Kwok Kin Pong
Kwok Kin Pong (Chinese: 郭建邦; Cantonese Yale: Gwok Ginbōng, born 30 March 1987 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong First Division club King Fung. He plays as a defender or a midfielder. As he resembles Hong Kong artist and singer Edison Chen, he was given the nickname 'Edison'.
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| Full name | Kwok Kin Pong | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Left-winger Attacking Midfielder Full-back | ||||||||||||
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Current team | King Fung | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| South China | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2003–2015 | South China | 166 | (21) | ||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Xiangxue Phar (loan) | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2015 | → Eastern (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pegasus | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | King Fung | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Hong Kong U-23 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Hong Kong | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Kwok was charged by the ICAC on match fixing charges in 2017 but was subsequently cleared.
Club career
Youth career
He was promoted from the youth team of South China.
2004–05 season
He made his debut for the club in the 2003–04 season when he was 15 years old. The opponent of the First Division match was Fire Services.
2008–09 season
In the 2009 AFC Cup, he scored the opening goal with a header against Home United FC in the second round match, paving the way for South China's 4:0 victory.[1] His performance in the match was described by coach Kim Pan-Gon as beyond imaginations, as he has been frozen out for much of the season due to poor form and the abundance of attacking talent in the South China squad.[2]
2009–10 season
Kwok Kin Pong started 2009–10 season strongly, scoring two goals against Tai Chung FC.[3]
Kwok Kin Pong scored the third goal for South China in the away game to FK Neftchi Farg'ona in the 4:5 defeat.[4]
Kwok was chosen, along with teammate Au Yeung Yiu Chung, to train with Tottenham Hotspur's first team in October 2010 for a week, as part of their development. The visit represents part of Spurs' commitment to supporting the development of the club's partners and support for football development in Hong Kong and China.[5] Upon his return, he promptly scores a goal against Tai Po FC at the 38-minute to help South China to an eventual 2:1 victory.[6]
In the 2010 AFC Cup, Kwok Kin Pong scored against Persiwa Wamena in South China's 6:3 home win.[7]
2010–11 season
In the 2011 AFC Cup, Kwok Kin Pong scored the equalising goal for South China in the away game to East Bengal FC, but in the end the match ended 3:3.[8]
Eastern
Loan to Eastern.
Pegasus
Pong transferred to Pegasus in 2015 and soon became the captain. He, along with three teammates, were arrested by the ICAC on 7 October 2016 on charges of match fixing.[9] Pegasus suspended all players whom were charged, including Pong, until their respective investigations were completed.
On 19 April 2018, Kwok was found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud after the judge ruled that he could not convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.[10]
International career
Hong Kong U23
Kwok Kin Pong was a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team that won the 2009 East Asian Games gold medal.
Despite missing the Long Teng Cup in Taiwan due to his training opportunity at Tottenham Hotspur, Kwok Kin Pong was named in the squad for the 2010 Asian Games.[11] In the tournament, he helped Hong Kong progress to the second round for the first time in 52 years.
Career statistics
As of 23 August 2011
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2005–06 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 4 | |
| 2007–08 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 7 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| All | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 24 | 4 | ? | ? | |
Under-23 International career
- As of 11 November 2010
International career
- As of 5 March 2014
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References
- Scaafc.com 傳媒報導 – 2007-03-10 「一球成名」專欄 我在南華的青蔥歲月 郭建邦 <蘋果日報> (in Chinese)
- (in Chinese) 南華大炒內政聯強勢晉8強 Wen Wei Po. 24 June 2009.
- (in Chinese) 南華晉亞協盃8強 郭建邦「雪人變英雄」 Sing Tao Daily, Vancouver version. 25 June 2009.
- (in Chinese) 星閃閃 郭建邦不遜貴價外援 Apple Daily. 7 September 2009.
- Neftchi 5–4 South China: Goal-fest in Fergana Uzbekistan Daily. 16 September 2009.
- South China at Spurs Lodge TottenhamHotspur.com 8 October 2010
- (in Chinese) 英超回流兵助南華反勝 Apple Daily. 25 October 2010.
- (in Chinese)南華大炒佩西亞打開勝利之門 Wen Wei Po. 24 March 2010.
- (in Chinese) 南華 飛馬亞協兩重天 Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Wen Wei Po. 27 April 2011.
- http://www.ejinsight.com/20161007-icac-confirms-six-people-arrested-over-match-fixing-charges/
- "飛馬四前球員被控收賄操控賽果脫罪 法官：領先十球郭建邦要求黃威不進攻合理". Upower. Retrieved 19 April 2018. (in Chinese)
- 熱刺兵入選亞運名單 Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sing Pao. Retrieved on 30 August 2011.
External links
- Kwok Kin Pong at HKFA
- Kwok Kin Pong at Soccerway