Poon Yiu Cheuk

Poon Yiu Cheuk (Chinese: 潘耀焯; Jyutping: pun¹ jiu⁶ coek³; born 19 September 1977) is a Hong Kong football manager and former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Poon Yiu Cheuk

Personal information
Full name	Poon Yiu Cheuk
Date of birth	(1977-09-19) 19 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
	Eastern
	Hong Kong Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Hong Kong Rangers	0	(0)
1997–2008	Happy Valley	206	(17)
2008–2011	South China	39	(0)
2011	Sham Shui Po	9	(0)
2012	Pegasus	4	(0)
2015	Tung Sing
2017–2018	South China	21	(2)
International career‡
1998–2010	Hong Kong	62	(4)
Managerial career
2012	Pegasus (assistant coach)
	Shatin
	Tung Sing
2017–2021	South China
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2010

In this Chinese name, the family name is Poon.

Club career

Sham Shui Po

Poon left South China to join Sham Shui Po during the summer of 2011. He was the most experienced local player at the club and was appointed as the club captain. Besides, he also coached Sham Shui Po U-19 when he joined the club.

Pegasus

Poon joined Pegasus during the winter transfer window. He also became the assistant coach at the club.^[1]

Poon retired from professional football after the end of the 2011–12 season.

International career

On 19 November 1998, Poon made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Vietnam.

Having 62 international caps in total, Poon is one of the most capped players in the Hong Kong national football team.

Honours

Club

Happy Valley

• Hong Kong First Division: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1997–98, 2003–04
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 1999–00, 2003–04

South China

• Hong Kong First Division: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2009–10
• Hong Kong FA Cup: 2010–11

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 August 2012^[2]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong			League		FA Cup & Shield		League Cup		Asia		Total
1995–96	Rangers	First Division	0	0	?	?	-		-		?	?
1996–97			0	0	?	?	-		-		?	?
1997–98	Happy Valley		18	0	?	?	-		-		?	?
1998–99			0	0	?	?	-		?	?	?	?
1999–00			20	0	?	?	-		-		?	?
2000–01			30	0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2001–02			0	0	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2002–03			22	1	?	?	?	?	-		?	?
2003–04			23	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2004–05			25	2	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2005–06			20	3	?	?	?	?	6	0	?	?
2006–07			23	5	?	?	?	?	6	1	?	?
2007–08			25	5	?	?	?	?	-		?	?
2008–09	South China		19	0	4	0	0	0	6	0	29	0
2009–10			10	0	2	0	-		7	0	19	0
2010–11			10	0	4	0	1	0	3	0	18	0
2011–12	Sham Shui Po		9	0	0	0	0	0	-		9	0
	Pegasus		4	0	0	0	0	0	-		4	0
Total	Hong Kong		258	17	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

International

As of 17 November 2010

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Hong Kong	1998	3	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	3	0
	2001	6	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	13	1
	2004	6	0
	2005	3	1
	2006	9	0
	2007	7	1
	2008	1	0
	2009	4	1
	2010	4	0
Total		62	4

As of 17 November 2010

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Record	Competition
1	19 November 1998	Hong Kong	Vietnam	1–1		Friendly
2	30 November 1998	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Oman	0–6		1998 Asian Games
3	2 December 1998	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	0–5		1998 Asian Games
4	12 October 1999	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Mauritius	4–3		Friendly
5	18 October 1999	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Cambodia	4–1		2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6	24 October 1999	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Indonesia	1–1		2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7	10 February 2000	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Singapore	0–0		Friendly
8	25 April 2000	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	China	0–1		Friendly
9	12 November 2000	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–1		Friendly
10	16 January 2001	Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India	Jordan	0–2		Sahara Millenium Cup
11	8 March 2001	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Malaysia	0–2		2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	11 March 2001	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Qatar	0–2		2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	20 March 2001	Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Palestine	0–1		2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	23 March 2001	Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Malaysia	2–1		2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	25 March 2001	Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Qatar	0–3		2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	22 February 2003	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	2–0		2003 EAFF Championship Preliminary
17	28 February 2003	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Mongolia	10–0		2003 EAFF Championship Preliminary
18	2 March 2003	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Guam	11–0		2003 EAFF Championship Preliminary
19	25 March 2003	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Laos	5–1		2004 AFC Asian Cup preliminary
20	30 March 2003	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Bangladesh	2–2		2004 AFC Asian Cup preliminary
21	4 August 2003	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	1–4		Friendly
22	6 November 2003	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	1–4		2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23	17 November 2003	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	0–4		2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24	19 November 2003	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	0–1		2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25	21 November 2003	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Tajikistan	0–1		2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
26	4 December 2003	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	1–3		2003 EAFF Championship
27	7 December 2003	Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan	Japan	0–1		2003 EAFF Championship
28	12 December 2003	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	China	1–3		2003 EAFF Championship
29	9 June 2004	Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	0–4		2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
30	8 September 2004	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Kuwait	0–2		2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
31	13 October 2004	Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong	Malaysia	2–0		2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
32	17 November 2004	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China	China	0–7		2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
33	30 November 2004	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	0–0 (6–5 PSO)		Friendly
34	2 December 2004	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Myanmar	2–2		Friendly
35	9 February 2005	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Brazil	1–7		2005 Carlsberg Cup
36	11 March 2005	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	5–0		2005 EAFF Championship Preliminary
37	13 March 2005	Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan	North Korea	0–2		2005 EAFF Championship Preliminary
38	29 January 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Denmark	0–3		2006 Carlsberg Cup
39	1 February 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Croatia	0–4		2006 Carlsberg Cup
40	15 February 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Singapore	1–1		Friendly
41	18 February 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	India	2–2		Friendly
42	22 February 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Qatar	0–3		2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
43	1 March 2006	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	1–0		2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
44	12 August 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Singapore	1–2		Friendly
45	16 August 2006	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2–2		2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
46	6 September 2006	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Uzbekistan	0–0		2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
47	1 June 2007	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	0–3		Friendly
48	10 June 2007	So Kon Po Recreation Ground, Hong Kong	Macau	2–1		2007 Hong Kong–Macau Interport
49	21 June 2007	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau	Guam	15–1		2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
50	24 June 2007	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau	North Korea	0–1		2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
51	21 October 2007	Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia	Timor-Leste	3–2		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
52	28 October 2007	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Timor-Leste	8–1		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
53	10 November 2007	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Turkmenistan	0–0		2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
54	19 November 2008	Macau UST Stadium, Macau	Macau	9–1		Friendly
55	14 January 2009	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	India	2–1		Friendly
56	25 August 2009	World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	North Korea	0–0		2010 EAFF Championship Semi-final
57	27 August 2009	World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Guam	12–0		2010 EAFF Championship Semi-final
58	18 November 2009	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Japan	0–4	(c)	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
59	6 January 2010	National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain	Bahrain	0–4		2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
60	7 February 2010	Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	0–5	(c)	2010 EAFF Championship
61	4 October 2010	Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India	India	1–0		Friendly
62	17 November 2010	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Paraguay	0–7	(c)	Friendly