Matt Orr

Matthew Elliot Orr Wing Kai (Chinese: 安永佳; born 1 January 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of partial New Zealand descent who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Orr.
Matt Orr
安永佳
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elliot Orr Wing Kai
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back
Centre back
Winger
Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kitchee
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2013 Kitchee
2013–2016 IMG Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 San Francisco 41 (4)
2019 Syracuse 16 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Kitchee 4 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Hong Kong U-17
2018–2019 Hong Kong U-23 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2019

Amateur career

Orr joined Kitchee's academy at 11 years old.[1] He enrolled into the IMG Academy three years later in order to further his football education, although he continued to return to Hong Kong every summer to train with Kitchee.[2]

In 2016, Orr chose to play collegiately for San Francisco where he was named to the WCC All-Freshman team. In 2017, he was an integral part of the Dons team that won the West Coast Conference. [3]

In January 2019, he transferred to Syracuse for his senior season.[4]

Professional career

On 3 July 2019, Kitchee announced an agreement for Orr to join in the second-half of the season.[5] On 27 December 2019, Orr returned to Hong Kong, signing a contract with his boyhood club Kitchee.[6]

He made his professional debut on 11 February 2020 in a Sapling Cup match against Rangers.[7] Matthew scored his first Hong Kong Premier League goal in a 2-2 draw against Lee Man on 22 November 2020.

International career

Orr first represented Hong Kong as a 12 year old with the U13 team. He received his first call up to the U23 squad for the Asian Games.[8]

In 2019, Orr was named to the Hong Kong squad for the 2019 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup where he scored a goal in the second leg and was later sent off for violent conduct.[9]

In 2020, Orr was named to the Hong Kong Under-23 squad that participated in the U23 South-East Asian Qualifiers in Ulanbataar, Mongolia. Orr started all three games notching an assist.

Honours
Kitchee

Personal life

Orr was born and raised in Hong Kong by a New Zealand father (Andrew Orr) and a Hong Kong mother (Janice Chin). He was a graduate of Canadian International School. He also holds New Zealand passport.[10]

Career Statistics

Club
As of 22 November 2020.
Club Season League National Cup Other Cups Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kitchee 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League 30002[lower-alpha 1]1000051
2020–21 11005[lower-alpha 1]6000067
Career total 4100770000118
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Sapling Cup

Honours

International
Hong Kong

References
  1. "安永佳「回家」展開聯業生涯 神射手洛迪古斯：我能與盧卡斯合作". Sportsroad. Retrieved 3 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  2. Gao, Si Kei. "始於神奇隊長的足球路　只想為香港創歷史". HK01. Retrieved 22 March 2019. (in Chinese)
  3. Haller, Steve. "Syracuse men's soccer welcomes three new additions for the spring semester". Nunes Magician. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. "Orange Welcome Three Additions to Roster". Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "【港超聯】傑志聘波斯尼亞新帥執教　3000萬班費望重奪聯賽冠軍". HK01. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. Yuen, Chi Ho. "傑志兩新援同因教練團來投-安永佳解構放棄留美之謎". HK01. Retrieved 28 December 2019. (in Chinese)
  7. Mak, King Chi. "FTC閉門重開本地波 楊德強避談聯賽3月能否如期上演". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 13 February 2020. (in Chinese)
  8. Ma, Fei Yi. "U23港腳勞烈斯趕及亞運 安永佳勢代林樂勤". Upower. Retrieved 28 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  9. Gao, Si Kei. "從買飛睇波到親手捧盃　港足年輕力量只等一個機會". HK01. Retrieved 10 January 2019. (in Chinese)
  10. 【港版列奧斯】放棄美國落班回流傑志 混血型男安永佳想做大港腳 Apple Daily 15 January 2020
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