▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Kn ights ▁T ink ler ▁played ▁for ▁Mel ville ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁L otto ▁Sport ▁Italia ▁NR FL ▁Premier , ▁then ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁Wait ak ere ▁United ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁Team ▁Well ington ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁then ▁T ink ler ▁decided ▁it ▁was ▁time ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁travel ▁over se as ▁to ▁find ▁professional ▁football ▁club ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Asia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Cole ▁most ▁recently ▁played ▁for ▁S eng k ang - P ung g ol ▁Football ▁Club , ▁in ▁the ▁S - Le ague ▁in ▁Singapore ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁p lying ▁his ▁trade ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁against ▁G omb ak ▁United ▁Football ▁Club ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁club ▁reach ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁final s , ▁the ▁Singapore ▁League ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁However , ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁lose ▁ 4 – 0 . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁call - up ▁for ▁the ▁All ▁Wh ites , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁national ▁team , ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁against ▁Malays ia , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁However , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁play ▁in ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁matches . ▁He ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁squad ▁for