2023-11-02 08:58:47
[Independent media report]Hong Kong Football forward On Yongjia, who currently plays for Guangxi Pingguo Haruan in the Chinese League One, recently accepted an interview with China Football News. He said in Mandarin that many Hong Kong players hope to play in the mainland because the level in the mainland is higher than that in Hong Kong. He believes that if he wants the Hong Kong team to improve, more Hong Kong players should be encouraged to play in the mainland. He also pointed out that he does not speak Chinese well and hopes to improve, “because I am Chinese.”
On Wing-ka: If we want the Hong Kong team to improve, we should encourage them to play in the mainland
The 26-year-old An Yongjia joined Guangxi Pingguo Haruan from Jiezhi last year. He has temporarily scored 15 goals this season, ranking second in the scorer list. An Yongjia mentioned in the interview that many Hong Kong players hope to play in the mainland, “because they know that the level of playing in the mainland is higher than that in Hong Kong, and they can improve their abilities.” He continued, “If we want the Hong Kong, China, national team to improve, I have said many times that we need to encourage more Hong Kong, China, football players to come and play in the mainland.”
An Yongjia, who is of mixed race from Hong Kong and New York, answered in Mandarin during the interview, but he said that he did not speak Chinese well and wanted to improve his Chinese, “because I am Chinese.” He also said that while playing football in the Mainland, he always uses Chinese during interviews. He believes that Chinese is very important and hopes to have more communication with fans.
An Yongjia continued to score goals in the Chinese League One, but once fell into a 15-month scoring drought with the Hong Kong team, and his performance was criticized. It was not until the Hangzhou Asian Games came back that he scored the winning goal once morest Palestine in the top 16, and in the The assist once morest Iran in the quarter-finals helped the Hong Kong team reach the semi-finals of the Asian Games in history. An Yongjia admitted that it was an unforgettable memory to this day, “The most unforgettable thing for me is the support of the fans. When we encountered difficulties on the court, the fans sang loudly and cheered for us.”
Says she likes Sherratt the most
An Yongjia’s popularity in the mainland soared following the Asian Games in Hangzhou. He immediately opened a Xiaohongshu account and was praised by netizens for being as handsome as Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. Regarding the title of “Hong Kong version of Ronaldo”, An Yongyuan said, “Of course I like it”, “It was said by outsiders and fans, and I am very happy when I hear others say this.” However, he emphasized that his favorite player is actually Liverpool star Tse Larter, “My idol since I was a child is Gerratt. My father is a Liverpool fan.” He also mentioned that Liverpool visited Hong Kong when he was 6 years old: “I had the opportunity to shake hands with Sherratt and became his caddy. This is an unforgettable memory for me. From then on, Sherratt became He became my idol.”
An Yongjia also talked regarding his starting point in football during the interview, saying that his father was also a football player in New Zealand and was selected for the New Zealand national team. He gave him a football when he was 4 years old. He pointed out that following playing football in Hong Kong for 10 years, he moved to the United States and went to school while playing football in the United States. After obtaining a degree in economics in 2019, he returned to Hong Kong to join Kitchee. “I hope to become a role model for the fans who like me.” Friends spread positivity”.
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