Joel Chew Joon Herng (born 9 February 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers and the Singapore national team.
Early career Joel beats seven other nominees Marc Ryan Tan and Zikos Chua (both NFA U-15), Khairul Ikhwan Karim and Aizal Murhamdani Ahmad (both NFA U-16), NFA U-17's Rezza Rezky and NFA U-18 duo Danial Syafiq Mustaffa and Nazhiim Harman to win the Dollah Salleh award in 2017. Club career Tampines Rovers Joel signed with Singapore Premier League club Tampines Rovers in 2019. Joel scored in the 2019 Singapore Cup Final where he would go on to lift the cup.
On 24 January 2022. Joel signed a 5-year contract extension with Tampines Rovers which will last until December 2027.
Joel returned to Tampines in 2023 after having completed his National Service (NS) duties.
Loan to Young Lions Joel then signed a loan deal with the Young Lions in 2021 while serving his National Service.
International career
Youth He was called up to the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squad.
Senior On 23 March 2023, Joel made his international debut against Hong Kong, coming on as a substitute in the last 10 minute of the game.
Style of play Former Singapore U17 national team coach, Takuya Inoue has described Joel as someone who is "small in size, but with good endurance and agility." Joel is known for his playmaking and set piece taking.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupAsiaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTampines Rovers2019Singapore Premier League1116Appearances in the Singapore Cup100001722020Singapore Premier League30000010402021Singapore Premier League0000000000Total141610010212 Young Lions (loan)2021Singapore Premier League1910000001912022Singapore Premier League210000000210Total401000000401Tampines Rovers2022Singapore Premier League31610000922023Singapore Premier League2406200103122024–25Singapore Premier League71000030101Total3421230040505 Career total88418400501118 Notes
International
International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 23 March 2023 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong 1–1 Friendly2 26 March 2023 Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau 1–0 Friendly3 18 June 2023 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 1-1 (draw) Friendly4 12 September 2023 Bishan Stadium, Singapore 3-1 (win) Friendly
U23 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 25 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore 2-2 (draw) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification2 28 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore 1-0 (won) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification3 31 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore 1-5 (lost) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification4 7 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games5 9 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam 0–5 (lost) 2021 Southeast Asian Games6 14 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, Vietnam 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
U19 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 1 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 1-2 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship2 3 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 0-4 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship3 5 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 0-6 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship4 7 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 0-5 (lost) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship5 9 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia 2-2 (draw) 2018 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
U16 International caps No Date Venue Opponent Result Competition1 30 July 2015 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 4-1 (won) 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship2 3 August 2015 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 0-0 (draw) 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship3 2 September 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 0-5 (lost) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification4 4 September 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 0-3 (lost) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification5 6 September 2015 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 3-1 (won) 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification6 10 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 3-1 (win) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship7 12 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1-4 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship8 14 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 0-2 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship9 16 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2-6 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship10 18 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 0-3 (lost) 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
U16 International goals Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 July 2016 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Honours Tampines Rovers
Singapore Cup: 2019 Singapore Community Shield: 2020, 2025
References