Sean Tse Ka Keung (pronounced [ʃɔntsɛː˨kɑː˥˧kʰœːŋ˨˩], Chinese: 謝家強; born 3 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic. Born in England, he represented Hong Kong internationally.

Club career

Manchester City

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. He spent the majority of seasons in the academy team, and was voted the Academy Player of the Month in November 2009. After finishing his time in the academy, he was released by Manchester City in May 2012.

South China

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.

Tai Po

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

R&F

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

Kitchee

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

Hyde United

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

Radcliffe

On 27 October 2023, Tse joined Radcliffe.

International career

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.

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

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

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 April 2022

ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalCupsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
South China2012–13Hong Kong First Division130–51181
2013–141124060212
2014–15Hong Kong Premier League102–70172
2015–16110–70180
2016–17131–40171
Total58540251916
Tai Po2017–18Hong Kong Premier League71–30101
R&F2018–19152–30182
2019–20121–41162
Total27371344
Kitchee2020–21Hong Kong Premier League70–0070
2021–2210105070
Total801050140
Career total10095040214911

International

As of 24 September 2022

National teamYearAppsGoals
Hong Kong202280
Total80
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
18 June 2022Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, IndiaAfghanistan2–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
211 June 2022Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, IndiaCambodia3–02023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
314 June 2022Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, IndiaIndia0–42023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round
419 July 2022Kashima Stadium, Kashima, JapanJapan0–62022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
524 July 2022Toyota Stadium, Toyota, JapanSouth Korea0–32022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
627 July 2022Toyota Stadium, Toyota, JapanChina0–12022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
721 September 2022Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong KongMyanmar2–0Friendly
824 September 2022Hong Kong Stadium, Hong KongMyanmar0–0Friendly

Honours

Club

South China

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