Landon Lloyd Ling (Chinese: 林家亮; Cantonese Yale: Lam4 Ga1 Leung4; born 8 October 1987) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a left-back or a left winger. He also works in Canada as a singer, songwriter and music producer under the name of "Landon L".
 Ling in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Landon Lloyd Ling | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| 2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2006–2007 | Jablonec 97 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Jablonec 97 | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Kitchee | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Kitchee | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Southern (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Pegasus | 20 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2008 | |||
Club career edit
Ling began his football career at Vancouver with Whitecaps FC Prospects. In 2002, he attended the Blackburn Rovers youth academy. He later moved to the Czech Republic in 2006 where he signed a contract with Jablonec 97.[1] He played two years in the Czech Republic before joining Hong Kong's Kitchee in the summer of 2008.[2]
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.[3]
He was selected for the Hong Kong League XI in 2009 where he participated in the Lunar New Year Cup with Sparta Prague, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, South China, and Pegasus.[4][5]
Ling was injured during 2009 pre-season training with Kitchee. He returned to Canada to work in music production.[1]
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 Pegasus as a first-team player, starting as a left back. He continued with Pegasus in the 2014–15 season and was the runner-up at the end of the season.
International career edit
Ling was a member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team for the friendly match against Czech Republic national under-20 football team in Prague on 6 October 2007.[6] He played all 90 minutes in the 2–1 victory for Canada.[7]
Entertainment career edit
In February 2010, he released It Started With Everything, his first mixtape album.[8]
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". [citation needed]
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 edit
In 2014 Ling started dating actress and model Wylie Chiu [zh] also known as 趙碩之 [zh] 趙碩之 [zh]. 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 traumatic brain injury (TBI) and lost consciousness due to a severe concussion.
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.
References edit
- ^ a b (in Chinese) 林家亮化身音樂唱作人 Archived 1 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Ta Kung Pao, 6 February 2009
- ^ New-Look Kitchee Aims for Top Honours in New Season, Canon (Hong Kong), 17 July 2008
- ^ (in Chinese) 大埔傑志演「矛盾戰」, Sing Tao Daily, 1 November 2008
- ^ Match Results: 2009 Lunar New Year Cup – HK League Sel. 1:1 South China Pegasus Team, Hong Kong Football Association, 26 January 2009
- ^ Match Results: 2009 Lunar New Year Cup – HK League Sel. 0:0 Suwon Bluewings, Hong Kong Football Association, 29 January 2009
- ^ 6 October 2006 – CAN 2:1 CZE – Roster[permanent dead link], Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ 6 October 2006 – CAN 2:1 CZE – Review[permanent dead link], Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Landon Ling @ alivenotdead, Alive
