Darren Teh is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wide-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.[1]

Darren Teh
Darren warming up for Singapore in 2019
Personal information
Full name Darren Teh
Date of birth (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) full-back, left-midfielder
Team information
Current team
Balestier Khalsa
Number 16
Youth career
Geylang International Prime League
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Geylang International 77 (2)
2022– Balestier Khalsa 50 (0)
International career
2019– Singapore 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019

Club career

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Geylang International

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Darren signed with Geylang International in 2017.

Although the Eagles finished fourth in the 2017 S.League, they only retained 3 players for the 2018 season, of which Darren is one of them. [2]

His contract was extended for the 2019 season after another good performance in 2018. His current salary is rumoured to be USD 1000 fortnightly. [3]

Balestier Khalsa

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On 3 November 2021, Darren signed for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa.[1]

International career

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He was called up to the Singapore U23 team against Indonesia in March 2018 [4] but didn't play in the match. [5] He played in the match against Myanmar U23 in the tune up to the Asian Games.[6]

Darren was first called up to the national team in 2019, for the World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine on 5 September and 10 September respectively.[7] He made his debut against Jordan, replacing Zulfahmi Arifin in the 46th minute.[8][9] Darren made his first international start against Saudi Arabia for the World Cup qualifiers on 11 October 2019.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As at 27 Feb 2022

Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Asia Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Geylang International 2017 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2018 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2019 23 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
2020 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
2021 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 86 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 94 2
Balestier Khalsa 2022 26 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
2023 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
2024–25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Total 65 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 74 0
Career total 151 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 168 2

International

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Senior

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No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 5 October 2019 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Jordan 0-0 (draw) Friendly
2 10 October 2019 King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia 0-3 (lost) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 9 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore   India 0-1 (lost) Friendly
2 12 July 2017 Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore   India 1-0 (won) Friendly
3 20 June 2018 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore   Myanmar 0–2 (lost) Friendly

References

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  1. ^ a b Balestier Khalsa Football Club on Facebook Watch
  2. ^ "Eagles aim to give wings to youngsters".
  3. ^ "Zainol Gulam has been rewarded with a new contract and will extend his stay at the club".
  4. ^ "Darren Teh in squad to face Indonesia".
  5. ^ "Gutsy Singapore Go Down to Indonesia in U23 Friendly".
  6. ^ "Singapore fall to 2-0 defeat against Myanmar in U-23 friendly at Bishan".
  7. ^ "Tatsuma Yoshida heralds a new dawn for Singapore football". The Straits Times. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Lions earn hard-fought away draw against Jordan". Football Association of Singapore. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  9. ^ David, Lee (7 October 2019). "Football: Positives in Singapore's 0-0 draw with Jordan but national coach Tatsuma Yoshida wary of Saudi threat". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Lions fall to Saudi Arabia". Football Association of Singapore. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.