| Ho Wai Loon | |
| Fullname: | Ho Wai Loon |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Singapore |
| Currentclub: | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Position: | Central-midfielder / Left-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Balestier Khalsa |
| Years1: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Balestier Khalsa |
| Caps1: | 21 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Warriors |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Lion City Sailors |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Balestier Khalsa (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Balestier Khalsa |
| Caps5: | 47 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Singapore U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam2: | Singapore |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 March 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 March 2023 |
Ho Wai Loon (; born 20 August 1993) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or left-back for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S), whom he captains and the Singapore national team.[1]
Ho studied at Canberra Primary School, Canberra Secondary School and ITE Yishun.[2] He later joined the Home United Academy.
Ho started his football 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.
In 2015, Ho tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which kept him out of play for more than a year.[3] [4]
He then signed for Warriors FC ahead of the 2017 S.League season. That was where he gained his first national team call up.
In January 2019, Ho joined fellow S.League club Home United.[5]
In March 2020, Ho fractured his right ankle during training.
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.[7]
Ho later moved to Balestier Khalsa where he was named the team's captain.[8]
Ho 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]
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 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]
He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor's Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[15]
| 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 | ||
| Singapore national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
| 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 | ||
| 3 | 21 September 2022 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 0-4 (lost) | 2022 VFF Tri-Nations Series | ||
| 4 | 23 March 2023 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | 1–1 (Draw) | Friendly | ||
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Macau Olympic Complex Stadium, Macau | 1–0 | Friendly |
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