Jasper Chan (born 7 November 1988 in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

) is a

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club,

Geylang International Geylang International Football Club is a professional football club based in Bedok, Singapore, which plays in the Singapore Premier League, the top division of football in Singapore. The club was founded in 1973 with the purpose of building a s ...

Club career

Chan started out in football as a striker, only switching to between the sticks when he was 12 "because the competition for outfield players got a bit hot.""Young Jasper's standing tall"
/ref> His rise from S-League rookie to major player has been a steep one. When he first joined his current club, Young Lions, he was only the 2nd choice keeper. But two months into his professional football career, he got a starting spot in the first eleven and he has kept it since. In 2015, he signed for Hougang United.

International career

Chan was part of the Singapore Under-23 team that took part in the

2007 Southeast Asian Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 2007, Kila haeng echiye tawan oak chiyeng tai 2007), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, was a South ...

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that won a bronze medal. Chan sterling performances for the club has not gone unnoticed. He was first called up to the

Singapore national football team The Singapore national football team (, zh, 新加坡國家足球隊, ta, சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி ) represents the Republic of Singapore in the senior men's international footb ...

in September 2007 and he has been a regular fixture in the national team since, although only as a substitute behind

Lionel Lewis Lionel Lewis (born 16 December 1982) is a retired Singaporean footballer who played for Singapore national football team as a goalkeeper. He played for Home United from 2004 to 2012, having played for Geylang United and the Young Lions in his ...

and

Hassan Sunny Hassan bin Abdullah Sunny (born 2 April 1984) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Singapore Premier League club for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S) and the Singapore national team. Footb ...

. As of May 28, 2008, he was still uncapped. The goalkeeping coach for Singapore, Lee Bee Seng who played for Singapore in the 1970s, made the bold prediction that "it is only a matter of time before (Chan) starts challenging for a place in the national team".

Personal life

Chan studied general business studies at

Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic (TP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1990, it is the only polytechnic in Singapore offering a law programme. History ...

Honours

International

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Bronze Medallist: 2007

References

External links

* *http://www.sleague.com/Web/Main.aspx?ID=,887925d1-1861-49fe-945d-b5b80365ea9e&NLT=300&AID=e626c46e-38b1-4810-bca5-2294f73c700c {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Jasper 1988 births Living people Singaporean footballers Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Association football goalkeepers Singapore Premier League players Young Lions FC players Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games