Lawrence Akandu

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Lawrence Chimezie Akandu (Template:Zh Lawrence, born 10 December 1974) is a former Nigerian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Early career

Akandu started his career and made his name as a centre forward but has become a defender.

Akandu moved to Hong Kong from the Polish club Wisła Kraków in 1994.[1] He played for Hong Kong First Division side Frankwell, Five-One-Seven, Tung Po.[2]

In the summer of 2002, Akandu joined Hong Kong Second Division club Kitchee. As a physically powerful centre forward, he scored 15 goals in the 2002–03 season, helping Kitchee earn promotion to the Hong Kong First Division.

Happy Valley

In 2003–04 season, Akandu joined Happy Valley, one of the top team in Hong Kong First Division League. Despite lack of first division experience, he quickly adapted in the competition. He scored ten goals in the first-half season and led the Top Soccer table.

International career

In November 2003, Akandu acquired Hong Kong permanent resident status and played as a striker in the Hong Kong national football team. He scored on his debut for Hong Kong in the East Asian Football Championship 2003 against Korea Republic on 4 December 2003, where he scored the only goal for Hong Kong.[3]

Honours

Kitchee
Happy Valley
Tung Po
Shatin

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2009

Club Season League League Cup Senior Shield FA Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Happy Valley 2003–04 14 9 5 1 3 0 3 1 6 3 31 14
2004–05 14 4 1 0 2 0 3 1 — — 19 5
Total 28 13 6 1 5 0 6 2 6 3 50 19
Club Season League — Junior Shield — — Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tung Po 2005–06 21 21 — — 2 2 — — — — 23 23
Total 21 21 — — 2 2 — — — — 23 23
Club Season League League Cup Senior Shield FA Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hong Kong FC 2006–07 13 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 — — 16 2
Total 13 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 — — 16 2
Club Season League — Junior Shield FA Cup — Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shatin SA 2007–08 4 4 — — 0 0 — — — — 4 4
Season League — Junior Shield FA Cup — Total
2008–09 16 13 — — 5 5 1 0 — — 22 18
Total 20 17 — — 5 5 1 0 — — 26 22
Mutual FC 2009–10 7 7 — — — — — — 7 7
Total 7 7 — — 5 5 — — — — 7 7
Career Total

International

As of 15 January 2007

# Date Venue Opponents Result Goals Competition
1 4 December 2003 Tokyo, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = South Korea flag alias = Flag of South Korea.svg flag alias-1945 = Flag of South Korea (1945–1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg flag alias-1984 = Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg flag alias-1997 = Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Republic of Korea Army.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg link alias-army = Republic of Korea Army flag alias-naval = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg link alias-naval = Republic of Korea Navy link alias-air force = Republic of Korea Air Force flag alias-marines = Flag of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.svg link alias-marines = Republic of Korea Marine Corps link alias-navy = Republic of Korea Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg flag alias-military = Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Republic of Korea Armed Forces flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Korean Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = Korea Coast Guard size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||align="center"|1–3 ||align="center"|1 || East Asian Cup 2003

2 7 December 2003 Saitama, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = Japan flag alias = Flag of Japan.svg flag alias-1870 = Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg link alias-1870 = Empire of Japan flag alias-1945 = Flag of Allied Occupied Japan.svg border-1945 = flag alias-1947 = Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg flag alias-ryukyu = Civil ensign of the Ryukyu Islands (1952–1967).svg border-ryukyu = flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Japan.svg flag alias-coast guard = Ensign of the Japanese Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = Japan Coast Guard link alias-naval = Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force flag alias-army = Flag of JSDF.svg link alias-army = Japan Ground Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.svg link alias-air force = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force-1955 = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (1955-1957).png link alias-air force-1955 = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force-1957 = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (1957-1972).png link alias-air force-1957 = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-air force-1972 = Flag of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (1972-2001).png link alias-air force-1972 = Japan Air Self-Defense Force flag alias-military=Flag of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.svg link alias-military=Japan Self-Defense Forces flag alias-marines=Flag of JSDF.svg link alias-marines=Japanese Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Japan.svg link alias-navy = Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force empty = Junior Japan size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align="center"|0–1 ||align="center"|0 || East Asian Cup 2003

