Jefferson Tabinas

Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born 7 August 1998[1]) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Mito HollyHock.

Jefferson Tabinas
Personal information
Full name Jefferson David Tabinas
Date of birth (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998
Place of birth Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Mito HollyHock
Youth career
FC WASEDA
FC Tripleter
Kirimitsu 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– Mito HollyHock 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:39, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Life and career

Tabinas was born in Japan to a Ghanaian father and Filipino mother.[2] He spent his youth with FC WASEDA and FC Tripleter before captaining Kirimitsu Gakuen High School.[1][2] He was then signed by J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale for the 2017 season.[3] Kawasaki Frontale won the 2017 and 2018 seasons of the J1 League, but Tabinas had no appearances for the team.[1][4]

In the 2019 season, he was loaned out to FC Gifu of the J2 League.[5] He made his first J.League appearance in a match against Ehime FC on 7 April, where they lost 2–0.[6][7] He made his Emperor's Cup debut when they entered in the second round on 3 July and were eliminated by Ventforet Kofu.[8][9] Tabinas made seven more league appearances, however, the club finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated.[1][10]

He spent the 2020 season on loan with Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League. In January 2021, he transferred to Mito HollyHock of the J2 League.[1]

References
  1. "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. 4 January 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. "「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. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. "‟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. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. Orlowitz, Dan (10 November 2018). "Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "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. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. "タビナス　ジェファーソン". jleague.jp (in Japanese). J.League (Jリーグ). 25 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. "愛媛ＦＣvsＦＣ岐阜 J2リーグ 第8節 2019/4/7" (in Japanese). NTT Docomo. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  8. "ヴァンフォーレ甲府 対 ＦＣ岐阜". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  9. "サッカー天皇杯　Ｊ２岐阜　ＰＫ戦の末、Ｊ２甲府に敗退". 47News (in Japanese). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  10. "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. 30 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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