Paul Bismarck Tabinas (; born 5 July 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Croatian HNL club Dinamo Zagreb. Born in Japan, he plays for the Philippines national team.
Tabinas scored his first goal for Iwate Iwate Grulla Morioka in a 13âÂÂ0 Emperor's Cup win over Oyama SC on 23 May 2021.
In February 2023, Tabinas joined Croatian club Vukovar 1991 on a contract that runs until 30 June 2026 after leaving Iwate Grulla Morioka at the end of the 2022 season.
On 15 January 2026, Tabinas was officially announced as a new signing for Croatian Prva HNL champions Dinamo Zagreb, having transferred from Vukovar 1991 for a reported fee of around â¬50,000. He was presented by Dinamo ahead of the second half of the 2025âÂÂ26 season.
As his parents are a Ghanaian father and a Filipino mother, Tabinas is eligible to represent Ghana or the Philippines at international level. Despite being born in Japan, he is not eligible to represent the Japanese international team due to Japanese local rule.
In December 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1âÂÂ0 friendly defeat against Vietnam.
He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Jefferson Tabinas.