Emily Wong (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Lauren Wong | ||
| Date of birth | July 9, 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Rise FC Academy | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC | |||
| 2022– | Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Vancouver Rise FC Academy[a] | 17 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Vancouver Rise FC (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Canada U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Canada U17 | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 24, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 11, 2024 | |||
Emily Lauren Wong (born July 9, 2007) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Vancouver Rise FC Academy in League1 British Columbia and Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League on a youth development permit.
Early life
Gibson began playing youth soccer at age five with Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC.[1] In 2-22, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy.[2][3]
Club career
In 2022, she began playing with the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite (later re-branded Vancouver Rise FC Academy) in League1 British Columbia. On August 15, 2024, she scored the first ever goal in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup, netting the winning goal on a penalty kick in a 1-0 victory over El Salvadoran club Alianza in the preliminary round.[4] In May 2025, she signed a youth development permit with Northern Super League club Vancouver Rise FC.[5] In late May 2025, she was named the league's Rookie of the Week.[6]
International career
In July 2022, Wong debuted in the Canada national program, being named to the Canada U15 for the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[1][7]
In September 2022, she was named to the Canada U17 for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[8][9] In January 2024, she was named to the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[10]
Career statistics
- As of May 24, 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vancouver Rise FC Academy[a] | 2022 | League1 British Columbia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2023[12] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[A] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024[12] | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 2[A] | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2025[12] | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Vancouver Rise FC (loan) | 2025 | Northern Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
References
- ^ a b Emily Wong at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Emily Wong Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "It Starts With a Goal, presented by BMO: Emily Wong". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 26, 2022.
- ^ Pereira, Sebastian (August 19, 2024). "'Caps League1 BC women's team shows youthful "super strength" in Concacaf W Champions Cup debut". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ @VancouverRiseFC (May 15, 2025). "We're proud to activate Rise FC Academy players Emily Wong, Chloe Taylor, and Jade Mitchell on Northern Super League Youth Permits for today's away match vs Ottawa Rapid FC!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @NorthernSuperLg (May 28, 2025). "Emily Wong stood out against Calgary and Halifax, earning her Rookie of the Week" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Three 'Caps named to squad for Concacaf Girls' U-15 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Nine Whitecaps FC Girls Elite players named to Canada U-17 World Cup roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 26, 2022.
- ^ "Meet the 'Caps set to represent Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. October 11, 2022.
- ^ "Four 'Caps called up for Concacaf U-17 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 23, 2024.
- ^ Emily Wong at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Emily Wong L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.