Jean-Jacques Kilama (; born 13 October 1985) is a former professional footballer. Born in Cameroon, he represented Hong Kong at international level.
Club career Indonesia Kilama played in Indonesia網民倡基藍馬做港足球先生 , On.cc, 5 July 2010 before moving to Hong Kong. Then his elder brother, Roger, a player who formerly played for Rangers (HKG) suggested to him to move to Hong Kong and join the Hong Kong First Division club.
Hong Kong Rangers Kilama joined Rangers in 2008. Although he had an impressive performance in the first season, Rangers were nevertheless relegated. Therefore, he left the club for Fourway Rangers.
In July 2010, Kilama was selected for the Hong Kong League Selection friendly against Birmingham City at the Hong Kong Stadium.港聯19人迎戰伯明翰, Tai Kung Po, 4 July 2010
Sun Hei In the 2011–12 season, Kilama moved to Sun Hei from Fourway Rangers. On 22 October 2011, Kilama was sent off in the match against Rangers. Coach Ricardo hopes he can learn from this experience.文： 黎永淦 晨曦1:0挫流浪上榜首 Oriental Daily. 23 October 2011. On 7 January 2012, Kilama was sent off and gave away a penalty after elbowing Pegasus defender Lucas. Sun Hei lost the game 1-3.晨曦打少兩個慘負飛馬 Oriental Daily. 8 January 2012.
Eastern Kilama moved to another Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
Tianjin Quanjian In December 2015, Kilama joined Chinese League One team Tianjin Quanjian, after having two impressive games against China national team for Hong Kong.
Pegasus On 1 February 2018, Kilama joined Pegasus on a free transfer, returning to Hong Kong following two seasons abroad.
Tai Po On 6 August 2018, Tai Po announced the singing of Kilama ahead of their preseason training camp.
Rangers On 16 September 2019, Kilama signed with Rangers, returning to the club after eight years.
On 10 September 2020, Rangers confirmed that Kilama had renewed his contract for another season.
In the 2020–21 season, Kilama featured as the main role of the Ranger's defence and he scored 1 goal in 4 matches before the league was suspended in September 2020.
On 24 September 2023, Kilama announced his retirement from professional football. However, he then continuously played for the club in the season as the club suffered from injury crisis. He officially retired at the end of the season.
International career Kilama made his international debut for Hong Kong against Bhutan on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
2009 Hong Kong match fixing scandal In October 2009, Happy Valley player Yu Yang offered a bribe to Kilama to play an unfair match against Happy Valley. However, Kilama rejected and told this to Rangers chairman Philip Lee as well as to the Hong Kong Football Association. On 5 May 2010, the ICAC confirmed his account and arrested five Chinese football players, including former Fourway Rangers Yu Yang."愉園國援涉打假波" , On.cc, 6 May 2010
Career statistics International
National teamYearAppsGoalsHong Kong201580201610201760Total150
Honours Tianjin Quanjian China League One: 2016
Tai Po Hong Kong Premier League: 2018–19
Rangers Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2023–24
References
External links Jean-Jacques Kilama at HKFA