Ho Kwok Chuen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ho Kwok Chuen | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North District (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Instant-Dict | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2002 | Sun Hei | (0) | |
| 2002–2006 | South China | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | HKFC | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Citizen | 17 | (0) |
| 2008 | Pegasus | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | South China | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Pegasus (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Sun Hei | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Pegasus (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Pegasus | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Eastern | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Resources Capital | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | Hong Kong U-23 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Hong Kong | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2023 | Resources Capital (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2023– | North District (goalkeeping coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:31, 9 June 2011 (UTC) | |||
Ho Kwok Chuen (Chinese: 何國泉; Jyutping: ho4 gwok3 cyun4; born 20 February 1977) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Hong Kong Premier League club North District.
Club career
Sun Hei
Due to a lack of players at Sun Hei in the 2011–12 Hong Kong FA Cup match against Rangers, Ho played as a midfielder. Rangers' Head coach Ricardo said he had no option left. The match ended 2–0 to Rangers.[1]
Eastern
Having signed for Eastern in summer 2015, the 38-year-old Ho made his debut for the club later that year, on 21 October, in a group stage match of the 2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup, and even though this was his first top-tier match in two years, he made several saves in a 1–1 draw with Kitchee, with the team's coach stating that "If it weren't for him, we might have lost."[2] On 25 December 2017, in the semifinal of the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield against Southern District, the 40-year-old Ho came off the bench after the starting goalkeeper Yapp Hung Fai was sent off; he helped Eastern keep a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory.[3]
Resources Capital
Having signed for Resources Capital in 2019, Ho became the eldest registered player in the 2020–21 HKPL season, aged 43.
On 7 May 2023, the 46-year-old Ho announced his retirement from professional football after playing his first league match in 5 years, which ended in a 1–0 victory over Hong Kong U23, being named Player of the Match and breaking the record for the oldest appearance in the Hong Kong Premier League.[4] Aged 46 years and 76 days, he was the third-oldest player in the world to play a match in the top-tier of a national league, only behind fellow goalkeepers Georgi Petkov (47) and Géza Turi (49).[5]
Honours
Individual
- 2010 East Asian Football Championship Preliminary Competition: Best Goalkeeper
Career statistics
Club
As of 20 September 2009
| Club | Season | League | Senior Shield | League Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| South China | 2008–09 | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 9 (0) | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | |
| All | 10 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | |
International
- As of 25 August 2009
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 October 2007 | Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia | Timor-Leste | 3–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 23 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final |
| 3 | 25 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | North Korea | 0–0 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final |
References
- ^ 何國泉串演中場成焦點 Ta Kung Pao. 30 April 2012.
- ^ "菁英盃老將顯實力" [Veterans show their strength in Elite Cup]. the-sun.on.cc (in Chinese). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "臨危受命保勝果 何國泉" [He Guoquan, who was ordered to save the victory in a critical moment]. www.upower.com.hk (in Chinese). 25 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "港超聯 破最年長出場記錄 何國泉：感覺唔陌生" [Hong Kong Premier League breaks the record for the oldest player to appear in the league: Ho Kwok-chuen: It doesn't feel strange]. hk.on.cc (in Chinese). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Géza Túri, the oldest top-level player in 2023". www.iffhs.com. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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