Jefferson David Tabinas (Japanese: タビナス ジェファーソン; born August 7, 1998)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Thai League 1 club Buriram United.
Born in Japan, he spent his youth with FC Waseda and FC Toripletta, before studying at Toko Gakuen High School, for which he played and was named captain in his third high school year.
[2][3] After the high school tournament, he was signed by J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale for the 2017 season.
[7][8] He made his Emperor's Cup debut when they entered in the second round on 3 July and were eliminated by Ventforet Kofu.
[9][10] Tabinas made seven more league appearances, however, the club finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated.