Lee Chi Ho (Chinese: 李志豪; Jyutping: lei5 zi3 hou4, born 16 November 1982 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. His usual position is right back while occasionally playing as a central defender as well.
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Full name | Lee Chi Ho | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1982-11-16) 16 November 1982 (age 39) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Right back Centre back | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1998–2000 | Yee Hope | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||
2000–2013 | South China | 166 | (8) | ||||||||||
2013–2014 | Beijing Guoan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
2013–2014 | → South China (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||
2014–2015 | Eastern | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
2015 | Rangers (HKG) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||
2016–2017 | Meizhou Hakka | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | Eastern | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
2018–2019 | Happy Valley | 21 | (5) | ||||||||||
2019–2020 | King Fung | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2000–2017 | Hong Kong | 70 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2017 |
He was awarded to be the South China Most Improved Player of the season in 2006/07.[1]
On 25 September 2012, Lee announced his retirement from international football.[2] Soon after the announcement the departure of Head Coach Ernie Merrick, Lee has returned to international football with his fellows in South China.[3]
On 31 May 2013, Lee hinted that he would sign for Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan in June. On 13 June 2013, he travelled to Beijing to sign an 18-month contract with Beijing Guoan.[4]
Without making a single appearance for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan in official matches after joining the club for nearly 4 months, Lee Chi Ho returned to his former club South China on a 3-month loan.[5]
On 4 January 2014, it was announced that Lee re-joined South China on a permanent deal.[6]
Lee Chi Ho joined China League One club Meizhou Hakka in 2015 after the Second Round of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He had his contract terminated by mutual consent in May 2017 due to pregnancy of his wife.[7]
On 15 August 2018, Hong Kong First Division club Happy Valley confirmed Lee as one of their signings for the upcoming season.[8]
Lee gained his first cap for Hong Kong in 2000, when Hong Kong beat Singapore by 1–0.[9] Having 70 international caps in total, Lee is currently the second most capped player of the Hong Kong national football team.
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Hong Kong | League | FA Cup & Shield | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1998–99 | Yee Hope | First Division | - | |||||||||
1999–2000 | - | |||||||||||
2000–01 | - | |||||||||||
2001–02 | South China | First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |
2002–03 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
2003–04 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
2004–05 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 1 | |||
2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 19 | 0 | |||
2006–07 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
2007–08 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
2010–11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | |||
2012–13 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 2 | ||||
China | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2013–14 | Beijing Guoan | Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
Total | Yee Hope | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
South China | 166 | 9 | 43 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 260 | 10 | ||
Beijing Guoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 189 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Scored | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2000 | Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
2 | 12 November 2000 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
16 January 2001 | Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | Sahara Millennium Cup | |
3 | 4 March 2001 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 8 March 2001 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 11 March 2001 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 20 March 2001 | Al Sadd Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 29 January 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2006 Carlsberg Cup |
8 | 1 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2006 Carlsberg Cup |
9 | 15 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
10 | 21 October 2007 | Gianyar Stadium, Gianyar, Indonesia | ![]() |
3–2 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 28 October 2007 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
8–1 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
12 | 10 November 2007 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | 18 November 2007 | Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
14 | 19 November 2008 | MUST Stadium, Macau | ![]() |
9–1 | 0 | Friendly |
15 | 14 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Friendly |
16 | 21 January 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–3 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
17 | 28 January 2009 | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
18 | 23 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
4–0 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final |
19 | 25 August 2009 | World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship Semi-final |
20 | 9 October 2009 | Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan | ![]() |
0–6 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
21 | 18 November 2009 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
22 | 7 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–5 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
23 | 11 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
24 | 14 February 2010 | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
25 | 3 March 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
26 | 4 October 2010 | Balewadi Stadium, Pune, India | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
27 | 9 October 2010 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
4–2 | 0 | 2010 Long Teng Cup |
28 | 10 October 2010 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
4–0 | 0 | 2010 Long Teng Cup |
29 | 12 October 2010 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | 2010 Long Teng Cup |
30 | 17 November 2010 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–7 | 0 | Friendly |
31 | 9 February 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
32 | 23 July 2011 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
0–3 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
33 | 28 July 2011 | Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–5 | 0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
34 | 2 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
5–1 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
35 | 4 October 2011 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ![]() |
6–0 | 0 | 2011 Long Teng Cup |
36 | 29 February 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
5–1 | 0 | Friendly |
37 | 1 June 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
38 | 10 June 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–2 | 0 | Friendly |
39 | 15 August 2012 | Jurong West Stadium, Singapore | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | Friendly |
40 | 14 November 2012 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | Friendly |
41 | 1 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
42 | 3 December 2012 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
43 | 7 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
44 | 9 December 2012 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Competition Round 2 |
45 | 6 February 2013 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Uzbekistan | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
46 | 22 March 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
47 | 4 June 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | Friendly |
6 September 2013 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | Friendly | |
48 | 10 September 2013 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
49 | 15 October 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
50 | 15 November 2013 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
51 | 19 November 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
52 | 10 September 2014 | Hougang Stadium, Hougang, Singapore | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | Friendly |
53 | 10 October 2014 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–1 | 0 | Friendly |
54 | 14 October 2014 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–7 | 0 | Friendly |
55 | 13 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
1–2 | 0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Round 2 |
56 | 16 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Round 2 |
57 | 19 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup Preliminary Round 2 |
58 | 28 March 2015 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | Friendly |
59 | 6 June 2015 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | Friendly |
60 | 16 June 2015 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
2–0 | 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
61 | 3 September 2015 | Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
62 | 6 June 2015 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
0–1 | 0 | Friendly |
63 | 13 October 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | ![]() |
1–0 | 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
64 | 7 November 2015 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
5–0 | 0 | Friendly |
65 | 17 November 2015 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
66 | 24 March 2016 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round |
67 | 23 March 2017 | King Abdullah II International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
0–4 | 0 | Friendly |
68 | 28 March 2017 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | ![]() |
0–2 | 0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round - Third Round |
69 | 7 June 2017 | Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong | ![]() |
0–0 | 0 | Friendly |
70 | 13 June 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong | ![]() |
1–1 | 0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round - Third Round |
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