Marc Ryan Tan Wei Ming (born 18 January 2002) is a Singaporean former professional

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who played as a left-winger, right-winger or right-midfielder. He is the son of former Singapore International footballer, Steven Tan.

Club career

Early career

Marc, together with 4 other boys, impressed West Ham's academy coaches, who conducted a training camp for about 25 youth footballers in Singapore in November 2015. They later went on trials and trainings with English clubs such as

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, Charlton Athletic FC and

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academy teams in 2016. The attacker models his game on Chile international

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and England star

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Young Lions

Marc signed with the Young Lions in 2019. However, he did not make his debut in the 2019 season. Marc made his professional debut on March 11, 2020 in a 3-0 lost against

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. He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list as one of the country's biggest talents shortly after.

Personal life

Tan was born on 18 January 2002 in Singapore and is the son of Singaporean footballing legend

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. He attended

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and

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before studying in

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. His father is currently the head coach of the Temasek Polytechnic's football team.

Career statistics

Club

. Caps and goals may not be correct. *Young Lions are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.

International

U16 International caps

U16 International goals

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Marc Ryan 2002 births Living people Singaporean men's footballers Singapore Premier League players Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent Men's association football forwards Young Lions FC players 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Singapore men's youth international footballers