chan started out in football as a striker, only switching to between the sticks when he was 12 "because the competition for outfield players got a bit hot."[1]

His rise from S-League rookie to major player has been a steep one. When he first joined his current club, Young Lions, he was only the 2nd choice keeper. But two months into his professional football career, he got a starting spot in the first eleven and he has kept it since.

In 2015, he signed for Hougang United.[2]

International career

Chan was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Korat, Thailand that won a bronze medal.[2]

Chan sterling performances for the club has not gone unnoticed. He was first called up to the Singapore national football team in September 2007 and he has been a regular fixture in the national team since, although only as a substitute behind Lionel Lewis and Hassan Sunny. As of May 28, 2008, he was still uncapped.

The goalkeeping coach for Singapore, Lee Bee Seng who played for Singapore in the 1970s, made the bold prediction that "it is only a matter of time before (Chan) starts challenging for a place in the national team".

Personal life

Chan studied general business studies at Temasek Polytechnic.

Honours

International

References

  1. ^ "Young Jasper's standing tall"[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Lee, David (6 August 2015). "Living a dream". The New Paper. Retrieved 12 July 2021.