Ho Wai Loon
Ho Wai Loon (born 20 August 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for S.League club Home United and the Singapore national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ho Wai Loon | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Home United | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Warriors | 37 | (2) |
| 2019– | Home United | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2019– | Singapore U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Singapore | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2019 | |||
Club career
Balestier Khalsa
Ho started his footballing career in 2011, playing for Balestier Khalsa. Ho was released in 2013 but signed for Balestier again in 2014 for the 2014 S.League season.
Warriors
He then signed for Warriors FC ahead of the 2017 S.League season. That was where he gained his first national team call up.
International career
Youth
Ho played at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games football tournament, although he was sent off in Singapore's must win game against Indonesia U23.[3]
Senior
Ho was first called up to the senior side in 2017, as a standby player for the friendly against Afghanistan and the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers against Bahrain on 23 March and 28 March 2017 respectively.[4]
After being included in the national set-up for a year, Ho finally won his first cap for Singapore in a friendly against Fiji on 11 September 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.[5][6]
Ho made his first start and second appearance for the national team against Cambodia on 16 October. However, he scored an own-goal and was eventually substituted early in the 46th minute.
Others
Singapore Selection Squad
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[7]
Career statistics
Club
As at 25 July 2019
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Balestier Khalsa | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Warriors | 2017 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| Home United | 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lion City Sailors | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
International Statistics
International caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2018 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore |  | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  | 2-1 (won) | Friendly |
U19 International caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |  | 0-3 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
| Singapore national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2018
| Singapore national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- Kenneth Tan (21 July 2015). "S.League: Balestier's Ho Wai Loon ready for Albirex rematch". ESPNFC. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- "Home United unveil Singapore left-back Ho Wai Loon as latest signing". Fox Sports. 2 January 2019.
- Kelvin Leong (11 June 2015). "Hosts Singapore out of SEA Games after shock 1-0 defeat to Indonesia". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- "Singapore put two past Fiji to record first win under Fandi Ahmad". FourFourTwo. 2018-09-11. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- "SG Ratings: Baihakki, Hariss and Mahler seal victory for Fandi Ahmad". FourFourTwo. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Ho Wai Loon at Soccerway