Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jefferson David Tabinas | ||
Date of birth | August 7, 1998 | ||
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.
Born in Japan, he spent his youth with Waseda and FC Tripleter before captaining Kirimitsu Gakuen High School. [2] [3]
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]
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]
He spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.
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]
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]
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]
Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother. [3] His younger brother, Paul, is also a footballer. [15]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jefferson David Tabinas | ||
Date of birth | August 7, 1998 | ||
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.
Born in Japan, he spent his youth with Waseda and FC Tripleter before captaining Kirimitsu Gakuen High School. [2] [3]
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]
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]
He spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.
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]
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]
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]
Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother. [3] His younger brother, Paul, is also a footballer. [15]