Liew_Kit_Kong

Liew Kit Kong

Liew Kit Kong

Malaysian footballer (born 1979)


Liew Kit Kong (Chinese: 廖吉光; pinyin: Liao Jiguang; 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.

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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]

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Honours

Perak
Kedah
Kuala Muda Naza FC
Selangor

International


References

  1. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002-2003". Dennis David Woods RSSSF. RSSSF Brasil. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. "Malaysia vs Brazil". Sky Sports at Wayback Machine. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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