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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chan Ming Kong | ||
| Date of birth | 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.
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 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 19 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong 08 total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | Citizen | First Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0 | |
| Citizen total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Happy Valley | First Division | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 1 |
| Happy Valley total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | TSW Pegasus | First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 18 | 0 | |
| TSW Pegasus total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Southern | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0 |
| Southern total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 3 | ||
Honours
References
- 東尼 本地體壇 南區成軍班費500萬 (in Chinese)
- "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)
- 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)
External links
- Chan Ming Kong at Soccerway
- Chan Ming Kong on Instagram