Mark Tan Chun Lok (Chinese: 陳俊樂; born 15 January 1996) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Tan Chun Lok | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Tuen Mun, Hong Kong | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Guangzhou City | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2009 | Eastern | ||
2009 | Brooke House College | ||
2009–2011 | Peterborough United | ||
2011–2013 | Northampton Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | YFCMD | 23 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Pegasus | 13 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Tai Po | 32 | (1) |
2018– | Guangzhou City | 36 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → R&F (loan) | 17 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Hong Kong U-19 | ||
2016 | Hong Kong U-21 | 2 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Hong Kong U-23 | 4 | (0) |
2015– | Hong Kong | 33 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022 |
In 2009, Mark won a Dreams Come True scholarship which allowed him to complete his high school studies in Britain at the Brooke House College Football Academy with all costs covered.[1] Mark Tan signed a professional contract with Peterborough United in January 2010 after a six-week trial.[2]
In 2013, he returned to Hong Kong and signed with YFCMD.
In 2015, he joined Pegasus.
Stating he was not ready to move to a big club yet, Tan joined Tai Po in 2016. He earned the Best Young Player award for the second consecutive year during the 2016-17 season.
Following two years at Tai Po, Tan signed a three and a half year contract with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F on 13 July 2018.[3]
On 26 October 2019, Tan made his debut for Guangzhou R&F in Chinese Super League after substituting Zou Zheng in the 87th minute during the game against Hebei China Fortune. He became a regular first team member in the 2021 season in which he was deployed as an attacking midfielder in several occasions.
Tan is a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team that plays in the 2014 Asian Games. He broke his leg in the match against Bangladesh and has to return to Hong Kong for treatment, missing the last 16 clash against hosts South Korea.[4]
He made his full international debut in an friendly against Thailand on 9 October 2015.[5]
On 13 July 2018, Tan's club Guangzhou R&F confirmed that they would release him to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.[6]
Statistics accurate as of match played 27 August 2022.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Others | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
YFCMD | 2013–14 | Hong Kong First Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Hong Kong Premier League | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
Total | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Pegasus | 2015–16 | Hong Kong Premier League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Tai Po | 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 27 | 2 | ||||
Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 4 | ||
Guangzhou City | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||||
2022 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
R&F (loan) | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Career total | 121 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 163 | 9 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Hong Kong | 2015 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
2017 | 10 | 1 | |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 2 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 June 2017 | Hong Kong Stadium, Wan Chai, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2. | 5 September 2019 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Mark's elder brother Tan Ka Lok was also a professional footballer. He played for First Division clubs Eastern and Sun Hei.
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