Sean Tse
 Tse playing for South China in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Ka Keung Tse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position |
Central defender Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | R&F | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | South China | 55 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Tai Po | 7 | (1) |
| 2018– | R&F (Hong Kong) | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2018 | |||
| Sean Tse | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 謝家強 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 谢家强 | ||||||||||
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Sean Ka Keung Tse (pronounced [ʃɔn kɑː˥˧ kʰœːŋ˨˩ tsɛː˨˨], Chinese: 謝家強; born 3 May 1992) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club R&F (Hong Kong).
Club career
Manchester City
Tse was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, to a Hong Kongese father and an English mother of Irish descent. He went on trial with Manchester United in 2004 before joining Manchester City at under-14 level in September 2005.[3][4] He spent the majority of seasons in the academy team, and was voted the Academy Player of the Month in November 2009.[5]
In the 2011–12 season, Tse was included in City's B List squad for the UEFA Champions League.[6] However, he did not make a single appearance for the Manchester City first-team and was released at the end of the season.
South China
In August 2012, despite being linked with Oldham Athletic, Tse signed for Hong Kong side South China. He made his Hong Kong First Division League debut on 2 September 2012, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 5–2 win over Yokohama FC Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium.[7]
Tai Po
On 8 August 2017, Tai Po announced that they had signed Tse.[8]
R&F
On 3 August 2018, it was reported that R&F (Hong Kong) had signed Tse.[9]
International career
Tse is eligible for the Republic of Ireland through his maternal grand-parentage. Tse was called up for Republic of Ireland national under-17 team in April 2009 for two under-17 friendlies against Poland but he absented these two matches.[10][11]
He has also shown interest in joining the Hong Kong national team and was listed on the training squad roster for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in 2012.[12] He was then called up by Kim Pan-Gon, the Hong Kong head coach, for the 2013 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.
Career statistics
- As of 14 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cups | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2012–13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 87 | 6 | |
| Tai Po | 2017–18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| R&F | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 65 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 96 | 7 | |
Honours
South China
Individual
- Manchester City Academy Player of the Month: November 2009
References
- ↑ Sean Tse at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- 1 2 "4. 謝家強". South China AA. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Sean Tse joins Hong Kong's South China AA". 12 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ↑ "Sean Tse". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Shay lands Player of the Month Award". Manchester City F.C. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ↑ "Squad – Manchester City". UEFA. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Match Results: 2 September 2012". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "和富大埔簽埋謝家強 防線人腳從未如此豪華過". Upower. Retrieved 8 August 2017. (in traditional Chinese (HK))
- ↑ "官宣｜前曼城预备队队长加盟，R&F富力港超新季集结". Guangzhou R&F. Retrieved 3 August 2018. (in Chinese)
- ↑ Sean McCaffrey calls two into Republic of Ireland Under 17 squad ahead of Poland friendlies, Football Association of Ireland, 21 March 2009
- ↑ Poland beat Ireland Under-17s in friendly at United Park Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine., Football Association of Ireland, 21 April 2009
- ↑ Hong Kong Senior Training Squad for the qualifying phase of the 2013 East Asian Football Federation, Hong Kong Football Association, 23 August 2012