So Loi Keung (; born 27 October 1982) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

So previously played for Fukien,

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and

Tai Po Tai Po is an List of areas of Hong Kong, area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Mark ...

Tai Po

During his Tai Po career, So helped the team beat

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4-2 to win the 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup, thus Tai Po earned the right to play in the

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Kitchee

On 26 May 2010, Kitchee announced that So had joined the team for the

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. He wore no. 8 at Kitchee and scored 3 goals for the club.

Citizen

On 16 June 2011,

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announced that they had signed So for the

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. He cited a lack of playing time at Kitchee as the reason for the move. He hopes to share his AFC Cup experience with the team. He will continue to wear the No. 8 shirt at his new club. So is reunited with former teammate

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at Citizen and both have been recruited to be coaches at the Hong Kong Arsenal Soccer School.

International career

So was selected to represent Hong Kong in the

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match away to

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. Hong Kong lost 4‐0. He started and finished the match. On 16 June 2011, So was named as one of the 25-men Hong Kong squad to face

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in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification match. On 30 September 2011, So was sent off in the 3-3 draw with

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in the

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''Apple Daily''. 1 October 2011.

Career statistics

International

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So Loi Keung
at HKFA {{DEFAULTSORT:So, Loi Keung 1982 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Hong Kong men's footballers Hong Kong men's youth international footballers Hong Kong men's international footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Tai Po FC players Kitchee SC players Citizen AA players Yuen Long FC players Sun Hei SC players Wong Tai Sin DRSC players Hong Kong Sapling players