Jaimes Anthony McKee (; born 14 April 1987) is a former professional

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who played as a forward or winger. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong U-23. He was the top scorer of the Hong Kong Senior Shield in the 2006–07 season and the top scorer of the Hong Kong First Division in the 2012–13 season. Born in England, he was raised mainly in Hong Kong and was selected 53 times for the

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between 2012 and 2019. He is the grandson of former

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Early life

McKee was born on 14 July 1987 in

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, England. He moved to

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with his family when he was 2 years old.知識啓發力量麥基誓圓父夢

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, 25 April 2009 McKee's family then moved to

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in 1997 where he began playing football. McKee studied at King George V School in Hong Kong and played in the inter-school football competition of the

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Club career

HKFC

McKee started his senior career with

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. He scored his first senior goal for the club against

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in the 80th minute on 16 October 2005. Even though during his first season he wasn't a regular first team forward, he scored an impressive 19 goals in 18 games in the second division league.Match Results: 2005–06 Hong Kong Second Division League

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, 14 May 2006Top Scorer - 2005-06 2nd Division League

, 14 May 2006 McKee scored two

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s during his first season, once against KorchinaMatch Results: 2nd Division HKFC 5:0 Korchina 2005-11-13

, 13 November 2005 on 13 November 2005 and another against Kwok Keung on 12 February 2006.Match Results: 2nd Division Kwok Keung 1:6 HKFC 2006-02-12

, 12 February 2006 During the 2006–07 season, McKee scored two goals for the HKFC against league winners

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.Match Results: 1st Division HKFC 3:2 South China 2006-11-17

, 17 November 2006 業餘球員極速殺入港聯麥基「賀歲」創先河, Hong Kong Sun Daily, 15 February 2007 McKee was selected by

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for

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after this incredible performance. He is the youngest player ever and the first Hong Kong FC player to be called up for the selection team. However, McKee was injured before the

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, and

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replaced him. Along with HKFC's relegation, McKee was pursued by

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. However, he joined

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in 2007, saying it might be difficult to start in such a large club.

Kitchee

McKee made his Kitchee debut on 16 September 2007 in a 2–2 first division league draw with

. He came off the bench in the 71st minute for

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. McKee's first goal for Kitchee in the league match was against the

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at the

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on 14 October 2007. He was predominantly a substitute player for Kitchee during this time. However, in the league game against

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on 12 April 2008, he made a comeback by scoring two goals. McKee got off to a great start of the season by scoring in the 12th minute against a new club

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on 7 September 2008.Match Results: 1st Division TSW Pegasus 0:1 Kitchee 2008-09-07

, 7 September 2008 He established himself as a regular first team player before the game against

on 7 October 2008.Match Results: 2008-09 Coolpoint Ventilation First Division League

, 10 May 2009 However, he was not the main player for Kitchee during his studies at

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, 13 December 2007 even he scored two goals surprisingly as a substitute player and led Kitchee 3–2 defeat Happy Valley on 15 March 2008.

Back to HKFC

McKee returned to

in 2010–11 season as the club was promoted to the

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. As a result, the club became semi-professional. He did not make an appearance in the opening game of HKFC, but his name appeared on the players list of HKFC in the match against

on 10 September 2010. McKee scored his first goal after returning to HKFC in the league match against

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on 23 October 2010, but HKFC could not defeat Citizen. HKFC was relegated after finishing bottom in the

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, but

admired McKee's performance and invited him to join the club. In early June 2011,

, McKee's former club and last season's

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champions, made an agreement with McKee, However, they decided instead to contract a foreign player. McKee finally appeared on the team member list of Pegasus.

Pegasus

McKee played as a start-up player for Pegasus in the team's first league game of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal of the season in the match against

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as a substitute for Leandro Carrijo in the 15th minute. In the first round of the

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against his former club

, McKee scored twice and led Pegasus to a 2–1 win. On 23 October 2011, McKee scored in a 2–3 loss against Kitchee at the

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, meaning he has scored in every match against his old club. On 25 February 2012, McKee responded with a spectacular brace in the

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of the quarter-final match against

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in League Cup. McKee scored a

and Pegasus won the game. In the quarter-final match on 11 March, McKee scored twice against

and his team won 4–1. On the final day of the 2012–13 season, McKee scored five goals against

to take his tally to 16 goals and top of the scoring chart.

Eastern

On 6 July 2016, McKee signed a two-year contract with

. He appeared in 16 league games in his first season, scoring 4 goals. On 16 July 2019, McKee announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

McKee held a

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but his permanent residency in Hong Kong allowed him to become a Hong Kong passport holder. He was able to represent the

. On 2 December 2011, McKee was called up by Hong Kong's caretaker coach

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for the

to play against Guangdong in the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. McKee played as start-up

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in the second leg of the Cup on 1 January 2012 and Hong Kong team won the 2012 Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup through

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. On 14 November 2012, Mckee made his international debut against

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in which Hong Kong drew by 1–1. On 1 January 2014, Mckee scored his first goal for

in the second leg of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup. On 13 November 2014, McKee scored his first international goal against North Korea which Hong Kong lost by 1–2. McKee scored a brace for

against

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on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In June 2016, since the absence of captain

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, vice-captain

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and

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, McKee have served as Hong Kong captain during

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, 6 June 2016 On 11 June 2019, McKee made his last international appearance for Hong Kong in a friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

:''As of 19 May 2019''

International

International goals

:''As of match played 10 October 2017. Hong score listed first, score column indicates score after each McKee goal.''

Honours

HKFC * Hong Kong Second Division: 2005–06 Pegasus *

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: 2015–16 Individual * Hong Kong First Division Golden Boot:

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* Hong Kong Second Division Golden Boot: 2005–06

References

External links

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