Liew Kit Kong
Liew Kit Kong (Chinese: 廖吉光; pinyin: Liao Jiguang; born 6 January 1979) is a Malaysian footballer who last played as a striker for PKNS F.C.. He was also a former member of the Malaysian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liew Kit Kong | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Perak | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Perak | ? | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Kedah | ? | (9) |
| 2004 | Perak | ? | (6) |
| 2005 | Sabah | ? | (7) |
| 2006 | MPPJ | ? | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Negeri Sembilan | ? | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Kuala Muda Naza | ? | (19) |
| 2008 | → Terengganu (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Selangor | ? | (3) |
| 2011 | Felda United | 23 | (3) |
| 2015 | PKNS | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2004 | Malaysia | 13 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 August 2008 | |||
He won the favourite striker award for the 2007-08 FAM Football Awards ahead of two other nominees Mohd Safee Mohd Sali and Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak, despite playing for the second division of Malaysian league, the Malaysia Premier League. In that season, he had become the top local goal scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals.[1]
Kit Kong has represented the national side since 2002. He was part of a Malaysia match against Brazil and played in the 2004 Tiger Cup where he score double against Indonesia during the semi final match which Malaysia eventually lost 5-3.[2]
2005 ISLAMIC Countries Olympics was Kit Kong's last appearance with the national side. For 2008, he was called up by B. Sathianathan for the national team training session for a friendly match against Indonesia on 6 June 2008. He, however, was not chosen for the friendly match.
Early life
Kit Kong was born in Perak and is of mixed Chinese and Indian heritage refers as Chindian.
Honours
- Champions 2005 Malaysia Premier League with Kedah FA
- Champions 2007/08 Malaysia Premier League with Kuala Muda Naza FC
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Malaysia Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perak FA | 1999 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | |||||
| 2000 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | 10 | ||||||
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 6 | – | 19 | ||||||
| Kedah FA | 2002 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 10 | |||||
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 15 | ||||||
| Perak FA | 2004 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Sabah FA | 2005 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | 11 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||
| Selangor MPPJ | 2005-06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 2006-07 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Kuala Muda Naza FC | 2007-08 | 25 | 16 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 31 | 20 | ||
| Terengganu FA (loan) | – | 14 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Kuala Muda Naza FC | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | |||||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 4 | – | 25 | ||||||
| Selangor FA | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Felda United FC | 2011 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 32 | 4 | |
| Total | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 32 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 96 | ||||||
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Status | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 August 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand |  | Won | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 8 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage | ||
| 3. | 10 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage | ||
| 4. | 28 December 2004 | Jakarta, Indonesia |  | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Semi Final | ||
| 5. | |||||||
References
External links
- Liew Kit Kong at Soccerway