Leong Ka Hang

Leong Ka Hang
梁嘉恆

Personal information
Full name	Leong Ka Hang
Date of birth	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth	Portuguese Macau
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Chao Pak Kei
Youth career
	Lai Chi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2009	Windsor Arch Ka I
2009–2013	Development	32	(38)
2013–2014	Monte Carlo	28	(19)
2014–2016	Tai Po	19	(4)
2016–2018	Pegasus	16	(6)
2018–2021	Lee Man	17	(6)
2022	Monte Carlo	0	(0)
2023–	Chao Pak Kei
International career^‡
2008–2015	Macau U-23	9	(5)
2010–2021	Macau	32	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2018

Leong Ka Hang (Chinese: 梁嘉恆; Jyutping: Loeng^4 Gaa^1 Hang^4; born 22 November 1992[2] in Macau) is a former Macanese professional footballer who played as a striker.

Early career

Leong Ka Hang broke his arm three times when he was 15, 16 and soon after. The doctor told him to stop playing but he now wears a plastic protective guard on his left arm and has no problems.[3]

Leong Ka Hang became the Macau Footballer of the Year aged only 18, then he went to Japan for football training in August 2011 for half a month.[4]

Club career

Tai Po

From 8 September 2014, Leong Ka Hang has a trial with Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. Coach Pau Ka Yiu said he has made a good first impression but he will observe him for a little while longer before making a decision.[5] Tai Po FC announced his signing on 6 November.[6] Leong Ka Hang made his debut as a second-half substitute on 22 November 2014, his 22nd birthday, against Sun Pegasus, but he failed to break the deadlock and the match ended 0:0.[7]

Pegasus

Leong Ka Hang joined Pegasus in the summer of 2016. He began the year as an Asian foreign player but was naturalized in December.[8]

Lee Man

Following an injury-ridden 2017–18 season, Leong decided to leave Pegasus. On 13 July, he confirmed to a Macanese news outlet that he had signed with Lee Man, a club coached by former Macau manager Chan Hiu Ming.[9]

International career

In 2009, Leong Ka Hang was called up by Macau for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches held in Thailand. He scored Macau's only goal in the 54th minute in the 5–1 defeat against Korea Republic.[10] He scored 4 goals in the 4–3 victory to Laos and he scored again in the 2–3 defeat to Bangladesh.[11]

On 2 July 2011, in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he was called up for Macau national football team to play against Vietnam. In the second-leg, he scored one goal for his team. But Macau still lost to Vietnam 1–13 after two-legs.[12]

In February 2011, in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifying playoff round, Leong Ka Hang scored a goal each away[13] and at home, but Macau lost to Cambodia 4-5 on aggregate after extra time.[14]

On 3 October 2011, Leong Ka Hang scored, giving his side the first lead of the game, against Hong Kong national football team in the 2011 Long Teng Cup. But Hong Kong came back to win 5–1.[15]

On 8 July 2012, at the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualifiers, Leong Ka Hang scored a goal against Australia U22 national football team but Macau lost 3–2.[16]

On 14 October 2014, Leong Ka Hang scored one goal to help Macau force a 2–2 draw with visitors Singapore in an international friendly at the football ground of Macau University of Science and Technology.[17]

On 15 November 2016, Leong Ka Hang was named the winner of the MVP award during the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup awards ceremony at Sarawak Stadium.[18]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Macau's goal tally first.[19]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 October 2010	National Stadium, Kaoshiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	1–7	1–7	2010 Long Teng Cup
2.	9 February 2011	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	1–3	1–3	2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
3.	16 February 2011	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau		2–1	3–2 (a.e.t.)
4.	2 July 2011		Vietnam	1–4	1–7	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	2 October 2011	National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Hong Kong	1–0	1–5	2011 Long Teng Cup
6.	14 October 2014	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Taipa, Macau	Singapore	1–2	2–2	Friendly
7.	17 March 2015		Cambodia	1–1	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	30 June 2016	Guam Football Association National Training Center, Dededo, Guam	Mongolia	2–0	2–0	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
9.	6 November 2016	Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia	Laos	2–1	4–1	2016 AFC Solidarity Cup
10.	12 November 2016		Brunei	1–1	1–1 (4–3 p)
11.	4 September 2018	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Guam	2–0	2–0	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification
12.	6 September 2018		Northern Mariana Islands	1–0	1–1

Honours

Club

Lee Man

• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2018–19

International

Macau

• AFC Solidarity Cup: Runners-Up (2016)

Individual

• AFC Solidarity Cup Most Valuable Player: 2016

Personal life

In 15 November 2018, Leong married his girlfriend of four years, Latte Iao Lai San.[20]

References

1. Leong Ka Hang – FIFA competition record (archived)
2. Football database profile
3. Kevin Kung (28 September 2011). "Breaking into the big time". South China Morning Post - Young Post.
4. (in Chinese)梁嘉恆三度骨折無阻決心 Archived 2013-01-28 at archive.today Macao Daily. 15 November 2011.
5. (in Chinese)"港超聯 亞視播". Wen Wei Po. 9 September 2014.
6. "港超聯 澳門足球先生加盟和富大埔". Oriental Daily News. 6 November 2014. (in Chinese)
7. "太陽飛馬又失分 東方大勝天行元朗". 東方日報 (香港). 2014-11-24. (in Chinese)
8. "梁嘉恆等轉本地薑證實力". Oriental Daily. 14 July 2016. (in Chinese)
9. "梁嘉恆 走過傷患 重拾熱情". Happy Macao. Retrieved 13 July 2018. (in Chinese)
10. "Koreans lead Group E as Thais, Viets win". Asian Football Confederation. 3 November 2009.
11. "Thailand edge Vietnam to top Group E". Asian Football Confederation. 9 November 2009.
12. "Macau 1-7 Vietnam (1-13 agg)". Asian Football Confederation. 3 July 2011.
13. H S Manjunath (10 February 2011). "Cambodia see off Macau". Phnom Penh Post.
14. Ung Chamroeun (18 February 2011). "El Nasa rockets Cambodia into next stage of AFC Cup". Phnom Penh Post.
15. "2011 Long Teng Cup Macau 1:5 Hong Kong". Hong Kong Football Association. 2 October 2011.
16. "Two-out-of-two for Japan, Australia". Asian Football Confederation. 8 July 2012.
17. "Football: Singapore held to 2-2 draw against Macau". The Straits Times. 14 October 2014.
18. "Leong and Shaharazen win MVP and top scorer awards". Asian Football Confederation. 16 November 2016.
19. "Leong, Ka Hang". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
20. "恭喜晒~~ 梁嘉恆~~~ 榮升人夫". 我撐本地波. Facebook. (in Chinese)

External links

• Leong Ka Hang at Soccerway
• Leong Ka Hang at HKFA
• Leong Ka Hang on Instagram