Fong Pak Lun

Fong Pak Lun (Chinese: 方柏倫; Cantonese Yale: Fōng Paaklèun, born 14 April 1993) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.

Fong Pak Lun
方柏倫
Personal information
Full name Fong Pak Lun
Date of birth (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Pegasus
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Sham Shui Po 17 (0)
2012–2014 Yokohama FC Hong Kong 27 (1)
2014 Shenyang Zhongze 4 (0)
2015 YFCMD 7 (1)
2015–2018 Pegasus 44 (3)
2018–2019 Lee Man 15 (1)
2019–2020 R&F 9 (0)
2020– Pegasus 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Hong Kong U–19 1 (0)
2011–2014 Hong Kong U–22 8 (0)
2012–2016 Hong Kong 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016
In this Chinese name, the family name is Fong.

Club career

Sham Shui Po

On 24 November 2011, Fong scored a goal against South China in the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Shield. However, Sham Shui Po lost the match 2–1.[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 Hong Kong Sapling 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.[2]

Yokohama FC (Hong Kong)

In the 2013–14 season, Fong joins Yokohama FC Hong Kong 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 2013 East Asian Games. 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.[3]

R&F

On 19 June 2019, R&F head coach Yeung Ching Kwong revealed that Fong would join the club.[4] 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 Pegasus after two seasons.[5]

International career

In December 2009, Fong was selected as a member of the Hong Kong national football team at just 16 years of age.[6]

Fong is also a member of the Hong Kong national under-20 football team. He scored a goal in the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Youth Cup but the team lost the first leg 1–2.[7]

On 23 February 2012, Fong was named in the final 21 men Hong Kong squad by Ernie Merrick to face Chinese Taipei in a friendly on 29 February.[8] Hong Kong went on to defeat Chinese Taipei 5–1 at Mong Kok Stadium and Merrick used the friendly to give an opportunity to Chan Man Fai and Fong, the two youngest players in the squad. "With more international exposure, they will only get better," he said.[9]

As of 29 February 2012

Honours

Club
Lee Man

Personal life

Fong Pak Lun is a student of La Salle College. 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.[10]

References
  1. 銀牌賽：南華2–1力擒深水埗 Goal.com. By Chan Yui Shing. 24 November 2011.
  2. (in Chinese)深水終開勝門 劉倬軒獲賞識 Wen Wei Po 15 January 2012.
  3. (in Chinese)"橫濱大破流浪歡送方栢倫". Oriental Daily. 24 February 2014.
  4. Tsang, Ngan Ping. "富力來季班費5,000萬楊正光：組軍已完成得八八九九". Apple Daily. Retrieved 19 June 2019. (in Chinese)
  5. "「小志強」回歸天水圍飛馬". on.cc. Retrieved 10 November 2020. (in Chinese)
  6. (in Chinese)深水埗「孖寶」懶得理閒言 省港杯促進粵港交流 Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 29 December 2009.
  7. (in Chinese)港青欠後勁不敵廣青 Apple Daily. 29 December 2011.
  8. (in Chinese)足球 港腳選兵方栢倫入選 Apple Daily (Hong Kong). 24 February 2012.
  9. Roaring success The Standard. By Ng Ka-ki. 1 March 2012.
  10. (in Chinese)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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