Keo Sokpheng (; born on 3 March 1992) is a former Cambodian footballer who last played for Visakha. He was born in Kratié in Cambodia.“Sao” Việt ở tuyển Campuchia, Thứ Hai, 20/09/2010, Lao Dong newspaper He played for Visakha in the Cambodian Premier League and the Cambodia national football team. Sokpheng played mainly as a forward or a winger. He is Keo Sokngon's younger brother who is a retired footballer.
Club career In June 2015 both Sokpheng and his brother Sokngon were signed by Phnom Penh Crown to play in the 2015 Cambodian League. Ironically Phnom Penh Crown's first game of the season was against the Keo brothers' former team, Boeung Ket Angkor.
Sokpheng signed for Malaysia's PKNP F.C. for one season, for the 2018 Malaysia Super League. On his league debut for the club on 1 February 2018, Sokpheng became the first Cambodian to play in the Malaysian league, and the first Cambodian to score in the league, when his goal helps his team defeat Negeri Sembilan F.A. 1–0. He was released by PKNP in May 2018, but despite rumors he rejoined Phnom Penh Crown, Sokpheng joined another C-League team, Visakha FC in June 2018.
International career Sokpheng was a member of Cambodia's squad at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games football tournament, scoring three goals in four games. Soon after he was called up to the senior side to take part in 2018 World Cup qualification, where he started in a 1–0 home defeat to Afghanistan.Cambodia 0–1 Afghanistan match report He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Bhutan.
Sokpheng scored 4 goals at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games football tournament in the Philippines. He was one of the most important players contributed to the historic achievement of Cambodian football (4th place).
Personal life He was born from a Chinese-Vietnamese family, lived in Vietnam until 14 years old and was a big fan of the Vietnamese footballer Lê Công Vinh.
Career statistics International goals As of match played 14 June 2022. Cambodia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sokpheng goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition120 August 2015Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia22–02–0Friendly23 November 201574–16–135–142 June 2016National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan111–12–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification59 October 2016Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia163–04–0Friendly64–0718 October 2016182–03–02016 AFF Championship qualification814 January 2017Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates242–32–7Friendly920 November 2018Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia383–13–12018 AFF Championship105 September 2019421–11–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification1114 November 2019461–11–1Friendly1212 October 2021Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain512–12–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification132 June 2022Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia541–12–1Friendly1414 June 2022Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India572–22–22023 AFC Asian Cup qualification1529 December 2022Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia383–15–12022 AFF Championship
Honours Boeung Ket Rubber Field C-League: 2012 Phnom Penh Crown C-League: 2015
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