Kwok Kin Pong (, born 30 March 1987) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a defender or a midfielder. As he resembles Hong Kong artist and singer Edison Chen, he was given the nickname 'Edison'.

Kwok was charged by the ICAC on match fixing charges in 2017 but was subsequently cleared.

Club career

Youth career He was promoted from the youth team of South China.

South China

2004–05 season He made his debut for the club in the 2003–04 season when he was 15 years old. The opponent of the First Division match was Fire Services.

2008–09 season In the 2009 AFC Cup, he scored the opening goal with a header against Home United FC in the second round match, paving the way for South China's 4:0 victory. 南華大炒內政聯強勢晉8強 Wen Wei Po. 24 June 2009. His performance in the match was described by coach Kim Pan-gon as beyond imaginations, as he has been frozen out for much of the season due to poor form and the abundance of attacking talent in the South China squad. 南華晉亞協盃8強 郭建邦「雪人變英雄」 Sing Tao Daily, Vancouver version. 25 June 2009.

2009–10 season Kwok started 2009–10 season strongly, scoring two goals against Tai Chung FC. 星閃閃 郭建邦不遜貴價外援 Apple Daily. 7 September 2009.

Kwok scored the third goal for South China in the away game to FK Neftchi Farg'ona in the 4:5 defeat.Neftchi 5–4 South China: Goal-fest in Fergana Uzbekistan Daily. 16 September 2009.

Kwok was chosen, along with teammate Au Yeung Yiu Chung, to train with Tottenham Hotspur's first team in October 2010 for a week, as part of their development. The visit represents part of Spurs' commitment to supporting the development of the club's partners and support for football development in Hong Kong and China.South China at Spurs Lodge TottenhamHotspur.com 8 October 2010 Upon his return, he promptly scores a goal against Tai Po FC at the 38-minute to help South China to an eventual 2:1 victory. 英超回流兵助南華反勝 Apple Daily. 25 October 2010.

In the 2010 AFC Cup, Kwok scored against Persiwa Wamena in South China's 6:3 home win.南華大炒佩西亞打開勝利之門 Wen Wei Po. 24 March 2010.

2010–11 season In the 2011 AFC Cup, Kwok scored the equalising goal for South China in the away game to East Bengal FC, but in the end the match ended 3:3. 南華 飛馬亞協兩重天 Wen Wei Po. 27 April 2011.

Eastern In January 2015, Kwok was loaned to Eastern.

Pegasus Kwok transferred to Pegasus in 2015 and soon became the captain. He, along with three teammates, were arrested by the ICAC on 7 October 2016 on charges of match fixing. Pegasus suspended all players whom were charged, including Kwok, until their respective investigations were completed.

On 19 April 2018, Kwok was found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud after the judge ruled that he could not convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.

International career

Hong Kong U23

Kwok Kin Pong was a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team that won the 2009 East Asian Games gold medal.

Despite missing the Long Teng Cup in Taiwan due to his training opportunity at Tottenham Hotspur, Kwok Kin Pong was named in the squad for the 2010 Asian Games.熱刺兵入選亞運名單 Sing Pao. Retrieved on 30 August 2011. In the tournament, he helped Hong Kong progress to the second round for the first time in 52 years.

Honours International Hong Kong U23 2009 East Asian Games Football Event: Gold

Career statistics Club As of 23 August 2011 ClubSeasonLeagueSenior ShieldLeague CupFA CupAFC CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSouth China2005–0690000010--1002006–07134404020--2242007–08103213020502242008–0981200022311542009–1015530--101022972010–11101304121612542011–1200000000--00All????????244??

International Hong Kong U-23 As of 11 November 2010 #DateVenueOpponentResultScoredCompetition1 29 May 2005 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong 8–1 0 2005 Hong Kong–Macau Interport2 3 June 2006 Macau UST Stadium, Macau 0–0 0 2006 Hong Kong–Macau Interport3 3 December 2006 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–2 0 2006 Asian Games4 6 December 2006 Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 0 2006 Asian Games5 7 February 2007 National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3–0 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification6 14 February 2007 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 0–1 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification7 28 February 2007 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 0–3 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification8 14 March 2007 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 0–2 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification9 28 March 2007 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong 0–1 0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification10 15 June 2008 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau 1–0 0 2008 Hong Kong–Macau Interport11 4 December 2009 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong 4–1 0 2009 East Asian Games12 8 December 2009 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong 0–1 0 2009 East Asian Games13 10 December 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 1–1 (4–2 PSO) 0 2009 East Asian Games14 12 December 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 1–1 (4–2 PSO) 0 2009 East Asian Games157 November 2010Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China1–102010 Asian Games169 November 2010Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China1–002010 Asian Games1711 November 2010Huadu Stadium, Guangzhou, China4–102010 Asian Games

Hong Kong As of 5 March 2014 #DateVenueOpponentResultScoredCompetition123 August 2009World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan4–002010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final225 August 2009World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan0–002010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final327 August 2009World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan12–002010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final418 November 2009Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong0–402011 AFC Asian Cup qualification57 February 2010Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan0–502010 East Asian Football Championship611 February 2010Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan0–302010 East Asian Football Championship714 February 2010Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan0–202010 East Asian Football Championship83 March 2010Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong0–002011 AFC Asian Cup qualification917 November 2010Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong0–70Friendly103 June 2011Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong1–10Friendly1123 July 2011Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam0–302014 FIFA World Cup qualification1228 July 2011Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong0–502014 FIFA World Cup qualification1330 September 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan3–302011 Long Teng Cup142 October 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan5–102011 Long Teng Cup154 October 2011Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan6–012011 Long Teng Cup1614 November 2012Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia1–10Friendly173 December 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong0–102013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2187 December 2012Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong2–002013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2199 December 2012Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–402013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 22022 March 2013Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–002015 AFC Asian Cup qualification214 June 2013Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong0–10Friendly6 September 2013Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar0–00Friendly2210 September 2013Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong1–00Friendly2315 October 2013Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–402015 AFC Asian Cup qualification2415 November 2013Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates0–402015 AFC Asian Cup qualification2519 November 2013Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong0–202015 AFC Asian Cup qualification265 March 2014Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam1–302015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References Scaafc.com 傳媒報導 – 2007-03-10 「一球成名」專欄 我在南華的青蔥歲月 郭建邦 <蘋果日報> (in Chinese)

External links Kwok Kin Pong at HKFA