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'{{Short description|Singaporean footballer (born 2004)}} {{COI|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Danelle Tan |image = DanelleTan.jpg |image_size = |alt = |caption = Tan with Singapore in 2022 |fullname = Danelle Tan Li Ern |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|25|df=y}} |birth_place = Singapore |height = 1.68 m |position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] |currentclub = [[Borussia Dortmund]] |clubnumber = |years1 = 2019 |clubs1 = [[Arion Women's Football Club|Still Aerion]] |caps1 = 10 |goals1 = 20 |years2 = 2020–2021|clubs2 = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]|caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 6 |years3 = 2022 |clubs3 = [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]]|caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 5 |years4 = 2023|clubs4 = [[London Bees]]|caps4 = 12| goals4 = 2 |years5 = 2023–present|clubs5 = [[Borussia Dortmund]]|caps5 = | goals5 = |nationalyears1 = 2019 |nationalteam1 = [[Singapore women's national under-16 football team|Singapore U15]] |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 6 |nationalyears2 = 2017–2019 |nationalteam2 = [[Singapore women's national under-16 football team|Singapore U16]] |nationalcaps2 = 11 |nationalgoals2 = 4 |nationalyears3 = 2018–2019 |nationalteam3 = [[Singapore women's national under-19 football team|Singapore U19]] |nationalcaps3 = 3 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2019–present |nationalteam4 = [[Singapore women's national football team|Singapore]] |nationalcaps4 = 20 |nationalgoals4 = 4 |medaltemplates = |club-update = 21:35, 1 May 2023 (UTC) |nationalteam-update = 22:14, 9 May 2023 (UTC) }} '''Danelle Tan Li Ern''' (born 25 October 2004) is a Singaporean [[Women's association football|women's football]] player.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/danelle-tan-14-youngest-score-singapore-womens-national-team|title=Danelle Tan, 14, youngest to score for Singapore women's national team|date=16 August 2019|website=The New Paper|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oldest-youngest.html|title=Oldest and youngest players and goal-scorers in international football|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Tan started playing football when she was 6 and joined her brothers at JSSL academy. She was proficient from a young age and scored 12 goals in her first session.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccergirlgoals.com/news-who-are-the-23-lionesses-at-afc-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers|title=Soccer Girl Goals - News Who are the 23 Lionesses at AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers|website=soccergirlgoals.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sgwomensfootball.com/profiles/danelle|title=Profiles: Danelle|website=SGWomensFootball}}</ref> Tan moved to London, England to study at [[Mill Hill School]] in 2022.<ref name="Putri and Danelle"/><ref>https://issuu.com/hanajorgie/docs/magazine_asjp_final</ref> Tan became the first Singaporean footballer to sign for a NCAA Division 1 team.<ref>{{cite web |first=Deepanraj|last=Ganesan |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-singapore-s-danelle-tan-18-gets-place-at-top-us-college | title=Football: Singapore's Danelle Tan, 18, gets place at top US college |website=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings| date=18 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Hana|last=Basir|work=SportPlus.sg|date=6 December 2022 |url=https://www.sportplus.sg/post/trailblazing-a-path-for-future-generations-of-singapore-girls-danelle-tan|title=Trailblazing a path for future generations of Singapore girls: Danelle Tan }}</ref>She later decided to forgo her place when she signed for Borussia Dortmund.<ref>https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/danelle-tan-ditches-college-to-join-german-giants-borussia-dortmund</ref><ref>https://mustsharenews.com/danelle-tan-borussia-dortmund/</ref> ==Club career== In 2019, Tan joined [[Arion Women's Football Club|Still Aerion]], an amateur women's team from the FAS Women's National League. Scoring on her debut match in May 2019 at the age of 14 made her the second-youngest goal scorer in the league's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/danelle-tan-14-give-her-football-dreams-old-college-try |title=Danelle Tan, 14, to give her football dreams the old college try|first=Deepanraj|last=Ganesan|date=4 June 2019|website=The New Paper|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings}}</ref> Tan scored 16 goals in 6 games and became the league's top scorer for the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/faris-ramli-spl-player-of-the-year-fas-nite-2019-recognises-seasons-best/|title=Faris Ramli named SPL Player of the Year as FAS Nite 2019 recognises season's best |publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=31 October 2019}}</ref> She also scored 4 goals in the Challenge Cup and helped the club to enter the finals where they lost 0–1 to [[Tanjong Pagar United FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/competition/womens-challenge-cup/#results|title=Women's Challenge Cup |publisher=Football Association of Singapore}}</ref> Tan then joined [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] in 2020 but played no official matches due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore]]. While studying at Mill Hill School in London, she was part of the school's First XI football team and was the first female footballer player in the team.