Timothy Stephen Chow (; born on 11 March 2006) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender.

Early life

Chow joined

HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitches ...

at the age of 8, and from age 12, the club arranged for him to play against older opponents.感恩港會悉心栽培 17歲小將周子謙越級挑戰創驚喜
on.cc 17 March 2023 As a primary schooler, Chow enrolled in the Diocesan Boys’ Primary Division, and played futsal at that age. After that, he played for

Diocesan Boys' School The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Hong Kong, Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's mission is "to provide a liberal education based on Christianity ...

Club career

HKFC

In August 2022, Chow was promoted to the first team of

. Timothy made his debut for the club on the 20th of November, coming on for Jack Sealy in the 2–1 victory over HK U23. Following his debut and at the age of 16, he made his first start for

during a 2–1 win over Tai Po.聯賽首度擔正16歲周子謙︰有點緊張！
on.cc 28 November 2022 Chow's defensive performances led to him winning the HKPL Player of the Match on 19 March 2023 against HK U23 and on 7 May 2023 against Southern. on.cc東網 , 體波 https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20230507/bkn-20230507174317904-0507_00882_001.html/ref> Chow scored his first HKPL goal on 7 May 2023 against Southern, making him the youngest goal scorer in HKPL history. He was voted Best U22 Player of the Team by

Sapling Cup Hong Kong Sapling Cup (), currently known as JC Sapling Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong domestic football competition contested by the Hong Kong Premier League teams. The objective of the Cup is to provide more playing opportunitie ...

for the 2022–23 season.

Lee Man

On 4 July 2024, Chow joined

Lee Man Lee Man Football Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. Lee & Man Chemical Limited is the major sponsor of the club. The club won their first league ti ...

International career

In October 2022, Chow captained and scored a goal for the

Hong Kong national under-17 football team The Hong Kong national under-17 football team is a national association football youth team of Hong Kong and is controlled by the Hong Kong Football Association. Recent results and fixtures 2024 U-17 Coaching Staff Most recent squad ...

. Chow went on to represent the

Hong Kong national under-23 football team The Hong Kong Olympic Football Team (also known as Hong Kong under-23 or Hong Kong U-23) represents Hong Kong in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tour ...

during the 2023 Merlion Cup. Chow made a total of 2 appearances for the representative team in the Merlion Cup, returning with a 2nd place title. Chow was a member of the final squad for the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...

that finished fourth in the competition, the best for Hong Kong since its first appearance in 1954.香港隊　亞運男女足決選名單出爐, on.cc東網 , 體波 https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/sport/20230915/bkn-20230915170013034-0915_00882_001.html Chow was the youngest player in the team squads of the Football men's tournament at the 2022 Asian Games. Chow was named in the 43-man preliminary squad in preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

and

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

. On 5 September 2024, Chow made his international debut for

in a friendly match against

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

Style of play

Chow models his playing style after Argentine defender

Lisandro Martínez Lisandro Martínez (born 18 January 1998) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the Argentina national football team, Argentina ...

Personal life

Timothy has an older brother, Christopher Chow, who currently plays for Pomona.

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at the HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:Chow, Timothy 2006 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's youth international footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong FC (football) players Lee Man FC players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Hong Kong People educated at Diocesan Boys' School