Chow Cheuk Fung

Chow Cheuk Fung (Chinese: 周綽豐; Cantonese Yale: Jāu Cheukfūng, born 1 August 1989 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Icanfield.

Chow Cheuk Fung
Personal information
Full name Chow Cheuk Fung
Date of birth (1989-08-01) 1 August 1989
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Icanfield
Youth career
200x–2006 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2013 Tuen Mun 37 (1)
2013–2017 Rangers 62 (0)
2017–2018 R&F 7 (0)
2018 Rangers 9 (0)
2019– Icanfield 21 (0)
International career‡
2011 Hong Kong U-23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2015

Club career

During his youth, Chow trained with Hong Kong Rangers academy. In 2006, Chow moved to Tuen Mun where his father was also the Director of Football, in order to assist with his family's transportation business.[1]

During the 2008–09 season, Chow led Tuen Mun to the Hong Kong Third District Division League title and first place in the Final Round. The following season, he led Tuen Mun to their second successive promotion, finishing runners up in the 2009-10 Second Division season. As a result of reaching the top flight, Chow was rewarded with a full-time contract.[2]

On 11 January 2011, Chow scored the first goal of his professional career in a Hong Kong League Cup match against South China.[3]

Chow returned to Rangers in the summer of 2012 after six years with Tuen Mun. On 5 February 2016, Chow scored his first goal in four years in a 2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup Round 1 victory over Sun Hei.[4]

In June 2017, Chow signed a contract with R&F worth a monthly salary of HKD 50,000.[5]

International career

In 2011, Chow was named to the Hong Kong national under-23 football team for the 2012 Olympic qualifiers.[6] On 23 March 2015, Chow was selected but did not appear with the Hong Kong national football team for a friendly against Guam.[7]

References
  1. "屯門三子 為夢想奮鬥". Daily Sina. Retrieved 20 May 2011. (in Chinese)
  2. "屯門七功臣全職踢甲組". Ta Kung Pao. Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2017-07-02. (in Chinese)
  3. "Tuen Mun 1:4 South China". HKFA.
  4. "流浪4：0挫晨曦入8強". Now. Retrieved 5 February 2016. (in Chinese)
  5. "巴西雙雄遭富力挖角 東方總監梁守志：六位數月薪加簽字費都留不住". Upower. Retrieved 18 June 2017. (in Chinese)
  6. "屯門三子 為夢想奮鬥". Daily Sina. Retrieved 20 May 2011. (in Chinese)
  7. "港隊闖關　周綽豐要著港隊戰衣畀老竇睇". on.cc. Retrieved 23 March 2015. (in Chinese)
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