Keo Sokngon

This is a Cambodian name; the family name is Keo.
Keo Sokngon
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-30) April 30, 1990
Place of birth Kratié, Cambodia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Phnom Penh Crown
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Phnom Penh Crown 67 (45)
2011–2012 Samut Sakhon 20 (9)
2012–2015 Boeung Ket Angkor
2015– Phnom Penh Crown 20 (3)
National team
2012 Cambodia U-22 6 (1)
2008–2013 Cambodia U-23 11 (4)
2008– Cambodia 13 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Keo Sokngon (born April 30, 1990 in Kratié, Cambodia[1]) is a Cambodian footballer who plays for Phnom Penh Crown in Cambodian League and also Cambodia national football team. He plays as a striker for his club. His younger brother, Keo Sokpheng, is a player of Phnom Penh Crown too.

Biography

Sokngon was born to a Chinese Cambodian father and a Vietnamese mother, who was born in Tây Ninh Province. Keo Sokngon moved to Vietnam to live with his family when he was 3 years old.[1]

After returning to Cambodia, Sokngon joined Phnom Penh Crown. As a striker, he scored 12 goals in 2009, significantly contributing to the 2009 Cambodian League championship of Phnom Penh Crown. Soon after, he was called to Cambodia national under-23 football team participate at 2009 Southeast Asian Games Football Tournament. He spent one season with Samut Sakhon in Thailand where he received the best player award of the division. When he came back to Cambodia, he signed a contract with the new comer of the league, Boeung Ket Angkor (formerly known as Boeung Ket Rubber Field FC) and won the league at that time. On 23 June 2015, he signed with Phnom Penh Crown once again as well as his younger brother, Keo Sokpheng.[2][3][4]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. April 28, 2009 Dhaka, Bangladesh  Macau 2–1 Won 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
2. October 5, 2012 Yangon, Myanmar  Timor-Leste 1–5 Lose 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Phnom Penh Crown
Boeung Ket Rubber Field

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 “Sao” Việt ở tuyển Campuchia, Thứ Hai, 20/09/2010, Lao Dong newspaper
  2. ↑ Noveanto, Eric (27 June 2015). "Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown announce Keo Brothers capture". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. ↑ In Sopheng (25 June 2015). "Crown bolster squad with Keo brothers". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Andy Brouwer (24 June 2015). "New Faces Arrive". Phnom Penh Crown. Retrieved 14 July 2015.


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