Landon Lloyd Ling (; born 8 October 1987) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a

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. He also works in Canada as a singer, songwriter and music producer under the name of "Landon L".

Club career

Ling began his football career at

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with Whitecaps FC Prospects. In 2002, he attended the

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youth academy. He later moved to the Czech Republic in 2006 where he signed a contract with Jablonec 97.林家亮化身音樂唱作人
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, 6 February 2009 He played two years in the Czech Republic before joining Hong Kong's Kitchee in the summer of 2008. Ling was a regular first-team player at Kitchee in the 2008–09 season. Head coach Julio César Moreno asserted that he was a vital player. He was selected for the Hong Kong League XI in 2009 where he participated in the

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with

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, and

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. Ling was injured during 2009 pre-season training with Kitchee. He returned to Canada to work in music production. In November 2011, he returned to Kitchee after a long recovery. In the 2012–13 season, Ling was loaned to Southern where he contributed to the club's success. He scored a goal on his first appearance for the club, although he broke his right arm during a fall. In the 2013–14 season, he signed with Pegasus as a first-team player, starting as a left back. He continued with Pegasus in the 2014–15 season and was the runner-up at the end of the season.

International career

Ling was a member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team for the friendly match against Czech Republic national under-20 football team in Prague on 6 October 2007. He played all 90 minutes in the 2–1 victory for Canada.

Entertainment career

In February 2010, he released ''It Started With Everything,'' his first mixtape album.Landon Ling @ alivenotdead
Alive In April 2012, he released, ''Another Chapter,'' his second mixtape album. In July 2014, he founded independent record label LLM. He signed a contract with Sun Entertainment Culture Limited, where he was managed by Paco Wong, known as "Gold Manager". He released ''ADHD'', his EP album on iTunes in December 2015, under the artist name of Landon L. In July 2014, he released a music video for the song titled "For You" featuring Ukrainian model Iryna Z and directed by ShotByFong. In October 2014, he released "So Gone" with a music video featuring Jennifer Nguyen and directed by ShotByFong. In November 2014, he released "Sophisticated" with a music video. In April 2015, he released "Colda" with a music video featuring Jeri Lee, directed by ShotByFong. In May 2016, he released "Music & Love" with a music video, featuring Jennifer Nguyen, directed by ShotByFong. In June 2019, he released a single titled "Sunsets" and released ''Concussion'', his first studio album, on Spotify.

Personal life

In 2014 Ling started dating actress and model Wylie Chiu. They have a dog named Bacon. In 2017 Ling was involved in a near fatal motor vehicle accident where he was his hit by another vehicle from oncoming traffic. He sustained a

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(TBI) and lost consciousness due to a severe

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. In 2018, he was involved in another motor vehicle accident where he sustained another TBI and superficial lacerations when another vehicle hit him at an intersection. Doctors later diagnosed him with PCS and

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References

External links

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Profile in Footballtop
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Profile in FK Baumit Jablonec

Profile in SoccerPunter

Ling's Youtube Channel

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ling, Landon 1987 births Living people Canadian sportspeople of Hong Kong descent Canadian men's soccer players Soccer players from Vancouver Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong League XI representative players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Pegasus FC players Southern District FC players Kitchee SC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Canadian record producers Canadian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong 21st-century Canadian sportsmen People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder