Lo Kong Wai Explained

Lo Kong Wai
Fullname:Lo Kong Wai
Height:1.82 m
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Currentclub:North District
Clubnumber:9
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Sham Shui Po
Years1:2008–2012
Clubs1:Sham Shui Po
Caps1:46
Goals1:12
Years2:2012–2015
Clubs2:Yokohama FC Hong Kong
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2015
Clubs3:South China (loan)
Caps3:29
Goals3:3
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Pegasus
Caps4:12
Goals4:1
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:South China
Caps5:16
Goals5:2
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Eastern
Caps6:13
Goals6:1
Years7:2018–2020
Clubs7:R&F
Caps7:17
Goals7:0
Years8:2020–2023
Clubs8:Sham Shui Po
Caps8:42
Goals8:17
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:North District
Caps9:7
Goals9:2
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Hong Kong U-23[1]
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2017
Nationalteam2:Hong Kong
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:12 July 2023
Nationalteam-Update:9 November 2017

Lo Kong Wai (; born 19 June 1992) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Hong Kong Premier League club North District.

Club career

He joined Hong Kong Third Division club Sham Shui Po when he was young. In 2008, youth team members were all promoted to the club's first team to gain experience. In the first season, the club reached the final of Junior Shield, which they eventually lost 0–2 to Sha Tin. Wong Wai played all 6 games and scored a goal in the quarter-finals.

Lo helped the club gain promotion to the First Division for the first time in club history by scoring 5 goals in 15 games in the 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, he failed to help the team prevent relegation to the Second Division. However, he was notable for scoring a goal from South China in the first leg of quarter-finals in Senior Shield, helping the team gain a 1–1 draw.

He followed former Sham Shui Po players and manager Lee Chi Kin and joined Yokohama FC Hong Kong in July 2012.[2]

Lo joined defending First Division champions South China for an undisclosed fee on 28 June 2013.[3]

On 7 July 2017, Eastern announced via Facebook that they had signed Lo.[4]

On 4 June 2018, it was reported that Lo had signed with fellow HKPL side R&F.[5] This was confirmed by Eastern chairman Peter Leung on 19 July 2018, who also stated that his team could not compete with R&F's offer to double Lo's salary to HKD$100,000 a month.[6]

On 29 May 2020, Lo confirmed that he would be leaving R&F after two years.[7] However, on 12 September 2020, Lo was re-signed to a short term contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[8]

On 2 November 2020, it was announced that Lo had finalized an agreement to return to Sham Shui Po.[9]

On 12 July 2023, Lo joined North District.

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2013

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueSenior ShieldLeague CupFA CupAFC CupOthersTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sham Shui Po2008–09Third 'District' Division10361N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A164
2009–10Third 'District' Division92N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A30122
2010–11Second Division15521N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A176
2011–12First Division122211011N/AN/AN/AN/A164
Sham Shui Po Total4612103101100306116
Yokohama FC Hong Kong2012–13First Division601020N/AN/AN/AN/A90
Yokohama FC Hong Kong Total60100020000090
South China2013–14First Division00000000N/AN/A00
South China Total00000000000000
Total5212113313100007016

Notes

1. Others include Hong Kong Third Division Champion Play-off.

2. Since Sham Shui Po was competing in lower divisions, they could only join the Junior Shield instead of Senior Shield.

3. Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield was not held in the 2009–10 season.

International

As of 7 June 2015. Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

South China
Pegasus

Personal life

Outside of football, Lo is a tech entrepreneur who operates an online store aimed at helping pro-democracy affiliated businesses in Hong Kong to sell surplus merchandise in bulk, at below market prices.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Kong U23 Squad – Training schedule. Hong Kong Football Association. 22 June 2013.
  2. News: 日乙FC橫濱來征 港甲. 27 May 2012. Sing Tao. 6 July 2013. 2 February 2013. https://archive.today/20130202070541/http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/spo/0527co12.html. dead.
  3. News: 體訊速遞:(足球)陳偉豪北上發展傳變數. 28 June 2013. Apple Daily.
  4. Web site: Welcome to Eastern Long Lions! No.19 羅港威. Facebook. 7 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Ho . Ka Hin . 袁振昇加盟富力 . Tai Kung Pao . 4 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Gao . Si Kei . 東方換新兵新帥求爭標 梁振邦任隊長望向陳偉豪學習 . HK01 . 19 July 2018.
  7. Web site: 分離從來不易 這個妳我早已知 . on.cc . 29 May 2020.
  8. Web site: 富力兵源緊張 短約再簽港隊前翼鋒 . Apple Daily . 12 September 2020 . 21 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621184557/https://hk.appledaily.com/sports/20200912/NAKIHJPF6FAQNE72VSQ5EDYH4Q/ . dead .
  9. Web site: 傳港超聯本月下旬揭幕 港甲同周開季 . Sportsroad.hk . 2 November 2020.
  10. Web site: Tsang . Ngan Ping . 話題:助黃店解決貨品積壓 羅港威保護「散」 . Apple Daily . 31 May 2020 . 21 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621163755/https://hk.appledaily.com/sports/20200531/SK7JA5FP6XNR4PAYQ3I3SIRACA/ . dead .