Matt Orr

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chin (陈).
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chin. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Chin Orr and the Chinese-style name is Chin Wing Kai.

Not to be confused with Matthew Orr.
Matt Orr
File:Matt Orr in October 2023.jpg
Orr in October 2023
Personal information
Full name Matthew Elliot Wing Kai Chin Orr
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Sai Ying Pun, British Hong Kong
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
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 41 (4)
International career‡
2015 Hong Kong U-19 4 (0)
2018–2019 Hong Kong U-22 8 (1)
2021– Hong Kong 46 (13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

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 and the Hong Kong national team.

Amateur career

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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

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Kitchee

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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 departed Kitchee.

Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

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After two years with Kitchee, Orr joined China League One club Guangxi Pingguo Haliao.

On 22 July 2023, Orr became the top scorer in the club's history with 14 goals when he scored a brace in a 2-0 victory against Jiangxi Lushan.[8]

Shenzhen Peng City

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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

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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 but 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 in 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 for the first time since 1958.[14]

On 26 December 2023, Orr was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[15]

Personal life

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Orr was born and raised in Hong Kong by a New Zealand father, Andrew Orr, and a Chinese mother, Janice Chin. He was a graduate of Canadian International School. He also holds a New Zealand passport.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International

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As of 18 November 2025
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2021 3 1
2022 7 2
2023 8 0
2024 17 6
2025 10 4
Total 46 13

International goals

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No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2021 1 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran 1–3 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
2. 8 June 2022 5 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan 2–0 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
3. 11 June 2022 6 File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 1–0 3–0
4. 5 September 2024 27 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 2–0 3–0 Friendly
5. 8 September 2024 28 Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 1–1 1–1
6. 15 October 2024 30 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 1–0 3–0
7. 14 November 2024 31 File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 1–0 3–1
8. 3–1
9. 14 December 2024 34 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–1 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship – preliminary round
10. 8 July 2025 38 Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1–5 1–6 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
11. 4 September 2025 41 Kanchanaburi Province Stadium, Kanchanaburi, Thailand File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1–0 1–2 2025 King's Cup
12. 14 October 2025 44 Kai Tak Sports Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1–1 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
13. 18 November 2025 46 File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1–2

Honours

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Kitchee

Hong Kong

Individual

References

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