Chan Ming Kong

Chan Ming Kong (Chinese: 陳銘剛; Cantonese Yale: Chàhn Mìhnggōng ; born 1 July 1985) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po.

Chan Ming Kong
Personal information
Full name Chan Ming Kong
Date of birth (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sham Shui Po (assistant coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Xiangxue Pharmaceutical 7 (0)
2005–2007 Hong Kong 08 22 (1)
2007–2009 Citizen 12 (0)
2009–2010 Happy Valley 14 (1)
2010–2012 Pegasus 26 (1)
2012–2013 Southern 5 (0)
2013–2017 Rangers (HKG) 34 (1)
2017–2020 Lee Man 15 (0)
2020–2022 Sham Shui Po 20 (1)
Managerial career
2023– Sham Shui Po (assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2020

Club career

Hong Kong 08

Chan Ming Kong started his senior football career in Hong Kong 08. He made his first ever Hong Kong First Division appearances in a match against Happy Valley on 9 October 2005. He made a total of 9 appearances in his first First Division season.

He was the captain of the team in the beginning of the 2006–07 season, played as the captain for 4 matches. He made 13 league appearances and scored 1 goal in a match against Kitchee on 10 September 2006, although the goal did not help the team to win the game.

Citizen

Chan Ming Kong joined Citizen after Hong Kong 08 was dissolved.

He played his first league game for Citizen in a match against Rangers as a first XI, helping the team to win 4–0. He featured a total number of 9 league games in the 2007–08 season.

In the 2008–09 season, Chan Ming Kong did not feature too many league games, only making 3 appearances, including 2 on the starting line-up.

He then left the club and joined Happy Valley.

Happy Valley

He joined Happy Valley after spending 2 seasons in Citizen. He scored his first First Division goal for Happy Valley in a match against South China on 24 January 2010, but the goal did not help the team to win the match, suffered a defeat 2–6.

Pegasus

Chan Ming Kong transferred to Pegasus after Happy Valley failed to stay in the First Division. He played an important role in TSW Pegasus, playing most of the matches for the team.

In the 2010–11 season, he made 16 league appearances out of 18 league games for Pegasus as a center midfielder. Although he did not score any league goal, his great passing vision and creativity helped the team to achieve great results. For cup matches, he played 3 league cup matches and 2 FA Cup matches. He scored 1 cup goal in the Hong Kong League Cup final against South China on 27 March 2011. However, his goal was not enough for the team to win the champion. Pegasus was one of the Hong Kong clubs which featured 2011 AFC Cup group stage. Chan Ming Kong played all 6 group stage matches. However, the team did not qualify for the knock-out stage.

In the 2011–12 season, he was not as important as in the last season, only making 10 league appearances since he faced a great competition from Lau Nim Yat, Lau Ka Shing, Li Ka Chun and Eugene Mbome for his position. He made 4 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield games and helped the team to reach the semi-final, having lost to South China in two-legged tie. He also featured 2 matches for the team in Hong Kong League Cup and Hong Kong FA Cup respectively. After the season, he eventually left TSW Pegasus.

Southern

Chan Ming Kong joined newly promoted club Southern in June 2012.[1] He made his debut for Southern on 1 September 2012, playing against Biu Chun Rangers at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground. The team eventually lost the match 3–1.

Lee Man

On 1 August 2017, it was revealed that Chan had joined Lee Man.[2]

On 2 June 2020, Chan was named on a list of departures from the club.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 October 2012
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hong Kong League Senior Shield FA Cup League Cup AFC Cup Total
2005–06 Hong Kong 08 First Division 90103010N/AN/A150
2006–07 First Division 131104010N/AN/A191
Hong Kong 08 total 22120702000331
2007–08 Citizen First Division 90102000N/AN/A120
2008–09 First Division 30000000N/AN/A30
Citizen total 12010200000150
2009–10 Happy Valley First Division 141000010N/AN/A151
Happy Valley total 14100001000151
2010–11 TSW Pegasus First Division 16000312060271
2011–12 First Division 100402020N/AN/A180
TSW Pegasus total 26040512060431
2012–13 Southern First Division 30000000N/AN/A30
Southern total 300000000030
Career total 7727014150601093

Honours

Club

Lee Man

References

  1. 東尼 本地體壇 南區成軍班費500萬 (in Chinese)
  2. "馮嘉奇兼任領隊教練 新軍理文下周泰國集訓". Apple Daily. Retrieved 1 August 2017. (in Chinese)
  3. Mak, Geng Zhi. "理文簽兩將放八人 費蘭度離傑志". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 2 June 2020. (in Chinese)
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