Jefferson Tabinas

Jefferson Tabinas
Personal information
Full name Jefferson David Tabinas
Date of birth (1998-08-07) August 7, 1998
Place of birth Shinjuku, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Chonburi (on loan from Buriram United)
Youth career
FC Waseda
FC Toripletta
2014–2016 Toko Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Kawasaki Frontale 0 (0)
2019 → FC Gifu (loan) 8 (0)
2020 → Gamba Osaka U-23 (loan) 30 (0)
2021–2023 Mito HollyHock 74 (2)
2024– Buriram United 43 (3)
2025– → Chonburi (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Philippines 20 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:10; 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Chonburi, on loan from Buriram United. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Japan, Jefferson spent his youth with Waseda and Toripletta, before studying at Toko Gakuen High School, for which he played and was named captain in his third high school year.[2][3]

Kawasaki Frontale

After the high school tournament, Jefferson was signed by J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale for the 2017 season.[4] Kawasaki Frontale won the 2017 and 2018 seasons of the J1 League, but Tabinas had no appearances for the team.[2][5]

Loan to Gifu

In the 2019 season, he was loaned out to Gifu of the J2 League.[6] He made his first J.League appearance in a match against Ehime on 7 April, where they lost 2–0.[7][8] He made his Emperor's Cup debut when they entered in the second round on 3 July and were eliminated by Ventforet Kofu.[9][10] Tabinas made seven more league appearances, however, the club finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated.[2][11]

Loan to Gamba Osaka U23

Jefferson spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.

Mito HollyHock

In January 2021, he transferred to Mito HollyHock of the J2 League.[2] Jefferson scored his first J.League goal in a 2–2 draw with Renofa Yamaguchi on 17 October.[12]

Buriram United

On 7 January 2024, Jefferson moved to Thai League 1 giants Buriram United. He make his debut in a 2–1 league win against Lamphun Warriors on 11 February. Jefferson provided an assist to Supachai Chaided which sees his club coming back from a 2–0 defeat to a 3–2 home win against Bangkok United on 3 March. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Muangthong United on 27 April.

In the 2024–25 season, Jefferson make a total of 46 appearances for the club scoring 5 goals and 7 assists.

Loan to Chonburi

On 5 June 2025, Jefferson joined Chonburi on loan for the 2025–26 Thai League 1 season.

International career

Born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and a Filipino mother, Tabinas is eligible to present Japan, Ghana or Philippines at international level.

In 2016, Tabinas expressed his desire to represent Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Philippines

In May 2021, he was called up to the Philippines national team for the joint qualifiers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[13] He made his debut on 7 June in a 0–2 defeat to China PR in Sharjah, UAE.[14][15]

He scored his first international goal against Malaysia on 4 September 2024 during the 2024 Merdeka Tournament.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2024 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–0 1–2 2024 Merdeka Tournament
2. 14 October 2024 Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand  Tajikistan 2–0 3–0 2024 King's Cup
3. 25 March 2025 New Clark City Athletics Stadium, Capas, Philippines  Maldives 1–0 4–1 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Personal life

Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother.[3] His younger brother, Paul, is also a footballer.[15]

Honours

Kawasaki Frontale

Buriram United

References

  1. ^ "Jefferson Tabinas: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "タビナス ジェファーソン選手 川崎フロンターレより移籍加入のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Mito HollyHock. January 4, 2021. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "「東京五輪への推薦状」第15回:4年後への秘密兵器、タビナス・ジェファーソンの旅支度". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. May 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. ^ ""2020年"目指すタビナス・ジェファーソンの来季川崎加入が内定。「ジェフと呼んでください」". サッカーダイジェスト (in Japanese). Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing Inc. September 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (November 10, 2018). "Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン選手、川崎フロンターレ（Ｊ１）より 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". fc-gifu.com (in Japanese). FC Gifu. December 28, 2018. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "タビナス ジェファーソン". jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League (Jリーグ). December 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "愛媛ＦＣvsＦＣ岐阜 J2リーグ 第8節 2019/4/7" (in Japanese). NTT Docomo. April 7, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "ヴァンフォーレ甲府 対 ＦＣ岐阜". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "サッカー天皇杯 Ｊ２岐阜 ＰＫ戦の末、Ｊ２甲府に敗退". 47News (in Japanese). July 4, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "サッカー ＦＣ岐阜、正念場 Ｊ３初降格、求められるＪ２早期復帰 ／岐阜". 毎日新聞社 (in Japanese). The Mainichi Newspapers. November 30, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (October 18, 2021). "Tabinas scores first-ever goal in J2 as Mito earns away draw vs Yamaguchi". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "New faces soup up Azkals". The Philippine Star. May 22, 2021. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  14. ^ Terrado, Jonas (June 8, 2021). "Azkals fall short vs China in resumption of Asian Qualifiers campaign". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  15. ^ a b Del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 8, 2021). "Young Azkal Tabinas shows no fear against China's vet strikers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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