Fong Pak Lun (, born 14 April 1993) is a former

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professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Sham Shui Po

On 24 November 2011, Fong scored a goal against

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in the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Shield. However,

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lost the match 2–1. On 14 January 2012, Fong scored with a header from a Wong Wai corner kick. The goal was enough to give Sham Shui Po victory over

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and send the team into the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 Hong Kong League Cup, it was also Sham Shui Po's first victory in Hong Kong football's top flight.

Yokohama FC (Hong Kong)

In the 2013–14 season, Fong joins

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along with many of his Sham Shui Po teammates and coach Lee Chi-Kin.

Shenyang Zhongze

Fong is recruited by Shenyang Zhongze for RMB 100,000, after impressing the club with his performances in the

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. Fong left Hong Kong to join the club on 24 February 2014, after winning the last match for Yokohama FC (HK) 4–1 over Biu Chun Rangers.

R&F

On 19 June 2019, R&F head coach

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revealed that Fong would join the club. On 14 October 2020, Fong left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.

Pegasus

On 10 November 2020, Fong returned to

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after two seasons.

International career

In December 2009, Fong was selected as a member of the

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at just 16 years of age. Fong is also a member of the

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. He scored a goal in the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Youth Cup but the team lost the first leg 1–2. On 23 February 2012, Fong was named in the final 21 men Hong Kong squad by

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to face

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in a friendly on 29 February. Hong Kong went on to defeat Chinese Taipei 5–1 at Mong Kok Stadium and Merrick used the friendly to give an opportunity to

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and Fong, the two youngest players in the squad. "With more international exposure, they will only get better," he said. :''As of 29 February 2012''

Honours

Club

;Lee Man *

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: 2018–19

Personal life

Fong Pak Lun is a student of

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. He plays for the school football team. On 25 November 2011, he led the team to the Inter-school D1 title by scoring in the final.港九區學界 D1男子足球決賽方栢倫領喇沙稱霸學界
''Apple Daily''. 26 November 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fong, Pak Lun 1993 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Sham Shui Po SA players Metro Gallery FC players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Hong Kong Pegasus FC players Lee Man FC players R&F (Hong Kong) players Tai Po FC players Hong Kong expatriate sportspeople in China Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers Hong Kong men's youth international footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players