# Liew Kit Kong

Liew Kit Kong (Chinese: 廖吉光; pinyin: Liao Jiguang; born 6 January 1979) is a Malaysian former footballer who last played as a striker for PKNS F.C. He was also a former member of the Malaysian national team.

## Early life

Kit Kong was born in Perak and is of mixed Chinese and Indian heritage.

## Career

He won the Best Striker award for the 2007-08 FAM Football Awards ahead of two other nominees: Mohd Safee Mohd Sali and Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak, despite playing in the second division, the Malaysia Premier League. In that season, he became the top local goal scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals.
Liew has represented the national side since 2002 when he was call up for an international friendly match against five times World Cup winners Brazil. He was selected as one of first eleven to played against Brazilian stars such as Ronaldo and Barca's Ronaldinho. He also played in third place play-off 2004 AFF Championship and part of the squad in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games when the national team reached quarter-final.

## Career statistics

| Club | Season | League | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Perak FA | 1999 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | – | – | | 3 |
| Perak FA | 2000 | | 6 | | 0 | | 4 | – | – | | 10 |
| Perak FA | 2001 | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | – | – | | 6 |
| Perak FA | Total | | 11 | | 2 | | 6 | – | – | | 19 |
| Kedah FA | 2002 | | 4 | | 4 | | 2 | – | – | | 10 |
| Kedah FA | 2003 | | 5 | | 0 | | 0 | – | – | | 5 |
| Kedah FA | Total | | 9 | | 4 | | 2 | – | – | | 15 |
| Perak FA | 2004 | | 6 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 7 |
| Perak FA | Total | | 6 | | 0 | | 1 | | 0 | | 7 |
| Sabah FA | 2005 | | 7 | | 4 | | 0 | – | – | | 11 |
| Sabah FA | Total | | 7 | | 4 | | 0 | – | – | | 11 |
| Selangor MPPJ | 2005-06 | | 3 | | 2 | | 0 | – | – | | 5 |
| Selangor MPPJ | Total | | 3 | | 2 | | 0 | – | – | | 5 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | 2006-07 | | 5 | | 2 | | 0 | 6 | 0 | | 7 |
| Negeri Sembilan FA | Total | | 5 | | 2 | | 0 | 6 | 0 | | 7 |
| Kuala Muda Naza FC | 2007-08 | 25 | 16 | – | – | 6 | 4 | – | – | 31 | 20 |
| Terengganu FA (loan) | 2007-08 | – | – | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Kuala Muda Naza FC | 2009 | | 2 | | 1 | | 0 | – | – | | 3 |
| Kuala Muda Naza FC | Total | | 19 | | 2 | | 4 | – | – | | 25 |
| Selangor FA | 2010 | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 3 |
| Selangor FA | Total | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 3 |
| Felda United FC | 2011 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 4 |
| Felda United FC | Total | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | | 66 | | 16 | | 14 | | 0 | | 96 |

## International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Status | Competition |
| 1. | 19 August 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–1 | 1–2 | Won | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 5–0 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage |
| 3. | 10 December 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Philippines | 1–0 | 4–1 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Group Stage |
| 4. | 28 December 2004 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–1 | 1–2 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Semi Final |
| 5. | 28 December 2004 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Won | 2004 Tiger Cup Semi Final |

## Honours
### Perak

* Malaysia Cup: 2000
* Malaysia FA Cup: 2004

### Kedah

* Liga Perdana 2: 2002

### Kuala Muda Naza FC

* Malaysia Premier League: 2007/08

### Selangor

* Malaysia Super League: 2010
* Malaysia Charity Shield: 2010

### International

* AFF Championship : 2004 third place