Hilary Gong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hilary Gong Chukwah | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zawan, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Widzew Łódź | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | GBS Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | AS Trenčín | 32 | (10) |
| 2018–2022 | Vitesse Arnhem | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | Haugesund | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | GBS Academy | ||
| 2023 | → Ararat-Armenia (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | AS Trenčín | 31 | (5) |
| 2024– | Widzew Łódź | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||
Hilary Gong (born 10 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as winger for Polish club Widzew Łódź.
Club career
[edit]Gong made his professional debut for AS Trenčín against Ružomberok on 22 April 2017.[1]
On 5 July 2018, Gong joined Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2]
On 15 July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced that Gong's loan deal from GBS Academy had expired.[3]
On 29 July 2023, AS Trenčín announced the return of Gong to the club.[4]
On 11 July 2024, Gong moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź for an undisclosed fee, on a deal until June 2026, with a one-year option.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trenčín | 2016–17 | Fortuna Liga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Fortuna Liga | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 36 | 11 | ||
| Total | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| Vitesse | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Haugesund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Ararat-Armenia (loan) | 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Trenčín | 2023–24 | Fortuna Liga | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Widzew Łódź | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 129 | 19 | |||
- ^ Includes Slovak Cup, KNVB Cup, Norwegian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ Trenčín vs. Ružomberok 2 - 1 22 April 2017, soccerway.com
- ^ "Gong tekent vierjarig contract". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Հիլարի Գոնգի և «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի միջև կնքված վարձակալության պայմանագրի ժամկետը ավարտվել է, և կողմերը համատեղ որոշում են կայացրել` չերկարաձգել այն։". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "A-Tím Hilary Gong A Jesse Akila Podpísali Smluvu S AS Trenčín". astrencin.sk (in Slovak). AS Trenčín. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Hilary Gong piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź!" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Hilary Gong Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Hilary Gong at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- AS Trenčín official club profile (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet Profile (in Slovak)
- Hilary Gong – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Hilary Gong at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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