3 10 December 2003 Yokohama, Japan {{ Template:Yesno alias = China flag alias = Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg border-1862 = flag alias-1889 = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg flag alias-Qing = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg flag alias-1912 = Flag of China (1912–1928).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of the Republic of China.svg flag alias-army-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-marines-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-navy-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-naval-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-air force-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-military = People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg link alias-military = People's Liberation Army flag alias-coast guard=Flag of China.svg link alias-coast guard=China Coast Guard flag alias-army = Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg link alias-army = People's Liberation Army Ground Force flag alias-marines=Naval ensign of China.svg link alias-marines=People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of China.svg link alias-navy = People's Liberation Army Navy flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of China.svg link alias-naval = People's Liberation Army Navy flag alias-air force = Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg link alias-air force = People's Liberation Army Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||align="center"|1–3 ||align="center"|0 || East Asian Cup 2003

4 19 February 2004 Kuantan, Malaysia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Malaysia flag alias = Flag of Malaysia.svg flag alias-1895 = Flag of the Federated Malay States (1895 - 1946).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg link alias-naval = Royal Malaysian Navy flag alias-air force = Royal Malaysian Air Force Flag.svg link alias-air force = Royal Malaysian Air Force flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malaysia.svg link alias-civil = Malaysia flag alias-army = Flag of the Malaysian Army.svg link alias-army = Malaysian Army flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Malaysia.svg link alias-navy = Royal Malaysian Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Malaysian Armed Forces flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.svg link alias-coast guard = Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency flag alias-23px = Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align="center"|3–1 ||align="center"|0 || FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.

5 9 June 2004 Kuwait City, Kuwait {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kuwait flag alias = Flag of Kuwait.svg flag alias-1844 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg flag alias-1914 = Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg flag alias-1940 = Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg flag alias-naval-1956 = Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg flag alias-republic-1990 = Flag of Kuwait.svg size = name = altvar = football altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align="center"|0–4 ||align="center"|0 || FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.

6 8 September 2004 Hong Kong, Hong Kong {{ Template:Yesno alias = Kuwait flag alias = Flag of Kuwait.svg flag alias-1844 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg flag alias-1914 = Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg flag alias-1921 = Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg flag alias-1940 = Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg flag alias-naval-1956 = Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg flag alias-republic-1990 = Flag of Kuwait.svg size = name = altvar = football altlink = national football team variant =

}} ||align="center"|0–2 ||align="center"|0 || FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.

7 17 November 2004 Hong Kong, Hong Kong {{ Template:Yesno alias = China flag alias = Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg flag alias-1862 = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg border-1862 = flag alias-1889 = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg flag alias-Qing = Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg flag alias-1912 = Flag of China (1912–1928).svg flag alias-1928 = Flag of the Republic of China.svg flag alias-army-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-marines-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-navy-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-naval-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-air force-1949 = Flag of the People's Liberation Army.svg flag alias-military = People's Liberation Army Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg link alias-military = People's Liberation Army flag alias-coast guard=Flag of China.svg link alias-coast guard=China Coast Guard flag alias-army = Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg link alias-army = People's Liberation Army Ground Force flag alias-marines=Naval ensign of China.svg link alias-marines=People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of China.svg link alias-navy = People's Liberation Army Navy flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of China.svg link alias-naval = People's Liberation Army Navy flag alias-air force = Air Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg link alias-air force = People's Liberation Army Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} ||align="center"|0–7 ||align="center"|0 || FIFA World Cup 2006 Qual.

References

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  3. ↑ Match highlights – Hong Kong 1:3 Korea Rep., YouTube

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