Jean-Jacques Kilama

Cameroonian-born Hong Kong footballer
Jean-Jacques Kilama
Personal information
Full name Jean-Jacques Kilama
Date of birth (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 55
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 PSDS Deli Serdang 56 (5)
2007–2008 Rangers 12 (0)
2008–2011 Fourway Rangers 30 (2)
2011–2014 Sun Hei 50 (7)
2014–2015 Eastern 19 (2)
2016–2017 Tianjin Quanjian 7 (0)
2018 Pegasus 4 (1)
2018–2019 Tai Po 5 (0)
2019– Rangers 41 (2)
International career‡
2015–2017 Hong Kong 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2017

Jean-Jacques Kilama (Chinese: 基藍馬; born 13 October 1985) is a Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers.

Club career

Indonesia

Kilama played in Indonesia[1] before moving to Hong Kong. Then his elder brother, Roger,[1] a player who formerly played for Rangers (HKG) suggested to him to move to Hong Kong and join the Hong Kong First Division club.

Hong Kong

Rangers

Kilama joined Rangers in 2008. Although he had an impressive performance in the first season, Rangers were nevertheless relegated. Therefore, he left the club for Fourway Rangers.

In July 2010, Kilama was selected for the Hong Kong League Selection friendly against Birmingham City at the Hong Kong Stadium.[2]

Sun Hei

In the 2011–12 season, Kilama moved to Sun Hei from Fourway Rangers. On 22 October 2011, Kilama was sent off in the match against Rangers. Coach Ricardo hopes he can learn from this experience.[3] On 7 January 2012, Kilama was sent off and gave away a penalty after elbowing Pegasus defender Lucas. Sun Hei lost the game 1-3.[4]

Eastern

Kilama moved to another Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

Tianjin Quanjian

In December 2015, Kilama joined Chinese League One team Tianjin Quanjian, after having two impressive games against China national team for Hong Kong.

Pegasus

On 1 February 2018, Kilama joined Pegasus on a free transfer, returning to Hong Kong following two seasons abroad.[5]

Tai Po

On 6 August 2018, Tai Po announced the singing of Kilama ahead of their preseason training camp.[6]

Rangers

On 16 September 2019, Kilama signed with Rangers, returning to the club after eight years.[7]

On 10 September 2020, Rangers confirmed that Kilama had renewed his contract for another season.[8]

In the 2020–21 season, Kilama featured as the main role of the Ranger's defence and he scored 1 goal in 4 matches before the league was suspended in September 2020.

On 24 September 2023, Kilama announced his retirement from professional football. However, he then continuously played for the club in the season as the club suffered from injury crisis.

International career

Kilama made his international debut for Hong Kong against Bhutan on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

2009 Hong Kong match fixing scandal

In October 2009, Happy Valley player Yu Yang offered a bribe to Kilama to play an unfair match against Happy Valley. However, Kilama rejected and told this to Rangers chairman Philip Lee as well as to the Hong Kong Football Association. On 5 May 2010, the ICAC confirmed his account and arrested five Chinese football players, including former Fourway Rangers Yu Yang.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of 5 September 2017
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2015 8 0
2016 1 0
2017 6 0
Total 15 0

Honours

Tianjin Quanjian

Tai Po

References

  1. ^ a b 網民倡基藍馬做港足球先生 Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, On.cc, July 5, 2010
  2. ^ 港聯19人迎戰伯明翰[permanent dead link], Tai Kung Po, July 4, 2010
  3. ^ (in Chinese)文： 黎永淦 晨曦1:0挫流浪上榜首[permanent dead link] Oriental Daily. 23 October 2011.
  4. ^ 晨曦打少兩個慘負飛馬 Archived 2021-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Oriental Daily. 8 January 2012. (in Chinese)
  5. ^ "由天津回歸港超　基藍馬加盟飛馬". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018. (in Chinese)
  6. ^ Ma, Fei Yi. "明年戰亞洲比賽大埔續增兵 獲前港腳基藍馬來投". Upower. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018. (in Chinese)
  7. ^ "基藍馬重返流浪再跟李輝立合作　大埔借入傑志兩兵". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2019. (in Chinese)
  8. ^ "林嘉緯或返流浪　勢任隊長兼披10號戰下季港超". Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2020. (in Chinese)
  9. ^ "愉園國援涉打假波" Archived 2010-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, On.cc, May 6, 2010 (in Chinese)
  10. ^ "2016赛季中甲积分榜". sports.sina.com.cn. 2016-03-12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-08-06.

External links

  • Jean-Jacques Kilama at HKFA
  • Jean-Jacques Kilama at Soccerway
  • Jean-Jacques Kilama on Instagram
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Hong Kong Rangers FC – current squad