Felix Komolong (born 6 March 1997) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a defender for Canterbury United of the ASB Premiership. He made his debut for the national team on March 24, 2016 in their 2–0 loss against the Solomon Islands.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Felix Dirik Wasi Komolong | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Lae, Papua New Guinea | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lae City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Northern Kentucky Norse | 24 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Besta United PNG | ||
| 2014–2015 | Madang Fox | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hekari United | ||
| 2016–2017 | Canterbury United | 16 | (0) |
| 2017 | Madang Fox | ||
| 2019–2020 | University Inter FC | ||
| 2020– | Lae City | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Papua New Guinea U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Papua New Guinea U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Papua New Guinea U-23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Papua New Guinea | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2022 | |||
Personal
Komolong is of German and PNG parentage.[2] He is the son of Birte and Miok Komolong.[3] Some of his grandparents, cousins, and other family live in Hütten, Schleswig-Holstein.[4] Komolong lived in Germany with his family for a year and a half beginning at age 12.[5] He has one older and younger brother, Alwin and Kusuga.
Career
In 2014, Felix had a 3-week trial with Werder Bremen. He played club football with Papua New Guinea top club Hekari United. In October 2016, Komolong signed for Canterbury United FC of the ASB Premiership.[6] He made his league debut for the club on Matchday 1 of the season, coming on for the final 8 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Tasman United.[7]
In July 2017 it was announced that Felix was following in his brother's footsteps and had decided to play college soccer for the Norse of Northern Kentucky University beginning with the 2017 season after graduating from King's College in 2015.[8] In February 2020, both Komolong brothers signed for Lae City.[9]
References
External links
- Felix Komolong at Soccerway
- Felix Komolong at National-Football-Teams.com