Paul Bismarck Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス・ポール・ビスマルク; born 5 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Croatian Prva NL club Vukovar 1991. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Paul Tabinas
Personal information
Full name Paul Bismarck Tabinas
Date of birth (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Shinjuku, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Vukovar 1991
Number 26
Youth career
FC Waseda
FC Toripletta
2018–2020 Aomori Yamada High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Iwate Grulla Morioka 41 (2)
2023– Vukovar 1991 32 (1)
International career
2022– Philippines 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:55; 23 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:15; 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Tabinas scored his first goal for Iwate Grulla Morioka in a 13–0 Emperor's Cup win over Oyama SC.[1]

International career

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As his parents are a Ghanaian father and a Filipino mother,[2] Tabinas is eligible to represent Ghana or the Philippines at international level. Despite being born in Japan, he is not eligible to represent the Japanese international team due to Japanese local rule.

Philippines

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In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Vietnam.

Personal life

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He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Jefferson Tabinas.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 25 November 2022.[4][5]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iwate Grulla Morioka 2021 J3 League 15 1 1[a] 1 0 0 16 2
2022 J2 League 26 1 0 0 0 0 26 1
Career total 41 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 42 3
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Emperor's Cup

References

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  1. ^ "いわてグルージャ盛岡 13–0 大山サッカークラブ" (PDF). jfa.jp (in Japanese). 23 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ "「死ぬほどかっこよかったぞ」 Jリーガー兄、激闘の末"涙"の青森山田3年弟へエール「家族の誇り」". football-zone.net (in Japanese). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ Paul Tabinas at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Profile of P. Tabinas: Info, news, matches and statistics". BeSoccer.