Daniel Sang Ting (born 1 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Thai League 1 club Ratchaburi on loan from Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Ting paused his career for two years to move to Australia from 2019 until 2020.
Club career
Youth Ting started his football career in England. He was on the books of Crewe Alexandra earlier in his career but were released in 2012 without playing any first team match with them. He has also played for Market Drayton Town, Congleton Town, and Ossett Albion.
Johor Darul Ta'zim II In 2016, Ting moved to Malaysia and signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim II, who loaned him to Malaysia Premier League club Negeri Sembilan for the 2016 season.
PKNS In 2018, Ting signed with PKNS and helped the team to a third-place finish in the 2018 league, and also reached the quarter-final of the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup and the semi-final of the 2018 Malaysia Cup.Daniel Ting Bakal Sertai Pasukan Dari Lembah Klang - VocketFC, 21 December 2020
Career break Ting stopped playing professionally and moved to Australia after the 2018 season ended.
Kuala Lumpur City On 18 January 2021, Ting returned to Malaysia after two years and signed with Kuala Lumpur City.Daniel Ting Teruja Kembali Beraksi Bersama Safee Sali - VocketFC, 24 January 2021. He became one of the key players for Kuala Lumpur City in the 2021 season, as the team won the 2021 Malaysia Cup for the first time in 32 years.KL City julang Piala Malaysia selepas 32 tahun, atasi JDT 2-0 - Utusan Malaysia, 30 November 2021. He was also nominated as the best defender of the season at the National Football Awards.Arif Aiman dinobatkan Pemain Paling Bernilai ABK21 - Harian Metro, 4 December 2021.
Johor Darul Ta'zim Ting left Kuala Lumpur City in March 2022 and rejoined with Johor Darul Ta'zim in July 2022.Enggan Ambil Vaksin Punca Daniel Ting Tinggalkan KL City - VocketFC, 14 March 2022.Daniel Ting Kembali Ke Pangkuan Johor Darul Ta'zim - VocketFC, 27 June 2022. He played eight league matches for the feeder team Johor Darul Ta'zim II, with whom he won the 2022 Malaysia Premier League.JDT II juara Liga Perdana - Berita Harian, 30 September 2022.
Sabah (loan) On 8 January 2023, Ting joined Sabah on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.Sabah Sambar Daniel Ting Dari JDT - MakanBola, 8 Januari 2023.
International career Ting was born in Chester, Cheshire, England to a Malaysian Chinese father from Sarawak and an English mother, thus making him eligible to play for England and Malaysia, but he opted to represent Malaysia.
In March 2023, Ting was called up by Malaysia's national team head coach Kim Pan-gon for a training camp ahead of two friendlies against Turkmenistan and Hong Kong on 23 and 28 March 2023, respectively. He debuted against the latter, replacing La'Vere Corbin-Ong in the second half.
Ting scored his first international goal on 20 June 2023 in a friendly match against Papua New Guinea at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium.
Ting was part of the national team lineup at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. During the group stage fixture against South Korea on 25 January 2024, he went on to have a "Man of the Match" performance where he was playing at right midfielder which was not his natural position. He even gained media attention worldwide for pulling a last man sliding tackle on world class footballer, Son Heung-min.
Career statistics Club DANIEL SANG TING - Malaysian Football League.
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJohor Darul Ta'zim II2016000000—00201711000——110Negeri Sembilan (loan)20161301160—201PKNS20181706061—291Kuala Lumpur City2021221—111—332Johor Darul Ta'zim202200000000002023—Johor Darul Ta'zim II202280—80Sabah (loan)2023204202161306Career total915912536113110
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalaysia2023412024100202540202630Total211
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ting goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Daniel TingNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 20 June 2023 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Terengganu, Malaysia 8–0 10–0 Friendly
Honours
Club Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia Cup: 2021
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Malaysia Premier League: 2022
International
Malaysia Merdeka Tournament: 2024
References
External links
Daniel Ting on Goal.com