<ref name="Putri and Danelle">{{cite web|title=Football: Lionesses Putri and Danelle step out of comfort zone in pursuit of dream |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-lionesses-putri-and-danelle-step-out-of-comfort-zone-in-pursuit-of-dream|first=Kimberly|last=Kwek |website=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings | date=10 April 2022 }}</ref> Tan made her debut for [[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] in July 2022 against Still Aerion FC. She scored two minutes after coming on in the second half and she scored again 14 minutes later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/danelle-determined-to-drive-wpl-title-charge/|title=Danelle determined to drive WPL title charge|date=22 July 2022|publisher=Lion City Sailors}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-danelle-tan-bags-another-brace-to-send-sailors-to-top-of-womens-premier-league|title=Football: Danelle Tan bags another brace to send Sailors to top of Women's Premier League |website=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|first=Kimberly|last=Kwek |date=23 July 2022}}</ref> Tan became the first female Singaporean to play in a European league when she came on as a substitute for London Bees in their 2–1 defeat by [[Plymouth Argyle W.F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Deepanraj |last=Ganesan|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-danelle-tan-18-becomes-first-female-singaporean-to-play-in-a-european-league|title=Football: Danelle Tan, 18, becomes first female Singaporean to play in a European league|date=6 February 2023|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|website=The Straits Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goh |first=Chiew Tong |title=This teenager is breaking records at soccer and training with the boys — and she's hungry for more |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/06/this-teenager-is-breaking-records-at-soccer-and-training-with-the-boys.html |access-date=9 March 2023|date=5 March 2023|website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> Tan became the first Asian to join Borussia Dortmund Women's team in July 2023.<ref>https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/danelle-tan-ditches-college-to-join-german-giants-borussia-dortmund</ref><ref>https://mustsharenews.com/danelle-tan-borussia-dortmund/</ref><ref>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/watch/singapores-danelle-tan-play-borussia-dortmund-video-3551681</ref> ==International career== Tan made the [[Singapore women's national under-16 football team|Singapore U16]] in 2017 at the age of 12. She scored her first goal for the under 16 team in September 2018 in a 4–1 win against [[Tajikistan women's national under-16 football team|Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asiaplustj.info/en/news/tajikistan/society/20180917/tajik-football-players-at-home-lost-to-the-team-of-singapore|title=Tajik football players at home lost to the team of Singapore|website=asiaplustj.info|date=17 September 2018}}</ref> She registered her first [[hat-trick]] a few days later in a 4–0 win against [[Northern Mariana Islands women's national under-16 football team|Northern Mariana Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-09-23/singapore-u16-vs-northern-mariana-islands-u16/1336184/|title=Match Report of Singapore U16 vs Northern Mariana Islands U16 - 2018-09-23 - AFC U-16 Women Championship Qualification|access-date=18 March 2023 |date=23 August 2018|website=GlobalSportsArchive.com}}</ref> She made her [[Singapore women's national under-19 football team|Singapore U19]] debut on 24 October 2018 in a 0–8 loss against [[Jordan women's national under-19 football team|Jordan]] in the [[2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification]]. She was the youngest player in the Singapore squad at the age of 13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/danelle-tan/278665/|access-date=18 March 2023|title=Danelle Tan - Soccer player profile & career statistics|website=GlobalSportsArchive.com}}</ref> In a UEFA-FAS tournament in March 2019, she scored 4 goals against [[Guam women's national under-15 football team|Guam]] and 1 against [[Cambodia women's national under-15 football team|Cambodia]], to be the joint top scorer in the tournament held in Singapore. She also received the Golden Boot of the UEFA Under-15 Tournament in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fas.org.sg/singapore-finish-second-moldova-win-uefa-fas-u15-girls-tournament|title=Singapore finish second as Moldova win UEFA-FAS U15 Girls’ Tournament|publisher=Football Association of Singapore|date=25 March 2019}}</ref> Tan was called up to the [[Singapore women's national football team|senior national team]] and made her debut on 16 August 2019 at the [[2019 AFF Women's Championship|AFF Women's Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-my/news/lionesses-timor-leste-lose/1gy52wf5xd6ke1e8gnqpclur95|title=Lionesses lose to Timor Leste in opening game of Women's AFF Championships |website=Goal.com|date=16 August 2019|first=Alif|last=Chandra}}</ref> She scored a last-minute goal in the 1–2 defeat against [[Timor-Leste women's national football team|Timor-Leste]]. She was 14 years, which made her the youngest goalscorer (male and female) in Singapore and the fifth youngest in the world.