Chuck Yiu Kwok

Tommy Chuck Yiu Kwok (Chinese: 卓耀國; Cantonese Yale: Cheuk Yiuhgwok, born 29 May 1994 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional football player who played as a forward. Being praised with his talent and hunger in scoring goals, Chuck ruined his career after returning from Switzerland due to personal affairs.

Chuck Yiu Kwok
卓耀國
Personal information
Full name Tommy Chuck Yiu Kwok
Date of birth (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994
Place of birth Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2009 Kitchee
2009–2012 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Fourway Rangers 1 (0)
2011–2012HK Sapling (loan) 11 (2)
2012–2016 Rangers 43 (8)
2012–2013Pegasus (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2017 R&F 17 (7)
2017–2018 Rangers 11 (3)
2018–2019 Chiasso 0 (0)
2019–2020 Yuen Long 4 (0)
2020 Wong Tai Sin 2 (0)
International career
2010–2013 Hong Kong U-20 4 (0)
2014–2016 Hong Kong U-23 5 (0)
2016 Hong Kong 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2021

Club career

In 2009, Chuck signed for Rangers when he was 15. During the 2013–14 season, he scored 7 goals to win the 2013-14 Best Youth Player award.[1]

On 12 January 2016, Chuck scored his first goal of the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League campaign in a 2:0 win over Kitchee,[2]

During the 2016–17 season, Chuck led R&F in scoring with seven goals. Despite this, he was not retained at the conclusion of the season.[3]

On 27 June 2017, Chuck signed with Rangers.[4] On 13 December 2017, Chuck was called up in the preliminary Hong Kong squad for the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup in 2018. He received trial with China League One club Dalian Transcendence in January 2018.[5] On 17 February 2018, it was announced that Chuck had terminated his contract with Rangers following much speculation about a move to the mainland China.[6]

In March 2018, Chuck joined Swiss Challenge League club Chiasso.[7] He left the club again at the end of 2018.[8]

On 28 February 2019, Chuck signed a three month contract with HKPL club Yuen Long.[9] However, his registration was cancelled by the club in April due to personal issues.[10]

Chuck joined 1st division side Wong Tai Sin in the 20-21 season, he played in the first 2 matches for the club before the league was suspended due to another wave of outbreak of the COVID 19 in late 2020.

Personal life

On 1 July 2019, Chuck was arrested by the Hong Kong Police on charges of tax evasion.[11]

On 18 February 2021, Chuck was arrested again, this time on suspicion of illegal debt collection. The police have alleged that both he and his girlfriend have been involved in at least 16 debt collection activities between January and February 2021.[12] The pair was reportedly arrested while splashing red paint outside a flat at Wah Fu Estate.[13]

On 17 June 2021, the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts sentenced Chuck to 12 months probation after he pled agreed to guilty to criminal damage.[14]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 標準流浪卓耀國 - 從壞孩子蛻變為耀目新星 Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine HKFA - News 2014-05-09 (in Chinese)
  2. 菁英盃 傑志出局!兩球輸畀標準流浪! 【on.cc東網】 2016年01月13日 (in Chinese)
  3. "港超聯 R&F富力下季大搞?". on.cc. Retrieved 16 June 2017. (in Chinese)
  4. "標準流浪簽3大「壞孩子」 李輝立:我會睇實佢哋". Oriental Daily. Retrieved 27 June 2017. (in Chinese)
  5. "超越替补出战3-3一方U19 香港试训国脚帽子戏法". Sina (in Chinese). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. "與流浪解約闖中甲 卓耀國退港足補選劉智樂". Apple Daily. Retrieved 17 February 2018. (in Chinese)
  7. "省港盃功臣卓耀國 與瑞士球隊簽約兩年". Apple Daily. Retrieved 29 March 2018.(in Chinese)
  8. TRANSFERTS BCL 2018/19 (HIVER) Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, sfl.ch, 12 January 2019
  9. Ng, Ka Kei. "卓耀國回流簽約元朗 郭嘉諾:盼用3個月改變阿國態度". Upower. Retrieved 28 February 2019. (in Chinese)
  10. Gao, Si Kei. "菁英盃決賽前元朗人事變動 飛馬前鋒查維斯提早回鄉". HK01. Retrieved 21 April 2019. (in Chinese)
  11. "前足球員卓耀國涉欠稅被捕 膺最佳年青球員 曾效力瑞士球會". Ming Pao. Retrieved 1 July 2019. (in Chinese)
  12. "前港腳卓耀國偕女友涉淋紅油收數被捕 明日提訊". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021. (in Chinese)
  13. "Ex-Hong Kong football team player arrested over debt recovery in Aberdeen". The Standard. 18 February 2021.
  14. Yuen, Chi Ho. "卓耀國認刑毀罪被判感化12個月 跟前球會達協議勢重返球場". HK01. Retrieved 17 June 2021. (in Chinese)
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