Chan_Siu_Kwan
Chan Siu Kwan
Hong Kong professional footballer
Philip Chan Siu Kwan (Chinese: 陳肇鈞; Cantonese Yale: Chàn Siuhgwān; born 1 August 1992) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. He is primarily a central midfielder who can also play in the full-back position.
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Chan attends a press conference in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Chan Siu Kwan | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tai Po | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Sham Shui Po | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Yokohoma FC Hong Kong | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | South China | 41 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Southern (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Tai Po | 18 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Southern | 12 | (1) |
| 2021 | Rangers | 14 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Kitchee | 2 | (2) |
| 2023 | Resources Capital | 10 | (1) |
| 2023– | Tai Po | 9 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Hong Kong U-23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2019– | Hong Kong | 23 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Chan trained with Brazilian team Gremio when he was 14[2] and joined the youth academy in 2006.[3][4]
He graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2016, majoring in Exercise and Health.[5]
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 was sent off in the match against Hong Kong Sapling after receiving two yellow cards.[6] 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 returned to Hong Kong and joined Yokohama FC Hong Kong in summer of 2012.
In June 2013, Chan 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.[7] On 4 January 2018, he was loaned to Southern for the remainder of the 2017-18 season.[8]
On 19 July 2018, Eastern chairman Peter Leung confirmed that Chan had been transferred to Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.[9]
On 1 July 2019, Chan returned to Southern.[10]
On 2 March 2021, Chan joined Rangers.[11]
On 29 September 2021, Chan joined Kitchee.[12]
On 1 July 2022, Chan left Kitchee.
On 24 January 2023, Chan joined Resources Capital. He instantly found his place in the first team and played full 90 minutes in his second and thirds HKPL match for the club against HKFC and Shum Shui Po respectively.
Hong Kong U-21
Chan is a member of the Hong Kong national under-21 football team. On 15 November 2011, he scored the equalising goal against Russia U-19 in the game that celebrated Mong Kok Stadium's re-opening after renovation, but Hong Kong U-21 lost 1–2 in the end.[14]
Chan 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.
On 26 December 2023, Chan was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[15] On 14 January 2024, he scored Hong Kong's first goal of the tournament in a 1–3 loss to United Arab Emirates. The goal was also the 1000th goal in the history of the AFC Asian Cup.[16]
Club
- As of 19 May 2021[17]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sham Shui Po | 2011–12 | First Division | 10 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Dreams Metro Gallery | 2012–13 | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| South China | 2013–14 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Eastern | 2017–18 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Southern | First Division | 6 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Tai Po | 2018–19 | First Division | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 10 | |
| Southern | 2019–20 | First Division | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Rangers | 2020–21 | First Division | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 128 | 21 | ||
International
- As of 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 4 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2022 | 5 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Cambodia |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 September 2023 | 13 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong |  Brunei |
7–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 14 January 2024 | 19 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  United Arab Emirates |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
Club
- Tai Po
Individual
- Best Youth Player: 2014–15
Chan'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 also studied at Hong Lok Yuen International School and French International School in Hong Kong.[3] 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.[18]
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- "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)
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- 港超聯陳肇鈞轉投標準流浪 on.cc 2 March 2021
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- "大埔失「和富」冠名維持700萬班費 李志堅伙陳肇鈞回巢領20人大軍爭前五". Ming Pao. Retrieved 19 July 2023. (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)
- "中國香港代表隊 – 決選名單" [Hong Kong, China Team – Finalists]. Hong Kong Football Association (in Chinese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- "Group C: UAE 3-1 Hong Kong, China". Asian Football Confederation. 15 January 2024.
- "Hong Kong - Chan Siu Kwan - Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "堅毅少爺仔陳肇鈞不再任性". Oriental Daily. (in Chinese)
- Chan Siu Kwan at Soccerway
- Chan Siu Kwan on Instagram