Boris Kok (born 20 May 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club Phnom Penh Crown and the Cambodia national team.

Personal life

Though born in Nancy, his parents hail from Kampong Cham and Battambang.

Club career

He began playing youth football with Tomblaine before continuing his youth development at AS Nancy Lorraine, Jarville JF, US Vandoeuvre, FC Toul and Nancy Olympic. Whilst at high school, his team won the

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championships and they went on to represent France in the Schools World Cup in Chile. In 2012, he signed a professional contract with Phnom Penh Crown. In 2017, he became the first defender to score a hat-trick in the

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, after netting three times against EDCFC. He is currently serving as vice-captain of the club behind Orn Chanpolin. In 2022, he joined Malaysian Super League side

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on a season-long loan.

International career

He made his international debut in a friendly match against Bhutan on 20 August 2015.

Honours

Phnom Penh Crown *

: 2014, 2015, 2021

References

1991 births Living people Cambodian footballers Cambodia international footballers French people of Cambodian descent Sportspeople from Nancy, France Association football defenders Phnom Penh Crown FC players Footballers from Grand Est French expatriate footballers Cambodian expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Cambodian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia {{Cambodia-footy-bio-stub