Maddox Kong

Maddox Kong
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002
Place of birth Lomé, Togo
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position 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)
2024 Sun Hei 6 (0)
International career‡
2023 Hong Kong U-22 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2023

Maddox Kong (Chinese: 江展民; born 17 September 2002) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Togo, he is a youth international for Hong Kong.

Early life

Kong was born on 17 September 2002 in the Togolese capital of Lomé,[2] to a Chinese father and a Togolese mother.[3]

Club career

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

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

Club

As of 28 August 2023[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Azzurri 2020–21 Yau Yee Football League 00001[a]010
Southern 2021–22 Hong Kong Premier League 201[b]08[c]0110
Kitchee 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League 00003[c]030
HKFC 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League 10000010
Career total 131000802110
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Yau Yee League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in the Sapling Cup

References

  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. 1 2 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. Archived from the original on 28 August 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.
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