Yong Kuong Yong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yong Kuong Yong(杨孔雍) | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Penang FA | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Kuala Lumpur FA President's Cup | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Kuala Lumpur FA | 61 | (33) |
| 2011–2012 | FELDA United | 22 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Perak FA | 15 | (1) |
| 2013– | Penang FA | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Malaysia U-23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010– | Malaysia | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yong Kuong Yong (born 18 September 1988 in Port Dickson) is a Malaysian footballer. He is currently playing for Penang FA in Malaysia Premier League. He can play as a wide midfielder or a central midfielder, and occasionally as a striker.
Career
Yong started his career playing for his hometown team Negeri Sembilan Chinese for the Malaysian Chinese Football Association (MFCA) League, under coach Christopher Khoo.[1] He later leaves his hometown to Kuala Lumpur to play in Kuala Lumpur FA youth team, and was promoted to the senior team in 2009.
He transferred to Felda United FC for the 2012 season. On 10 January 2012, in his league debut for Felda United, he scored in a 2-0 victory over his former club, Kuala Lumpur FA. He scored his second goal in a 1-0 win over PBDKT T-Team FC on 30 June 2012.
Yong signed for Perak FA for the 2013 season.
On November 2013, Yong signed for Malaysia Premier League side, Penang FA.
International career
He has been called up to Malaysia national football team in 2010.[2] He made his debut for Malaysia against Yemen on 27 February 2010.[3]
Yong was also playing for the Malaysia U-23 team. He was called up to the SEA Games U-23 squad in October 2011 after impressive performance in Malaysia Cup. He made his first appearances against Nepal senior team and manage to score one goal. Yong has also show a tremendous performance on his first appearance in the SEA Games helping the Malaysia national team to wins 4-1 against Cambodia.
References
External links
- Yong Kuong Yong at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yong Kuong Yong ingin popular
- Profile at Soccerway