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Maddox Kong

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Maddox Kong
Personal information
Full name Maddox Kong
Date of birth (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
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 2 (0)
International career
2023– Hong Kong U-22 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Maddox Kong (Chinese: 江展民; born 17 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger and is currently a free agent. Born in Togo, he is a youth international for Hong Kong.

Early life

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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

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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.

On 29 July 2023, Kong moved to HKFC.[5]

International career

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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

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Club

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As of 28 August 2023[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 1 0
Southern 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League 2 0 1[b] 0 8[c] 0 11 0
Kitchee 2022–23 0 0 0 0 3[c] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in the Yau Yee League Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Sapling Cup

References

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  1. ^ Maddox Kong at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Maddox Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ Amouzouvi, Perez (9 August 2023). "A la découverte de Maddox Kong le Togolais formé à Gremio FC au Brésil".
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Transfer: Togolese Maddox Kong changes club!". breakinglatest.news. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Maddox Kong at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Yau Yee League Statistics". yauyeeleague.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.