Felix Komolong (born 6 March 1997) is a Papua New Guinean

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who plays as a defender for

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of the

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. He made his debut for the

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on March 24, 2016 in their 2–0 loss against the

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Personal

Komolong is of German and PNG parentage. He is the son of Birte and Miok Komolong. Some of his grandparents, cousins, and other family live in

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. Komolong lived in Germany with his family for a year and a half beginning at age 12. He has one older and younger brother,

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and Kusuga.

Career

In 2014, Felix had a 3-week trial with

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. He played club football with Papua New Guinea top club Hekari United. In October 2016, Komolong signed for

Canterbury United FC Canterbury United Dragons was a semi-professional football club from Christchurch, New Zealand. The team plays most of its matches at English Park in Christchurch, though they occasionally play in Nelson. The club last played in the ISPS Handa ...

of the

. He made his league debut for the club on Matchday 1 of the season, coming on for the final 8 minutes of a 2–2 draw with

Tasman United Tasman United was a professional football club based in Nelson, New Zealand. The club competed in the ISPS Handa Premiership with home games played at Trafalgar Park. The club succeeded Nelson Falcons as the city's football team on the natio ...

. In July 2017, it was announced that Felix was following in his brother's footsteps and had decided to play

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for the Norse of

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beginning with the 2017 season after graduating from King's College in 2015. In February 2020, both Komolong brothers signed for Lae City.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Komolong, Felix Living people 1997 births Papua New Guinean men's soccer players Papua New Guinea men's international soccer players Men's association football defenders Papua New Guinean people of German descent Sportspeople from Morobe Province Hekari United F.C. players Canterbury United Dragons players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup players Northern Kentucky Norse men's soccer players Papua New Guinean expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Papua New Guinean expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Papua New Guinean expatriate sportspeople in the United States