James Wong
Personal information
Full name James Wong Chye Fook
Date of birth (1953-06-26) 26 June 1953
Place of birth Sabah, Malaysia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, Goalkeeper
Youth career
1968 Tanjung Aru Youth
1969–1970 Kota Kinabalu Youth
1969–1970 Sabah FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Sabah
1974–1976 Hakoah Sydney
1976–1985 Sabah
International career
1971–1973 Malaysia U-20
1972–1981 Malaysia 36[1] (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Datuk James Wong (born 26 June 1953) is a former Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Malaysian national football team and Sabah. He also played as a goalkeeper for the Malaysia youth team in the 1971 AFC Youth Championship. He was known as King James by the local fans.[2][3]

Career Overview

Wong was the first Sabahan to represent Malaysia in 1971. In 1974, He went Down Under to join Hakoah Sydney, the Australian club, at the invitation of former Malaysian head coach, Dave MacLaren.[4] He played professionally for the club in New South Wales Premier League for two years.[5] Wong is well-known for his physical and finishing touch. His partnership with Hassan Sani produced many memorable goals for Sabah and Malaysia. The most memorable one was in the 1980 Olympic games qualification. In the qualification, Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score at the Merdeka Stadium. Wong himself scored the winning goal off a pass from Hassan.[6][7][8][9] Unfortunately, Malaysia did not participate after joining the US-led boycott against the Soviet Union for its role in supporting the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen. Wong also appeared for Malaysia in six qualifying matches of the FIFA World Cup.[10]

Honours

Club

Sabah Youth
Sabah
  • Borneo Cup: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

International

Individual

Orders

Further career

In 2015, he together with Hassan was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "James Wong Chye Fook - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hail King James!". The Star. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ↑ John Duerden (21 July 2017). "James Wong: Malaysia's forgotten superstar once told to change his name". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "WHAT WENT WONG? WHEN MALAYSIA'S FORGOTTEN SUPERSTAR MOVED TO AUSTRALIA". FTBL. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Terrence Netto (2 December 1976). "Sabahan may be Mokhtar's replacement". The Straits Times. National Library Board. p. 25. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Darian Goh (14 November 2014). "Mokthar Dahari And 12 Other Local Football Legends Every Young Malaysian Should Know". Says.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Daryl Goh (10 February 2016). "The glory days of Malaysian football". Star2.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. 1 2 Mohd Izham Unnip Abdullah (25 December 2015). "Hassan Sani, James Wong curah bakti bersama Sabah" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Ryan Stanley (14 August 2016). "Jejak Wira Olimpik 1980 : 'The Hurricane' pecahkan tembok Korea Selatan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  10. ↑ James Wong Chye Fook – FIFA competition record (archived)
  11. ↑ "Meet James Wong, Sabah's Football Pride". Hello Sabah. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Malaysia Premier League 1996". Rhinos Online. Archived from the original on 27 May 2001. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "When 17 teams contested the first ever Malaysian 'league' back in 1979". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Pandelela terima anugerah Ikon Generasi Muda" (in Malay). MalaysiaKini. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "From Raja Bola to King James, 'Spiderman' to Safiq - The best Malaysia XI of all time". Goal. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.


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