# Ignatius Ang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ignatius_Ang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ignatius_Ang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Ang > Source revision: 1354290277 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Singaporean footballer}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}} {{family name hatnote|Ang|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ignatius Ang | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Ignatius Ang Yu Heng{{cite web|title=FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list|url=http://lionsxii.sg/fas-names-2014-lionsxii-squad-list/|publisher=LionsXII|access-date=22 November 2014|date=17 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019043514/http://lionsxii.sg/fas-names-2014-lionsxii-squad-list/|archive-date=19 October 2014|url-status=dead}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Singapore | height = {{height|m=1.68}} | position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder){{cite web|title=Ignatius Ang profile|url=http://lionsxii.sg/players/ignatius-ang/|publisher=LionsXII|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033733/http://lionsxii.sg/players/ignatius-ang/|archive-date=29 November 2014|df=dmy-all}} | currentclub = [Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa_FC) | clubnumber = 30 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = [LionsXII](/source/LionsXII) | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = [Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa_FC) | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = [Warriors](/source/Warriors_FC) | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = [SAFSA](/source/SAFSA) | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2018-2019 | clubs8 = [Warriors](/source/Warriors_FC) | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 5 | years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = [Tanjong Pagar United](/source/Tanjong_Pagar_United) | caps9 = 5 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2022– | clubs10 = [Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa_FC) | caps10 = 87 | goals10 = 14 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = 15 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Ignatius Ang Yu Heng''' (born 11 November 1992) is a Singaporean [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for [Singapore Premier League](/source/Singapore_Premier_League) club [Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa_FC). == Youth career == Before Ignatius started playing in the S.League, he played for the National Youth Academy, having represented the Under-16 and the Under-18 sides. Ang also played for the H-TWO-O/ITE Dream Team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/boys-bit-special-ignatius-ang|title=The Boy's a Bit Special: Ignatius Ang|date=2014-06-20|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213708/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/boys-bit-special-ignatius-ang|archive-date=24 December 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/fandi-sees-bright-future-h-two-oite-dream-team-quartet|title=Fandi sees bright future for H-TWO-O/ITE Dream Team quartet|date=2016-01-23|work=The New Paper|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en}} ==Career== ===Young Lions=== Ignatius started his career with the [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) in 2010 and stayed there for 2 years before leaving the club. He rejoined the club in 2013. ===Hougang United=== Ignatius made his way to [Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United_FC) after being released in 2011 by the [Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC). ===LionsXII=== Ignatius was drafted by [Fandi Ahmad](/source/Fandi_Ahmad) to the [LionsXII](/source/LionsXII) team in 2014 to compete in the [2014 Malaysia Super League](/source/2014_Malaysia_Super_League) season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3896/malaysia/2013/12/18/4487340/2014-lionsxii-squad-list-announced|title=2014 LionsXII squad list announced {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-24}} However, Ang failed to stake a claim in the team despite being named regularly on the bench.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/lionsxii-fringe-players-aim-impress-hassanal-bolkiah-trophy|title=LionsXII fringe players aim to impress at Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy|date=2014-08-09|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213618/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/lionsxii-fringe-players-aim-impress-hassanal-bolkiah-trophy|archive-date=24 December 2017|url-status=dead}} ===Balestier Khalsa=== After Ignatius was released by the FAS, he moved to [Balestier](/source/Balestier_Khalsa_FC) in January 2015 and enjoyed more playing time after earning the trust of coach [Marko Kraljević](/source/Marko_Kraljevi%C4%87_(footballer)). His performances for the Tigers saw him earn a 'Young Player of the Year' nomination.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-preview-warriors-fc|title=FFT's S.League Preview: Warriors FC|date=2016-02-04|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213615/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/ffts-sleague-preview-warriors-fc|archive-date=24 December 2017|url-status=dead}} During the [2015 AFC Cup](/source/2015_AFC_Cup), he assisted [Jonathan Xu](/source/Jonathan_Xu) which sees Balestier Khalsa win 2–1 against Indian club [East Bengal](/source/East_Bengal_FC). ===Warriors === Following good performances with the Tigers, Ignatius choose to move to the [Warriors](/source/Warriors_FC) .