Gabriel Quak

Gabriel Quak

Gabriel Quak playing for LionsXII in 2013
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Quak Jun Yi[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-22) 22 December 1990
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left winger
Right inside-forward
Club information
Current team
 Geylang International
Number 7
Youth career
National Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Young Lions 66 (5)
2012–2015 LionsXII 80 (10)
2016– Geylang International 38 (4)
National team‡
2013– Singapore U23 5 (2)
2013– Singapore 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:19, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Gabriel Quak Jun Yi (born 22 December 1990) is a Singapore international footballer who plays as a left winger or right inside-forward for Geylang International in the S League.[2]

Club career

Young Lions

Quak began his professional football career with Under-23 side Young Lions in the S.League in 2008.

Quak was one of the Young Lions players involved in an on-pitch fight with Beijing Guoan Talent players in their S.League match on 7 September 2010. He was charged by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for gross misconduct and bringing the game into disrepute and was banned for four months and fined S$1,000 for his part in the brawl.[3] Quak missed the 2010 Asian Games as a result of the ban.

LionsXII

In December 2011, the FAS announced that Quak was to join the newly formed LionsXII for the 2012 Malaysia Super League. National service commitments however meant that Quak failed to make a single appearance throughout the 2012 season.[4] He was de-registered in the mid-season transfer window.

Quak returned to the LionsXII squad for the 2013 season. He made his long-awaited debut against PKNS on 15 January.[5] He made 15 appearances in all competitions as the Lions won the 2013 Malaysia Super League.

The left-footed Quak was switched to the right side of attack for both club and country for the 2014 season.[2] He scored his first LionsXII goal in a 3–0 win over DRB-Hicom in the Malaysia FA Cup on 21 January. He scored his first league goal, an opener against newly promoted side PDRM FA , as Lionsxii defeated them 5-3.[6]

On the opening day of the 2015 Malaysian Super League Season, Gabriel scored the Lionsxii's first goal of the season, helping the Lionsxii win their opening match 5-3 against PDRM FA.[7] Similarly, in the Lionsxii's opening game in the Malaysia FA Cup, Gabriel scored the 3rd goal in a 4-0 win against minnows PB Melayu Kedah to push the Lionsxii into the Round of 16.[8]

Geylang International

Following the dissolution of the LionsXII, Quak signed for Geylang International and scored his first goal for the Eagles in a league match against Warriors FC, ending a long goalscoring drought.

Matsumoto Yamaga trial

After Geylang International and Matsumoto Yamaga signed a MOU,[9]Quak together with fellow winger Shawal Anuar went on a one-week trial with the J2 side.[10] However, he was not signed by the club.

International career

Youth

Gabriel Quak has played for Singapore at Under-15, Under-18 and Under-23 levels. He represented Singapore in the Lion City Cup, AFF U15 Tournament, Asian Youth Games Qualifiers, AFC U18 Qualifiers, VFF Cup and Southeast Asian Games.[11]

Senior

Quak earned his first international cap in a friendly match against Laos on 7 June 2013, scoring a goal on his debut.[12] His first competitive goal came in an upset win over Syria in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match on 15 October 2013.

He is the first Singapore-born Chinese player to feature regularly for the national team in 7 years since Goh Tat Chuan despite the ethnic Chinese forming the majority of the population.[13]

International goals
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2013 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 2–4 2–5 Friendly
2 15 October 2013 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  Syria 2–0 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Others

Singapore Selection Squad

He was selected as part of the Singapore Selection squad for The Sultan of Selangor’s Cup to be held on 6 May 2017.[14]

Personal life

Quak was born to Alan, a senior technical associate at a building consultancy and Juet May, an early childhood educator in 1990.[15] He has a younger sister, Gu Ting.

Quak received his primary school education at Catholic High School and went to Guangyang Secondary School. He graduated with a diploma in Industrial and Operations Management from Republic Polytechnic.[16][17]

Quak is engaged to his girlfriend of 6 years, Melissa Teo after proposing to her on 30 January 2014, the eve of Chinese New Year.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 2016. Caps and goals may not be correct.
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Young Lions 2008 262----—262
2009 202----—202
2010 150--180—330
2011 51———51
Total 6650018000845
Club Season Malaysia
Super League		 Malaysia
FA Cup		 Malaysia Cup Asia Total
LionsXII 2012[19] 000000—00
2013[20] 1101030—150
2014[21] 902100—111
2015 311100—42
Total 241423000283
Club Season S.League Singapore Cup Singapore
League Cup		 Asia Total
Geylang International 2016 2343000—264
2017 000000—00
Total 234300000264
Career Total 11310722100013812

International

International goals
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2013 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos  Laos 2–4 2–5 Friendly
2 15 October 2013 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore  Syria 2–0 2–1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Singapore national team
YearAppsGoals
201342
201420
Total62

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 March 2014

Honours

Club

LionsXII

International

Singapore

References

  1. ↑ "FAS names 2014 LionsXII squad list". LionsXII. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Gabriel aims to continue scoring". LionsXII. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Young Lions, Beijing Guoan players banned, fined". AsiaOne. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Quak's raring to go in Season 2". The New Paper. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Selangor PKNS 1–0 LionsXII: Listless Lions fall to first defeat of season". Goal. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ruthless Lions march on to FA Cup second round". LionsXII. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Singapore LIONSXII 5 - 3 PDRM Match report - 2/7/15 Super League - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ↑ http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/malaysia-fa-cup-fandi-fires-lionsxii
  9. ↑ "Geylang International FC signs MOU with Matsumoto Yamaga FC". mynewsdesk.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Eye-opener for Quak and Shawal in Japan". tnp.sg. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Quak Jun Yi – Football". TeamSingapore.com.sg. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Wing wonders Quak and Faris looking to cement national team spots". Football Association of Singapore. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "More Chinese and Indian football players wanted". The Straits Times. 10 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "SINGAPORE SELECTION SQUAD FOR THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR’S CUP REVEALED - The Football Association of Singapore". www.fas.org.sg. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Gabriel's wish? A place in the first XI". The New Paper. 26 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "Quak Eyes 2014 Step Up As LionsXII Senior". FootballOpod. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Rapport – Republic Polytechnic corporate newsletter (January 2009)" (PDF). Republic Polytechnic. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Engaged, for the new year". The New Paper. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2012 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2013 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "LionsXII fixtures and results for 2014 season". LionsXII. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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