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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kwok Kin Pong | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-03-30)30 March 1987 (age 38) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger Attacking midfielder Full back | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2003 | 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) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | King Mountain | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Kui Tan | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2024– | 3 Sing | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Hong Kong U-23 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Hong Kong | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 March 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Kwok Kin Pong (Chinese:郭建邦;Cantonese Yale:Gwok Ginbōng, born 30 March 1987) is a formerHong Kong professionalfootballer who played as adefender or amidfielder. As he resembles Hong Kong artist and singerEdison Chen, he was given the nickname 'Edison'.
Kwok was charged by theICAC on match fixing charges in 2017 but was subsequently cleared.
He was promoted from the youth team ofSouth China.
He made his debut for the club in the 2003–04 season when he was 15 years old. The opponent of theFirst Division match wasFire Services.
In the2009 AFC Cup, he scored the opening goal with a header againstHome 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 coachKim 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]
Kwok started 2009–10 season strongly, scoring two goals againstTai Chung FC.[3]
Kwok scored the third goal forSouth China in the away game toFK Neftchi Farg'ona in the 4:5 defeat.[4]
Kwok was chosen, along with teammateAu Yeung Yiu Chung, to train withTottenham 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 againstTai Po FC at the 38-minute to help South China to an eventual 2:1 victory.[6]
In the2010 AFC Cup, Kwok scored against Persiwa Wamena in South China's 6:3 home win.[7]
In the2011 AFC Cup, Kwok scored the equalising goal for South China in the away game toEast Bengal FC, but in the end the match ended 3:3.[8]
In January 2015, Kwok was loaned toEastern.
Kwok transferred toPegasus in 2015 and soon became the captain. He, along with three teammates, were arrested by theICAC on 7 October 2016 on charges of match fixing.[9] Pegasus suspended all players whom were charged, including Kwok, 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]
Kwok Kin Pong was a member of theHong Kong national under-23 football team that won the2009 East Asian Games gold medal.
Despite missing theLong Teng Cup in Taiwan due to his training opportunity at Tottenham Hotspur, Kwok Kin Pong was named in the squad for the2010 Asian Games.[11] In the tournament, he helped Hong Kong progress to the second round for the first time in 52 years.
As of 23 August 2011
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ? | ? | |
