Emmeric Ong
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warriors | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NFA 18 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Hougang United | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Courts Young Lions | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | LionsXII | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Warriors | 72 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Singapore | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2018 | |||
Emmeric Ong Yu Min (born 25 January 1991) is a Singaporean footballer who currently plays as a defender and midfielder for Warriors FC in the S.League.
Career
Hougang United
Emmeric got his break in the S.League when he was still registered as a Prime league player with Hougang United in 2011.
Courts Young Lions
Commanding a starting spot and impressing the coaches, Emmeric caught the eyes of the national youth setup. He then moved to Courts 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 Courts Young Lions, however, appearances were limited due to NS commitments. In 2013, Emmeric was reunited with then 2011 Hougang United coach Aide Iskandar. He then started the season as first choice centre back for the Courts Young Lions, making 7 appearances before suffering an ACL injury and was ruled out of the season.
LionsXII
Emmeric signed for MSL side LionsXII for the 2014 season.[2] However, despite being a regular sight on the bench, Emmeric only managed a solitary appearance for the LionsXII, in a Malaysia Cup match, for the entire season.[3]
Warriors FC
Emmeric signed for S.League Champions Warriors FC 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, Emmeric was signed by the reigning S.League Champions Warriors Fc and looked to provide cover in defence for the champions.[4] 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 Yadanarbon FC. However, things took a turn when Emmeric was given a run out in their 2-0 loss to Maldivian side Maziya FC and impressed coach Alex Weaver. He then came off their bench against Albirex Niigata FC in their next league game, started their following AFC cup game against Bengaluru FC 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.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
International career
Although he was just a backup player in the LionsXII squad, Emmeric was called up to the Singapore Under-21 team for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, one of the much-respected Southeast Asian youth tournaments.[8]
In 2017, Ong was called up to the national team for the friendly against Hong Kong and the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers against Turkmenistan on 31 August and 5 September respectively.[9] He made his debut and started the game against Hong Kong but was red carded in the 87th minute.
Honours
References
- ^ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". LionsXII. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "2014 LionsXII squad list announced | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Ong: S.League will benefit from LionsXII decision". FourFourTwo. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "2015 S.League Club Preview: Warriors FC". FourFourTwo. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "2015 S.League Club Preview: Warriors FC". fourfourtwo.
- ^ "2017 League Cup FFT's Team of the Tournament". FourFourTwo. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "8 Singaporeans Sundram could call upon for Hong Kong and Turkmenistan". FourFourTwo. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "LionsXII fringe players aim to impress at Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy". FourFourTwo. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ FAS. 30 August 2017 http://www.fas.org.sg/news/lions-squad-hong-kong-friendly-and-asian-cup-qualifier-against-turkmenistan-confirmed. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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External links
- Emmeric Ong at Soccerway