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Sean Tse
謝家強
Tse training with Hong Kong in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sean Tse Ka Keung[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stalybridge Celtic
Youth career
2004–2005 Manchester United
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)
2023 Hyde United
2023–2024 Radcliffe
2024– Stalybridge Celtic
International career‡
2022 Hong Kong 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Tse. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Sean Tse and the Chinese-style name is Tse Ka Keung.
Sean Tse
Traditional Chinese謝家強
Simplified Chinese谢家强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Jiāqiáng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZe6 Gaa1 koeng4

Sean Tse Ka Keung (pronounced [ʃɔn tsɛː˨ kɑː˥˧ kʰœːŋ˨˩], Chinese: 謝家強; born 3 May 1992) is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic.

Club career

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Manchester City

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Tse was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, to a Hong Kongese father and an English mother of Irish descent.[citation needed] 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] After finishing his time in the academy, he was released by Manchester City in May 2012.[6]

South China

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In August 2012, despite being linked with Oldham Athletic,[citation needed] Tse signed for Hong Kong side South China.[citation needed] 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.[7]

Tai Po

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On 8 August 2017, Tai Po announced that they had signed Tse.[8]

R&F

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On 3 August 2018, it was confirmed that R&F had signed Tse.[9] On 14 October 2020, Tse left the club after his club's withdrawal from the Hong Kong Premier League in the new season.

Kitchee

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On 17 February 2021, Kitchee announced the signing of Tse.[10] He made 8 appearances for the club. On 1 July 2022, Tse's contract expired and he left the club.[11]

Hyde United

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On 21 July 2023, Tse joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hyde United, a seventh tier club in English football.[12]

Radcliffe

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On 27 October 2023, Tse joined Radcliffe.

International career

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Tse is eligible for the Republic of Ireland through his maternal grand-parentage.[citation needed] 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.[13][14]

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.[15] He was then called up by Kim Pan-Gon, the Hong Kong head coach, for the 2013 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.[citation needed]

As of June 2020, Tse is in the final stages of receiving his Hong Kong passport.[16]

On 18 August 2021, Tse was granted the HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[17]

On 8 June 2022, Tse made his international debut for Hong Kong in the Asian Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan.

On 1 January 2024, Tse was called up to Hong Kong's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 16 April 2022
Club Season League Continental Cups Total
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[a] 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[b] 0 5 0 7 0
Total 8 0 1 0 5 0 14 0
Career total 100 9 5 0 40 2 149 11
  1. ^ Appearances in the AFC Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International

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As of 24 September 2022
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2022 8 0
Total 8 0

Honours

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Club

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South China

References

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  1. ^ Sean Tse at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "4. 謝家強". South China AA. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Sean Tse joins Hong Kong's South China AA". 12 August 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Sean Tse". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Owen Hargreaves released by Manchester City". Manchester Evening News. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Match Results: 2 September 2012". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 港超聯　羅拔圖、謝家強齊齊加盟傑志！ on.cc 17 February 2021
  11. ^ "Hong Kong internationals among 8 to leave Kitchee". South China Morning Post. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Tse Signs – Hyde United". hydeunited.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  13. ^ Sean McCaffrey calls two into Republic of Ireland Under 17 squad ahead of Poland friendlies, Football Association of Ireland, 21 March 2009
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ Hong Kong Senior Training Squad for the qualifying phase of the 2013 East Asian Football Federation, Hong Kong Football Association, 23 August 2012
  16. ^ 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)
  17. ^ "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)
  18. ^ "亞洲盃-謝家強成港足第26人 闊別逾一年 效力英格蘭第七級聯賽" [Asian Cup - Tse Ka-keung from the seventh tier of England becomes the 26th player of Hong Kong football team after more than a year absence]. Hong Kong News (in Chinese). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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