Ho Wai Loon (born 20 August 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa and the Singapore national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ho Wai Loon | ||
Date of birth | (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Warriors | 37 | (2) |
2019– | Lion City Sailors | 10 | (0) |
2021 | Balestier Khalsa (on loan) | 9 | (0) |
National team | |||
2019– | Singapore U23 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Singapore | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2019 |
Ho started his footballing career in 2011, playing for Balestier Khalsa.[citation needed] Ho was released in 2013 but signed for Balestier again in 2014 for the 2014 S.League season.[citation needed]
He then signed for Warriors FC ahead of the 2017 S.League season.[citation needed] That was where he gained his first national team call up.[citation needed]
In January 2019, Ho joined fellow S.League club Home United.[2]
On 12 June 2021, Wai Loon returned to Balestier Khalsa on loan from Lion City Sailors till the end of the 2021 season. He will join the Tigers on loan for the rest of the season to regain his match fitness after successfully recovering from last year after fracturing his ankle during training. [3]
Ho played at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games football tournament, although he was sent off in Singapore's must win game against Indonesia U23.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6][7]
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.
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[8]
As at 10 Oct 2021
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Balestier Khalsa (on loan) | 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Career Total | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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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 |
3 | 21 Sept 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
Singapore national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 12 October 2018
Singapore national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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