Perry Ng
Ng playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2019
Personal information
Full name Perry Tian Hee Ng[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 38
Youth career
2004–2014 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 Crewe Alexandra 155 (7)
2015 → Hyde United (loan) 13 (1)
2021– Cardiff City 128 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Perry Tian Hee Ng (born 24 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

Ng made his professional debut for Crewe Alexandra in 2015, after a loan at Hyde United, and made 182 appearances for Crewe before joining Cardiff in January 2021.

Club career

Crewe Alexandra

Born in Liverpool, Ng was in Crewe Alexandra's youth system for ten years before signing his first professional contract for two years on 14 May 2014.[3] On 1 November 2014, he had his first inclusion in a matchday squad, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw at Crawley Town in League One.[4]

On 30 January 2015, Ng was loaned for a month to Hyde United of the Conference North.[5] He made his senior debut on 7 February, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–3 home loss to Boston United.[6] Ng twice extended his loan for the struggling team,[7] eventually for the remainder of the season.[8] He totalled 13 appearances, all starts, as they ended the season bottom of the table, and scored his first senior goal on 14 March, a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Harrogate Town at Ewen Fields.[9]

On 27 November 2015, Ng made his debut for Crewe, coming on in added time in place of Ryan Colclough in a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic at Gresty Road.[10] He made Crewe's starting XI for the first time on 5 May 2016 against Burton Albion at Gresty Road.

On 22 May 2017, Ng signed a new one-year deal, including an option for a further 12 months depending on appearances.[11] He was sent off for two bookings in 17 minutes on 12 August in a 1–1 home draw with Newport County.[12] Four weeks later, on 9 September 2017, he scored his first Crewe goal in a 5–1 win over Chesterfield at Gresty Road.[13]

On 3 January 2018, Ng was retrospectively suspended for four games following an off-the-ball clash with Cambridge United's Jabo Ibehre in a match at the Abbey Stadium on 30 December 2017.[14] Ng's left-footed strike at Stevenage on 10 March 2018 was named the League Two Goal of the Month winner for March.[15]

Ng was Crewe's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year for 2018–19, with manager David Artell praising his consistency despite not scoring a goal all season.[16] The following season (2019–20), Ng helped Crewe to automatic promotion to EFL League One in a campaign shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was widely selected by regional football journalists in their "League Two team of the season (so far)".[17] In September 2020, he (along with Crewe team-mate Charlie Kirk) was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.[18]

Ng was suspended for six matches following a breach of FA Rule E1 (spitting) after an FA Cup tie at Cheltenham Town on 28 November 2020.[19][20]

Cardiff City

In early January 2021, Artell rejected an initial offer for Ng, reportedly £250,000,[21] from Championship side Cardiff City.[22] On 19 January, the transfer, for an undisclosed fee, was confirmed;[23] the BBC reported Cardiff would pay Crewe an initial £350,000, which could rise to £500,000, and would keep the player until the summer of 2024.[24] He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 home defeat against Queens Park Rangers.[25]

Ng was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in Cardiff's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 1–0 home victory against Norwich City on 30 July 2022.[26] He scored his first goal for the club on 13 September in a 3–2 win at Middlesbrough.[27] In December 2022, Blackpool striker Gary Madine was accused of deliberately stamping on Ng, but faced no FA action as he had been cautioned by the referee.[28] On 4 March 2023, after Cardiff goalkeeper Ryan Allsop was sent off in the 90th minute of their match against Bristol City, Ng took over in goal for the final minutes, keeping a clean sheet.[29]

Ng was Cardiff's Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year for the 2022- 23 football campaign.[30] On 24 August 2023, it was announced that Ng had signed a new three-year deal to keep him at Cardiff until the summer of 2026.[31]

International career

Ng is eligible for the Singapore national football team through his paternal grandfather. He told FourFourTwo in May 2017 that he wanted to represent them and had been contacted by the Football Association of Singapore.[32]

Career statistics

As of 20 January 2024
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2015–16[33] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2016–17[34] League Two 16 0 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 20 0
2017–18[35] League Two 38 4 3 0 1 0 1[a] 0 43 4
2018–19[36] League Two 44 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 49 0
2019–20[37] League Two 36 2 4 0 2 0 3[a] 0 45 2
2020–21[38] League One 15 1 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 19 1
Total 155 7 12 0 6 0 9 0 182 7
Hyde United (loan) 2014–15[39] Conference North 13 1 0 0 – – 13 1
Cardiff City 2020–21[38] Championship 19 0 0 0 0 0 – 19 0
2021–22[40] Championship 39 0 2 0 1 0 – 42 0
2022–23[41] Championship 43 2 1 0 0 0 – 44 2
2023–24[42] Championship 26 5 1 0 1 0 28 5
Total 127 7 4 0 2 0 – 133 7
Career total 295 15 16 0 8 0 9 0 328 15
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Scholar Perry Ng signs two-year professional deal with the club". Stoke Sentinel. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Crawley 1–1 Crewe". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ Sharpe, Rich (30 January 2015). "Crewe Alexandra: Teenage defender Perry Ng moves to Hyde FC". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. ^ Ashton, Jake (7 February 2015). "Hyde 1–3 Boston United". Hyde United. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Ng Extends Hyde Stay". Crewe Alexandra. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  8. ^ McAnulty, Andy (14 March 2015). "Perry Ng Extends Loan". Hyde United. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Hyde 1–1 Harrogate". SK Sport. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Crewe 1–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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  12. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  14. ^ Georgeson, Andrew (3 January 2018). "Crewe Alexandra defender picks up ban for clash with Jabo Ibehre". Cambridge News. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Ng Wins Sky Bet Goal Of The Month For March". CreweAlex.net. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  16. ^ Artell, Peter (29 April 2019). "Crewe Alex: David Artell on award winners Perry Ng and Oliver Finney". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  17. ^ Findlater, James (2 April 2020). "League Two reporters pick their team of the season so far". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  18. ^ "PFA Awards". PFA. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  19. ^ "FA Statement – Perry Ng Suspension". CreweAlex.net. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Perry Ng: Crewe Alexandra captain gets six-game ban for spitting". BBC Sport. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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  27. ^ "Middlesbrough 2–3 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  28. ^ "Gary Madine: Blackpool striker to face no action over incident with Cardiff City's Perry Ng". BBC Sport. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  29. ^ "Cardiff City 2–0 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  30. ^ "Cardiff City 2023 Awards Night". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Perry Ng signs new City deal | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  32. ^ Ko, Zee (24 May 2017). "Perry Ng signs new Crewe deal, keen to play for Singapore". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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  36. ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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  40. ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  41. ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  42. ^ "Games played by Perry Ng in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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