Maddox Kong
Maddox Kong (Chinese: 江展民; born 17 September 2002) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC. Born in Togo, he is a youth international for Hong Kong.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maddox Kong | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lomé, Togo | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HKFC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Grêmio | ||
| 2018 | Manchester United Foundation | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Southern | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | HKFC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Hong Kong U-22 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 | |||
Early life
Kong was born on 17 September 2002 in the Togolese capital of Lomé.[2] Kong was born in Togo to a Chinese father and a Togolese mother.[3]
Club career
Kong began his career with Brazilian side Grêmio, joining at under-13 level and spending five seasons with the club before a year with the Manchester United Foundation.[4]
On 3 August 2021, Kong signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Southern, where he spent a year, accumulating eleven appearances in all competitions.[4]
Kong spent the 2022–23 season with Kitchee, making three appearances in the Sapling Cup.
International career
Kong has represented Hong Kong at the under-22 level, featuring for the team at the 2023 Merlion Cup.[6] He remains eligible to represent Togo.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Azzurri | 2020–21 | Yau Yee Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southern | 2021–22 | Hong Kong Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kitchee | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| HKFC | 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 10 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Yau Yee League Cup
- Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
- Appearances in the Sapling Cup
References
- Maddox Kong at WorldFootball.net
- "Maddox Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- Amouzouvi, Perez (August 9, 2023). "A la découverte de Maddox Kong le Togolais formé à Gremio FC au Brésil".
- Amouzouvi, Perez (9 August 2023). "A la découverte de Maddox Kong le Togolais formé à Gremio FC au Brésil" [Discovering Maddox Kong the Togolese trained at Gremio FC in Brazil]. togofoot.tg (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- "Transfer: Togolese Maddox Kong changes club!". breakinglatest.news. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- "首披港隊戰衣江展民︰我哋唔係嚟玩" [Maddox Kong, the first Hong Kong team jersey: We are not here to play]. orientaldaily.on.cc (in Chinese). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- Maddox Kong at Soccerway
- "Yau Yee League Statistics". yauyeeleague.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.