Hilary Gong

Hilary Gong
Personal information
Full name Hilary Chukwah Gong
Date of birth (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998
Place of birth Zawan, Nigeria
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Spartak Trnava
Number 18
Youth career
–2017 GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 AS Trenčín 32 (10)
2018–2022 Vitesse Arnhem 16 (0)
2022 Haugesund 12 (1)
2023 GBS Academy
2023 → Ararat-Armenia (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 AS Trenčín 31 (5)
2024–2025 Widzew Łódź 18 (0)
2025– Spartak Trnava 18 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026

Hilary Chukwah Gong (born 10 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as winger for Slovak club Spartak Trnava.

Club career

Gong made his professional debut for AS Trenčín against Ružomberok on 22 April 2017.[1]

On 5 July 2018, Gong joined Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2]

On 15 July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced that Gong's loan deal from GBS Academy had expired.[3]

On 29 July 2023, AS Trenčín announced the return of Gong to the club.[4]

On 11 July 2024, Gong moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź for an undisclosed fee, on a deal until June 2026, with a one-year option.[5]

On 24 June 2025, it was announced that Gong would be joining Slovak club Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract with an option for another year.[6][7][8][9] He made his debut for Spartak in the first round of the UEFA Europa League qualification in a 1–0 loss to BK Häcken, coming on as a substitute for Libor Holík in the 86th minute.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025.[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trenčín 2016–17 Fortuna Liga 210000—21
2017–18 Fortuna Liga 309204[b]2—3611
Total 32102042—3812
Vitesse 2018–19 Eredivisie 60203[b]0—110
2019–20 Eredivisie 1000——10
2020–21 Eredivisie 7010——80
2021–22 Eredivisie 200000—20
Total 1603030—220
Haugesund 2022 Eliteserien 12120——141
Ararat-Armenia (loan) 2022–23 Armenian Premier League 1000000—100
Trenčín 2023–24 Fortuna Liga 31531——346
Widzew Łódź 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 18010——190
Spartak Trnava 2025–26 Niké liga 00000+20—00
Career total 119161117+22—13719

References

  1. ↑ Trenčín vs. Ružomberok 2 - 1 22 April 2017, soccerway.com
  2. ↑ "Gong tekent vierjarig contract". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Հիլարի Գոնգի և "Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի միջև կնքված վարձակալության պայմանագրի ժամկետը ավարտվել է, և կողմերը համատեղ որոշում են կայացրել` չերկարաձգել այն։". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "A-Tím Hilary Gong A Jesse Akila Podpísali Smluvu S AS Trenčín". astrencin.sk (in Slovak). AS Trenčín. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hilary Gong piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź!" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Ďurinský, Samuel (24 June 2025). "Spartak s posilami nekončí, prichádza Hilary Gong". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Šport.sk (24 June 2025). "V Trnave sa roztrhalo vrece s posilami. Za Spartak bude hrať známa tvár Niké ligy". Šport.sk. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ↑ a.s, Petit Press. "Naletel Spartak na nigérijský podvod? Som najrýchlejší hráč, akého poznám, tvrdí posila Trnavy". mytrnava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ↑ redakcia@trnavskyhlas.sk. "Spartak získal z Poľska nigérijského krídelníka, hrával aj za Trenčín". Trnavský Hlas. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Popovec, Pavol (10 July 2025). "Cesta do Európy odštartovala prehrou 0:1". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Hilary Gong Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Hilary Gong at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2024.


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