Jefferson Tabinas

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Jefferson Tabinas
Personal information
Full name Jefferson David Tabinas
Date of birth (1998-08-07) August 7, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Buriram United
Number 40
Youth career
FC Waseda
Tripleter
Toko Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Kawasaki Frontale 0 (0)
2019 → FC Gifu (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2023 Mito HollyHock 74 (2)
2024– Buriram United 11 (1)
International career‡
2021– Philippines 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:45; 27 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24; March 26, 2024 (UTC+8)

Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a left-back for Thai League 1 club Buriram United. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Club career[edit]

Youth career[edit]

Born in Japan, he spent his youth with Waseda and FC Tripleter before captaining Kirimitsu Gakuen High School.[2][3]

Kawasaki Frontale[edit]

After the high school tournament, he was signed by J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale for the 2017 season.[4] Kawasaki Frontale won the 2017 and 2018 seasons of the J1 League, but Tabinas had no appearances for the team.[2][5]

Loan to Gifu[edit]

In the 2019 season, he was loaned out to FC Gifu of the J2 League.[6] He made his first J.League appearance in a match against Ehime FC on 7 April, where they lost 2–0.[7][8] He made his Emperor's Cup debut when they entered in the second round on 3 July and were eliminated by Ventforet Kofu.[9][10] Tabinas made seven more league appearances, however, the club finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated.[2][11]

Loan to Gamba Osaka U23[edit]

He spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.

Mito HollyHock[edit]

In January 2021, he transferred to Mito HollyHock of the J2 League.[2] He scored his first J.League goal in a 2–2 draw with Renofa Yamaguchi on 17 October.[12]

International career[edit]

Born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and a Filipino mother, Tabinas is eligible to present Japan, Ghana or Philippines at international level.

In 2016, Tabinas expressed his desire to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Philippines[edit]

In May 2021, he was called up to the Philippines national team for the joint qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[13] He made his debut on 7 June in a 0–2 defeat to China PR in Sharjah, UAE.[14][15]

Personal life[edit]

Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother.[3] His younger brother, Paul, is also a footballer.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jefferson Tabinas: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "タビナス ジェファーソン選手 川崎フロンターレより移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Mito HollyHock. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "「東京五輪への推薦状」第15回:4年後への秘密兵器、タビナス・ジェファーソンの旅支度". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ ""2020年"目指すタビナス・ジェファーソンの来季川崎加入が内定。「ジェフと呼んでください」". サッカーダイジェスト (in Japanese). Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing Inc. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (10 November 2018). "Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン選手、川崎フロンターレ（Ｊ１）より 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". fc-gifu.com (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン". jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League (Jリーグ). 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "愛媛ＦＣvsＦＣ岐阜 J2リーグ 第8節 2019/4/7" (in Japanese). NTT Docomo. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ヴァンフォーレ甲府 対 ＦＣ岐阜". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ "サッカー天皇杯 Ｊ２岐阜 ＰＫ戦の末、Ｊ２甲府に敗退". 47News (in Japanese). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. ^ "サッカー ＦＣ岐阜、正念場 Ｊ３初降格、求められるＪ２早期復帰 ／岐阜". 毎日新聞社 (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (18 October 2021). "Tabinas scores first-ever goal in J2 as Mito earns away draw vs Yamaguchi". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ "New faces soup up Azkals". The Philippine Star. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ Terrado, Jonas (8 June 2021). "Azkals fall short vs China in resumption of Asian Qualifiers campaign". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b Del Carmen, Lorenzo (8 June 2021). "Young Azkal Tabinas shows no fear against China's vet strikers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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