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.

Sean Tse
Tse playing for South China in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sean Tse Ka Keung[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992[2]
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
Sean Tse
Traditional Chinese謝家強
Simplified Chinese谢家强

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]

Tai Po

On 8 August 2017, Tai Po announced that they had signed Tse.[7]

R&F

On 3 August 2018, it was confirmed that R&F had signed Tse.[8] On 14 October 2020, Tse left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season.

Kitchee

On 17 February 2021, Kitchee announced the signing of Tse. [9]

On 1 July 2022, Tse left the club.

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South China 2012–13 Hong Kong First Division 130 –51181
2013–14 112 4[lower-alpha 1] 060212
2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League 102 –70172
2015–16 110 –70180
2016–17 131 –40171
Total 585 4 0251916
Tai Po 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 71 –30101
R&F 2018–19 152 –30182
2019–20 121 –41162
Total 273 71344
Kitchee 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League 70 –0070
2021–22 1 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 5 0 7 0
Total 8 0 1 0 5 0 14 0
Career total 1009 5 040214911
  1. Appearances in the AFC Cup
  2. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

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

Honours

South China

References
  1. Sean Tse at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. "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. "Match Results: 2 September 2012". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  7. "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)
  8. "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.
  9. 港超聯　羅拔圖、謝家強齊齊加盟傑志！ on.cc 17 February 2021
  10. Sean McCaffrey calls two into Republic of Ireland Under 17 squad ahead of Poland friendlies, Football Association of Ireland, 21 March 2009
  11. 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
  12. Hong Kong Senior Training Squad for the qualifying phase of the 2013 East Asian Football Federation, Hong Kong Football Association, 23 August 2012
  13. 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)
  14. "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)
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