Boris Kok (born 20 May 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a defensive midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club Phnom Penh Crown and the Cambodia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boris Kok | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nancy, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AS Nancy Lorraine | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Jarville JF | ||
| 2008–2009 | US Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy | ||
| 2009–2010 | FC Toul | ||
| 2010–2012 | Nancy Olympique | ||
| 2012–2017 | Phnom Penh Crown | 113 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Phnom Penh Crown | 24 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Sarawak United (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2023 | Cambodia | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2023 | |||
Personal life edit
Though born in Nancy, his parents hail from Kampong Cham and Battambang.
Club career edit
He began playing youth football with Tomblaine before continuing his youth development at AS Nancy Lorraine, Jarville JF, US Vandoeuvre, FC Toul and Nancy Olympic. Whilst at high school, his team won the French championships and they went on to represent France in the Schools World Cup in Chile. In 2012, he signed a professional contract with Phnom Penh Crown. In 2017, he became the first defender to score a hat-trick in the Cambodian League, after netting three times against EDCFC.[2] He is currently serving as vice-captain of the club behind Orn Chanpolin. In 2022, he joined Malaysian Super League side Sarawak United on a season-long loan.[3]
International career edit
He made his international debut in a friendly match against Bhutan on 20 August 2015.[4]
Honours edit
Phnom Penh Crown
- Cambodian League: 2014, 2015, 2021
References edit
- ^ Boris Kok at Soccerway
- ^ "Facebook".
- ^ "ភ្នំពេញក្រោន បាត់កម្លាំងសំខាន់ ឯ កុក បូរីស ក៏ត្រូវផ្ទេរចេញ".
- ^ "Kok Boris". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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