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Matthew Elliot Orr Wing Kai (Chinese: 安永佳; born 1 January 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of partial New Zealand descent who currently plays for China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Elliot Orr Wing Kai | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Left wing Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Kitchee | ||
| 2013–2016 | IMG Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | San Francisco | 41 | (4) |
| 2019 | Syracuse | 16 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Kitchee | 24 | (4) |
| 2022– | Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 9 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Hong Kong U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hong Kong U-22 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021– | Hong Kong | 10 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2022 | |||
Amateur career
Orr joined Kitchee's academy at 11 years old.[1] He enrolled into the IMG Academy three years later in order to further his football education, although he continued to return to Hong Kong every summer to train with Kitchee.[2]
In 2016, Orr chose to play collegiately for San Francisco where he was named to the WCC All-Freshman team. In 2017, he was an integral part of the Dons team that won the West Coast Conference. [3]
In January 2019, he transferred to Syracuse for his senior season.[4]
Professional career
Kitchee
On 3 July 2019, Kitchee announced an agreement for Orr to join in the second-half of the season.[5] On 27 December 2019, Orr returned to Hong Kong, signing a contract with his boyhood club Kitchee.[6]
He made his professional debut on 11 February 2020 in a Sapling Cup match against Rangers.[7] Matthew scored his first Hong Kong Premier League goal in a 2–2 draw against Lee Man on 22 November 2020.
On 20 August 2022, Orr left Kitchee.
Guangxi Pingguo Haliao
After two years with Kitchee, Orr joined China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.
International career
Orr first represented Hong Kong as a 12 year old with the U13 team. He received his first call up to the U23 squad for the Asian Games.[8]
In 2019, Orr was named to the Hong Kong squad for the 2019 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup where he scored a goal in the second leg and was later sent off for violent conduct.[9]
In 2020, Orr was named to the U23 squad that participated in the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Orr started all three games notching an assist.
After an impressive performance during the 2020–21 season of the HKPL, Orr was named within the 25-man squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Iran, Iraq and Bahrain. He made his international debut against Iran on 3 June 2021, where he scored his first goal for the Hong Kong national team.[10]
Personal life
Orr was born and raised in Hong Kong by a New Zealand father (Andrew Orr) and a Chinese mother (Janice Chin). He was a graduate of Canadian International School. He also holds New Zealand passport.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other Cups | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kitchee | 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 16 | ||
| Guangxi Pingguo Haliao | 2022 | China League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 17 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Sapling Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
International
- As of 27 July 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 June 2021 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain |  Iran | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Afghanistan | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 11 June 2022 |  Cambodia | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Honours
Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
Hong Kong
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup: 2019
References
- "安永佳「回家」展開聯業生涯 神射手洛迪古斯：我能與盧卡斯合作". Sportsroad. Retrieved 3 July 2019. (in Chinese)
- Gao, Si Kei. "始於神奇隊長的足球路 只想為香港創歷史". HK01. Retrieved 22 March 2019. (in Chinese)
- Haller, Steve. "Syracuse men's soccer welcomes three new additions for the spring semester". Nunes Magician. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "Orange Welcome Three Additions to Roster". Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "【港超聯】傑志聘波斯尼亞新帥執教 3000萬班費望重奪聯賽冠軍". HK01. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- Yuen, Chi Ho. "傑志兩新援同因教練團來投-安永佳解構放棄留美之謎". HK01. Retrieved 28 December 2019. (in Chinese)
- Mak, King Chi. "FTC閉門重開本地波 楊德強避談聯賽3月能否如期上演". Sportsroad.hk. Retrieved 13 February 2020. (in Chinese)
- Ma, Fei Yi. "U23港腳勞烈斯趕及亞運 安永佳勢代林樂勤". Upower. Retrieved 28 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- Gao, Si Kei. "從買飛睇波到親手捧盃 港足年輕力量只等一個機會". HK01. Retrieved 10 January 2019. (in Chinese)
- "Iran down Hong Kong in World Cup qualifier". RTHK. 4 June 2021.
- 【港版列奧斯】放棄美國落班回流傑志 混血型男安永佳想做大港腳 Archived 2020-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Apple Daily 15 January 2020
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