Daniel Sang Ting (born 1 December 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Sabah, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Ting paused his career for two years to move to Australia from 2019 until 2020.

Club career

Youth

Ting started his football career in England. He was on the books of Crewe Alexandra earlier in his career but were released in 2012 without playing any first team match with them. He has also played for Market Drayton Town,

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, and

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Johor Darul Ta'zim II

In 2016, Ting moved to Malaysia and signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim II, who loaned him to Malaysia Premier League club

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for the 2016 season.

PKNS

In 2018, Ting signed with PKNS and helped the team to a third-place finish in the 2018 league, and also reached the quarter-final of the

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and the semi-final of the

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.Daniel Ting Bakal Sertai Pasukan Dari Lembah Klang
- VocketFC, 21 December 2020

Career break

Ting stopped playing professionally and moved to Australia after the 2018 season ended.

Kuala Lumpur City

On 18 January 2021, Ting returned to Malaysia after two years and signed with

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.Daniel Ting Teruja Kembali Beraksi Bersama Safee Sali
- VocketFC, 24 January 2021. He became one of the key players for Kuala Lumpur City in the 2021 season, as the team won the

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for the first time in 32 years. He was also nominated as the best defender of the season at the National Football Awards.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Ting left Kuala Lumpur City in March 2022 and rejoined with Johor Darul Ta'zim in July 2022. He played eight league matches for the feeder team Johor Darul Ta'zim II, with whom he won the

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Sabah (loan)

On 8 January 2023, Ting joined Sabah on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.

International career

Ting was born in

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, England to Malaysian Chinese father from Sarawak and English mother. Thus, making him eligible for England and Malaysia, but he opted to represent the Malaysia national team. In March 2023, Ting was called up by Malaysia's national team head coach Kim Pan-gon for a training camp ahead of two

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against Turkmenistan and Hong Kong on 23 and 28 March 2023, respectively. He debuted against the latter, replacing

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in the second half. During the

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group stage fixture against South Korea on 25 January 2024, Ting went on to have a "Man of the Match" performance where he was playing at right midfielder which was not his natural position. He even gain media attention worldwide for pulling a last man sliding tackle on world class footballer,

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ting goal.''

Honours

Club

Kuala Lumpur City *

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Johor Darul Ta'zim II * Malaysia Premier League:

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References

External links

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Daniel Ting
on Goal.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ting, Daniel 1992 births Living people Footballers from Chester Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers English people of Malaysian descent English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Market Drayton Town F.C. players Congleton Town F.C. players Ossett Albion A.F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Negeri Sembilan FC players Selangor F.C. Under-23 players Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Malaysia Super League players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players