<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/> In the [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations series]], Tan scored 2 goals and had 1 assist in a 6–2 win against [[Seychelles women's national football team|Seychelles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-spore-beat-seychelles-6-2-in-the-fas-tri-nations-series-womens|title=Football: S'pore women beat Seychelles 6-2 in the FAS Tri-Nations Series |work=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|first=Kimberly|last=Kwek|date=4 April 2022}}</ref> She was also named as one of three best players in a 0–1 defeat against [[Papua New Guinea women's national football team|Papua New Guinea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://postcourier.com.pg/png-women-beat-singapore/|title=PNG women beat Singapore |first=Thomas|last=Hokahu|date=12 April 2022|website=Post Courier}}</ref> ==Personal life== Tan has been chosen to be an ambassador for women's football in Singapore and has been honoured by [[Edwin Tong]], Singapore's Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law at the 2022 Women's Football Conference.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 March 2022 |title=Celebrating Achievements and Shaping the Future of Women's Football Together |url=http://www.mccy.gov.sg/about-us/news-and-resources/speeches/2022/mar/Celebrating-Achievements-And-Shaping-The-Future-Of-Womens-Football-Together |website=MCCY.gov.sg |publisher=[[Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth]]}}</ref> Tan was cited as one of eight Singaporean women trailblazers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liew|first=Isabelle |date=7 March 2023|title=International Women’s Day: 8 trailblazers who defied the odds to stand tall |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/international-women-s-day-focus-on-8-inspirational-women-you-can-t-let-prejudice-get-in-your-way |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings |language=en}}</ref> Tan also represented Singapore age group in chess when she was 9 years old.<ref>https://bcwmcf.blogspot.com/2014/02/kita-mencipta-sejarah-result-history.html</ref> She was listed as 143rd in the world for best girls under 10 years old. <ref>http://www.chess-teaching.com/archives/june14/world_youth_u10g.html</ref> == Career statistics == {{updated|1 May 2023}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="2" |League ! colspan="2" |Cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |[[Arion Women's Football Club|Still Aerion]] |2019 |6 |16 |4 |4 |0 |0 |10 |20 |- | rowspan="2" |[[Lion City Sailors FC|Lion City Sailors]] |2020 | | | | | | | | |- |2022 |4 |5 | | | | |4 |5 |- | rowspan="1" |[[London Bees]] |[[2022–23 FA Women's National League|2022–23]] |10||2||2||0||0||0||12||2 |- ! colspan="2" |Career total !20 !23 !6 !4 !0 !0 !26 !27 |} ===International=== ====International caps==== {{Updated|match played 9 May 2023}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|[[Singapore women's national football team|Singapore]] |2019||3||1 |- |2021||2||0 |- |2022||10||2 |- |2023||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!20!!4 |} === International goals === {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 15 August 2019 || [[Institute of Physical Education Chonburi Campus Stadium|IPE Chonburi Stadium]], [[Chonburi]], [[Thailand]] || {{fbw|TLS}} || align="center" |'''1'''–2 || align="center" | 1–2 || [[2019 AFF Women's Championship]] |- | 2. || rowspan="2" | 4 April 2022 || rowspan="2" | [[Jalan Besar Stadium]], [[Jalan Besar]], [[Singapore]] || rowspan="2" | {{fbw|SEY}} || align="center" |'''3'''–1 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 6–2 || rowspan="2" | [[2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series#Women's competition|2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series]] |- | 3. || align="center" |'''6'''–2 |- | 4. || 4 April 2023 || [[Chonburi Stadium]], Chonburi, Thailand || {{fbw|MNG}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–2 || [[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] |- |} === U16 goals === {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 15 September 2018 || Hisor Central Stadium, [[Hisor]], [[Tajikistan]] || {{fbw|TJK}} || align="center" |'''3'''–0 || align="center" | 4-0 || [[2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification]] |- | 2. || 23 September 2018 || Hisor Central Stadium, [[Hisor]], [[Tajikistan]] || {{fbw|NMI}} || align="center" |'''1'''–0 || align="center" | 4-0 || [[2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification]] |- | 3. || 23 September 2018 || Hisor Central Stadium, [[Hisor]], [[Tajikistan]] || {{fbw|NMI}} || align="center" |'''3'''–0 || align="center" | 4-0 || [[2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification]] |- | 4. || 23 September 2018 || Hisor Central Stadium, [[Hisor]], [[Tajikistan]] || {{fbw|NMI}} || align="center" |'''4'''–0 || align="center" | 4-0 || [[2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification]] |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.instagram.com/danelle__tan/ Instagram account] {{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Danelle}} [[Category:2004 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Singaporean women's footballers]] [[Category:Singapore women's international footballers]] [[Category:Women's association football forwards]] [[Category:Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent]] [[Category:SEA Games competitors for Singapore]] [[Category:Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games]]'