Keo Sokpheng ( km, កែវ សុខផេង; born on 3 March 1992) is a Cambodian footballer. He was born in Kratié in

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 Thailand t ...

.“Sao” Việt ở tuyển Campuchia
Thứ Hai, 20/09/2010, Lao Dong newspaper He plays for

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in the

C-League The Cambodian Premier League ( km, លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា, ) is the highest professional football division in Cambodia and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian League 2. Starting with the 2022 ...

and the

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. He plays mainly as a

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(either wide or central) but also can deploy as a winger. He is Keo Sokngon's younger brother who is a retired footballer.

Club career

In June 2015 both Sokpheng and his brother Sokngon were signed by

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 ...

to play in the 2015 Cambodian League. Ironically Phnom Penh Crown's first game of the season was against the Keo brothers' former team,

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 ...

. Sokpheng signed for Malaysia's PKNP F.C. for one season, for the 2018 Malaysia Super League. On his league debut for the club on 1 February 2018, Sokpheng became the first Cambodian to play in the Malaysian league, and the first Cambodian to score in the league, when his goal helps his team defeat Negeri Sembilan F.A. 1-0. He was released by PKNP in May 2018, but despite rumors he rejoined Phnom Penh Crown, Sokpheng joined another C-League team,

Visakha FC Visakha Football Club ( km, ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់វិសាខា, ) is a Cambodian professional football club based in Phnom Penh. Founded in 2016, it currently competes in the Cambodian Premier League. The club won the 2 ...

in June 2018.

International career

Sokpheng was a member of Cambodia's squad at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games football tournament, scoring three goals in four games. Soon after he was called up to the senior side to take part in 2018 World Cup qualification, where he started in a 1-0 home defeat to

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. He scored his first international goal in a

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against

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. Sokpheng scored 4 goals at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games football tournament in the Philippines. He was one of the most important players contributed to the historic achievement of Cambodian football (4th place).

Personal life

He was born from a Chinese-Vietnamese family, lived in Vietnam until 14 years old and was a big fan of the Vietnamese footballer

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International goals

:''As of match played 14 June 2022. Cambodia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sokpheng goal.''

Honours

Club

;Boeung Ket Rubber Field *

: 2012 ;Phnom Penh Crown *

: 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keo, Sokpheng 1992 births Living people Cambodian footballers Cambodian expatriate footballers Cambodia international footballers Cambodian sportspeople of Chinese descent Cambodian people of Vietnamese descent Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent People from Kratié province Boeung Ket Rubber Field players Association football forwards Phnom Penh Crown FC players Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games competitors for Cambodia Visakha FC players Cambodian Premier League players