Hong Pheng (born 1 November 1989) is a Cambodian football

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and former player who last played as a

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and a team captain for Boeung Ket in the Cambodian League, and also the Cambodia national team. He currently serves as the interim coach for Boeung Ket.

Career

Hong Pheng started his career with Baksey Chamkrong, and after a couple impressive seasons joined

Phnom Penh Crown Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (PPCFC; km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន, ) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, competing in th ...

in 2011. However, he had limited playing opportunities at the club, and three years later joined rivals

Boeung Ket Angkor Boeung Ket Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់បឹងកេត, ) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Phnom Penh. It currently plays in the Cambodian Premier League, the top tier of football in the cou ...

. Hong Pheng made his international debut against

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on 20 September 2014.

International career

Hong Pheng represented

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

at international level and scored his first goal for his country on 7 June 2016 in a

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match against Chinese Taipei.

International goals

:''As of match played 7 June 2016. Cambodia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Pheng goal.''

Honours

Club

;Phnom Penh Crown * Cambodian League: 2011, 2014 * 2011 AFC President's Cup: Runner up *

2014 Mekong Club Championship The 2014 Mekong Club Championship was the inaugural season of the Mekong Club Championship. Four teams from the respective domestic league winners from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam competed. The inaugural championship was in Vietnam from 31 ...

: Third Place ;Boeung Ket * Cambodian League: 2016, 2017, 2020 *

2015 Mekong Club Championship The 2015 Mekong Club Championship was the 2nd season of the Mekong Club Championship. Five teams entered as respective domestic league winners from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The championship is sponsored by Toyota. Qualified ...

: Runner up *

Hun Sen Cup The Hun Sen Cup ( km, ពានរង្វាន់សម្តេចហ៊ុន សែន) is a Cambodian knockout football cup competition held annually by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). Thirty-five teams participate in the compe ...

: 2019

References

1989 births Living people Cambodian men's footballers Cambodia men's international footballers People from Battambang province Phnom Penh Crown FC players Boeung Ket Angkor FC players Men's association football defenders {{Cambodia-footy-bio-stub