Tsang Man Fai (, born 2 August 1991) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Rangers

Tsang had his first professional appearance on 19 February 2011, which was a

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match

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versus

Fourway Rangers Metro Gallery Football Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. History The team began as Fourway Athletics (), it joined Hong Kong First Division in 2008–09 season as a competition mem ...

. He scored a goal in the penalty area of his team and assisted his teammate Makhosonke Bhengu to score the winning goal in his first professional match.

Pegasus

He was loaned to

in January 2012.

Yokohama FC Hong Kong

During the summer of 2012, Tsang joined fellow First Division club

Yokohama FC Hong Kong Metro Gallery Football Club () is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. History The team began as Fourway Athletics (), it joined Hong Kong First Division in 2008–09 season as a competition mem ...

South China

On 28 June 2013, Tsang joined defending champions

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after spending a season at Yokohama FC Hong Kong. He is given jersey number 1 which was previously worn by

Yapp Hung Fai Yapp Hung Fai (, ; born 21 March 1990) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern SC, Eastern. He currently keeps the record for bein ...

, who left South China and joined

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club Guizhou Renhe.

Southern

On 6 August 2013, Tsang was loaned to fellow First Division club Southern as Yapp's transfer fell through.

Tai Po

Following South China's decision to self-relegate, Tsang found work with another HKPL club, signing a contract with

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Eastern

On 17 July 2019, it was revealed that Tsang had agreed to move to

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International career

Tsang was selected as a member of Hong Kong national under-19 football team in 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He has capped for 4 times at this level.Match reports of 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification of Hong Kong U19
vs Australiavs Singaporevs Japanvs Chinese Taipeivs Indonesia
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Honours

Club

;Eastern *

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 ...

: 2019–20 *

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 ...

: 2019–20 ;Tai Po *

Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...

: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsang, Man Fai 1991 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Hong Kong men's youth international footballers Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong Pegasus FC players Hong Kong Sapling players Metro Gallery FC players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen Hong Kong Rangers FC players South China AA players Southern District FC players Wong Tai Sin DRSC players Tai Po FC players Eastern Sports Club footballers Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Hong Kong