Brian Fok (; born 8 March 1994) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Nigeria, he represented Hong Kong at youth level.

Club career

Born in Kaduna,

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to a Nigerian Yoruba mother and a Hong Kongese father, Brian started to have professional football training in Kaduna Football Academy at the age of 5. In 2004, he moved from

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. After moving in

, Brian trained and played for the youth football team of

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and

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. Brian completed his high school education at Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon). Brian was also the 200 meter dash champion for 4 years running at the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation (HKSSF) Athletics Meet. In 2010, Fok played as an amateur for Rangers in Hong Kong Second Division. In 2011, Brian rejoined Rangers and made his professional debut in February 2012 as a late substitute against

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. On 20 May 2012, Brian started as line-up against

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and played for the whole match which they lost 1–4. In 2012, Fok studied in

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at the Brooke House College Football Academy for 1-year professional football training. In 2013, Brian moved to train and play for Jamie Lawrence Football Academy. In 2014, Fok went for trial at

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club

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, going on to sign a three-year deal with the club. In December 2014, Fok joined Spanish Club CF Cracks on a half season loan, played 6 matches for the club as a centre back and also as a centre forward. In February 2016,

allowed Brian to join Berceni on a half season loan to gain first team experience. In August 2016, Fok joined

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club AZAL PFK on a half season loan deal, making his debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Gabala on 19 September 2016. The appearance meant Fok was the first Hong Kong player to play in

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and the 4th Hong Kong player to play in Europe. On 6 November 2016, Brian started and played full match against Gabala, the match ended at a draw 0:0. Fok left AZAL on 24 December 2016 following the conclusion of his loan. On 21 February 2018, Fok joined

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club Juventud on a half season loan. On 13 August 2018, Fok signed a 2 years deal and transferred to

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club Académico de Viseu. On 15 July 2019, Fok returned to

and signed for

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club

. He played his first game for the club on 10 September 2019 against Lee Man in a Senior Shield match, in which Kitchee was beaten 5-1 and Fok was substituted in the 2nd half. In October 2020, Fok retired from professional football. However, he came out of retirement in 2021 when he joined newly promoted HKFC for the 2021–22 season of the HKPL.

2021 Hong Kong match fixing scandal

In October 2021, Fok offered a bribe to fellow HKFC players Jean Maciel and Marcus McMillan to play an unfair match against

. However, both players rejected the offer and reported it to the club. In May 2023, the ICAC arrested 11 football players, including Fok. On 15 February 2024, Fok was charged by ICAC for match-fixing.

International career

Since 2005, Brian has been playing for different age groups of Hong Kong National youth team.Brian FOK pledges his international future
《SL10 Nigeria》 6 Feb 2015

Honours

;Kitchee *

: 2019–20

References

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