Seb Buddle

Sebastian Robert Buddle (Chinese: 畢頓; born 27 July 1999) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

Seb Buddle

Personal information
Full name	Sebastian Robert Buddle
Date of birth	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Kitchee
Number	21
Youth career
2010–2016	Southern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Kitchee	11	(1)
2018–2019	→ Hoi King (loan)	9	(0)
2021–2022	→ HK U23 (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2023	→ Southern (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2021	Hong Kong U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2021

Club career

On 12 July 2016, Kitchee announced that they had signed Buddle and three others to a professional contract.^[1]

On 24 July 2018, following a preseason friendly, Hoi King confirmed that they had acquired Buddle on loan.^[2]

International career

After Buddle had acquired a HKSAR passport in 2019, this meant that he was eligible to represent Hong Kong in international competitions.^[3]

Personal life

Buddle was born and raised in Discovery Bay by English parents who had moved to Hong Kong in 1994. When he was 18, he renounced his British passport in order to obtain a Hong Kong passport.^[4]

Buddle is a graduate of the West Island School.^[5]

Buddle received his Hong Kong passport in 2019 and was selected to his first U23 camp in June 2020.^[6]

Honour

Southern

• Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2022–23