Keo Sokpheng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keo Sokpheng | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kratié, Cambodia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Phnom Penh Crown | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Boeung Ket Angkor | ||
| 2015- | Phnom Penh Crown | 34 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Cambodia U-23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2015– | Cambodia | 23 | (7) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Keo Sokpheng (Khmer: កែវ សុខផេង born March 3, 1992 in Roka Kandal village in Kratié, Cambodia[1]) is a Cambodian-Vietnamese footballer who plays for Phnom Penh Crown in Cambodian League and also Cambodia national football team.[2] He plays as a striker for his club. His older brother, Keo Sokngon, is a player of Phnom Penh Crown too.
Club career
In June 2015 both Sokpheng and his brother Sokngon were signed by Phnom Penh Crown 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.[3][4][5]
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,[6] where he started in a 1-0 home defeat to Afghanistan.[7] He scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Bhutan.[8][9]
International goals
- As of match played 2 June 2016. Cambodia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sokpheng goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 2015 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 2 |  Bhutan | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 November 2015 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 7 |  Brunei | 4–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 June 2016 | National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 11 |  Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5 | 9 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 16 |  Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 7 | 18 October 2016 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 18 | Brunei | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2016 AFF Championship qualification |
Honours
Club
- Boeung Ket Rubber Field
- Cambodian League: 2012
- Phnom Penh Crown
- Cambodian League: 2015
References
- ↑ “Sao” Việt ở tuyển Campuchia, Thứ Hai, 20/09/2010, Lao Dong newspaper
- ↑ Keo Sokpheng at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Noveanto, Eric (27 June 2015). "Cambodia's Phnom Penh Crown announce Keo Brothers capture". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ In Sopheng (25 June 2015). "Crown bolster squad with Keo brothers". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ Andy (24 June 2015). "New Faces Arrive". Phnom Penh Crown. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ Ouch Sony and Matt Blomberg (16 June 2015). "SEA Games Stars Return to Take on Afghanistan". Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Cambodia 0-1 Afghanistan match report
- ↑ Vorajee, Ismail (21 August 2015). "Cambodia warm up for Japan with friendly win". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ Tshedup, Younten (21 August 2015). "Bhutan loses to Cambodia 2-0". Kuensel. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ↑ Keo Sokpheng profile at Soccerway