Hilary Gong

Hilary Gong (born 10 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as winger for Slovak club Spartak Trnava.

Hilary Gong

Personal information
Full name	Hilary Gong Chukwah
Date of birth	(1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Zawan, Nigeria
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Spartak Trnava
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2017	GBS Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	AS Trenčín	32	(10)
2018–2022	Vitesse Arnhem	16	(0)
2022	Haugesund	12	(1)
2023	GBS Academy
2023	→ Ararat-Armenia (loan)	10	(0)
2023–2024	AS Trenčín	31	(5)
2024–2025	Widzew Łódź	18	(0)
2025–	Spartak Trnava	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025

Club career

Gong made his professional debut for AS Trenčín against Ružomberok on 22 April 2017.^[1]

On 5 July 2018, Gong joined Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[2]

On 15 July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced that Gong's loan deal from GBS Academy had expired.^[3]

On 29 July 2023, AS Trenčín announced the return of Gong to the club.^[4]

On 11 July 2024, Gong moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź for an undisclosed fee, on a deal until June 2026, with a one-year option.^[5]

On 24 June 2025, it was announced that Gong would be joining Slovak club FC Spartak Trnava on a two-year contract with an option for another year.^[6][7][8][9] He made his debut for the Spartak in the first round of the Europa League qualification in a 1:0 loss to BK Häcken, coming on as a substitute in the 86” minute for Libor Holík.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025.^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trenčín	2016–17	Fortuna Liga	2	1	0	0	0	0	—		2	1
	2017–18	Fortuna Liga	30	9	2	0	4[b]	2	—		36	11
	Total		32	10	2	0	4	2	—		38	12
Vitesse	2018–19	Eredivisie	6	0	2	0	3[b]	0	—		11	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
	2021–22	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		16	0	3	0	3	0	—		22	0
Haugesund	2022	Eliteserien	12	1	2	0	—		—		14	1
Ararat-Armenia (loan)	2022–23	Armenian Premier League	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		10	0
Trenčín	2023–24	Fortuna Liga	31	5	3	1	—		—		34	6
Widzew Łódź	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
Spartak Trnava	2025–26	Niké liga	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	—		0	0
Career total			119	16	11	1	7+2	2	—		137	19

1. Includes Slovak Cup, KNVB Cup, Norwegian Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League