Ho Wai Loon (Chinese: 何维伦; born 20 August 1993) is a Singaporean former professional footballer who played either as a central-midfielder or left-back.[1] He represented the Singapore national team.
| 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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Balestier Khalsa | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Warriors | 37 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Lion City Sailors | 20 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Balestier Khalsa (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Balestier Khalsa | 47 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | Geylang International | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 147 | (6) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Singapore U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2025 | Singapore | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2023 | |||
Education
editHo studied at Canberra Primary School, Canberra Secondary School and ITE Yishun.[2] He later joined the Home United Academy.[2]
Club career
editBalestier Khalsa
editHo started his football 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.[2][citation needed]
In 2015, Ho tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which kept him out of play for more than a year.[3][4]
Warriors
editHe 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]
Home United
editIn January 2019, Ho joined fellow S.League club Home United.[5]
In March 2020, Ho fractured his right ankle during training.[3]
In April 2021, Ho returned to training with Lion City Sailors (formerly Home United) but found himself out of the club squad.[6] During the mid-season transfer window Ho moved to Balestier Khalsa on loan from till the end of the 2021 season to regain his match fitness.[6][7]
Second stint at Balestier Khalsa
editAlbirex Niigata (S)
editOn 11 January 2024, Ho signed for Albirex Niigata (S) where he was named as the club captain ahead of the 2024–25 season.
Geylang International
editHo signed for Geylang International on 17 July 2025. However, he made the announcement on 9 August 2025 that he was forced to retire from professional football due to knee issues before the start of the 2025–26 season.
International career
editYouth
editHo played at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games football tournament, although he was sent off for his second yellow card offence in Singapore's must win game against Indonesia U23.[9][10]
Senior
editHo 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 and 28 March 2017 respectively.[11]
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.[12][13] 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.
Ho was called up in September 2022 by head coach Takayuki Nishigaya for international friendlies against Vietnam and India on 21 and 24 September.[14]
Others
editCareer statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 March 2023.[16]
| Club | Season | Singapore Premier 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 | 39 | 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 | |
| Club | Season | Singapore Premier League |
Singapore Cup | Community Shield | Asia | Total | |||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lion City Sailors | 2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Balestier Khalsa (on loan) | 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Balestier Khalsa | 2022 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | |
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2024–25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 147 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 186 | 7 | |
International statistics
edit| Singapore national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
International caps
edit| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2018 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore |  Fiji | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia | 2-1 (won) | Friendly |
| 3 | 21 September 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series |
| 4 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 1–1 (Draw) | Friendly |
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau |  Macau | 1–0 | Friendly |
U19 International caps
edit| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 November 2011 | Petaling Jaya Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |  Indonesia | 0-3 (lost) | 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Kenneth Tan (21 July 2015). "S.League: Balestier's Ho Wai Loon ready for Albirex rematch". ESPNFC. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Leong, Kelvin (8 May 2015). "Ho Wai Loon chases family wish". ESPN.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- 1 2 Auto, Hermes (30 July 2021). "Football: After 506 days of waiting, Ho Wai Loon is just happy to be playing ball again | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "S.League: Tigers wary of Geylang wingers". ESPN.com. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "Home United unveil Singapore left-back Ho Wai Loon as latest signing". Fox Sports. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- 1 2 Chin, Nigel (2 July 2021). "Having learned how to walk again, Ho Wai Loon hits restart button on career | Youthopia". youthopia.sg. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ho Wai Loon leaves Lion City Sailors to complete Balestier loan". Lion City Sailors FC. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ Lee, David (16 March 2022). "S'pore Premier League to implement video assistant referee in 'near future'". The New Paper. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ Tan, Carissa. "SEA Games Football: Ho Wai Loon sent off as Singapore fail to qualify for semis after losing 0–1 to Indonesia". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ Kelvin Leong (11 June 2015). "Hosts Singapore out of SEA Games after shock 1-0 defeat to Indonesia". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Call up for national team". Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Singapore put two past Fiji to record first win under Fandi Ahmad". FourFourTwo. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ↑ "SG Ratings: Baihakki, Hariss and Mahler seal victory for Fandi Ahmad". FourFourTwo. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (12-18 Sept)". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGor's CUP REVEALED | the Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ Ho Wai Loon at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
External links
edit- Ho Wai Loon at Soccerway