Li Chun Yip

Li Chun Yip (Chinese: 李圳業) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Li Chun Yip
Personal information
Full name Li Chun Yip
Date of birth (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1998 Rangers (HKG)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Hong Kong Rangers
2000–2001 Instant-Dict FC
2001–2006 Happy Valley AA
2006–2007 Citizen AA
2007–2009 Telecom (28)
2009–2010 Happy Valley AA
2010–2012 Tai Po
2012–?? Happy Valley AA
National team‡
2003– Hong Kong U-23 ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2011

Early career

Li Chun Yip played his first league match for Hong Kong Rangers FC. He was a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team. Subsequently he moved to Instant-Dict.

After Instant-Dict was disbanded, Li Chun Yip joined Happy Valley AA. In 2004, he was also called up for the Hong Kong national football team.

In 2006, he moved to Citizen AA, but due to a serious injury, his contract was not renewed at the end of the season.

Third Division

In 2007, Li gave up being a professional footballer and went to work for PCCW. He played amateur football in the Hong Kong Third Division League for Telecom. He was too good at this level and scored 28 goals in two seasons.[1]

Li Chun Yip scored 19 goals in the 2007–08 Hong Kong Third Division League season to finish second in the goal scorers chart.[2]。

Happy Valley

In the 2009–10 season, Happy Valley AA recruited Li Chun Yip and appointed him the club's captain.[3]

Tai Po FC

After Happy Valley AA was relegated, Li Chun Yip joined Tai Po FC. He scored 4 goals for his new club in his first four games, 3 of them are free kicks, helping the team defeat fellow New Territories rivals TSW Pegasus FC[4] and Tuen Mun SA.[5] Tai Po FC's coach Cheung Bo-Chun also claimed his performances have been phenomenal.[6]

References
  1. 李圳業：冀踢得更好 Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 1 October 2010
  2. 2007/08年度丙組甲聯賽射手榜
  3. 愉園友賽勝公民3：2 Happy Valley AA website
  4. 大埔挫天水圍開勝門 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 19 October 2010.
  5. 屯門派超額外援或判輸0:3，The Sun, Hong Kong
  6. 明报:大埔擒飛馬半場已開4:3 Ming Pao.
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