Tajeli Salamat

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Salamat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Tajeli.

Tajeli bin Salamat (born February 7, 1994) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.

Tajeli Salamat

Personal information
Full name	Tajeli bin Salamat
Date of birth	(1994-02-07) 7 February 1994
Place of birth	Singapore
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions	Full-back centre-back
Team information
Current team	Balestier Khalsa
Number	3
Youth career
	Jurong Town
–2012	National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Young Lions	20	(0)
2014	Balestier Khalsa	18	(1)
2016	Young Lions	4	(0)
2017	Balestier Khalsa	20	(1)
2018–2019	Warriors	40	(0)
2020–2022	Lion City Sailors	33	(2)
2022	→ Geylang International (loan)	16	(3)
2023	Tanjong Pagar United	20	(1)
2024	Balestier Khalsa	14	(0)
2025	Hougang United	10	(0)
2025	Geylang International	4	(0)
2026–	Balestier Khalsa	13	(1)
International career‡
2019	Singapore U23	4	(0)
2021	Singapore	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 December 2021

Club career

Young Lions

Tajeli started his professional career with Young Lions after graduating with NFA in 2012. He make his debut on 17 February in a 3–0 lost to Hougang United.

Balestier Khalsa

In January 2014, Tajeli joined Balestier Khalsa. He make his debut in a 4–0 win over his former club Young Lions on 23 February. Tajeli scored his first career goal in a 3–0 win over Home United on 20 June.

Lions City Sailors

During the Sailors' 2022 AFC Champions League campaign in Buriram, Thailand, Tajeli and midfielder Anumanthan Kumar were expelled from the squad and sent back to Singapore for breaking the team's curfew.

International career

Tajeli was called up to the Singapore U23 as an overage player at the age of 25 for the 2019 SEA Games in Manila. He made his SEA Games debut in a 0–0 draw against Laos U23. During the SEA Games, Tajeli and eight footballers broke curfew. He, along with the other eight players, was subsequently punished with a fine by the Singapore National Olympic Council.

On 11 November 2021, Tajeli made his international debut for the Singapore national team in an International 'A' Friendly match against Kyrgyzstan at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium.

Career statistics

As of 15 May 2026.

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup / Singapore Community Shield		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Young Lions	2012	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2013	14	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
	Total	20	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	23	0
Balestier Khalsa	2014	18	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	25	1
Young Lions	2016	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Balestier Khalsa	2017	20	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	1
Tiong Bahru	2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warriors	2018	19	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2019	21	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	27	1
	Total	40	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	48	1
Lion City Sailors	2020	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	2
	2021	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2022	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
	Total	33	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	36	2
Geylang International	2022	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	3
Tanjong Pagar United	2023	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Balestier Khalsa	2024–25	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Hougang United	2024–25	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Geylang International	2025–26	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Balestier Khalsa	2025–26	13	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
Career Total		212	9	23	1	11	0	2	0	248	10

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Singapore	2021	2	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Balestier Khalsa

• Singapore Cup: 2014

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Premier League: 2021
• Singapore Community Shield: 2022

Individual

• Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2020

External links

• Tajeli Salamat at Soccerway