Emmeric Ong Yu Min (born 25 January 1991) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmeric Ong Yu Min[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| National Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Hougang United | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Young Lions | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | LionsXII | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Warriors | 122 | (1) |
| 2020 | Hougang United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tanjong Pagar United | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Balestier Khalsa | 19 | (0) |
| 2025/26 | Tanjong Pagar United | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Singapore | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2018 | |||
Emmeric retires from professional football on 1 February 2026.[2]
Club career
editHougang United
editEmmeric got his break in the S.League when he was still registered as a Prime league player with Hougang United in 2011.
Young Lions
editCommanding a starting spot and impressing the coaches, Emmeric caught the eyes of the national youth setup. He then moved to Young Lions as part of the Sea Games Preliminary Squad during the mid season transfer window. National Service commitments meant that Emmeric was ruled out of the Sea Games and was enlisted to the Army on 3 November 2011. Subsequent years followed in the S.League with the Young Lions, however, appearances were limited due to NS commitments. In 2013, Emmeric was reunited with then Hougang United coach Aide Iskandar. He then started the season as first choice centre back for the Young Lions, making 7 appearances before suffering an ACL injury and was ruled out of the season.
LionsXII
editEmmeric signed for Malaysia Super League side LionsXII for the 2014 season.[3] However, despite being a regular sight on the bench, Ong only managed a solitary appearance for the LionsXII in a 2014 Malaysia Cup match, for the entire season.[4]
Warriors
editEmmeric signed for S.League champions Warriors for the 2015 S.League season after failing to make any appearances for the LionsXII in the 2014 Malaysian Super League. He made just a single Malaysia Cup appearance on the last day of the season. In 2015, Ong was signed by the reigning S.League champions Warriors and looked to provide cover in defence for the champions.[5] He did not feature in the match day squad for the first two league games of the season and remained on the bench for their AFC Champions league qualifier against Myanmar club Yadanarbon. However, things took a turn when Emmeric was given a run out in their 2-0 loss to Maldivian side Maziya and impressed coach Alex Weaver. He then came off their bench against Albirex Niigata (S) in their next league game, started their following AFC Cup game against Indian club Bengaluru and never looked back. Emmeric began to hold down a starting role in the team and kept experienced and foreign players such as Shi Jiayi and Thomas Beattie out of the side. He filled in at right back when needed but was mostly utilised as a holding midfielder. In December 2015, Emmeric signed on to stay at the Warriors for the 2016 S.League season.[6]
His performances in the 2017 Singapore League Cup, in which the Warriors finished as runners-up, saw him earn a spot in Fourfourtwo's League Cup team of the year.[7] 2017 proved to be a good year for Emmeric as he was a mainstay in the team throughout the season, with the club announcing on Facebook that Emmeric had been retained for the 2018 S.League season.[8]
Tanjong Pager United
editIn 2021, Emmeric signed for Tanjong Pagar United.[9]
On 25 July 2025, the club announced that Emmeric has returned to the club for the 2025/26 season.[10] He donned the number 13 jersey for the club.[11] Emmeric announced his retirement from professional football on 1 February 2026.[2]
Balestier Khalsa
editOn 16 January 2023, Emmeric signed for Balestier Khalsa.[12]
International career
editAlthough he was just a backup player in the LionsXII squad, Emmeric was called up to the Singapore U21 team for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, one of the much-respected Southeast Asian youth tournaments.[13]
In 2017, Emmeric was called up to the national team for the friendly against Hong Kong and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan on 31 August and 5 September respectively.[14] He made his debut and started the game against Hong Kong but was red carded in the 87th minute.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 21 September 2025. Caps and goals may not be correct.
| Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup |
Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hougang United | 2011 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Young Lions | 2011 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| LionsXII | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warriors | 2015 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 92 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 122 | 1 | |
| Hougang United | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tanjong Pagar United | 2025–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 161 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 184 | 1 | |
- Young Lions and LionsXII are ineligible for qualification to AFC competitions in their respective leagues.
- Young Lions withdrew from the Singapore Cup and Singapore League Cup in 2011 due to scheduled participation in the 2011 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.
International
edit| Singapore national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
International caps
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August 2017 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Hong Kong | 1-1 (draw) | Friendly |
| 2 | 23 March 2018 | Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore |  Maldives | 3-2 (won) | Friendly |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". LionsXII. 17 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- 1 2 "By mutual agreement, Emmeric has decided to retire from football due to personal reasons". tanjongpagarunitedfc/IG. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "2014 LionsXII squad list announced | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "Ong: S.League will benefit from LionsXII decision". FourFourTwo. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "2015 S.League Club Preview: Warriors FC". FourFourTwo. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "2015 S.League Club Preview: Warriors FC". fourfourtwo. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "2017 League Cup FFT's Team of the Tournament". FourFourTwo. 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "8 Singaporeans Sundram could call upon for Hong Kong and Turkmenistan". FourFourTwo. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Auto, Hermes (14 January 2021). "Football: Old heads for new-look Jaguars | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "Welcome Back, Emmeric Ong". tanjongpagarunitedfc/IG. 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Squad Number Revealed: Emmeric Ong 13". tanjongpagarunitedfc/IG. 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "2023 Singapore Premier League: Transfer Centre - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "LionsXII fringe players aim to impress at Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy". FourFourTwo. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "LIONS SQUAD FOR HONG KONG FRIENDLY AND ASIAN CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST TURKMENISTAN CONFIRMED". FAS. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
edit- Emmeric Ong at Soccerway