Tong Kin Man (; born 10 January 1985 in

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) is a former

professional

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player who played as a

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Club career

On 4 July 2008, Happy Valley loaned Tong to

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. In 2009, Tong signed for

Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the List of oldest football competitions, third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is ...

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 ...

, after half season, Tong was loaned to Tai Chung. On 13 March 2011, Tong scored his first goal in for Tai Chung against

HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitches ...

, in 4–2 win for his team. In 2012, Tong signed for Hong Kong First Division League club

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and became the team

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. He was also the assistant manager of the club in the 2012–13 season. On 3 November 2013, Tong scored his first goal for Pegasus against

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, in a 2–0 win. 28 October 2014, Tong scored his first goal in

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for Sun Pegasus against

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, in a 3–0 win for Pegasus. In June 2015, Tong returned to

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club

. On 1 July 2022, Tong left Kitchee after 7 years with the club. 2 days later, he announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

On 27 March 2018, Tong made his debut for the

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for the first time, at the age of 33, in the match against

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in the

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Career statistics

Club

''Updated on 21 May 2021''

International

Honours

;Pegasus *

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 ...

: 2015–16 ;Kitchee *

: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 *

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 ...

: 2016–17, 2018–19 *

: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *

Hong Kong Sapling Cup Hong Kong Sapling Cup (), currently known as JC Sapling Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong domestic football (soccer), football competition contested by the Hong Kong Premier League teams. The objective of the Cup is to provide more p ...

: 2017–18, 2019–20 *

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 ...

: 2015–16 *

Hong Kong Community Cup Hong Kong Community Cup (), formerly known as Hong Kong Community Shield (), was a football super cup competition in Hong Kong played between the winners of the Hong Kong Premier League (previously the Hong Kong First Division League) and the Ho ...

: 2016–17, 2017–18

References

External links

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Tong Kin Man
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