Cheung Chi Yung

Cheung Chi Yung (Chinese: 張志勇; born 30 June 1989 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional football player who played as a centre back.

Cheung Chi Yung

Personal information
Full name	Cheung Chi Yung
Date of birth	(1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2007–2008	Tai Po
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Tai Po	15	(0)
2012–2013	Sun Hei	8	(0)
2013–2015	Yuen Long	35	(1)
2015–2016	South China	5	(0)
2016–2020	Pegasus	52	(2)
2020–2021	Yuen Long	5	(0)
2021–2022	Tai Po	8	(0)
International career‡
2009	Hong Kong U-20[1]
2010–2011	Hong Kong U-23[2]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2015

Club career

Tai Po

Cheung joined Tai Po youth team and was promoted to the first team in the 2008–09 season and was paid HK$3,000 per month.^[3] However, he was only given limited match chances and thus he chose to leave the club after the 2011–12 season.

Sun Hei

Cheung joined fellow First Division club Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei. He played his debut AFC Cup match in the season.

Yuen Long

After spending a season at Sun Hei, Cheung joined newly promoted First Division club Yuen Long on a free transfer on 3 June 2013.^[4]

South China

On 10 June 2015, Cheung joined South China on a one-year contract.

Pegasus

Cheung moved onto Pegasus at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. He became a regular starter, appearing in 16 league matches for the club in the first season.

In July 2020, Cheung left the club after his contract expired. Since then he has obtained licenses as bartender and personal fitness coach.^[5]

On 3 November 2020, Cheung announced his retirement from professional football.^[6]

Yuen Long

In March 2021, Cheung joined Yuen Long.^[7]

International career

On 3 January 2016, Cheung scored his first goal for Hong Kong in the 38th Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2021.

Club	Season	Division	League		Shield & FA Cup		League Cup		AFC Cup		Others1		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NT Reality Wofoo Tai Po	2008–09	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	N/A	N/A	4	0
	2009–10	First Division	3	0	1	0	—	—	1	0	N/A	N/A	4	0
	2010–11	First Division	6	0	1	0	1	0	—	—	N/A	N/A	8	0
Wofoo Tai Po	2011–12	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	N/A	N/A	4	0
Tai Po Total			15	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	2012–13	First Division	10	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	N/A	N/A	15	0
Sun Hei Total			10	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	15	0
Yuen Long	2013–14	First Division	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	N/A	N/A	0	0
	2014–15	First Division	15	1	3	0	4	0	1	0			23	1
Yuen Long Total			15	1	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	23	1
South China	2015–16	First Division	5	0	1	0	1	0	2	0			9	0
South China Total			5	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
Pegasus	2016–17	First Division	16	0	1	0	—	—	—	—			17	0
	2017–18	First Division	15	1	3	0	—	—	—	—			18	1
	2018–19	First Division	14	1	2	0	—	—	—	—			16	1
	2019–20	First Division	7	0	1	0	—	—	—	—			8	0
Pegasus Total			52	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	2
Yuen Long	2020–21	First Division
Career Total			97	3	14	0	8	0	8	0	0	0	126	3

¹ Others include Hong Kong season play-offs.

Honours

Club

Tai Po

• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2008–09

International

Hong Kong

• Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup: 2018