Glenn Kweh
Personal information
Full name Glenn Kweh Jia Jin
Date of birth (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tampines Rovers
Number 11
Youth career
Home United
National Football Academy
0000–2020 Victoria Junior College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Young Lions 37 (4)
2023– Tampines Rovers 23 (1)
International career
2021– Singapore U23 9 (3)
2022– Singapore 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Glenn Kweh Jia Jin (born 26 March 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a left-winger or left-back for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Early career

Glenn was the captain of the Home United U-14 team and also played for the National Football Academy’s U-15 team. Glenn was also nominated for the Dollah Kassim Award in 2015.[1]

Young Lions

Glenn signed with the Singapore Premier League club Young Lions in 2021.[2] Glenn scored on his debut just three minutes after coming on in a league match against Hougang United on 17 April 2021.[3] He appeared only 10 times, only three of which being starts in the 2021 SPL season.

International career

He is a former Singapore under-15 international.

Glenn was first called up to the national team in 2022, for the friendly against Kuwait on 1 June 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Myanmar on 8, 11, and 14 June 2022 respectively.[4][5] Glenn made his international debut on 1 June 2022 against Kuwait in the 60th minute, replacing Ikhsan Fandi.[6][7]

Personal life

Glenn served his National Service (NS) obligations for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) from 2019 to 2021 where he completed his Specialist Cadet School (SCS) after his Basic Military Training (BMT).[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 Apr 2023.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Asia Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2021 Singapore Premier League 1020000102
2022 Singapore Premier League 2721000272
Total 374100000384
Tampines Rovers 2023 Singapore Premier League 231700010311
Total 231700010311
Career total 605800010695
  • Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Singapore
202250
202310
Total60

International caps

International Caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
12 June 2022Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kuwait0–2Friendly
211 June 2022Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan0–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
314 June 2022Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Myanmar6–22023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
421 Sept 2022Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Vietnam0-4 (lost)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
524 Sept 2022Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam India1-1 (draw)2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series
623 March 2023Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–1 (draw)Friendly
726 March 2023Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau Macau1–0Friendly

U23 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
125 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Timor-Leste2–2 (draw)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
228 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Philippines1–0 (won)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
331 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore South Korea1–5 (lost)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
416 February 2022Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thailand1–3 (lost)2022 AFF U-23 Championship
519 February 2022Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Vietnam0–7 (lost)2022 AFF U-23 Championship
67 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Laos2–2 (draw)2021 Southeast Asian Games
79 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Thailand0–5 (lost)2021 Southeast Asian Games
811 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Cambodia1–0 (won)2021 Southeast Asian Games
914 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Malaysia2–2 (draw)2021 Southeast Asian Games

U23 International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
125 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Timor-Leste1–02–2 (draw)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
228 October 2021Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Philippines1–01–0 (won)2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
37 May 2022Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam Laos1–22–2 (draw)2021 Southeast Asian Games

U16 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
128 July 2015Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Myanmar1-3 (lost)2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
230 July 2015Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Philippines4-1 (won)2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
31 August 2015Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Australia2-8 (lost)2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
43 August 2015Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia0-0 (draw)2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
52 September 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Thailand0-5 (lost)2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
64 September 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore North Korea0-3 (lost)2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
76 September 2015Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Cambodia3-1 (won)2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

References

  1. "Dollah Kassim award nominee Glenn prefers to let feet do the talking". The New Paper. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. "We have a new arrival – Glenn Kweh joins the team". Young Lions. Facebook. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "Profile: Singapore Under-22 Men's National Team". Football Association of Singapore. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. "Singapore squad announced for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers". Football Association of Singapore. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. "Football: Takayuki Nishigaya names his first Lions squad; Izwan out, Kweh in". The Straits Times. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. "Lions fall to clinical Kuwait in friendly". Football Association of Singapore. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  7. "Football: Lions beaten 2-0 by Kuwait in new coach Nishigaya's first game in charge". The Straits Times. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. "The Next Lion Up: Glenn Kweh". Soccer Kakis. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  9. Glenn Kweh at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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