Chak Ting Fung (; born 27 November 1989) is a

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professional

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who currently plays for

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club

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. His position is

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and

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Club career

Rangers

Chak Ting Fung gave up his studies after completing form 4 and took up professional football when he was only 16.

2009–10 season

On 22 May 2010, after a 0:3 loss to

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, Chak Ting Fung was taken by team boss Philip Li to the stands to meet

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convener

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, sparking rumours in the press that he would join the Caroliners. But in the end he stayed with the club.

2010–11 season

For the 2010–11 season, due to the cut on foreigners quota, Chak Ting Fung was named by Philip Li as an important prospect for the club, along with teammate

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. But in January 2011, Chak Ting Fung was highly criticised by Rangers boss Philip Lee, for "sleepwalking" on the pitch after the club lost a league game to

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. Philip added that he had no choice but to put him on sale. Later in June, Chak Ting Fung confirmed he would stay with Rangers.

South China

He joined

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in January 2013.

Tai Po

After South China's decision to self-relegate in June 2017, Chak left the club. He later joined his former South China teammates

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and

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Eastern

On 17 July 2019,

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announced that they had signed Chak.

Southern

On 2 July 2021, Chak joined Southern after being released by Eastern.

International career

Hong Kong

Chak Ting Fung's first game for

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was at home against

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in an

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match in March 2010. Chak said he would treasure every second if he got on the pitch.翟廷峰: 珍惜落場每1分1秒
Ta Kung Pao. 3 March 2010. He was named in the 25 men squad to face

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on 3 June 2011.

Hong Kong U23

Chak Ting Fung was named in the initial 23 men squad for the

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...

. But on the eve of the tournament, he quit after suffering an injury. Chak was disappointed that he missed out on the gold medal. In the

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, he suffered a broken nose in the match against Bangladesh and went through surgery in the hospital after the game. His nose was bandaged and although doctor ordered him not to play, he appeared at the second round match against

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with a face mask and was prepared to play. In the end he was an unused substitute.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

;Eastern *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20 ;Tai Po *

: 2018–19

Personal life

Chak married his girlfriend of two years, Ceci, on 4 November 2019.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chak Ting Fung 1987 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players South China AA players Tai Po FC players Eastern Sports Club footballers Southern District FC players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Men's association football defenders Asian Games competitors for Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players