{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/star-man-miroslav-kristic-balestier-khalsa|title=Star Man – Miroslav Kristic, Balestier Khalsa|date=2016-02-01|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213621/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/star-man-miroslav-kristic-balestier-khalsa|archive-date=24 December 2017|url-status=dead}} However, this proved to be a wrong move as Ang failed to get regular game time. ===SAFSA=== Ignatius played for SAFSA in 2017, due to National Service.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/sleague-transfer-round-warriors-waiting-approval-young-lions-pounce-ikhsan-fandi|title=S.League Transfer Round-Up: Warriors' waiting on approval, Young Lions pounce on Ikhsan Fandi|date=2017-03-03|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714123927/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/sleague-transfer-round-warriors-waiting-approval-young-lions-pounce-ikhsan-fandi|archive-date=14 July 2017|url-status=dead}} === Warriors === Ignatius will make a return to the professional S.League with former club, [Warriors](/source/Warriors_FC), in May 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/big-gap-below-the-s-league|title=Big gap below the S-League|last=hermes|date=2017-12-10|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en}} == International career == Although he was just a backup player in the LionsXII squad, Ang was called up to the [Singapore Under-21](/source/Singapore_national_under-21_football_team) team for the [Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy](/source/Hassanal_Bolkiah_Trophy), one of the much-respected Southeast Asian youth tournaments. On 26 August 2025, Ignatius was first called up to the [Singapore national team](/source/Singapore_national_football_team) for the local centralised training squad.{{cite web|title=Singapore centralised training squad to come together ahead of September FIFA window|url= https://www.fas.org.sg/singapore-centralised-training-squad-to-come-together-ahead-of-september-fifa-window/|date=26 August 2025|accessdate=26 August 2025|work=Football Association of Singapore}} == Career statistics == {{updated|15 May 2026}}. {| style="text-align:center" class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="2" |[S.League](/source/S.League) ! colspan="2" |[Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup) ! colspan="2" |[Singapore League Cup](/source/Singapore_League_Cup) ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="3" |[Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) |[2010](/source/2010_S.League) |0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- |[2011](/source/2011_S.League) |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- !Total !2!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!0 |- | rowspan="1" |[Hougang United](/source/Hougang_United) |[2012](/source/2012_S.League) |15||1||1||0||1||0||0||0||17||1 |- | rowspan="1" |[Young Lions](/source/Young_Lions_FC) |[2013](/source/2013_S.League) |11||0||1||0||3||1||0||0||15||1 |- |- !Club !Season !colspan="2"|[Malaysia
Super League](/source/Malaysia_Super_League) !colspan="2"|[Malaysia
FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup_Malaysia) !colspan="2"|[Malaysia Cup](/source/Malaysia_Cup) !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- |rowspan="1"|[LionsXII](/source/LionsXII) |[2014](/source/2014_LionsXII_season) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !Club !Season ! colspan="2" |[S.League](/source/S.League) ! colspan="2" |[Singapore Cup](/source/Singapore_Cup) ! colspan="2" |[Singapore League Cup](/source/Singapore_League_Cup) ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total |- | rowspan="1" |[Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa) |[2015](/source/2015_S.League) |26||2||2||0||4||2||5||0||37||4 |- | rowspan="4" |[Warriors](/source/Warriors_FC) |[2016](/source/2016_Singapore_Premier_League) |7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0 |- |[2018](/source/2018_Singapore_Premier_League) |11||3||1||1||0||0||0||0||12||4 |- |[2019](/source/2019_Singapore_Premier_League) |18||2||2||0||0||0||0||0||20||2 |- !Total !36!!5!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!39!!6 |- | rowspan="1" |[Tanjong Pagar United](/source/Tanjong_Pagar_United) |[2020](/source/2020_Singapore_Premier_League) |5||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||0 |- | rowspan="5" |[Balestier Khalsa](/source/Balestier_Khalsa) |[2022](/source/2022_Singapore_Premier_League) |20||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||23||1 |- |[2023](/source/2023_Singapore_Premier_League) |20||1||3||0||0||0||0||0||23||1 |- |[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Singapore_Premier_League) |27||10||4||1||0||0||0||0||31||11 |- |[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Singapore_Premier_League) |20||2||6||1||0||0||0||0||26||3 |- !Total !87!!14!!16!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!103!!16 |- ! colspan=2 |Career Total !182!!22!!25!!3!!8!!3!!5!!0!!220!!28 |} == References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{soccerway|ignatius-ang/161535}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ang, Ignatius}} Category:Living people Category:1992 births Category:Singaporean men's footballers Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Hougang United FC players Category:LionsXII players Category:Singapore Premier League players Category:Young Lions FC players Category:21st-century Singaporean sportsmen {{Singapore-footy-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ignatius Ang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Ang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Ang?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.