Chan Siu Kwan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Chan Siu Kwan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Sham Shui Po | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Metro Gallery | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | South China | 41 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Southern (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Tai Po | 18 | (6) |
| 2019– | Southern | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Hong Kong U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2019– | Hong Kong | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2019 | |||
Philip Chan Siu Kwan (Chinese: 陳肇鈞; Cantonese Yale: Chàn Siuhgwān; born 1 August 1992 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. He is primarily a central midfielder who can also operate as a full back
Early life
Chan Siu Kwan went to Gremio and joined the youth academy in 2006.[1] [2]
Club career
In 2011, along with his club Sham Shui Po's promotion to the Hong Kong First Division, he started playing as a professional player. On 8 January 2012, Chan Siu Kwan was sent off in the match against Hong Kong Sapling after receiving two yellow cards.[3] Towards the end of the 2012 season he has established himself as a hard-tackling defensive midfielder.
After returning from a short training period with mainland Chinese side Guangzhou R&F, Chan Siu Kwan returned to Hong Kong and joined Yokohama FC Hong Kong in summer of 2012.
In June 2013, Chan Siu Kwan completed a transfer to Hong Kong giants South China and was handed the number 16 shirt.
On 18 July 2017, Chan joined Eastern after South China's decision to self-relegate.[4] On 4 January 2018, he was loaned to Southern for the remainder of the 2017-18 season.[5]
On 19 July 2018, Eastern chairman Peter Leung confirmed that Chan had been transferred to Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.[6]
On 1 July 2019, Chan returned to Southern.[7]
International career
Hong Kong U21
Chan Siu Kwan is a member of the Hong Kong under-21 national football team. On 15 November 2011, he scored the equalising goal against Russia under-19 national football team in the game that celebrated Mong Kok Stadium's re-opening after renovation, but Hong Kong U21 lost 1–2 in the end.[8] Chan Siu Kwan received his first call up for the Hong Kong senior team in July 2012 by new coach Ernie Merrick against Singapore but he failed to make a debut.
Hong Kong
On 11 June 2019, Chan made his international debut for the Hong Kong national football team in a friendly match against Chinese Taipei.
Honours
Club
- Tai Po
Individual
- Hong Kong Top Footballer Awards Best Youth Player: 2014–15
Personal life
Chan Siu Kwan's father Chan Pak Hung was the Hong Kong Jockey Champion in the 1986/1987 racing season and previously worked as a horse trainer for both the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Macau Jockey Club. Chan Siu Kwan also studied at Hong Lok Yuen International School and French International School in Hong Kong.[1] He also completed International Baccalaureate at South Island School. He then completed his degree in Sports Science at the University of Hong Kong and graduated in 2016.[9]
References
- ^ a b 陳柏鴻愛子投甘美奧受訓 The Sun. 18 August 2006.(in Chinese)
- ^ 深水埗旺角場迎戰南華 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 29 October 2011. (in Chinese)
- ^ {港菁深水精彩言和 陳肇鈞紅牌被逐 Archived 26 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 9 January 2012. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Welcome to Eastern Long Lions! No.8 陳肇鈞". Facebook. Retrieved 18 July 2017. (in Chinese)
- ^ "陳肇鈞以借用身份加盟". Facebook. Southern District. Retrieved 4 January 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ Gao, Si Kei. "東方換新兵新帥求爭標 梁振邦任隊長望向陳偉豪學習". HK01. Retrieved 19 July 2018. (in Chinese)
- ^ Gao, Si Kei. "最佳中場陳肇鈞回歸南區 「挑戰球隊首個錦標". HK01. Retrieved 1 July 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ 港U21不敵俄U19 Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Hong Kong Daily News. 16 November 2011. (in Chinese)
- ^ "堅毅少爺仔陳肇鈞不再任性". Oriental Daily. (in Chinese)
External links
- Chan Siu Kwan at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong footballers
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Sham Shui Po SA players
- South China AA players
- Eastern Sports Club footballers
- Southern District FC players
- Tai Po FC players
- Alumni of the University of Hong Kong
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong