Toby Down
 Down with Citizen in September 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toby Philip Down | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ascot, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HKFC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kowloon Cricket Club | |||
| Kitchee | |||
| Sham Shui Po | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Concordia Bulldogs | 71 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Citizen | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Tai Po | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Eastern | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Southern (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | OFC Wolves | ||
| 2024– | HKFC | 18 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025 | |||
Toby Philip Down (Chinese: 唐道碧; born 3 June 1994) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club HKFC. Born in England, he received his HKSAR passport in January 2020.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Down moved to Hong Kong at the age of 3 with his family. He played junior football for the Kowloon Cricket Club in the HKJFL, until moving into the local football set up with Kitchee and then Sham Shui Po. After attending secondary school in King George V School he had a trial period with Wycombe Wanderers in 2013, making 1 appearance in a pre-season friendly.[2]
Down started his senior career at Citizen, making his senior debut in the Hong Kong FA Cup playing the last nine minutes in a 3–0 win over Sun Source.[3]
Down then attended Concordia University to study marketing and play for the men's football team.[4] In September 2015, he scored the first hat-trick for his side since October 2013.[5]
After four years in America, Down returned to Hong Kong to join Tai Po. On 2 September 2018, he made his Hong Kong Premier League debut for Tai Po, playing the last 20 minutes in a 4–4 draw with Yuen Long.[6]
On 6 July 2020, Down joined fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[7]
On 15 October 2020, Southern acquired Down on loan for the season.[8]
On 9 July 2022, Down left Eastern.
In 2024, he was playing for United Premier Soccer League side OFC Wolves.[9]
On 31 July 2024, it was confirmed that Down would join HKFC having last played in Hong Kong since 2022.[10]
International career
[edit | edit source]In January 2020, it was reported that Down had received his HKSAR passport after giving up his English passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Down was born in Ascot, England and has four siblings. He competed in both rugby and athletics when he was younger.[4]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 22 March 2020.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Senior Shield | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Citizen | 2013–14 | Hong Kong First Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tai Po | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Community Cup & Sapling Cup
- ^ Appearances in Sapling Cup
Honours
[edit | edit source]Tai Po
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 為出場「守龍都OK」 唐道碧以職業球員身份為榮 on.cc 28 July 2021
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- ^ 港超聯 港會開操！前港腳羅素「愛回家」 on.cc 31 July 2024
- ^ 大埔將征亞冠 入籍兵註冊或添變數 Wenweipo 15 January 2020
- ^ Toby Down at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- United Premier Soccer League players
- Citizen AA players
- Concordia University Nebraska alumni
- Tai Po FC players
- Eastern Sports Club footballers
- Southern District FC players
- Hong Kong FC (football) players
- Hong Kong people of English descent
- Sportspeople of English descent
- Footballers from Ascot, Berkshire
- Alumni of King George V School, Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- 21st-century English sportsmen