Darren Teh
 Darren warming up for Singapore in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darren Teh | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | full-back, left-midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Geylang International Prime League | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Geylang International | 77 | (2) |
| 2022– | Balestier Khalsa | 50 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Singapore | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2019 | |||
Darren Teh is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or wide-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.[1]
Club career
Geylang International
Darren signed with Geylang International in 2017.
Although the Eagles finished fourth in the 2017 S.League, they only retained 3 players for the 2018 season, of which Darren is one of them. [2]
His contract was extended for the 2019 season after another good performance in 2018. His current salary is rumoured to be USD 1000 fortnightly. [3]
Balestier Khalsa
On 3 November 2021, Darren signed for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa.[1]
International career
He was called up to the Singapore U23 team against Indonesia in March 2018 [4] but didn't play in the match. [5] He played in the match against Myanmar U23 in the tune up to the Asian Games.[6]
Darren was first called up to the national team in 2019, for the World Cup qualifiers against Yemen and Palestine on 5 September and 10 September respectively.[7] He made his debut against Jordan, replacing Zulfahmi Arifin in the 46th minute.[8][9] Darren made his first international start against Saudi Arabia for the World Cup qualifiers on 11 October 2019.[10]
Career statistics
Club
As at 20 Jan 2025
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Geylang International | 2017 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 2 | |
International
Senior
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 October 2019 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Jordan |
0-0 (draw) | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 October 2019 | King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia |
0-3 (lost) | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round |
U22
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 July 2017 | Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore |  India |
0-1 (lost) | Friendly |
| 2 | 12 July 2017 | Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore | India |
1-0 (won) | Friendly |
| 3 | 20 June 2018 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore |  Myanmar |
0–2 (lost) | Friendly |
References
- ^ a b Balestier Khalsa Football Club on Facebook Watch
- ^ "Eagles aim to give wings to youngsters".
- ^ "Zainol Gulam has been rewarded with a new contract and will extend his stay at the club".
- ^ "Darren Teh in squad to face Indonesia".
- ^ "Gutsy Singapore Go Down to Indonesia in U23 Friendly".
- ^ "Singapore fall to 2-0 defeat against Myanmar in U-23 friendly at Bishan".
- ^ "Tatsuma Yoshida heralds a new dawn for Singapore football". The Straits Times. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Lions earn hard-fought away draw against Jordan". Football Association of Singapore. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ David, Lee (7 October 2019). "Football: Positives in Singapore's 0-0 draw with Jordan but national coach Tatsuma Yoshida wary of Saudi threat". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Lions fall to Saudi Arabia". Football Association of Singapore. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.