Liew Kit Kong

Malaysian footballer (born 1979)

Liew Kit Kong
廖吉光
லியாவ் ஜிகுவாங்
Personal information
Full name Liew Kit Kong
Date of birth (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Perak, Malaysia
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)
International career‡
2002–2005 Malaysia 13 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2008

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.

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  East Timor
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
Kedah
Kuala Muda Naza FC
Selangor

International

References

  1. ^ General Information about the player Kit Kong Liew - National Football Teams
  2. ^ Kedah kuasai anugerah bola sepak
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003". Dennis David Woods RSSSF. RSSSF Brasil. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Malaysia vs Brazil". Sky Sports at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ Islamic Games 2005 (Saudi Arabia) - RSSSF

External links

  • Liew Kit Kong - Linkedin
  • Liew Kit Kong at Soccerway