Max Poon Pui Hin (; born 3 October 2000) is a

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professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club

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 ...

Club career

On 6 May 2017, Poon made his HKPL debut for Biu Chun Glory Sky in the match against

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at the age of 16. On 11 August 2021, Poon signed 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 ...

. He was a core member in the Sapling Cup during the 2021–22 season, while he only made 1 league appearance during his first season at the club. He established himself as a first-team regular in the 2022–23 season, scoring 5 goals in 14 HKPL appearances. On 7 July 2025, Poon joined

International career

On 23 March 2023, Poon made his international debut for

in a friendly match against

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. Poon scored his first two international goals in the friendly match against

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on 11 September 2023, helping Hong Kong to a 10–0 victory. Poon was selected to represent

in the

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. On 1 October 2023, he scored the only goal in the quarter-final match against

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, helping Hong Kong to advance to their first semi-final appearance in the competition. On 26 December 2023, Poon was named in Hong Kong's squad for the

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. On 1 January, the team played a friendly match behind closed doors against

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, beating that team for the first time in 29 years. Poon came off the bench and was initially credited with two goals in a 2–1 comeback win, though his first was later recorded as an

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by an opponent. Manager

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praised him as the " joker card" of the team.

Personal life

Poon's father, Poon Man Chun, is a former professional

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

International goals

: ''Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Poon goal.''

Honours

Kitchee *

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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 ...

, 2023–24 *

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 ...

References

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at HKFA * Living people 2000 births Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's youth international footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Hong Kong Sapling players South China AA players Happy Valley AA players Kitchee SC players Lee Man FC players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games footballers for Hong Kong 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen {{HongKong-footy-bio-stub