| Damien Lim | |
| Fullname: | Damien Lim Chien Khai |
| Birth Date: | 1997 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Sabah |
| Clubnumber: | 31 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Selangor U21 |
| Youthyears2: | 2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Harimau Muda C |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Selangor U21 |
| Youthyears4: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | PKNS U21 |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Harimau Muda A |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Selangor |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | PKNS |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Kelantan (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Selangor United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020 |
| Clubs6: | Petaling Jaya City |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Clubs7: | Negeri Sembilan |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Sabah |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 December 2023 |
Damien Lim Chien Khai (born 15 February 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Sabah.
At the age of 15, Damien played in the Malaysia national school championship (MSSM) where his team emerged as the champion. He was selected as one of the winners at the Allianz Football Camp Southeast Asia in 2012.[1]
Damien joined Selangor under 21 team in 2014. In the same season, he was selected into the Harimau Muda A squad for the National Premier Leagues in Australia. He was the youngest player in the squad.[2] He made his debut against Moreton Bay United FC and made 7 appearances throughout the season.[3] In 2015, Damien joined Harimau Muda C for the FAM League. After the disband of Harimau Muda, he return to Selangor and played in the Malaysia President's Cup with Selangor under 21 team.
Damien joined PKNS in 2018 season and played for the under 21 team. He was loaned to Kelantan in February 2019 and made his debut in the Malaysia Premier League against UiTM FC.[4] [5] After a short spell with Kelantan, he was loaned to Selangor United.[6] [7]
Damien signed with Petaling Jaya City in 2020 but did not made any appearances for the club. In 2021 he signed with Negeri Sembilan and become the first choice goalkeeper throughout the season.[8] He ended the season as a Malaysia Premier League champion with Negeri Sembilan.[9]
Damien signed with Sabah F.C. in December 2021 to rejoin with his former youth coach Ong Kim Swee.[10] [11] He made his debut on 12 March 2022 in a 2–0 over Respect FC in the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup.[12] He made his first ever Malaysia Super League appearances on 10 September 2022 in a 3–2 home defeat to Selangor where he came in replacing Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.[13]
However, He made a comeback and gave the most best performance when against JDT FC on 15 and 20 November 2022 (semi-finals). He also makes two JDT FC's penalties failed to make a goal as 20 November 2022. He became the first keeper in Malaysia to successfully save a penalty kick by Johor Darul Takzim's (JDT FC) venomous striker, Bergson da Silva.[14]
Damien was capped with Malaysia youth team. He was selected and played in the 2018 Newspaper Cup in Vietnam.[15] On 17 March 2019, he made an appearances for Malaysia under 23 team in a 1–1 draw against Australia under 23 team.[16] [17] He also selected for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[18] [19]
Damien Lim comes from a footballing family, with his father Lim Seng Koon who played for Johor and Armed Forces, his uncles Lim Teong Kim, Lim Chuan Chin, Lim Kim Choon and Lim Hong Guan represented the Malaysia national team.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harimau Muda A | 2014 | National Premier Leagues | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Selangor | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PKNS | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Kelantan (loan) | 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Selangor United (loan) | 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 4 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Petaling Jaya City | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Negeri Sembilan | 2021 | Malaysia Premier League | 13 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Sabah | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |||
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