Kobe Chong

Kobe Jae Chong (born 28 June 2001) is an English-born professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Peterborough United.
Club career
At 9 years of age, without undergoing a trial period, Chong signed for West Bromwich Albion academy. Two years later, Chong and his father flew out to Portugal for a two-week trial at Sporting CP. This trial was unsuccessful and on his return to West Brom, he was told he wasn't welcome, following his 'AWOL' nature of leaving the club to go to Portugal. For the coming years, Chong spent time playing for Kidderminster Harriers in the Junior Premier League (JPL). While playing for Kidderminster, he was again invited out to Portugal for another trial with Sporting CP, but was yet again unsuccessful and returned to the UK.
Kobe was again noticed by a foreign club, this time Cagliari in Italy. He was invited over to a tournament and was coached by Inter Milan legend David Suazo. Chong spent three years at Cagliari, representing both the u16 and u17 sides.<ref name"Chong story" /> He made his Cagliari debut in a 5-1 away win versus Lazio academy, playing 32 minutes.<ref name"All stats" /> He found life in Italy difficult and returned to England at the age of 18, without an agent.<ref name="Chong story" />
Kobe Chong spent a year on full-time footballing course, before deciding to attend a Non-league gems showcase event. Here, he was offered trials from Middlesbrough, Huddersfield and Brentford. Brentford offered Chong a contract, however the plug was pulled on the deal at the last minute. Chong joined non-league Banbury in October 2019 and appeared five times for the club, before moving to Redditch United.<ref name"Chong Banbury" /><ref name"Redditch" />
Chong signed professional terms for EFL Championship side Peterborough United from Sutton Coldfield Town in August 2021. His signing was confirmed after scoring a brace for the Peterborough United first team in a 3-2 win verus Spalding United.<ref name="Chong joins Posh" />

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