Tajeli Salamat Explained

Tajeli Salamat
Fullname:Tajeli bin Salamat
Birth Date:7 February 1994
Birth Place:Singapore
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Position:left-back, centre-back
Currentclub:Balestier Khalsa
Clubnumber:3
Years1:2012–2013
Clubs1:Young Lions
Caps1:20
Goals1:0
Years2:2014
Clubs2:Balestier Khalsa
Caps2:18
Goals2:1
Years3:2015
Clubs3:Home United
Caps3:20
Goals3:5
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Young Lions
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Balestier Khalsa
Caps5:20
Goals5:1
Years6:2019
Clubs6:Warriors
Caps6:40
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2022
Clubs7:Lion City Sailors
Caps7:36
Goals7:2
Years8:2022
Clubs8:Geylang International (loan)
Caps8:19
Goals8:3
Years9:2023–2024
Clubs9:Tanjong Pagar United
Caps9:20
Goals9:1
Years10:2024–
Clubs10:Balestier Khalsa
Caps10:0
Goals10:0
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Singapore SEA Games
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021–
Nationalteam2:Singapore
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:5 January 2023
Nationalteam-Update:25 December 2021

Tajeli bin Salamat (born February 7, 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who is currently playing as a left-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Lions City Sailors

During the Sailors' 2022 AFC Champions League campaign in Buriram, Thailand, Tajeli and midfielder Anumanthan Kumar were expelled from the squad and sent back to Singapore for breaking the team's curfew.[1]

International career

Tajeli was called up to the Singapore U22 at age 25 for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Manila as an overaged player.[2] He made his SEA Games debut in a 0-0 draw against Laos under-23. During the SEA Games, Tajeli and eight footballers broke curfew. He, along with the other eight players, was subsequently punished with a fine by the Singapore National Olympic Council.[1]

On 11 November 2021, Tajeli made his international debut for Singapore National Team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.[3]

Career statistics

Update 26 May 2022

ClubSeasonS.LeagueSingapore CupLeague Cup
Charity Shield
AsiaTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions FC20164000000040
Total4000000040
Balestier Khalsa2017201103000241
Total201103000241
Tiong Bahru FC20180000000000
Total0000000000
Warriors FC2018190200000210
2019210610000271
Total400810000481
Lion City Sailors2020142000000142
2021130000000130
20226000102090
Total332001020362
Geylang International2022163300000193
Total163300000193
Tanjong Pagar United2023201200000221
Total201200000221
Balestier Khalsa2024–259000000090
Total9000000090
Career Total144714130201628

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore202120
Total20

Honours

Lion City Sailors

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: 22 April 2022 . Two Sailors sent home . B18 . The Straits Times.
  2. Web site: Football: Faris and Ikhsan lead strike force at the SEA Games . The Straits Times. November 18, 2019. December 17, 2019. en.
  3. Web site: Lions fall to narrow friendly defeat against Kyrgyz Republic - Football Association of Singapore. en-US.