Sean Tse
Sean Tse Ka Keung (pronounced [ʃɔn kɑː˥˧ kʰœːŋ˨˩ tsɛː˨], Chinese: 謝家強; born 3 May 1992) is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who is currently a free agent.
![]() Tse playing for South China in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sean Tse Ka Keung[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 May 1992||
Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2012 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | South China | 58 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Tai Po | 7 | (1) |
2018–2020 | R&F | 27 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Kitchee | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Hong Kong | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 |
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Traditional Chinese | 謝家強 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 谢家强 | ||||||||||
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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]
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.[6]
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.
As of June 2020, Tse is in the final stages of receiving his Hong Kong passport.[13]
On 18 August 2021, Tse was granted the HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[14]
On 8 June 2022, Tse made his international debut for Hong Kong in the Asian Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 April 2022
Club | Season | League | Continental | Cups | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
South China | 2012–13 | Hong Kong First Division | 13 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
2013–14 | 11 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 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 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 91 | 6 | ||
Tai Po | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
R&F | 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 12 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |||
Total | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||||
Kitchee | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Career total | 100 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 149 | 11 |
- Appearances in the AFC Cup
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
References
- Sean Tse at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "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.
- "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. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017. (in Chinese)
- "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- 港超聯 羅拔圖、謝家強齊齊加盟傑志! on.cc 17 February 2021
- 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
- Tsang, Ngan Ping. "港足守強攻弱 新「兵」成及時雨". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020. (in Chinese)
- "成功入籍!謝家強IG大哂特區護照". on.cc. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021. (in Chinese)