Lawrence Wong (soccer)

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Lawrence Wong
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-10-06) 6 October 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Melbourne City
Number 41
Youth career
–2024 Melbourne City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Melbourne City NPL 11 (3)
2025– Melbourne City 9 (1)
International career
2025– Australia U18 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2025

Lawrence Wong (born 6 October 2007) is an Australian soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Melbourne City.

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Career

At the age of eleven, Wong joined the youth academy of Melbourne City [1] and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025. On 18 January 2025, he debuted for them during a 0–3 away loss to Auckland FC in the league, becoming the first debutant to graduate from their Player Development Pathway. [2] On 15 February 2025, he scored his first goal for them during a 1–0 home win over Perth Glory FC in the league, becoming the youngest goalscorer in their history at the age of 17 and 132 days. [3]

Youth international

He was called up in May 2025 for the Australia men's national under-18 soccer team, to take part in the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup commencing in early June. [4]

References

  1. "17-year-old Australian footballer Lawrence Wong goes viral as he shares same name as S'pore's PM". MustShareNews. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. "Academy graduate earns significant slice of history with A-Leagues debut". A-Leagues. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  3. "Young gun Lawrence Wong runs the show in City's narrow win". Front Page Football. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. "Australia U18 Squad selected for UEFA Friendship Cup 2025". Socceroos . Football Australia. 20 May 2025.