Darren Lok Yee Deng

Darren Lok Yee Deng
Personal information
Full name Darren Lok Yee Deng
Date of birth (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991
Place of birth Hailsham, East Sussex, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C.
Number 10
Youth career
2009/10–2011/12 Eastbourne Borough Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012-2016 Eastbourne Borough F.C. 137 (25)
2012-2013 → Horsham F.C. (loan) 2 (0)
2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. 2 (0)
National team‡
2016 Malaysia 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 17, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 17, 2016

Darren Lok is an English-born Malaysian football player. He plays as a striker for Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. in the Malaysia Premier League as well as for the Malaysia national football team.[1]

Senior career

Eastbourne Borough F. C.

Darren began his career with the Eastbourne Borough Academy. Later, he was promoted to the senior squad in 2012. At the start of the 2012-13 season, he was loaned to Horsham. He impressed at Horsham,[2][3] but was recalled by Eastbourne after 2 games, due to a player shortage at the club.[4]

Early in his Borough career, Lok gained a reputation as a 'super-sub' due to the late goals he would score after coming off the bench.[5] He was later increasingly used as a starting player.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F. C.

At the end of the 2015-16 season, Darren left Eastbourne to sign for Johor Darul Ta'zim II of the Malaysia Premier League. His registration was delayed, due to having to apply for a Malaysian passport. In September 2016 he received his Malaysian passport, which enabled him to play for JDT II as well as the Malaysia national football team.[6]

International

Darren plays for Malaysia. He received his first international caps against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[7]

As of 28 November 2016.[8]

National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia
201650
201700
Total 5 0

References

  1. ↑ Darren Lok Yee Deng at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ "Whitstable Town 2-2 Horsham". Horsham F.C. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  3. ↑ "Whitstable Town 2-2 Horsham - We're not finishing teams off, says Whitstable boss Justin Luchford". Kentish Football. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  4. ↑ "Lok's the key as Borough end their losing streak in style". Eastbourne Herald. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  5. ↑ "Lok aims to be more than an impact sub". Eastbourne Herald. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  6. ↑ "Darren Lok granted passport - eligible to play for Malaysia and JDT II". Nicolas Anil. ESPN. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  7. ↑ "Lok didn't have time to get nervous on Malaysia debut". FourFourTwo. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  8. ↑ Darren Lok Yee Deng profile at Soccerway

External links

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. – current squad


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