Cheung Chi Yung (Chinese: 張志勇; born 30 June 1989 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional football player who played as a centre back.
Club career
Tai Po
Cheung joined Tai Po youth team and was promoted to the first team in the 2008–09 season and was paid HK$3,000 per month.[3] However, he was only given limited match chances and thus he chose to leave the club after the 2011–12 season.
Sun Hei
Cheung joined fellow First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei. He played his debut AFC Cup match in the season.
Yuen Long
After spending a season at Sun Hei, Cheung joined newly promoted First Division club Yuen Long on a free transfer on 3 June 2013.[4]
South China
On 10 June 2015, Cheung joined South China on a one-year contract.
Pegasus
Cheung moved onto Pegasus at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. He became a regular starter, appearing in 16 league matches for the club in the first season.
In July 2020, Cheung left the club after his contract expired. Since then he has obtained licenses as bartender and personal fitness coach.[5]
On 3 November 2020, Cheung announced his retirement from professional football.[6]
Yuen Long
In March 2021, Cheung joined Yuen Long.[7]
International career
On 3 January 2016, Cheung scored his first goal for Hong Kong in the 38th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 May 2021.
| Club | Season | Division | League | Shield & FA Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | Others1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| NT Reality Wofoo Tai Po | 2008–09 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 4 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 8 | 0 | |
| Wofoo Tai Po | 2011–12 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | N/A | N/A | 4 | 0 |
| Tai Po Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | 2012–13 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 15 | 0 |
| Sun Hei Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Yuen Long | 2013–14 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Yuen Long Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| South China | 2015–16 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| South China Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pegasus | 2016–17 | First Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | First Division | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Pegasus Total | 52 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Yuen Long | 2020–21 | First Division | ||||||||||||
| Career Total | 97 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 3 | ||
1 Others include Hong Kong season play-offs.
Honours
Club
- Tai Po
International
- Hong Kong
References
- ^ "香港20歲以下青年隊第十一屆全運會預賽名單公佈". hkfa.com. 23 May 2009.
- ^ "2012奧運足球賽". hkfa.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "【專訪】張志勇的高山低谷 告別飛馬繼續做自己 | 獨媒報導". 獨立媒體. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "美亞張志勇加盟元朗". Ta Kung Pao. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "【專訪】張志勇的高山低谷 告別飛馬繼續做自己 | 獨媒報導". 獨立媒體. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chiyung21/posts/879020472838956?__cft__[0]=AZWk05Y8nzjLGEMGYsqdwXuGKpdcbxuaekdc2AaUxRXx3eexoajFEqxr4bFzdX51wsi6GjV_Pk9qIfpCz7yhEk3cxGmIUewJQKXk_sQ5IqsyMI7FEMy7hjlyFwlS0eAZND7IFgGipHlvDDAQQg5OJ6QiYMFYM_vTWmn_3ZoXTowA5E9IyJX-njHx9J8mK2--aaQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) (in Chinese) - ^ "Hong Kong Football Association". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
External links
- Cheung Chi Yung at Soccerway