Damien Lim

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim (林).

Damien Lim
Personal information
Full name Damien Lim Chien Khai
Date of birth (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 31
Youth career
2014 Selangor U21
2015 Harimau Muda C
2016–2017 Selangor U21
2018 PKNS U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Harimau Muda A 7 (0)
2017 Selangor 0 (0)
2018–2019 PKNS 0 (0)
2019 → Kelantan (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Selangor United (loan) 4 (0)
2020 Petaling Jaya City 0 (0)
2021 Negeri Sembilan 13 (0)
2022– Sabah 14 (0)
International career
2018 Malaysia U21 3 (0)
2019 Malaysia U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Damien Lim Chien Khai (born 15 February 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Sabah.

Club career

Youth

At the age of 15, Damien played in the Malaysia national school championship (MSSM) where his team emerged as the champion. He was selected as one of the winners at the Allianz Football Camp Southeast Asia in 2012.[1]

Selangor and Harimau Muda

Damien joined Selangor under 21 team in 2014. In the same season, he was selected into the Harimau Muda A squad for the National Premier Leagues in Australia. He was the youngest player in the squad.[2] He made his debut against Moreton Bay United FC and made 7 appearances throughout the season.[3] In 2015, Damien joined Harimau Muda C for the FAM League. After the disband of Harimau Muda, he return to Selangor and played in the Malaysia President's Cup with Selangor under 21 team.

PKNS, Kelantan and Selangor United

Damien joined PKNS in 2018 season and played for the under 21 team. He was loaned to Kelantan in February 2019 and made his debut in the Malaysia Premier League against UiTM FC.[4][5] After a short spell with Kelantan, he was loaned to Selangor United.[6][7]

Petaling Jaya City and Negeri Sembilan

Damien signed with Petaling Jaya City in 2020 but did not made any appearances for the club. In 2021 he signed with Negeri Sembilan and become the first choice goalkeeper throughout the season.[8] He ended the season as a Malaysia Premier League champion with Negeri Sembilan.[9]

Sabah (Malaysia)

Damien signed with Sabah F.C. in December 2021 to rejoin with his former youth coach Ong Kim Swee.[10][11] He made his debut on 12 March 2022 in a 2–0 over Respect FC in the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup.[12] He made his first ever Malaysia Super League appearances on 10 September 2022 in a 3–2 home defeat to Selangor where he came in replacing Khairul Fahmi Che Mat.[13]

However, He made a comeback and gave the most best performance when against JDT FC on 15 and 20 November 2022 (semi-finals). He also makes two JDT FC's penalties failed to make a goal as 20 November 2022. He became the first keeper in Malaysia to successfully save a penalty kick by Johor Darul Takzim's (JDT FC) venomous striker, Bergson da Silva.[14]

International career

Damien was capped with Malaysia youth team. He was selected and played in the 2018 Newspaper Cup in Vietnam.[15] On 17 March 2019, he made an appearances for Malaysia under 23 team in a 1–1 draw against Australia under 23 team.[16][17] He also selected for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[18][19]

Personal life

Damien Lim comes from a footballing family, with his father Lim Seng Koon who played for Johor and Armed Forces, his uncles Lim Teong Kim, Lim Chuan Chin, Lim Kim Choon and Lim Hong Guan represented the Malaysia national team.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Harimau Muda A 2014 National Premier Leagues 7 0 – – – 7 0
Selangor 2017 Malaysia Super League 0 0 – – – 0 0
PKNS 2018 Malaysia Super League 0 0 – – – 0 0
2019 Malaysia Super League 0 0 – – – 0 0
Total 0 0 – – – 0 0
Kelantan (loan) 2019 Malaysia Premier League 5 0 1 0 – – 6 0
Selangor United (loan) 2019 Malaysia Premier League 4 0 – – 6 0 10 0
Petaling Jaya City 2020 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Negeri Sembilan 2021 Malaysia Premier League 13 0 – 2 0 – 15 0
Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League 2 0 3 0 6 0 – 11 0
2023 Malaysia Super League 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 12 0
Career total 43 0 4 0 8 0 6 0 61 0

Honours

Negeri Sembilan

References

  1. ^ Damien and Luveen hope to make big impact at Allianz Junior Camp - The Star, 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ Aysha Ridzuan - 5 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Player statistics for Damien Lim Chien Khai". GameDay. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ Selamat Datang Damien - TRW Kelantan FC, 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ Liga Perdana Malaysia 2019 - UiTM FC vs Kelantan - Stadium Astro.
  6. ^ Senarai Perpindahan Pemain Pada Jendela Pepindahan Kedua Liga Malaysia 2019 - VocketFC, 11 June 2019.
  7. ^ Kelantan - Pride and Soul - 30 May 2019.
  8. ^ DAMIEN HARAP TUAH BERSAMA NEGERI SEMBILAN - Malaysia Football League, 9 September 2021.
  9. ^ Negeri Sembilan juara Liga Perdana - Harian Metro, 21 September 2021.
  10. ^ Damien Lim beralih arah ke Sabah FC - Harian Metro, 3 December 2021.
  11. ^ Damien Lim Tolak Tawaran PJ City Dan Sri Pahang Kerana Tertarik Dengan Aura Ong Kim Swee - VocketFC, 8 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Piala FA Malaysia - Sabah FC 2-0 Respect FC". CMS. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  13. ^ Sabah stunned by Selangor at home - Borneo Post, 10 September 2022.
  14. ^ 'Prestasi makin mantul', prospek Sabah FC calon terbaik kubu terakhir Harimau Malaya - Majoriti, 17 November 2022.
  15. ^ SENARAI AKHIR 20 PEMAIN KE KEJOHANAN BOLA SEPAK ANTARABANGSA B-21, PIALA NEWSPAPER 2018 DI HUE CITY, VIETNAM - Football Association of Malaysia, 12 December 2018.
  16. ^ Skuad B-23 seri berdepan Australia - Berita Harian, 17 March 2019.
  17. ^ Malaysia U23 Tie Australia In Preparation for AFC Qualifiers - Football Tribe, 20 March 2019.
  18. ^ SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN KE KELAYAKAN KEJUARAAN B-23 AFC 2020 (22-26 MAC 2019) - Football Association of Malaysia, 21 March 2019.
  19. ^ SENARAI AKHIR 20 PEMAIN SKUAD B-22 KEBANGSAAN KE SUKAN SEA 2019 DI FILIPINA - Football Association of Malaysia, 22 November 2019.
  20. ^ Good omen for Damien - The Star, 26 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Damien Lim Statistics". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

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