Leong Ka Hang

Leong Ka Hang
梁嘉恆
Personal information
Full nameLeong Ka Hang
Date of birth22 November 1992
Place of birthMacau
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Tai Po FC
Number92
Youth career
Windsor Arch Ka I
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Windsor Arch Ka I
MFA Develop
Monte Carlo4(1)
Wofoo Tai Po4(0)
National team
2008–Macau U239(5)
2010–Macau15(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Leong Ka Hang (Chinese: 梁嘉恆; pinyin: Liáng Jiākēng; born 22 November 1992[1] in Macau) is Macanese international footballer. He is playing for Hong Kong club Tai Po FC - a club that plays in the Hong Kong Premier League. He plays as a striker.

Early career

Leong Ka Hang broke his arm three times, when he was 15, 16 and soon after. The doctor told him to stop playing but he now wears a plastic protective guard on his left arm and has no problems.[2]

Leong Ka Hang became the Macau Footballer of the Year aged only 18, then he went to Japan for football training in August 2011 for half a month.[3]

Tai Po FC

From 8 September 2014, Leong Ka Hang has a trial with Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po FC. Coach Pau Ka-Yiu said he has made a good first impression but he will observe him for a little while longer before making a decision.[4] Tai Po FC announced his signing on 6 November.[5] Leong Ka Hang made his debut as a second half substitute on 22 November 2014, his 22nd birthday, against Sun Pegasus, but he failed to break the deadlock and the match ended 0:0.[6]

Macau national football team

In 2009, Leong Ka Hang was called up by Macau for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches held in Thailand. He scored Macau’s only goal in the 54th minute in the 5-1 defeat against Korea Republic.[7] He scored again in the 2-3 defeat to Bangladesh.[8]

On 2 July 2011, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he was called up for Macau national football team to play against Vietnam. In the second-leg, he scored one goal for his team. But Macau still lost to Vietnam 1–13 after two-legs.[9]

In February 2011, in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying playoff round, Leong Ka Hang scored a goal each away[10] and at home, but Macau lost to Cambodia 4-5 on aggregate after extra time.[11]

On 3 October 2011, Leong Ka Hang scored, giving his side the first lead of the game, against Hong Kong national football team in the 2011 Long Teng Cup. But Hong Kong came back to win 5-1.[12]

On 8 July 2012, at the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualifiers, Leong Ka Hang scored a goal against Australia U22 national football team but Macau lost 3-2.[13]

On 14 October 2014, Leong Ka Hang scored one goal to help Macau force a 2-2 draw with visitors Singapore in an international friendly at the football ground of Macau University of Science and Technology.[14]

International career

As of 6 January 2015.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Scored Competition
1 9 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1–7 1 2010 Long Teng Cup
2 10 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Hong Kong 0–4 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
3 12 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Philippines 0–5 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
4 9 February 2011 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 1–3 1 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifying playoff round
5 16 February 2011 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Cambodia 3–2 1 2012 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifying playoff round
6 29 June 2011 Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam  Vietnam 0–6 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 2 July 2011 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Vietnam 1–7 1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 0–3 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
9 2 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Hong Kong 1–5 1 2011 Long Teng Cup
10 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Philippines 0–2 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
11 21 July 2014 GFA National Training Center, Harmon, Guam  Guam 0–0 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 1
12 25 July 2014 GFA National Training Center, Harmon, Guam  Mongolia 3–2 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary round 1
13 14 October 2014 Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau  Singapore 2–2 1 Friendly
14 12 March 2015 Army Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Cambodia 0–3 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 17 March 2015 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Cambodia 1–1 1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Football database profile
  2. ↑ Kevin Kung (28 September 2011). "Breaking into the big time". South China Morning Post - Young Post.
  3. ↑ (traditional Chinese (HK))梁嘉恆三度骨折無阻決心 Macao Daily. 15 November 2011.
  4. ↑ (traditional Chinese (HK))"港超聯 亞視播". Wen Wei Po. 9 September 2014.
  5. ↑ (traditional Chinese (HK))"港超聯　澳門足球先生加盟和富大埔". Oriental Daily News. 6 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "太陽飛馬又失分 東方大勝天行元朗". 東方日報 (香港). 2014-11-24.
  7. ↑ "Koreans lead Group E as Thais, Viets win". Asian Football Confederation. 3 November 2009.
  8. ↑ "Thailand edge Vietnam to top Group E". Asian Football Confederation. 9 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "Macau 1-7 Vietnam (1-13 agg)". Asian Football Confederation. 3 July 2011.
  10. ↑ H S Manjunath (10 February 2011). "Cambodia see off Macau". Phnom Penh Post.
  11. ↑ Ung Chamroeun (18 February 2011). "El Nasa rockets Cambodia into next stage of AFC Cup". Phnom Penh Post.
  12. ↑ "2011 Long Teng Cup Macau 1:5 Hong Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. 2 October 2011.
  13. ↑ "Two-out-of-two for Japan, Australia". Asian Football Confederation. 8 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Football: Singapore held to 2-2 draw against Macau". The Straits Times. 14 October 2014.

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