Lo Kong Wai
Lo Kong Wai (Chinese: 羅港威; Jyutping: lo4 gong2 wai1; born 19 June 1992 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a winger and currently plays for Hong Kong First Division club Sham Shui Po.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lo Kong Wai | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sham Shui Po | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sham Shui Po | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Sham Shui Po | 46 | (12) |
| 2012–2015 | Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → South China (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Pegasus | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | South China | 16 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | R&F | 17 | (0) |
| 2020– | Sham Shui Po | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Hong Kong U-23[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Hong Kong | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2017 | |||
Club career
He joined Hong Kong Third Division club Sham Shui Po when he was young. In 2008, youth team members were all promoted to the club's first team to gain experience. In the first season, the club reached the final of Junior Shield, which they eventually lost 0–2 to Sha Tin. Wong Wai played all 6 games and scored a goal in the quarter-finals.
Lo helped the club gain promotion to the First Division for the first time in club history by scoring 5 goals in 15 games in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, he failed to help the team prevent relegation to the Second Division. However, he was notable for scoring a goal from South China in the first lef of quarter-finals in Senior Shield, helping the team gain a 1–1 draw.
He followed former Sham Shui Po players and manager Lee Chi Kin and joined Yokohama FC Hong Kong in July 2012.[2]
Lo joined defending First Division champions South China for an undisclosed fee on 28 June 2013.[3]
On 7 July 2017, Eastern announced via Facebook that they had signed Lo.[4]
On 4 June 2018, it was reported that Lo had signed with fellow HKPL side R&F.[5] This was confirmed by Eastern chairman Peter Leung on 19 July 2018, who also stated that his team could not compete with R&F's offer to double Lo's salary to HKD$100,000 a month.[6]
On 29 May 2020, Lo confirmed that he would be leaving R&F after two years.[7] However, on 12 September 2020, Lo was re-signed to a short term contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]
On 2 November 2020, it was announced that Lo had finalized an agreement to return to Sham Shui Po.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 May 2013
| Club | Season | Division | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Others1 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sham Shui Po | 2008–09 | Third 'District' Division | 10 | 3 | 62 | 12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Third 'District' Division | 9 | 2 | —3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Second Division | 15 | 5 | 22 | 12 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 | 6 | |
| 2011–12 | First Division | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 4 | |
| Sham Shui Po Total | 46 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 16 | ||
| Yokohama FC Hong Kong | 2012–13 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 0 |
| Yokohama FC Hong Kong Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| South China | 2013–14 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| South China Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 16 | ||
Notes
- 1. ^ Others include Hong Kong Third Division Champion Play-off.
- 2. ^ ^ ^ ^ Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield.
- 3. ^ Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield was not held in the 2009–10 season.
International
- As of 7 June 2015. Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |  Malaysia |
0–0 | 0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- South China
- Pegasus
Personal life
Outside of football, Lo is a tech entrepreneur who operates an online store aimed at helping pro-democracy affiliated businesses in Hong Kong to sell surplus merchandise in bulk, at below market prices.[10]
References
- "Hong Kong U23 Squad – Training schedule". Hong Kong Football Association. 22 June 2013.
- "日乙FC橫濱來征 港甲". Sing Tao. 27 May 2012.
- "體訊速遞：（足球）陳偉豪北上發展傳變數". Apple Daily. 28 June 2013.
- "Welcome to Eastern Long Lions! No.19 羅港威". Facebook. Retrieved 7 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- Ho, Ka Hin. "袁振昇加盟富力". Tai Kung Pao. Retrieved 4 June 2018. (in Chinese)
- Gao, Si Kei. "東方換新兵新帥求爭標 梁振邦任隊長望向陳偉豪學習". HK01. Retrieved 19 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- "分離從來不易 這個妳我早已知". on.cc. Retrieved 29 May 2020. (in Chinese)
- "富力兵源緊張 短約再簽港隊前翼鋒". Apple Daily. Retrieved 12 September 2020. (in Chinese)
- "傳港超聯本月下旬揭幕 港甲同周開季". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 2 November 2020. (in Chinese)
- Tsang, Ngan Ping. "話題：助黃店解決貨品積壓 羅港威保護「散」". Apple Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2020. (in Chinese)
External links
- Lo Kong Wai at Soccerway
- Lo Kong Wai at HKFA
- Lo Kong Wai on Instagram