Ip Chung Long (, born 16 November 1989 in Hong Kong) is a former
Hong Kong
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professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. He is now a police and also an amateur player for
Hong Kong First Division
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club
South China
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.
Club career
Kitchee
In the 2007–08 season, Ip Chung Long made his debut of the season in the first
AFC Cup
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group stage match against
Singapore Armed Forces
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in Singapore as a 46th-minute substitute for
Gao Wen
Gao Wen ( zh, c=高文, j=gou1 man1, p=Gāo Wēn; born 18 January 1985) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently a coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.
Club career
After ...
. On 2 March 2008, he played his first
Hong Kong League Cup
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game in the semi-final match against
Convoy Sun Hei
Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after de ...
, which the team won 2–0. However, he did not feature the final of the cup. He scored his first goal for
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
in the 4th round of
AFC Cup
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group stage match, although the goal could not help the team to win over
Malaysian club
Perak
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. On 20 April 2008, he made his first league appearance of the season, helping the team to win over
Convoy Sun Hei
Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after de ...
. In conclusion, he made 3
league
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games and 1
Hong Kong League Cup
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game. For continental cup, he made 5 out of 6
AFC Cup
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group stage matches for
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
and scored 1 goal.
In the 2008–09 season, Ip Chung Long made his first league appearance of the season in the second league match for
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
, in the match against
Mutual as a 75-minute substitute for
Jaimes McKee
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He was the top scorer of the Hong Kong Senior Shield in the 2006– ...
on 14 September 2008. On 17 October 2008, he started for the team for the first time, helping the team to win over
Xiangxue Eisiti. On 13 December 2008, he scored his first goal of the season in the 6–0 victory against
Tuen Mun Progoal
Tuen Mun Progoal Football Club () was a Hong Kong football club which played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 season. It borrowed the entities of Shek Kip Mei to compete in the league.
Match-fixing controversy ...
.
In the 2009–10 season, he played his first match of the season in the match against
Tai Chung on 19 September 2009, replaced
Chan Man Fai
Chan Man Fai (; born 19 June 1988) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kowloon City.
Club career Kitchee
In the 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield first-round ...
in the 65th minute. He made his second league appearance of the season in the match versus
Tuen Mun Progoal
Tuen Mun Progoal Football Club () was a Hong Kong football club which played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 season. It borrowed the entities of Shek Kip Mei to compete in the league.
Match-fixing controversy ...
on 26 September 2009, as a substitute in the 63rd minute. This was also his last league game for
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
, as he was loaned to
Tai Chung in the second half of the season, and eventually left the club and joined
Rangers
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in 2011.
Tai Chung
Ip Chung Long was loaned to
Tai Chung in the second half of the 2009–10 season. He played his first match for
Tai Chung in the match against his parent club
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
on 27 February 2012. On 13 March 2012, he scored his first goal for
Tai Chung in the match against
TSW Pegasus
Hong Kong Pegasus FC (), currently known as Ling Yui Orion FC due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club based in Yuen Long. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division.
History
TSW Pegasus was es ...
. However, the team lost 1–2 to
TSW Pegasus
Hong Kong Pegasus FC (), currently known as Ling Yui Orion FC due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club based in Yuen Long. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division.
History
TSW Pegasus was es ...
as
Mario
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scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute for Pegasus, 3 minutes after Ip scored. Ip Chung Long made a total of 9 league appearances and scored 1 goal. He also played 1
Hong Kong League Cup
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game for
Tai Chung.
In the 2010–11 season, he was one of the key players of
Tai Chung. He featured 14 league matches and scored 2 goals. For cup matches, he played 1 match in
Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
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,
Hong Kong FA Cup
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and
Hong Kong League Cup
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respectively. On the other hand, he was chosen as the captain of the team for the first time in the match against
Wofoo Tai Po
Tai Po Football Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Hong Kong football.
In the 2018–19 season, Tai Po won their first league title becoming the thir ...
in
Tai Po Sports Ground
Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po.
History
Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
on 10 April 2010.
He returned to
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
after the end of 2010–11 season and eventually transferred to
Rangers
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
.
Rangers
Ip Chung Long joined
Rangers
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
in the beginning of the 2011–12 season, after spending 5 seasons in
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champion ...
and
Tai Chung. He was given kit number 8.
He played his debut for
Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
in the first league match of the club against the home side Pegasus, although they lost the match. He featured in a total of 12 league matches but did not score any goals. For cup games, he played 2
Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the Association football, football Single-elimination tournament, knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the List of oldest football competitions, fo ...
and
Hong Kong FA Cup
Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. T ...
respectively. He also featured 1
Hong Kong League Cup
Hong Kong Football Association League Cup () was an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league. The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being discontinued in the 2012–13 seaso ...
match. However, the team did not win the game and was eliminated in quarter-final.
Southern
Ip Chung Long joined the newly promoted club
Southern after spending one season with
Rangers
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with prot ...
.
Yuen Long
On 29 June 2017, Ip signed a contract to return to
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang Wa ...
for a second time.
Following the final match of the season on 13 May 2018, Ip retired from professional football and joined the
Hong Kong Police Force
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Pursuant to the one c ...
.
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South China
On 12 January 2020, Ip Chung Long got sent off during a First Division League game against
North District, afterward he got shouted at by one of the North District players as a "Damn Corrupted Cop".
Career statistics
Club
: ''As of 2 October 2012''
International
As of 7 January 2010.
Honours
;Yuen Long
*
Hong Kong Senior Shield
The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong K ...
:
2017–18
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Hong Kong men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Kitchee SC players
Metro Gallery FC players
21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen
Resources Capital FC players
Southern District FC players
Hong Kong Pegasus FC players
Hong Kong Rangers FC players
Yuen Long FC players
South China AA players
Hong Kong First Division League players
Hong Kong Premier League players
Hong Kong men's youth international footballers
Hong Kong men's international footballers
Hong Kong League XI representative players