Sean Tse Ka Keung (, ; born 3 May 1992) is an

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-born

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professional

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who currently plays for

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Premier Division club

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Club career

Manchester City

Tse was born in

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, Greater Manchester, to a Hong Kongese father and an English mother of Irish descent. He went on trial with

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in 2004 before joining

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at under-14 level in September 2005. He spent the majority of seasons in the academy team, and was voted the Academy Player of the Month in November 2009. After finishing his time in the academy, he was released by Manchester City in May 2012.

South China

In August 2012, despite being linked with

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, Tse signed for Hong Kong side

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. He made his

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debut on 2 September 2012, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 5–2 win over

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Tai Po

On 8 August 2017,

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announced that they had signed Tse.

R&F

On 3 August 2018, it was confirmed that R&F had signed Tse. On 14 October 2020, Tse left the club after his club's withdrawal from the

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in the new season.

Kitchee

On 17 February 2021,

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announced the signing of Tse. He made 8 appearances for the club. On 1 July 2022, Tse's contract expired and he left the club.

Hyde United

On 21 July 2023, Tse joined

Premier Division club

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Radcliffe

On 27 October 2023, Tse joined

International career

Tse is eligible for the

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through his maternal grand-parentage. Tse was called up for Republic of Ireland national under-17 team in April 2009 for two under-17 friendlies against

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but he absented these two matches.Sean McCaffrey calls two into Republic of Ireland Under 17 squad ahead of Poland friendlies
Football Association of Ireland, 21 March 2009 He has also shown interest in joining the Hong Kong national team and was listed on the training squad roster for the

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in 2012. He was then called up by Kim Pan-Gon, the Hong Kong head coach, for the

2013 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup The 35th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup will be held on 29 December 2012 and 1 January 2013. The first leg will be played at Huizhou Olympic Stadium with the second leg to take place at Hong Kong Stadium. Both Hong Kong and Guangdong were not able to w ...

. As of June 2020, Tse is in the final stages of receiving his Hong Kong passport. On 18 August 2021, Tse was granted the

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, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally. On 8 June 2022, Tse made his international debut for

in the

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against

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Career statistics

Club

:''As of 16 April 2022''

International

:''As of 24 September 2022''

Honours

South China *

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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 the teams in the Hong Kong Pr ...

: 2013–14

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tse, Sean 1992 births Living people Footballers from Salford English men's footballers Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers English people of Hong Kong descent English people of Irish descent Hong Kong people of English descent Hong Kong people of Irish descent British Asian footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Northern Premier League players Manchester City F.C. players South China AA players Tai Po FC players R&F (Hong Kong) players Kitchee SC players Hyde United F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders 2023 AFC Asian Cup players