Ho Kwok Chuen
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Ho Kwok Chuen (Chinese: 何國泉; Jyutping: ho4 gwok3 cyun4; born 20 February 1977) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Hong Kong Premier League club North District.
Club career
Sun Hei
Due to a lack of players at Sun Hei in the 2011–12 Hong Kong FA Cup match against Rangers, Ho played as a midfielder. Rangers' Head coach Ricardo said he had no option left. The match ended 2–0 to Rangers.
Eastern
Having signed for Eastern in summer 2015, the 38-year-old Ho made his debut for the club later that year, on 21 October, in a group stage match of the 2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup, and even though this was his first top-tier match in two years, he made several saves in a 1–1 draw with Kitchee, with the team's coach stating that "If it weren't for him, we might have lost." On 25 December 2017, in the semifinal of the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield against Southern District, the 40-year-old Ho came off the bench after the starting goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai was sent off; he helped Eastern keep a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.
Resources Capital
Having signed for Resources Capital in 2019, Ho became the eldest registered player in the 2020–21 HKPL season, aged 43.
On 7 May 2023, the 46-year-old Ho announced his retirement from professional football after playing his first league match in 5 years, which ended in a 1–0 victory over Hong Kong U23, being named Player of the Match and breaking the record for the oldest appearance in the Hong Kong Premier League. Aged 46 years and 76 days, he was the third-oldest player in the world to play a match in the top-tier of a national league, only behind fellow goalkeepers Georgi Petkov (47) and Géza Turi (49).
Honours
Individual
- 2010 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Competition: Best Goalkeeper
Career statistics
Club
As of 20 September 2009
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2008–09 | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | |
| All | 10 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 |
International
As of 25 August 2009
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 October 2007 | Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia | Timor-Leste | 3–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 23 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final |
| 3 | 25 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | North Korea | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final |
External links
- at Soccerway