Liew Kit Kong Explained

Liew Kit Kong
廖吉光
லியாவ் ஜிகுவாங்
Fullname:Liew Kit Kong
Birth Date:1979 1, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Perak, Malaysia
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Perak
Years1:1999–2001
Caps1:?
Goals1:11
Years2:2002–2003
Caps2:?
Goals2:9
Years3:2004
Caps3:?
Goals3:6
Years4:2005
Caps4:?
Goals4:7
Years5:2006
Caps5:?
Goals5:3
Years6:2006–2007
Caps6:?
Goals6:5
Years7:2007–2009
Caps7:?
Goals7:19
Years8:2008
Clubs8:Terengganu (loan)
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2010
Caps9:?
Goals9:3
Years10:2011
Caps10:23
Goals10:3
Years11:2015
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2002–2005
Nationalteam1:Malaysia
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:5
Pcupdate:13 January 2009
Ntupdate:31 August 2008

Liew Kit Kong (; born 6 January 1979) is a Malaysian former footballer who last played as a striker for PKNS F.C. He was also a former member of the Malaysian national team.

Early life

Kit Kong was born in Perak and is of mixed Chinese and Indian heritage.

Career

He won the Best Striker award for the 2007-08 FAM Football Awards ahead of two other nominees: Mohd Safee Mohd Sali and Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak, despite playing in the second division, the Malaysia Premier League. In that season, he became the top local goal scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals.[2]

Liew has represented the national side since 2002 when he was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of first eleven to played against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho.[3] [4] He also played in third place play-off 2004 AFF Championship and part of the squad in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games when the national team reached quarter-final.[5]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueMalaysia CupFA CupAFC CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Perak FA19992103
200060410
20013126
Total112619
Kedah FA200244210
20035005
Total94215
Perak FA200460107
Total60107
Sabah FA200574011
Total74011
Selangor MPPJ2005-063205
Total3205
Negeri Sembilan FA2006-07520607
Total520607
Kuala Muda Naza FC2007-082516643120
Terengganu FA (loan)141141
Kuala Muda Naza FC20092103
Total192425
Selangor FA2010300203
Total300203
Felda United FC20112336031colspan="2"-324
Total2336031colspan="2"-!324
Career total661614096

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Status Competition
1. 19 August 2004 Won Friendly
2. 8 December 2004 Won 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage
3. 10 December 2004 Won 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage
4. 28 December 2004 Won 2004 Tiger Cup Semi Final
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Honours

Perak
Kedah

2002

Kuala Muda Naza FC

2007/08

Selangor

2010

2010

International

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4141/Kit_Kong_Liew.html General Information about the player Kit Kong Liew - National Football Teams
  2. http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/special.asp?pr=LigaM2008&y=2008&dt=0824&pub=LigaM2008&sec=Berita&pg=lm_02.htm Kedah kuasai anugerah bola sepak
  3. Web site: Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003. Dennis David Woods RSSSF . RSSSF Brasil. 20 August 2020. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711072637/https://www.rsssfbrasil.com/sel/brazil200203.htm. 11 July 2021. dead.
  4. Web site: Malaysia vs Brazil.. Sky Sports at Wayback Machine. 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713110943/https://www.skysports.com/football/95-vs-brazil/teams/27166. 13 July 2021. 13 July 2021.
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/islamicgames05.html Islamic Games 2005 (Saudi Arabia) - RSSSF