Matt Orr
安永佳
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Chin Orr
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Left wing
Team information
Current team
 Shenzhen Peng City
Number 19
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)
2022–2023 Guangxi Pingguo Haliao 41 (18)
2024– Shenzhen Peng City 2 (0)
International career‡
2015 Hong Kong U-19 4 (0)
2018–2019 Hong Kong U-22 8 (1)
2021– Hong Kong 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Chin Orr (Chinese: 安永佳; born 1 January 1997) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City.

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.

After 29 games with Guangxi Pingguo Haliao, Orr has become the top scorer of the club's history with 14 goals on 27 July 2023.[8]

Shenzhen Peng City

On 27 February 2024, Orr joined Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

Orr was chosen as one of the over-aged players for the upcoming 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from 19 September to 17 October 2023.[13] On 27 September, Orr scored the winning goal against Palestine during the Round of 16 in which Hong Kong advanced into the Quarter-Finals since 1958.[14]

On 26 December 2023, Orr was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[15]

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.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 March 2024
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[a] 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
2020–21 17 3 0 0 7[a] 8 6[b] 1 0 0 30 12
2021–22 4 1 1 0 7[a] 2 4[b] 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 15 3 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 16 3
2023 26 15 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 26 15
Total 41 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 18
Shenzhen Peng City 2024 Chinese Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Career total 67 22 2 0 16 11 10 1 0 0 95 34
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International

As of 26 March 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2021 3 1
2022 7 2
2023 8 0
2024 6 0
Total 24 3

International goals

No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2021 1 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain  Iran 1–3 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
2. 8 June 2022 5 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  Afghanistan 2–0 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
3. 11 June 2022 6  Cambodia 1–0 3–0

Honours

Kitchee

Hong Kong

Individual

References

  1. ^ "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. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ Gao, Si Kei (22 March 2019). "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)
  3. ^ Haller, Steve (27 January 2019). "Syracuse men's soccer welcomes three new additions for the spring semester". Nunes Magician. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Orange Welcome Three Additions to Roster". Syracuse Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. ^ "【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. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. ^ Yuen, Chi Ho (28 December 2019). "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)
  7. ^ Mak, King Chi (11 February 2020). "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)
  8. ^ "恭喜，安永佳以29场打进14球成为广西平果哈嘹队史射手王". 27 July 2023.
  9. ^ "深圳新鹏城发布宣传片：新队徽、新球衣、新阵容公布" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  10. ^ Ma, Fei Yi (28 July 2018). "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)
  11. ^ Gao, Si Kei (10 January 2019). "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)
  12. ^ "Iran down Hong Kong in World Cup qualifier". RTHK. 4 June 2021.
  13. ^ HKFA 中國香港足球總會 (25 July 2023). "杭州亞運會足球代表隊決選名單！". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Asian Games 2023: Orr strikes as Hong Kong stun Palestine to reach football quarter-finals in Hangzhou". South China Morning Post. 27 September 2023.
  15. ^ "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. ^ 【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
  17. ^ "官方：安永佳与梅西-保利共同当选中甲6月最佳球员|梅西-保利|安永佳|广西平果哈嘹|南京城市|懂球帝". dongqiudi.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links

Shenzhen Peng City F.C. – current squad
Hong Kong squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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