Jean-Jacques Kilama (; born October 13, 1985, in

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) is a

ian-born

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professional

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who currently plays for

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club Rangers.

Club career

Indonesia

Kilama played in

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. Then his elder brother,

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, a player who formerly played for Rangers (HKG) suggested to him to move to Hong Kong and join the Hong Kong First Division club.

Hong Kong

Rangers

Kilama joined Rangers in 2008. Although he had an impressive performance in the first season, Rangers were nevertheless relegated. Therefore, he left the club for Fourway Rangers. In July 2010, Kilama was selected for the Hong Kong League Selection friendly against

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at the

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Sun Hei

In the 2011–12 season, Kilama moved to

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from Fourway Rangers. On 22 October 2011, Kilama was sent off in the match against Rangers. Coach Ricardo hopes he can learn from this experience. On 7 January 2012, Kilama was sent off and gave away a penalty after elbowing Pegasus defender Lucas. Sun Hei lost the game 1-3.

Eastern

Kilama moved to another

club

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Tianjin Quanjian

In December 2015, Kilama joined

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team Tianjin Quanjian, after having two impressive games against China national team for

Pegasus

On 1 February 2018, Kilama joined Pegasus on a free transfer, returning to Hong Kong following two seasons abroad.

Tai Po

On 6 August 2018,

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announced the singing of Kilama ahead of their preseason training camp.

Rangers

On 16 September 2019, Kilama signed with Rangers, returning to the club after eight years. On 10 September 2020, Rangers confirmed that Kilama had renewed his contract for another season. in 20-21 season, Kiki features as the main role of the Ranger's defence and he scored 1 goals in 4 matches before the league was suspended in Sep 2020.

International career

Kilama made his international debut for

against

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on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

2009 Hong Kong match fixing scandal

In October 2009, Happy Valley player Yu Yang offered a bribe to Kilama to play an unfair match against Happy Valley. However, Kilama rejected and told this to Rangers chairman Philip Lee as well as to the

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. On 5 May 2010, the ICAC confirmed his account and arrested five

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football players, including former Fourway Rangers Yu Yang.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Tianjin Quanjian *

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Tai Po *

: 2018–19

References

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