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Datuk James Wong (born 26 June 1953) is a former Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Malaysia national football team and Sabah. He also played as a goalkeeper for the Malaysia youth team in the 1971 Asian Youth Championship. He was known as King James by the local fans.[2][3]

James Wong

Personal information
Full name	James Wong Chye Fook
Date of birth	(1953-06-26) 26 June 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth	Sabah, Malaysia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1973	Tanjung Aru Youth
1974–1976	Sydney Hakoah
1976–1985	Sabah
National team
1971–1973	Malaysia U-20
1972–1981	Malaysia	36	(23 [1])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Wong is the first Sabahan to represent Malaysia in 1971. He played professionally for Hakoah in Australia New South Wales Premier League for two years.[4] Wong is well-known for his physical and finishing touch. His partnership with Hassan Sani produced many memorable goals for Sabah and Malaysia. The most memorable one was in the 1980 Olympic games qualification. In the qualification, Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score at the Merdeka Stadium. Wong himself scored the winning goal off a pass from Hassan.[5][6][7][8] Unfortunately, Malaysia did not go as it joined the US-led boycott against the Soviet Union for its role in supporting the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen. Wong also appeared for Malaysia in six qualifying matches of the FIFA World Cup.[9]

Honours

Club

Sabah FA

• Runners up Malaysia League 1979 Tournament[10][11]
• Borneo Cup

Winners: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

International

• SEA Games

Winners: 1977, 1979

• King's Cup

Winners: 1976

Individual

• Goal.com The best Malaysia XI of all time: 2020[12]

Orders

•  Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2016)

Further career

In 2015, he together with Hassan was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.[7]

References

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