Jefferson Tabinas

Jefferson Tabinas
Personal information
Full name Jefferson David Tabinas
Date of birth (1998-08-07) August 7, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Buriram United
Number 40
Youth career
FC Waseda
FC Toripletta
2014–2016 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 22 (2)
International career‡
2021– Philippines 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:45; 22 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:15; 14 November 2024 (UTC)

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 left-back or a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Buriram United. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Japan, he spent his youth with FC Waseda and FC Toripletta, before studying at Toko Gakuen High School, for which he played and was named captain in his third high school year.[2][3]

Kawasaki Frontale

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]

Loan to Gifu

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]

Loan to Gamba Osaka U23

He spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.

Mito HollyHock

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]

International career

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]

Philippines

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]

He scored his first international goal against Malaysia on 4 September 2024 during the 2024 Merdeka Tournament.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2024 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–0 1–2 2024 Merdeka Tournament
2. 14 October 2024 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand  Tajikistan 2–0 3–0 2024 King's Cup

Personal life

Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother.[3] His younger brother, Paul, is also a footballer.[15]

Honours

Kawasaki Frontale

Buriram United

References

  1. ^ "Jefferson Tabinas: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "タビナス ジェファーソン選手 川崎フロンターレより移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Mito HollyHock. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "「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.
  4. ^ ""2020年"目指すタビナス・ジェファーソンの来季川崎加入が内定。「ジェフと呼んでください」". サッカーダイジェスト (in Japanese). Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing Inc. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (10 November 2018). "Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン選手、川崎フロンターレ（Ｊ１）より 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". fc-gifu.com (in Japanese). FC Gifu. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン". jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League (Jリーグ). 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. ^ "愛媛ＦＣvsＦＣ岐阜 J2リーグ 第8節 2019/4/7" (in Japanese). NTT Docomo. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. ^ "ヴァンフォーレ甲府 対 ＦＣ岐阜". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. ^ "サッカー天皇杯 Ｊ２岐阜 ＰＫ戦の末、Ｊ２甲府に敗退". 47News (in Japanese). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. ^ "サッカー ＦＣ岐阜、正念場 Ｊ３初降格、求められるＪ２早期復帰 ／岐阜". 毎日新聞社 (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  12. ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (18 October 2021). "Tabinas scores first-ever goal in J2 as Mito earns away draw vs Yamaguchi". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ "New faces soup up Azkals". The Philippine Star. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ Terrado, Jonas (8 June 2021). "Azkals fall short vs China in resumption of Asian Qualifiers campaign". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b Del Carmen, Lorenzo (8 June 2021). "Young Azkal Tabinas shows no fear against China's vet strikers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.