Liew Kit Kong
Malaysian footballer (born 1979)
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Liew Kit Kong (Chinese: 廖吉光; pinyin: Liao Jiguang; born 6 January 1979) is a Malaysian former 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[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Position | 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | Malaysia | 13 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 January 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2008 | |||
Early life
Kit Kong was born in Perak and is of mixed Chinese and Indian heritage.
Career
He won the Best 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 in the second division, the Malaysia Premier League. In that season, he became the top local goal scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals.[2]
Liew has represented the national side since 2002 when he was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of first eleven to played against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho.[3][4] He also played in third place play-off 2004 AFF Championship and part of the squad in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games when the national team reached quarter-final.[5]
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. | 19 August 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–1 | 1–2 | Won | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 5–0 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage |
| 3. | 10 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Philippines | 1–0 | 4–1 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage |
| 4. | 28 December 2004 | Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Semi Final |
| 5. | 1–2 | ||||||
Honours
- Perak
- Malaysia Cup: 2000
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2004
- Kedah
- Liga Perdana 2: 2002
- Kuala Muda Naza FC
- Selangor
- Malaysia Super League: 2010
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2010
International
- AFF Championship : 2004 third place
Individual
- Malaysia Premier League Top Local Goalscorer : 2007-08 (16 goals)
- FAM Award - Best Striker : 2007-08