Emily Wong (soccer)

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Emily Wong
Personal information
Full name Emily Lauren Wong
Date of birth (2007-07-09) July 9, 2007 (age 18)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Vancouver Rise FC Academy [a] 21 (0)
2025–Vancouver Rise FC (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2022 Canada U15 2 (0)
2022–2024 Canada U17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 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.

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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 July 15, 2025 [11]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Rise FC Academy [a] 2022 League1 British Columbia 500050
2023 [12] 10002 [A] 030
2024 [12] 8020312 [A] 0151
2025 [12] 7070
Total21020003140301
Vancouver Rise FC (loan) 2025 Northern Super League 500050
Career total26020003140351

References

  1. 1 2 Emily Wong at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "Emily Wong Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  3. "It Starts With a Goal, presented by BMO: Emily Wong". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . August 26, 2022.
  4. Pereira, Sebastian (August 19, 2024). "'Caps League1 BC women's team shows youthful "super strength" in Concacaf W Champions Cup debut". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  5. @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.
  6. @NorthernSuperLg (May 28, 2025). "Emily Wong stood out against Calgary and Halifax, earning her Rookie of the Week" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. "Three 'Caps named to squad for Concacaf Girls' U-15 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 26, 2022.
  8. "Nine Whitecaps FC Girls Elite players named to Canada U-17 World Cup roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . September 26, 2022.
  9. "Meet the 'Caps set to represent Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . October 11, 2022.
  10. "Four 'Caps called up for Concacaf U-17 Championship". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . January 23, 2024.
  11. Emily Wong at Soccerway
  12. 1 2 3 "Emily Wong L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .

Notes

  1. 1 2 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite re-branded as the Vancouver Rise FC Academy in 2025