Cheung Chi Yung
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cheung Chi Yung | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Tai Po | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Tai Po | 15 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sun Hei | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Yuen Long | 35 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | South China | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Pegasus | 52 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Yuen Long | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tai Po | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Hong Kong U-20[1] | ||
| 2010–2011 | Hong Kong U-23[2] | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2015 | |||
Cheung Chi Yung (Chinese: 張志勇; born 30 June 1989 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional football player who played as a centre back.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Tai Po
[edit | edit source]Cheung joined Tai Po youth team and was promoted to the first team in the 2008–09 season and was paid HK$3,000 per month.[3] However, he was only given limited match chances and thus he chose to leave the club after the 2011–12 season.
Sun Hei
[edit | edit source]Cheung joined fellow First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei. He played his debut AFC Cup match in the season.
Yuen Long
[edit | edit source]After spending a season at Sun Hei, Cheung joined newly promoted First Division club Yuen Long on a free transfer on 3 June 2013.[4]
South China
[edit | edit source]On 10 June 2015, Cheung joined South China on a one-year contract.
Pegasus
[edit | edit source]Cheung moved onto Pegasus at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. He became a regular starter, appearing in 16 league matches for the club in the first season.
In July 2020, Cheung left the club after his contract expired. Since then he has obtained licenses as bartender and personal fitness coach.[5]
On 3 November 2020, Cheung announced his retirement from professional football.[6]
Yuen Long
[edit | edit source]In March 2021, Cheung joined Yuen Long.[7]
International career
[edit | edit source]On 3 January 2016, Cheung scored his first goal for Hong Kong in the 38th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 21 May 2021.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Shield & FA Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Others1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| NT Reality Wofoo Tai Po | 2008–09 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 4 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 8 | 0 | |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 2011–12 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 4 | 0 |
| Tai Po Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 2012–13 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 0 |
| Sun Hei Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Yuen Long | 2013–14 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Yuen Long Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| South China | 2015–16 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| South China Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pegasus | 2016–17 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | First Division | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Pegasus Total | 52 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Yuen Long | 2020–21 | First Division | ||||||||||||
| Career Total | 97 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 3 | ||
1 Others include Hong Kong season play-offs.
Honours
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- Tai Po
International
[edit | edit source]- Hong Kong
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External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Hong Kong men's youth international footballers
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Tai Po FC players
- Sun Hei SC players
- Yuen Long FC players
- South China AA players
- Hong Kong Pegasus FC players
- 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- Hong Kong League XI representative players