Felix Komolong

Felix Komolong (born 6 March 1997) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a defender for Canterbury United of the ASB Premiership. He made his debut for the national team on March 24, 2016 in their 2–0 loss against the Solomon Islands.

Felix Komolong
Personal information
Full name Felix Dirik Wasi Komolong
Date of birth (1997-03-06) 6 March 1997
Place of birth Lae, Papua New Guinea
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Lae City
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Northern Kentucky Norse 24 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Besta United PNG
2014–2015 Madang Fox
2015–2016 Hekari United
2016–2017 Canterbury United 16 (0)
2017 Madang Fox
2019–2020 University Inter FC
2020– Lae City 10 (1)
International career‡
2013 Papua New Guinea U-17 4 (0)
2014 Papua New Guinea U-20 7 (0)
2015 Papua New Guinea U-23 6 (0)
2016– Papua New Guinea 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022

Personal

Komolong is of German and PNG parentage.[2] He is the son of Birte and Miok Komolong.[3] Some of his grandparents, cousins, and other family live in Hütten, Schleswig-Holstein.[4] Komolong lived in Germany with his family for a year and a half beginning at age 12.[5] He has one older and younger brother, Alwin and Kusuga.

Career

In 2014, Felix had a 3-week trial with Werder Bremen. He played club football with Papua New Guinea top club Hekari United. In October 2016, Komolong signed for Canterbury United FC of the ASB Premiership.[6] He made his league debut for the club on Matchday 1 of the season, coming on for the final 8 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Tasman United.[7]

In July 2017 it was announced that Felix was following in his brother's footsteps and had decided to play college soccer for the Norse of Northern Kentucky University beginning with the 2017 season after graduating from King's College in 2015.[8] In February 2020, both Komolong brothers signed for Lae City.[9]

References
  1. "NKU profile". NKU Athletics. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "Komolong Off to Auckland". EMTV. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. "Athlete Testimonial". USAS Scholarships. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. "Nach dem Forsteinsatz gehts kreativ weiter" (in German). shz.de. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. "Komolong to add Pacific flavour". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. "PNG defender joins Canterbury United for national football league campaign". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. Jinimbo, Lamech. "Coach: Komolong a "Rising star"". Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. Pope, Brad. "MSOC adds 13 to 2017 signing class". Northern Kentucky Norse Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. "Komolong brothers sign for Lae". Football Oceania. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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