Matt Orr
Hong Kong footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Orr in October 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Chin Orr | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1997 | ||
| 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 | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Hong Kong U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Hong Kong U-22 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021– | Hong Kong | 37 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
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]
On 14 April 2024, Orr scored his first goal for Shenzhen Peng City in a draw against Wuhan Three Towns.
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.[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 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 23 February 2025
| 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 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 38 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Sapling Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
International
- As of 25 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 17 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 9 | |
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 | ||
| 4. | 5 September 2024 | 27 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji |  Solomon Islands |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 8 September 2024 | 28 | Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji |  Fiji |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 6. | 15 October 2024 | 30 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Cambodia |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 7. | 14 November 2024 | 31 |  Philippines |
1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 8. | 3–1 | ||||||
| 9. | 14 December 2024 | 34 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong |  Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – preliminary round |
Honours
Kitchee
Hong Kong
Individual
- China League One Player of the Month: June 2023[17]
References
External links
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