Li Chun Yip
Li Chun Yip (Chinese: 李圳業) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Li Chun Yip | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1998 | Rangers (HKG) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2000 | Hong Kong Rangers | ||
2000–2001 | Instant-Dict FC | ||
2001–2006 | Happy Valley AA | ||
2006–2007 | Citizen AA | ||
2007–2009 | Telecom | (28) | |
2009–2010 | Happy Valley AA | ||
2010–2012 | Tai Po | ||
2012–?? | Happy Valley AA | ||
National team‡ | |||
2003– | Hong Kong U-23 | ? | (?) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2011 |
Early career
Li Chun Yip played his first league match for Hong Kong Rangers FC. He was a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team. Subsequently he moved to Instant-Dict.
After Instant-Dict was disbanded, Li Chun Yip joined Happy Valley AA. In 2004, he was also called up for the Hong Kong national football team.
In 2006, he moved to Citizen AA, but due to a serious injury, his contract was not renewed at the end of the season.
Third Division
In 2007, Li gave up being a professional footballer and went to work for PCCW. He played amateur football in the Hong Kong Third Division League for Telecom. He was too good at this level and scored 28 goals in two seasons.[1]
Li Chun Yip scored 19 goals in the 2007–08 Hong Kong Third Division League season to finish second in the goal scorers chart.[2]。
Happy Valley
In the 2009–10 season, Happy Valley AA recruited Li Chun Yip and appointed him the club's captain.[3]
Tai Po FC
After Happy Valley AA was relegated, Li Chun Yip joined Tai Po FC. He scored 4 goals for his new club in his first four games, 3 of them are free kicks, helping the team defeat fellow New Territories rivals TSW Pegasus FC[4] and Tuen Mun SA.[5] Tai Po FC's coach Cheung Bo-Chun also claimed his performances have been phenomenal.[6]
References
- 李圳業:冀踢得更好 Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 1 October 2010
- 2007/08年度丙組甲聯賽射手榜
- 愉園友賽勝公民3:2 Happy Valley AA website
- 大埔挫天水圍開勝門 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 19 October 2010.
- 屯門派超額外援或判輸0:3,The Sun, Hong Kong
- 明报:大埔擒飛馬半場已開4:3 Ming Pao.