Tse training with Hong Kong in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sean Tse Ka Keung[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-05-03) 3 May 1992 (age 32)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radcliffe | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Manchester United | ||
| 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) |
| 2023 | Hyde United | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Radcliffe | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Hong Kong | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 | |||
| Sean Tse | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝家強 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢家强 | ||||||||||
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Sean Tse Ka Keung (pronounced [ʃɔn tsɛː˨ kɑː˥˧ kʰœːŋ˨˩], Chinese: 謝家強; born 3 May 1992) is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe.
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.[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] After finishing his time in the academy, he was released by Manchester City in May 2012.[6]
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 KongatHong Kong Stadium.[7]
On 8 August 2017, Tai Po announced that they had signed Tse.[8]
On 3 August 2018, it was confirmed that R&F had signed Tse.[9] On 14 October 2020, Tse left the club after his club's withdrawal from the Hong Kong Premier League in the new season.
On 17 February 2021, Kitchee announced the signing of Tse.[10] He made 8 appearances for the club. On 1 July 2022, Tse's contract expired and he left the club.[11]
On 21 July 2023, Tse joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Hyde United, which plays in the 7th tier of English football.[12]
On 27 October 2023, Tse joined Radcliffe.
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.[13][14]
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.[15] He was then called up by Kim Pan-Gon, the Hong Kong head coach, for the 2013 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.[citation needed]
As of June 2020, Tse is in the final stages of receiving his Hong Kong passport.[16]
On 18 August 2021, Tse was granted the HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[17]
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.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Continental | Cups | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2012–13 | Hong Kong First Division | 13 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 10 | 2 | – | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 58 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 91 | 6 | ||
| Tai Po | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 7 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| R&F | 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Kitchee | 2020–21 | Hong Kong Premier League | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 149 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Hong Kong | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Afghanistan
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2–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 2 | 11 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  Cambodia
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3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 3 | 14 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India |  India
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0–4 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round |
| 4 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Stadium, Kashima, Japan |  Japan
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0–6 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 5 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  South Korea
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0–3 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 6 | 27 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  China
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0–1 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 7 | 21 September 2022 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong |  Myanmar
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2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 24 September 2022 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Myanmar
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0–0 | Friendly |
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