Personal information | |||
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Full name | English: Landon Lloyd Ling Traditional Chinese: 林家良 |
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Date of birth | October 8, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Vancouver, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
2006–2007 | Jablonec 97 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2007–2008 | Jablonec 97 | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Kitchee | 18 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2008. † Appearances (Goals). |
Landon Lloyd Ling (Chinese: 林家良; Cantonese Yale: Lam4 Ga1 Leung4; born 8 October 1987) is a Canadian of Hong Kong origin footballer, singer, songwriter and music producer. He played at left back position. He is now a music producer, currently working in Canada.
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Ling began his football career at Vancouver with Whitecaps FC Prospects. In 2002, he attended the Blackburn Rovers youth academy. He later moved to the Czech Republic in 2006 where he signed a contract with Jablonec 97.[1] He played two years in the Czech Republic before joining Hong Kong's Kitchee in the summer of 2008.[2]
Ling was a regular first team player at Kitchee in 2008-09 season. Head coach Julio César Moreno asserted that he was a vital player.[3]
He was selected for the Hong Kong League XI in 2009 which participated in the Lunar New Year Cup with Sparta Prague, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, South China, and TSW Pegasus.[4][5]
Ling was injured during 2009 pre-season training with Kitchee. He returned to Canada to work with music production.[1]
November 2011 he is back to Kitchee after long recovery period.
Ling was a member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team for the friendly match against Czech Republic national under-20 football team in Stadium Roudnice nad Labem, Prague on 6 October 2007.[6] He played all 90 minutes in the 2-1 victory for Canada.[7]
On 1 February 2010, Ling released his first album titled "It Started With Everything".[8]