James Wong Chye Fook

Datuk James Wong Chye Fook is a Malaysian former footballer who is a striker for Malaysian national football team and Sabah. He also played as a goalkeeper for the Malaysia youth team in the 1971 AFC Youth Championship. He was known as King James by the local fans.

Career overview

Wong was the first Sabahan to represent Malaysia in 1971. In 1974, He went Down Under to join Hakoah Sydney, the Australian club, at the invitation of former Malaysian head coach, Dave MacLaren. He played professionally for the club in New South Wales Premier League for two years. Wong is well-known for his physical and finishing touch. His partnership with Hassan Sani produced many memorable goals for Sabah and Malaysia. The most memorable one was in the 1980 Olympic games qualification. In the qualification, Malaysia won the play-off against South Korea with a 2–1 score at the Merdeka Stadium. Wong himself scored the winning goal off a pass from Hassan. Unfortunately, Malaysia did not participate after joining the US-led boycott against the Soviet Union for its role in supporting the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen. Wong also appeared for Malaysia in six qualifying matches of the FIFA World Cup.

In 2015, he together with Hassan was appointed as one of the members for the management team of Sabah FA.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 June 1972	Jakarta, Indonesia			3–0	1972 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament
2		Bangkok, Thailand			6-0	1976 King's Cup
3		Bangkok, Thailand			6-0	1976 King's Cup
4		Bangkok, Thailand			6-0	1976 King's Cup
5		Singapore			6-4	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
6		Singapore			6-4	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
7		Singapore			6-4	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
8		Singapore			6-4	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
9		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			7-0	1977 SEA Games
10		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			9-1	1977 SEA Games
11		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			6-0	1978 Merdeka Tournament
12		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			6-0	1978 Merdeka Tournament
13		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			6-0	1978 Merdeka Tournament
14		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			2-0	1978 Merdeka Tournament
15		Bangkok, Thailand			3-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16		Bangkok, Thailand			4-1	1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			3-1	Friendly Match
18		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			3-0	1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
19		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			3-1	1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
20		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			3-1	1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
21		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			1-1	1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
22		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			2-1	1980 Summer Olympics - Asian Qualifiers
23		Kuwait City			1-2	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification

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