Joel Chew

Joel Chew
Personal information
Full name	Joel Chew Joon Herng
Date of birth	9 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Young Lions (on loan from Tampines Rovers)
Number	12
Youth career
	NFA
	Young Lions Republic Polytechnic Mens Team (Rafi Ali)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–	Tampines Rovers
2021–	→ Young Lions (loan)
National team‡
2015–2016	Singapore U16
2018	Singapore U19
2021–	Singapore U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Joel Chew Joon Herng (born 9 February 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Tampines Rovers.

Club career

Early career

He beats seven other nominees Marc Ryan Tan and Vasileios Chua (both NFA U-15), Khairul Ikhwan Karim and Aizal Murhamdani Ahmad (both NFA U-16), NFA U-17's Rezza Rezky Ramadhani and NFA U-18 duo Danial Syafiq Mustaffa and Nazhiim Harman to win the Dollah Salleh award in 2017.^[1]

International career

He was called up to the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad.^[2]

Style of play

Per U17 national team coach, Takuya Inoue, he describe Joel as someone who is "small in size, but with good endurance and agility."^[3] Joel is known for his playmaking and set piece taking.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 August 2022.^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tampines Rovers	2019	Singapore Premier League	11	1	6^[a]	1	0	0	0	0	17	2
	2020	Singapore Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		14	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	20	2
Young Lions (loan)	2021	Singapore Premier League	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2022	Singapore Premier League	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		37	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	1
Career total			51	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	57	3

Notes

^ Appearances in the Singapore Cup

International

U23 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	25 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	Timor-Leste	2-2 (draw)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2	28 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	Philippines	1-0 (won)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
3	31 October 2021	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore	South Korea	1-5 (lost)	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
4	7 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Laos	2–2 (draw)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
5	9 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Thailand	0–5 (lost)	2021 Southeast Asian Games
6	14 May 2022	Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam	Malaysia	2–2 (draw)	2021 Southeast Asian Games

U19 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	1 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	Philippines	1-2 (lost)	2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2	3 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	Indonesia	0-4 (lost)	2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
3	5 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	Thailand	0-6 (lost)	2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
4	7 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	Laos	0-5 (lost)	2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
5	9 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	Vietnam	2-2 (draw)	2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship

U16 International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	30 July 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Philippines	4-1 (won)	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
2	3 August 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	0-0 (draw)	2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
3	2 September 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Thailand	0-5 (lost)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
4	4 September 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	North Korea	0-3 (lost)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
5	6 September 2015	Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Cambodia	3-1 (won)	2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
6	10 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Philippines	3-1 (win)	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
7	12 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Myanmar	1-4 (lost)	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
8	14 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Malaysia	0-2 (lost)	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
9	16 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Australia	2-6 (lost)	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
10	18 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Vietnam	0-3 (lost)	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

U16 International goals

Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 July 2016	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Philippines	3–0	3-1	2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

References

^ "Dollah Kassim Award: Winner Joel Chew thanks supportive parents".
^ "Singapore start AFF Under-19 C'ship campaign against Philippines on Sunday".
^ "Joel Chew learns to play smarter against bigger opponents".
^ Joel Chew at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[SC-5] Appearances in the Singapore Cup

[1] "Dollah Kassim Award: Winner Joel Chew thanks supportive parents".

[2] "Singapore start AFF Under-19 C'ship campaign against Philippines on Sunday".

[3] "Joel Chew learns to play smarter against bigger opponents".

[4] Joel Chew at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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