Landon Lloyd Ling (; born 8 October 1987) is a

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former professional

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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

origin. He played as a

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or a

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. He also works in Canada as a singer, songwriter and music producer under the name of "Landon L".

Club career

Ling began his football career at

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with

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. In 2002, he attended the

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youth academy. He later moved to the

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in 2006 where he signed a contract with Jablonec 97.林家亮化身音樂唱作人
,

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, 6 February 2009 He played two years in the Czech Republic before joining Hong Kong's

Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...

in the summer of 2008. Ling was a regular first-team player at Kitchee in the 2008–09 season. Head coach Julio César Moreno asserted that he was a vital player. He was selected for the Hong Kong League XI in 2009 where he participated in the

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with

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

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, and

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. Ling was injured during 2009 pre-season training with

. He returned to Canada to work in music production. In November 2011, he returned to Kitchee after a long recovery. In the 2012–13 season, Ling was loaned to Southern where he contributed to the club's success. He scored a goal on his first appearance for the club, although he broke his right arm during a fall. In the 2013–14 season, he signed with

as a first-team player, starting as a left back. He continued with

in the 2014–15 season and was the runner-up at the end of the season.

International career

Ling was a member of the

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for the friendly match against

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in Prague on 6 October 2007. He played all 90 minutes in the 2–1 victory for Canada.

Entertainment career

In February 2010, he released ''It Started With Everything,'' his first mixtape album.Landon Ling @ alivenotdead
Alive In April 2012, he released, ''Another Chapter,'' his second mixtape album. In July 2014, he founded independent record label LLM. He signed a contract with Sun Entertainment Culture Limited, where he was managed by Paco Wong, known as "Gold Manager". He released ''ADHD'', his EP album on iTunes in December 2015, under the artist name of Landon L. In July 2014, he released a music video for the song titled "For You" featuring Ukrainian model Iryna Z and directed by ShotByFong. In October 2014, he released "So Gone" with a music video featuring Jennifer Nguyen and directed by ShotByFong. In November 2014, he released "Sophisticated" with a music video. In April 2015, he released "Colda" with a music video featuring Jeri Lee, directed by ShotByFong. In May 2016, he released "Music & Love" with a music video, featuring Jennifer Nguyen, directed by ShotByFong. In June 2019, he released a single titled "Sunsets" and released ''Concussion'', his first studio album, on Spotify.

Personal life

In 2014 Ling started dating actress and model also known as . They have a dog named Bacon. In 2017 Ling was involved in a near fatal motor vehicle accident where he was his hit by another vehicle from oncoming traffic. He sustained a

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(TBI) and lost consciousness due to a severe

concussion A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. Symptoms may include loss of consciousness (LOC); memory loss; headaches; difficulty with thinking, concentration, ...

. In 2018, he was involved in another motor vehicle accident where he sustained another TBI and superficial lacerations when another vehicle hit him at an intersection. Doctors later diagnosed him with PCS and

ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by excessive amounts of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inapp ...

References

External links

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Profile in Footballtop
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Profile in FK Baumit Jablonec

Profile in SoccerPunter

Ling's Youtube Channel

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ling, Landon 1987 births Living people Association football defenders Association football midfielders Canadian expatriates in Hong Kong Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Canadian people of Hong Kong descent Canadian record producers Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian soccer players Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong League XI representative players TSW Pegasus FC players Southern District FC players Kitchee SC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Soccer players from Vancouver