Lo Kwan Yee

Lo Kwan Yee

Lo Kwan Yee playing for Hong Kong in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Wingback
Club information
Current team
Kitchee
Number 12
Youth career
1995–1997 Hong Kong Sports Institute
1997–1999 Rangers (HKG)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2007 Rangers (HKG) 137 (15)
2007– Kitchee 85 (9)
National team
2000–2003 Hong Kong U-20
2003–2010 Hong Kong U-23
2007– Hong Kong 42 (8)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2012.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2015
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lo.

Lo Kwan Yee (Chinese: 盧均宜; Jyutping: lou4 gwan1 ji4, born 9 October 1984) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as wingback or midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. He is an attacking midfielder who can operate in central midfield or on the right wing. He has represented Hong Kong at international level at various age groups, and is a member of the senior Hong Kong representatives.

Club career

Rangers

Lo broke into the Rangers first team at only 15 years old. He made his first-team debut as a substitute in Rangers' 1–0 win at home to Kitchee on 14 August 2000, scoring the match winner in the 88th minute. The midfielder became the youngest-ever player to play in the First Division at 15 years and 309 days.

Kitchee

On 2 July 2007, Lo signed for Kitchee after his 8-year spell with Rangers, signing a one-year deal, with an option of another one-year extension. He was given the number 12 shirt.

On 2 September 2007, Lo made his league debut for Kitchee against South China to give the defending champion a 2–1 defeat. Lo suffered from hepatitis after the match and was kept out of first-team action for eight weeks. Lo then scored a goal in the Senior Shield Final 2007–08 against Eastern on 23 December 2007, which eventually ended in a 3–1 victory for Eastern.

In the 2010-11 Hong Kong First Division League season, Lo Kwan Yee played as right back for Kitchee. On 23 September 2010, in the 6:0 win over HKFC, Lo Kwan Yee was kicked in the head from goalkeeper Rudolf Karel Hollaender after scoring the second goal and had to be substituted. He received two stitches on his left ear.[1] At the end of the season, he helped the club win the league title by 1 point from arch rival South China AA. This was the club's first league title in 47 years, allowing the club to compete in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy and 2012 AFC Cup.

Ken Ng of Kitchee announced on 2 August 2011 that he has taken disciplinary action against Lo Kwan Yee for playing in a local soccer game without the club's consent, by stripping him of the club's captaincy. Further actions may follow.[2]

Personal life

Lo was graduated from Ju Ching Chu Secondary School. His favourite player is Japanese midfielder Shinji Ono and he supports Liverpool F.C.. He has a nickname Hong Kong Messi because of his various and magical technique also his height, body size and playing style. Lo Kwan Yee has a C grade football coaching license. He volunteered to coach his former school's pupils.[3]

Lo Kwan Yee has a motorcycle license and he owns a Suzuki Skywave 400 s-Type.[4] But since 2010 he has stopped riding motorcycles.[5]

On 20 May 2012, Lo Kwan Yee won his girlfriend Canmy's hand in marriage with 99 roses and a ring after Kitchee beat Biuchun Rangers 4–1 and successfully defended its league title.[6]

International career

As of 5 March 2014
# Date Venue Opponent Result Scored Captain Competition
1 19 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Chinese Taipei 1–1 0 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
2 21 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  Guam 15–1 2 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
3 24 June 2007 Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau  North Korea 0–1 0 2008 EAFF Championship Preliminary
4 28 October 2007 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Timor-Leste 8–1 1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 10 November 2007 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Turkmenistan 0–0 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 18 November 2007 Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 0–3 0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 14 January 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  India 2–1 0 Friendly
8 9 October 2009 Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  Japan 0–6 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 18 November 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Japan 0–4 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 4 October 2010 Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India  India 1–0 0 Friendly
11 9 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Philippines 4–2 0 2010 Long Teng Cup
12 10 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Macau 4–0 1 2010 Long Teng Cup
13 12 October 2010 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung  Chinese Taipei 1–1 1 (c) 2010 Long Teng Cup
14 17 November 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Paraguay 0–7 0 Friendly
15 9 February 2011 Shah Alam Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 0–2 0 Friendly
16 3 June 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong  Malaysia 1–1 0 (c) Friendly
17 23 July 2011 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam  Saudi Arabia 0–3 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 28 July 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong  Saudi Arabia 0–5 0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 30 September 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Philippines 3–3 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
20 2 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Macau 5–1 0 2011 Long Teng Cup
21 4 October 2011 Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 6–0 1 2011 Long Teng Cup
22 29 February 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 5–1 0 Friendly
23 1 June 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Singapore 1–0 0 Friendly
24 10 June 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Vietnam 1–2 0 Friendly
25 15 August 2012 Jurong West Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 0–2 0 (c) Friendly
26 16 October 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Kowloon  Malaysia 0–3 0 (c) Friendly
27 14 November 2012 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Malaysia 1–1 0 Friendly
28 1 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Guam 2–1 0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2
29 3 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Australia 0–1 0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2
30 7 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 2–0 0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2
31 9 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  North Korea 0–4 0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2
32 6 February 2013 Pakhtakor Stadium, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 0–0 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
33 4 June 2013 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Philippines 0–1 0 Friendly
34 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  United Arab Emirates 0–4 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
35 15 November 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 0–4 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
36 19 November 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong  Uzbekistan 0–2 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
37 5 March 2014 My Dinh National Stadium, Từ Liêm District, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–3 1 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Lo Kwan Yee playing for Hong Kong against Japan in 2010

Team

Individual

References

  1. (traditional Chinese (HK))bma甲組足球聯賽 傑志贏 6粒賠兩將 Apple Daily. 24 September 2010.
  2. (traditional Chinese (HK))足球 盧均宜林嘉緯冇得做隊長 Apple Daily 3 August 2011.
  3. (traditional Chinese (HK))焦點人物:盧均宜義教回饋裘錦秋 Apple Daily. 27 May 2011.
  4. (traditional Chinese (HK))轆 Book:盧均宜羊 幪面超人上身 Apple Daily. 18 September 2008.
  5. (traditional Chinese (HK))盧均宜唔敢再揸鐵馬 Apple Daily. 29 June 2011.
  6. (traditional Chinese (HK))傑志冧莊開勝利派對 盧均宜求婚助興 Apple Daily (Hong Kong). 21 May 2012.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Leung Chi Wing
Kitchee SC captain
July 2009 – August 2011
Succeeded by
Roberto Losada
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