Brian Fok
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Fok | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back, Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AZAL | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Kaduna Football Academy | ||
| 2004 | HKFC Soccer Section | ||
| 2009 | Yau Tsim Mong | ||
| 2010 | Hong Kong Rangers | ||
| 2012 | Brooke House College Football Academy | ||
| 2013 | Jamie Lawrence Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Biu Chun | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Biu Chun Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Shanghai Shenhua | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → CF Cracks (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | → ACS Berceni (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → AZAL (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Hong Kong U-17 | |||
| Hong Kong U-20 | |||
| 2011– | Hong Kong U-22 | 14 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Brian Fok (zh:霍斌仁,[1][2] born 8 March 1994) is a Hong Kong professional football player who plays as a Centre-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club AZAL PFK.
Career
Club
Born in Kaduna Nigeria, Brian started to have professional football training in Kaduna Football Academy at the age of 5. In 2004, he moved form Nigeria to Hong Kong.After moving in Hong Kong, Brian trained and played for the youth football team of HKFC Soccer Section, Yau Tsim Mong and Hong Kong Rangers.Brian studied in Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon). Brian was also 200 meter dash champion for 4 years continuously in Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation (HKSSF) Athletics Meet.
In 2010, Brian played for Hong Kong Rangers in Hong Kong Second Division League. In 2011, Brian joined Hong Kong First Division League club Biu Chun Rangers.On Feb 2012, Brian made his professional debut for Biu Chun Rangers as a late substitute in Hong Kong First Division League against Wofoo Tai Po.On 20 May 2012, Brian started as line-up against Kitchee, and played for the whole match which they lost 1–4.
In 2012, Brian studied in England at the Brooke House College Football Academy for 1-year professional football training. In 2013, Brian moved to train and play for Jamie Lawrence Football Academy.
In 2014, Fok went for trial at Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua, going on to sign a three-year deal with the club.[3]
In February 2016, Shanghai Shenhua allowed Brian to join ACS Berceni in a 4-month loan to gain first team experience.[4]
In August 2016, Fok joined Azerbaijan Premier League club AZAL PFK on a 4-month loan deal, making his debut as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat to Gabala on 19 September 2016. The appearance meant Fok was the first Hong Kong player to play in Azerbaijan. On 6 November 2016, Brian started and played full match against Gabala, the match ended at a draw 0:0.
International
Since Feb 2011, Brian have been playing for different age groups of Hong Kong National football youth team.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 November 2016[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AZAL | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ More Chinese news and references are available in Wikipedia Hong Kong version - Brian FOK 《更多中文資料請參考維基百科香港繁體版-霍斌仁》
- ↑ More Chinese news and references are available in Wikipedia Chinese version - Brian FOK 《更多中文資料請參考維基百科中国簡体版-霍斌仁》
- ↑ "WEF EXCLUSIVE: HONG KONG YOUTH INTERNATIONAL BRIAN FOK SIGNS FOR SHANGHAI SHENHUA". wildeastfootball.net. Wild East Football. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ Mihalcea vrea sa aduca un chinez nigerian de la Berceni - Romanian teams want to sign Brian FOK 《sportcalarasean.ro》 11 July 2016
- ↑ Brian FOK pledges his international future 《SL10 Nigeria》 6 Feb 2015
- ↑ "B.Fok". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2016.