Ho Wai Loon

Ho Wai Loon
Personal information
Full name	Ho Wai Loon
Date of birth	20 August 1993 (age 28)
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*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2019

Ho Wai Loon (born 20 August 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender for Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa on loan from Lion City Sailors.^[1]

Club career[]

Balestier Khalsa[]

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]}

Warriors[]

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]}

Home United[]

In January 2019, Ho joined fellow S.League club Home United.^[2]

Balestier Khalsa[]

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]

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.^[4]

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.^[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.

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.^[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As at 15 Aug 2021

Club	Season	S.League		Singapore Cup		Singapore League Cup		Asia		Total
Club	Season	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
Home United	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	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
Balestier Khalsa (on loan)	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career Total		26	0	5	0	8	0	5	0	37	0

International Statistics[]

International caps[]

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