Chan Ming Kong ( ; born 1 July 1985) is a

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and former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the head coach of

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club

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Club career

Hong Kong 08

Chan started his senior football career in

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. He made his first ever Hong Kong First Division appearances in a match against Happy Valley on 9 October 2005. He made a total of 9 appearances in his first First Division season. Chan was the captain of the team at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, and played as the captain for 4 matches. He made 13 league appearances and scored 1 goal in a match against

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on 10 September 2006, although the goal did not help the team to win the game.

Citizen

Chan joined

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after

was dissolved. Chan played his first league game for Citizen in a match against

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as a first XI, helping the team to win 4–0. He featured a total number of 9 league games in the 2007–08 season. In the 2008–09 season, Chan did not feature too many league games, only making 3 appearances, including 2 on the starting line-up. Chan then left the club and joined Happy Valley.

Happy Valley

Chan joined Happy Valley after spending 2 seasons in

. He scored his first First Division goal for Happy Valley in a match against

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on 24 January 2010, but the goal did not help the team to win the match, which suffered a 2–6 defeat.

Pegasus

Chan transferred to

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after Happy Valley failed to stay in the First Division. He played an important role in Pegasus, playing most of the matches for the team. In the 2010–11 season, he made 16 league appearances out of 18 league games for Pegasus as a

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. Although he did not score any league goal, his great passing vision and creativity helped the team to achieve great results. For cup matches, he played 3 league cup matches and 2

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matches. He scored 1 cup goal in the

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final against

on 27 March 2011. However, his goal was not enough for the team to become the champions. Pegasus was one of the Hong Kong clubs which featured

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group stage. Chan played all 6 group stage matches. However, the team did not qualify for the knock-out stage. In the 2011–12 season, he was not as important as in the previous season, only making 10 league appearances since he faced great competition from

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, Li Ka Chun and Eugene Mbome for his position. He made 4

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games and helped the team to reach the semi-final, having lost to

in a two-legged tie. He also featured 2 matches for the team in

and

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respectively. After the season, he eventually left TSW Pegasus.

Southern

Chan joined newly promoted club Southern in June 2012. He made his debut for Southern on 1 September 2012, playing against Biu Chun Rangers at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground. The team eventually lost the match 3–1.

Lee Man

On 1 August 2017, it was revealed that Chan had joined Lee Man. On 2 June 2020, Chan was named on a list of departures from the club.

Managerial career

On 23 July 2024, Chan was appointed as the head coach of

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on.cc 23 July 2024

Career statistics

Club

: ''As of 1 October 2012''

Honours

Club

;Lee Man *

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: 2018–19

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Ming Kong Living people 1985 births Hong Kong men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Citizen AA players Happy Valley AA players Hong Kong Pegasus FC players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Southern District FC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Lee Man FC players Hong Kong football managers