Yip Tsz Chun (; born 15 May 1985 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong First Division club Yuen Long. He is also the head coach of the club.
Yip mainly plays as a striker but has also played as a left winger on many occasions. He was also a member of the Hong Kong national futsal team.
Early years Yip was born in Hong Kong. When he was young, he joined Hong Kong First Division team South China youth academy. However, after he finished the secondary studies, he was forced to stop his professional football career due to injuries. He only played in the Hong Kong Second Division League as a non-professional player.
Club career
Eastern In 2007, Eastern was invited to promote to the Hong Kong First Division League. Eastern's coach Casemiro Mior invited Yip to join the club. Miro was the coach of South China's youth team and Yip was one of his former player. Eastern was also Yip's first professional club.
Mutual After a season with Eastern, due to insufficient chances, Yip, alongside 7 other former Eastern players, joined the newly promoted team Mutual in the 2008–09 season.
Although he played most of the matches for Mutual, Mutual could not avoid relegation to the Second Division after a season in the top-tier league.
Pegasus Since he was living in Yuen Long District, Pegasus, a team based in the district, signed Yip at the beginning of the 2009–10 season.
However, Yip was not given any chances, whilst at the same time, Yip could not attend training sessions in the evening as he had to attend school courses. He was released by the team after only staying half season with the team.
Tai Chung Yip joined another First Division club Tai Chung after being released by Pegasus.
He was one of the key players of the club, but the team could not avoid relegation from the First Division.
Tuen Mun He signed a contract with Tuen Mun at the beginning of the 2011–12 season.
On 30 October 2012, due to the divestment of Tuen Mun president Chan Keung, various key players, including Yip, and the whole coaching team were released by the club.
Pegasus He signed for Pegasus on 1 January 2014.
Yuen Long In 2015, he returned to his home town and signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Yuen Long.
International career
Hong Kong After emerging as one of Tuen Mun's key players, Yip was called up to the senior squad. He played his first senior international match on 1 June 2012, an international friendly match against Singapore at Hong Kong Stadium.
Honours Yuen Long Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2017–18
Career statistics
Club As of 28 October 2012 Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotalSeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHong KongLeagueJunior ShieldFA CupLeague CupAFC CupTotal2005–06New Fair Kui TanSecond division6100N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A61New Fair Kui Tan Total6100000000612006–07Kwai TsingSecond division8300N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A83Kwai Tsing Total830000000083Hong KongLeagueSenior ShieldFA CupLeague CupAFC CupTotal2007–08EasternFirst Division30000000N/AN/A30Eastern Total3000000000302008–09MutualFirst Division162001010N/AN/A182Mutual Total162001010001822009–10TSW PegasusFirst Division000000N/AN/AN/AN/A00TSW Pegasus Total0000000000002009–10Tai ChungFirst Division920010N/AN/AN/AN/A1022010–11First Division120101000N/AN/A140Tai Chung Total212102000002422011–12Tuen MunFirst Division153401020N/AN/A2232012–13First Division710000N/AN/AN/AN/A71Tuen Mun Total22440102000294Hong Kong Total7612504030008812Career Total7612504030008812
International #DateVenueOpponentHome/awayResultScoredCaptainCompetition11 June 2012Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong KongH1–00Friendly215 August 2012Jurong West Stadium, Jurong West, SingaporeA0–20Friendly316 October 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong KongH0–30Friendly
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