Lee Chi Ho
Lee Chi Ho (Chinese: 李志豪; Jyutping: lei5 zi3 hou4, born 16 November 1982 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. His usual position is right back while occasionally playing as a central defender as well.
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| Full name | Lee Chi Ho | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Right back Centre back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Yee Hope | 22 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2013 | South China | 166 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → South China (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Eastern | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Rangers (HKG) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Happy Valley | 21 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | King Fung | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2017 | Hong Kong | 70 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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Club career
South China
He was awarded to be the South China Most Improved Player of the season in 2006/07.[1]
On 25 September 2012, Lee announced his retirement from international football.[2] Soon after the announcement the departure of Head Coach Ernie Merrick, Lee has returned to international football with his fellows in South China.[3]
Beijing Guoan
On 31 May 2013, Lee hinted that he would sign for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan in June. On 13 June 2013, he travelled to Beijing to sign an 18-month contract with Beijing Guoan.[4]
South China
Without making a single appearance for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan in official matches after joining the club for nearly 4 months, Lee Chi Ho returned to his former club South China on a 3-month loan.[5]
On 4 January 2014, it was announced that Lee re-joined South China on a permanent deal.[6]
Meizhou Hakka
Lee Chi Ho joined China League One club Meizhou Hakka in 2015 after the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]. He had his contract terminated by mutual consent in May 2017 due to pregnancy of his wife.[7]
Happy Valley
On 15 August 2018, Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley confirmed Lee as one of their signings for the upcoming season.[8]
International career
Lee gained his first cap for Hong Kong in 2000, when Hong Kong beat Singapore by 1–0.[9] Having 70 international caps in total, Lee is currently the second most capped player of the Hong Kong national football team.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 June 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Yee Hope | First Division | - | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | - | |||||||||||
| 2000–01 | - | |||||||||||
| 2001–02 | South China | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 2 | ||||
| China | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2013–14 | Beijing Guoan | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Yee Hope | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| South China | 166 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 260 | 10 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 189 | 12 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||
International
- As of 26 December 2017
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References
- SCAA Official Blog 球季圓滿結束 (in Chinese)
- "體壇拾趣 李志豪劈炮 港隊冇中堅". Apply Daily Hong Kong. 26 September 2012. (in Chinese)
- "香港足球總會".
- Metro 東尼##本地體壇##志豪北上投效國安 (in Chinese)
- http://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9D%8E%E5%BF%97%E8%B1%AA%E5%9B%9E%E6%AD%B8-%E5%B0%91%E6%9E%97%E5%A3%AB%E6%B0%A3%E6%8C%AF-214821869--spt.html 李志豪回歸 少林士氣振 (in Chinese)
- "二十九日 ! | 足主的話 - Steven Lo's Blog". Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- 太太有喜回港發展李志豪下一站係？ (in Chinese)
- Ma, Fei Yi (17 August 2018). "愉園簽阿爾巴尼亞中鋒安度美斯 外援陣集巴爾幹三國球員未憂不和". Upower. Retrieved 18 August 2018. (in Chinese)
- 奪標 (Champion Sports) – No. 449 Issue (13 October 2000) pp.10
External links
- Lee Chi Ho at HKFA
- Lee Chi Ho at Soccerway