Tajeli Salamat

Tajeli bin Salamat (born February 7, 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who is currently playing as a left-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Salamat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Tajeli.

Tajeli Salamat

Personal information
Full name	Tajeli bin Salamat
Date of birth	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Balestier Khalsa
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Young Lions	20	(0)
2014	Balestier Khalsa	18	(1)
2015	Home United	20	(5)
2016	Young Lions	4	(0)
2017	Balestier Khalsa	20	(1)
2019	Warriors	40	(0)
2020–2022	Lion City Sailors	36	(2)
2022	→ Geylang International (loan)	19	(3)
2023–2024	Tanjong Pagar United	20	(1)
2024–	Balestier Khalsa	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Singapore SEA Games	4	(0)
2021–	Singapore	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2021

Club career

Lions City Sailors

During the Sailors' 2022 AFC Champions League campaign in Buriram, Thailand, Tajeli and midfielder Anumanthan Kumar were expelled from the squad and sent back to Singapore for breaking the team's curfew.^[1]

International career

Tajeli was called up to the Singapore U22 at age 25 for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Manila as an overaged player.^[2] He made his SEA Games debut in a 0-0 draw against Laos under-23. During the SEA Games, Tajeli and eight footballers broke curfew. He, along with the other eight players, was subsequently punished with a fine by the Singapore National Olympic Council.^[1]

On 11 November 2021, Tajeli made his international debut for Singapore National Team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan.^[3]

Career statistics

Update 26 May 2022

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		League Cup Charity Shield		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions FC	2016	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Balestier Khalsa	2017	20	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
	Total	20	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
Tiong Bahru FC	2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warriors FC	2018	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2019	21	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
	Total	40	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	48	1
Lion City Sailors	2020	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
	2021	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2022	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
	Total	33	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	36	2
Geylang International	2022	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
	Total	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
Tanjong Pagar United	2023	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
	Total	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Balestier Khalsa	2024–25	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career Total		144	7	14	1	3	0	2	0	162	8

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Singapore	2021	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Premier League: 2021
• Singapore Community Shield: 2022

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020

References

1. "Two Sailors sent home". The Straits Times. 22 April 2022. pp. B18.
2. "Football: Faris and Ikhsan lead strike force at the SEA Games". The Straits Times. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. "Lions fall to narrow friendly defeat against Kyrgyz Republic - Football Association of Singapore".

External links

• Tajeli Salamat at Soccerway